The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-19

other and chuckled, after the manner
Of villains on the melOdTamatic stage.
He steamed open the note and read it.
1t was without address or signature,
and ran as follows:
I have everything arranged, and l
think there will be no fear of discov-
cry. If you can get away without Gre
ating suspicion, meet NE in the old ar
Dor tonight at 9, and I will tell you
all"
Resealiug the letter, Trevellick hand
e9 il to the lady, and watched her fur
lively while she read. She was visibly
agitated by it's contents, the color com
ing and going swiftly on her fair
I cheeks.
Need 7 state that when young Biggs
met the Lady GwendOlen in the sum
Uer house old TreveIlick was listening
outside? I think not. Yet. fearing
there may be any miSapprehensiOn, I
Will state it and add that he had his
ear at a knot hole. He heard every
palpitating word, for the two. having
no suspicion, did not speak in whis-
/ pers- Little DO young people know of
{ the meanneSs Of this world If we were
not confident that everything would
turn out all right at last and that the
villain would be overthrOwn, we could
not bear to read stories Of their simple
innocence. This is what the lurking
/ eavesdrOppeT heard:
( Don't you think we might try it on
a tandem?" asked Lady GwenGOlen.
/ sweetly.
J NO. no." said young Biggs, eagerly.
/ 7 think we should have two bicycles
Then in case Of pursuit we could go
down different roads and thus bewilder
/ those who follow. We could meet at
/ the market cross in Puddlebury and
/ go together to the place of appoint
ment"
Yes. I suppose that would be the
better plan" sighed the girl. "aI-
/ though ! dislike riding alone in the
} Ozark"
Il don't suppose it will be necessary
for US to separate on the road: I am
! merely speaking of what had best be
+ done should our plans be discovered. a
IloEt unlikely eventuality. for your
father has not the slightest suspicion
/ and may not miss you until it is too
late Tor him to do anything"
old Peter chuckled extensively and
silently as he heard this.
Wouldn't il have been better TO
. have gone To your village. which is
only five miles away. than to Puddle
bury, which is twenty?'
They are such gOssips in our vii
laGe.that I dare not risk it. If we were
/ seen together the news would be all
over the country in half an hour and
your father would be sure to hear of il.
At Pucdlebury no one knows US. and
/ the moment the ceremony is over we
can snap our fingers at the whole
world. I have Witnesses ready. and
! there viii be no delay"
How thoughtful you areI VIII Il take
long. once we reach there2'
Only a few minutes"
Anc 20 think that an action fraught
3 WIN Sich cohSequences-an action which
changes the hole course of two human
lives OccuDies but a few minutesl I can
hardly believe that we are so near TO the
real2ation of our. fondest hopes, When
F Slall / meet yOuf''
Il shall be in the lane with two bicvcles
AT three hours after midnight. The lighted
lamps viii guide YOU. We viii ride slow
~ unless there is pursuit. and sholIIf
reach Puddlebury about daylight I hone
YOU viii have no difficulty in getting away
from the castle unseen
There win be no trouble about that
Thus they parted. and Gwendoler
sought her own room. Had she am
quaims about leaving It thus surreDti
uously? I'm sure I don't know. 7 an
compelled 10 keep strictly to the fact.
within my own cOgnizanee-
an however delighted to be able &
state that here the Villain met his frs
ulincutIE. p TO date. everything has beer
gong MS way. and IL that kept on TO tn,
end there would be little use in writinl
this narrative. The proud earl was no
at home. The county court was in ses
sion that week at ScradlingtOn ten mile.
westward from the castle while Puddle
Dorg was twenty miles to the east an,
the earl always attended the county court
/ Delng usually summoned to do so HI
was punctifiOus observer of the law
or MS country. and never fiOuted writ
tiu Peter, therefore. had the work cut on
Tor MIN. He mounted a horse and gal
/ leped Tor the earl Treveliick did no
SHINE as "a horeSman. and the only hors
AZ alS disposal was not Of racing stock