The Holly chieftain., 1901-01-04
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
80 you have come for your reward.
Lyndonf'' s I ~ \
Eyes, Sir Henry" Dundas Lyndon
seated himself opposite the great
Queens counsel. whose face looked
old, grey and worn, Il think, I have
wpn It fairly. The man who should
take his place in the dock few weeks
hence as the thief of Lady Brownlow's
jewels is hopeless fmbecile. There's
NO doubt whatever on The subject"
"No?" Sir Henry raised his head,
and his haggard eyes looked into the
cold ones OF Dundas Lyndon. "And
your reward, Lyndon?"
rs, as dare say you have guessed.
Sir Henry. the right of winning Miss
Lenuox as my wife," replied Lyndon
deliberately.
Sir Henry half sprang from his
chair, then sank into It again, and
looked at the man before him without
speaking.
You seem surprised said Lyndon
coldly. II thought you had guessed
long ago. Sir Henry, the cause Of my
enthusiasm in the affair. 1 am an
ambitious man, as you know. and +
have risked great deal in this mat
ter. Were but word of this to get
abroad should be a ruined man, in
a worse plight than the poor wretch
whom we know; but l thought the,
game worth the candle. With Cecil
NO -,tf1
the great @. c., as my father-in-law,
my future success is secured. Now, 1
have spoken frankly, and 1 expect a
frank answer"
Sir Henry looked At him for mo-
ment, then with shudder he bowed
his head on his hands. Never till
this moment, had the wretchsd man,
who had years ago entered ON q. course
Of deception and cruel wrong, realix-
ed to the full that "the way Of trans-
gressors is hard" His sin, at first
cobweb, had become q cable.
He was in the power Of an unscrupu-
lous villain, and he could never hope
to extricate himself from It.
He looked up at last.
II cannot use compulsion in such u
case" he said. In a hard. dry voice.
Cecil may not be agreeable toto
this proposal Of yours"
Lyndon smiled grimly.
II think she Will be when tell her
the consequences OF her refusal. Sir
Henry. One word from me. and the
whole world will know the real char
actsr OF the man 1t has been accus-
toned to regard AZ faultless.''
A.And the character OF the man It
has trusted q an honorable physi-
;cian!" said Voice behind both men
suddenly.
They were sitting IN Sir Henrys H.
bfary with closed doors. Neither OF
them had heard the door which con-
uected the library with Sir Henry's
private once softly opsn; but ~ both
sprang round. - II simnltaneoaaly.
ngure moved forward from ths door,
J which had not closed again, and stood
facing them. It was that Of Paul En-
derby. n.
Lyndon,s face assumed an unpless-
ant hue and an ugly curve In his up
psr lip showed the cleaning tssth I
bshind.
Sir Henry, however, with an effort i
recovered bts usual dignity, and rose
to his feet, bowing gravsly.
This d an unexpected visit, Nr.
Enderby. shall not call It an intru-
sion. II II, however, rather unusual
for my visitors to enter unannouncsd.s =
Endsrby was very pale, ard his
whole face would have given any on
locker the Impression Of one who has
braced himself to terrible task. Hs
leaned his hand on thu table, and His
Ssyss did not faltsr from their hxsd
sass On sir Henry's face.
"sir Henry, my mode Of entry u Of
little consequence In compas1son with
the tidinss I bring. 4 have CONS
straight 70 ron from : death bsd. Da-
vid Gerard, othsrwiss David Lloyd,
died at s O'Clock this eysntng."
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