The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
.BRETA's D0UBLE
BY HELEN ".

clew, so there he must remain until he
u take it mp again.
oittlnS Mt tGe window of his room
on the day after his arrive u. he started
rs tbe igure of Il man came mo view
IL slowly walked up to the hotel.
Where had lie seen that face before?
something in those restless ewes. of
which he had caught u glimpse, re.
minded him of some one he had q
VINO was it? And again-how we'll
ms lace and figure tailed with the de-
scrlptlon of the man who had called at
INC gypsy camp and took the girl
Aha he exclaimed under his
breath, III Iam not very much mis-
taken, he is the very man | nm look
ing for. I shall watch him. Mt nil
events, and find out his business in
TINS quarter of the globe. All, [ re-
member as Il sudden thought struck
nm. That is the fellow that I saw
talking to the butler the day that Miss
Danton left the park. BY the way, [
wonder what he could have had to saw
, to him."
1t was getting dark when he saw the
man leave the hotel, with n small pack.
age in his hand.
Hastily putting on his hat, he de-
scended the stair and set out to follow
'ie man who, he felt assured, was the
IL who had lured the delirious girl
away. Not for en- instant did he
believe the story told to the gypsy
namely, that she was his wife.
| SOmethln0 gaap,nl a., tnlI ~. ~
she was free to be wooed and won, and
he determined to win her If he could
only hnd her. He could not believe
that such love MS surgod through his
heart Tor the unknown girl would
come TO him if it was not to awaken an
answering passion in her heart.
heepln8 n considerable distance
irom the fellow, lie followed in his
footsteps, and Il triumphant light
leaped into his eyes az he saw him en-.
ter an cid Uncovered house that
seemed to be uninhabited. He could
do nothing but wait to see what would
transpirc. Crouching behind the
s~hrnbbcry, he waited for nearly an
houf, when the man emerged from tho
house and again went in the direction
of the hotel. But this time Eric
Brentwood didn't follow him.
When he had gotten beyond SIGHT
and hearing, Eric arose from his DO.
sltion and cautiously moved toward
the house. He thought lie could see
a dim light through a closed blind in
the second story. What should he
90? Was the girl confined in that
mouse Ii SO, for what purpose?
suppose he said to himself,
that after all ! am mistaken. What
would be thought of this high handed
proceeding on my part? But, no." he
added, II am not mistaken. She is
distress and needs such a friend AS
/ shall be to her. I must first find out
II l can gain an entrance without
breaking this door open"
Examining all the means of exit. he
f6nnd that the door was as easy q way
as any other.
Placing his strong shoulder against
The door he had little trouble in fore
ing of the lock, and in another in
slant he stood within n large hallway.
This he could tell by the little light
that came from outside. Inside every.
thing seemed to be enveloped in dark.
ness. Pushing the door shut, he
struck a match and looked around in
quest of the stairway.
Yes, there it was, just ahead of
him.
Placing his hand on the railing, he
guided himself up the stairs, and
at last stood at the top. He was
about to go on, when a sound struck
his ear.
What was that" he murmured as,
he listened for its repetition.