Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-14
CHAPTER v.-tcon,inuedJ

| SHs ! ybN uh
beneath your feet" h. sncercd. his
face iIvid. As he ;wirlei his little
black moustaehe and siared at her with
unwilling admiration. w. are moth
ing. no no: but II il those who win
laugh. oh. yes! ! snap my fingers nj
Rcyrrton. for which We are not good
enough: but they shall accept Us.
though they did no; my amlable uncle.
whom. l allow. you had no cause to
iuye."
Il shall certainly let all R-ver,on
know II ! am made unhappy here.
she answered. with a sudden Hash Of
comprehension. under which Henri
WINGED. For Mr.. Bario~c. I had lit
tie eaur- to iikc him. but he IL dead:
he came to a terrible end! Hav. You
any chance OF discovering sho killed
HIN. or Why"
So intent had th-y bc-n In :h~ir
conversation that they hal b-cn oo-
.!,ious TO the cisnE Of the garden cato
and the sound Of wheels. As Moili-
turned quickly To Sc, Madame Dubois
driving up. the hors-s iath-r~d by
their reckless speed. hut we'll in hand.
n. did not notice that HEARTS face
had son. a sickiy yellow. that the m
gers holding a cigarette sudd-niy
crushed Il - Ia \ vice. Madame looked
from Molii.'s flushed face. TO her sons
suii.n. dark one. as she drew up. and
her lips frightened: bu; the siEl en-
tered tho house before her. and. once
out Of sight. dashed to her own room.
waa, ~Es she TO do. she thought.
q. with cienchci hands shc paced h-F
room. whs, csuid sh., do hu; keep her
eyes opcn. and bear it' She ~as sur
pfised to Ind that she vas neither
frightened aor dismsy-i: indeed. Won
IL he kne~-Rsssir. whose blue eyes
had given O. sudden Hash as that Mol.
lee had caught his car. Yet IL vas
matter of relief when madame sp.
p-afed as usual at dinncr. even max.
ins a little show Of affection for her.
though lo,kins pale and dis'raEshi.
while Hcn,i VAS cffusiS-iy polite.
Du, moth ms could prcScn; the even.
Ing bcing orcary and constrained. and
as early as she could. she badc mother
and son good niEht. At the far end Of
:hs large square hall was the hand.
some oak door OF Mr.. Barlowe's study.
and she paused at the foot Of the stairs
to regard II with Telling akin to awe.
whs, seenn had tha; closed door wit
hsssed !? months sso that very night
What vas the secret of Leonari bar
loves tragic death, Well indeed Il,
was for Nellie that the futurS Is hid.
den from US: that she could not fore
sec the IN amer in which the truth
would be revealed
As she ven, slowly up stairs the
drawing RON door opened suddenly
and madame came out and walked
swiftly across to the closed door. her
usually stately step Eaitcring and un.
even. her face wild and haEsard: but
ere she had gone many yards Henri
had slipped after her. caught her by
,be arm. and pulled her roughly back.
"t.e, me co." she cried eScitedly.
,.Hsv, you not tormeuted me enough
you. for whom ! have borne every
thing, you. whom 1 have shielded7
There. don't make a fuss and rouse
the pIace," he said hoarscly. For
heavens sake come back and calm
Yourself What Is the use of getting
in a frenzy because an unfortunate
even, has happened in the house. and
the servants say 1t is haunted Come
hack. I sayl" And the drawing room
door closed again on their angry voices
without either having perceived Mol
lies presercc on the stairs above.
she went on 70 her room down the
,imly-lish,ed corridors. for madame
Was economical in lights in some In
stances. There was feeling OF un-
r.s, and mystery abroad in the house
tonight. more to be felt than described.
which unconsciously influenced her.
she wished she were not so young.
How long It seemed since she had left
h.r peace:ul German life behind. anu
been plunged into a sea of difficulties
20, sb. would not have gone back.
t.,,,dden rose the thought that there
was no Reggie in Hanover.
sbs took her Bible and read a chap
tor irving to FIX her thoughts on the
Easter day that would soon dawn, the
5ax our Lord rose from the dead. Inc
r.-r, old dressing gown in which she
vas wrapped accentuated the bright
noes of her hair. aud her lovely face
.h,ved sweet and thoughtful in the
,,vb, but as she closed the book