The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-25

Scotland Yard first, madam the man
said, then on to Bow street. Hearing
that, Allie turned to me and, putting
her arms round my neck, said, you
will soften this blow as much as you
can for George, won't you, Janet?' and
then announced that as soon as she had
changed her dress and procured her hat
and cloak she would be ready to accom-
pany them. These changes in her cos
tune she was permitted to make, and
when they were accomplished we set
off, but net before l had written that
note to you. We expected you would
the matter of bail. -
Il did not get your letter until after
o'clock. was in such a strange state
of mind last night that I went for q
long walk after leaving you Janet, it
is all my fault. Did you notice those
men in the box opposite us at Drury
Lane? If SO, you may have observed
that they continually stared at Allie
through their glasses"
II did notice them, and very i'll bred
fellows / thought them. think Allie
must have thought SO too. But what
have they to do with this matter?"
"Why, the man at the back of the
box was none other than the person
mentioned in that last newspaper par
agraph about the Beautiful White Devil.
He was the man Barkmansworth, in
fact. whom the Beautiful White Devil
took from the mailboat and fogged in
midocean.''
But what has this to do with Alie?"
Why, simply that-no, there can be
no Sinking it now, it must come out,
and know it is perfectly safe for me to
tell you-simply, Janet, because Allie is
the Beautiful White Devil
"Oh, George, my dear old brother, is
this terrible thing true?"
Perfectly true, Janet"
And you of all men were going to
marry the Beautiful White Devil?''
'sDon't say were, say ARE Janet,
it is only half past now. An hour and
half must elapse before can do any
good at the police station. If you will
listen, will tell you the story of Allies
singular life and how became mixed
up with her. Then, remembering what
you have seen of her yourself, you will
be able to judge what sort Of woman the
Beautiful White Devil really is. -
Thereupon | set to work and told her
all my adventures. Then I looked at
Janet and found big tears standing in
her eyes.
"What do you think of the Beautiful
White Devil noyy2,, asked
/ II think that, come what may,
George, we must save her,
"Of course we must, and now I'm GO
ing off to see her. May give her any
message from you?"
"Give her my fondest love and tell
her that, come what may, she shall he
saved.''
1t will cheer her to know that in
spite of what has happened you believe
, in her. Goodby."
"Goodby, my poor George. y
, left the house, and hurrying down
/ to Gloucester road took the underground
train for the Temple, walking thence to
Bow street. On entering the police sta
| ton asked to see the officer in charge.
To this grim official I stated the nature
of my business and begged to be permit
ted an interview with his prisoner. This
he granted with a very civil grace. The
/ jailer was accordingly called, and was
| led down long corridor
Seeing that she is a lady, that Off
! cial said as he unlocked the door on the
right, eve have given her somewhat
better room than we usually allow our
! prisoners. have orders to permit you
! quarter of an hour together
| He opened the door, and I went in.
With little cry Of joy, Allie, who had
! been sitting on sofa at the farther end,
sprang to her feet and ran reward me,
crying as she did so
/! "Oh, George, dear, knew you would
! come to me as soon as you could.
I took her in my arms and kissed her
again and again; her dear eyes were
1 flooded with tears when / released her,
but she brushed them away and tried to
| look brave for my sake. Then led her
/ back to the sofa and sat down beside
J her.
Allie, - said softly, this is all my
fault. 1 saw Barkmansworth at Drury
Lane last night and ought to have warn
ed you. INTENDED to have done so this
morning, but it was too late"
'Hushp' she answered. "You must
not blame yourself. I, too, recognized
him last night and should have spoken
to you about it today. 1t is too late
now, as you say
Can nothing be done, Alie?"
II cannot say yet. I have been too
much upset since my arrival here to
think. But you must find me a lawyer
at once, George, who will defend me at
the preliminary examination, and if it
looks as if the case will go against me
you must find some means by which I
| can escape.
! "Escape? Allie, you do not realize
how impossible that is. !"
i Nothing is impossible when one has
brains enough to devise plot and suf-
ficient money to work it out. y
eff could only feel as you do about
it. But have you any scheme to sug-
/ gest?"
"Not yet, but I shall devote my whole
attention to IL and if will on hard wifi h