The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-02
CHAPTER XI.
I'm khA Raft

was taken from the large room and
led back to the smaller one by my
former guide, and I had not been a
minute alone when D'Orville Joined me
your behavior has impressed me
most ~favorably,' said he. "You know
your destination, and I have to tell you
that you will start almost Immediately.
It is too late to raise objections now,
and if you fail to obey orders you for
felt your life, as I should mine if I in
terfered. You have ESQ in notes, and
here is a like sum, for which, if you
please. you will give me your check"
When I had complied with his re-
quest, he went on:
"And now, Tremayne, that I have
spoken as your chief, I may speak as a
friend" and I dare say that England
did not contain at that moment a. a
of more Thoroughbred hypocrites
than we were. Eyes, as a friend and a
brother! You must not, Of course, be-
tray the secrets of u society, n
your mission is viewed in that light.
Still, I know there is some n who Will
be anxious about you, and I can see no
harm in your writing to Nora and tell
ing her that you will be away from
England for some time. You will find
writing materials yonder, and I'll act
as postman for you."
He sat and smoked while I wrote the
letter, and when I had finished I passed
it over to him, but he waved 1t asloe
with a fine air.
my dear fellow" said he, pray
don't stand s o much on ceremony.
You are surely free where AFFAIRS or
the heart are concerned. I don't
that any other letters you might write
from here wouldn't be looked at, but l
pledge you my word that this one will
20 unopened until fair fingers break
the envelope" Nv,
And then, caring little whether he
should read it or not, I dipped my pen
Sin my heart" and added that which
would set another heart beating warm
ly for me.
"And now, Tremayne, # you are
ready, we must start" In "a very rev
minutes we were being carried swiftly
to Southampton, and. until h steam
er was under way, D'Orville v lost
sight of me for a moment. And so. not
q word could I send to Anguish, and l
felt that his disappointment would be
keen, for, when we might have secured
three or four Of the very worst of the
Ragged Thirteen we had let them go.
and now we had caught none of them,
and they had me fairly in their tolls.
/ felt half-inclined to send a note by
the pilot when he left the ship: but, In
all probability, IL I did so, D'Orville
would hear of 1t, and. moreover, I knew
that I was under observation. The
man watching me was the man whose
features had struck me SO emarkaD
on the night Of the meeting at Court
news house. And SO the pilot carried
no missive from me.
NV position. was one Of great peril,
but. after all, 7 kenw exactly why !
was being sent abroad, and it was not
at all probable that any attack would
he made upon me until I met my faith
er. about whom I raj not SO very
greatly concerned, because I imagined
he would be warned by my letter, and
80 be ready for his enemy or enemies,
and their capture in Fiji would be pref
cradle to their being taken at. MI.
C%ourtney's house.
Il must not be forgotten that when
Nora gave us her help it was on the
distinct understanding that nothing
shnnld he done to compromise her faith
er. and this we could hardly have
avoided had we made any arrests al
though I believed then, Ind I know
now. that he was v a member OF
the Ragged Thirteen. Still, he was I'M
| plicated in other ways. and II Nora mao
known. the nature and depth OF the I'M
plication she would not have given ua
such useful information as h had
done.
when Iathopght matters e came
to the conclusion that for the present J
was safe and that no harm woald be