Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-05
CHAPTER XIu.-CoST1Sr

CHAPTER NIII.-CoNT1SUED.
what is the matter?" asked Mrs.
Nolan
Matter enough" answered Mrs.
Goddard, clenching her hands and
grating her teeth together. matter
enough. He has married the girl, but
has already-already fallen in love
with her, and now he wants to throw
me over"
Didn't you expect that?'' asked
Mrs. Nolan, whose innate dislike for
her mistress often fostered opposition
to her plans.
1T was the last thing did expect
the very last
Your egotism has undone you,
Jeanne" said Mrs. Nolan with no
little cautious JUNCTION. II had no
sooner laid my eyes on that beautiful
young creature than I knew if he
ever was in love with her once he
would be again.
For mercy.s sake, dry up!" COM
manded the furious woman. "This is
no time for you to lecture me. Do
you know that we shall be stranded
here without money enough to keep
us? Do you know that he defies me
to expose the matter and that he
swears I shall never touch the girls
money!
Not after her death?" asked Mrs.
Nolan, her own face growing sudden
~ grave.
death, you idiot? The girl is as
sound as dollar.''
Il thought you said-7''
"It makes no difference what I
said,' broke in Mrs. Goddard. She'll
never die till get back to America,
and
Mrs. Nolan caught the excited wom-
an by her shoulders and forced her
to look at her.
do you mean that-that you in
tended to commit murder, Jeanne?''
IF he did not give me the greater
part of the girls money-yes," was
the sullen answer.
We'll, you must not draw me into
that. Jeanne!'
Il shall draw you into nothing, but
I shall expect you to hold your
tongue.'
would he hold his if-if you re-
sorted to-if you killed her?'' asked
Mrs. Nolan in low, quivering voice.
They had now returned to the lit
tie sitting-room in the cottage. Mrs.
Goddard was looking through box
of writing-paper, with nervous, fun
bling fingers. Mrs. Nolan stood over
her and ventured cautiously to repeat
her question.
Mrs. Goddard hesitated as she
found telegraph blank, and dipped a
pen.
He'd have to. or be implicated with
me in-in the whole business she an
swered. doggedly. eff she died sud.
denly or was shot, the law of self-pres-
ervation would be too strong for him.
"And what then?'' Mrs. Nolan
seemed scarcely to breathe.
Then could win him back to ne
if I wanted him.
Are you sure?'
'With her out of the way, yes
There was a dead silence in the room
The outer circle of the underground
railway ran beneath the garden. and a
passing train shook the room like an
earthquake.
f." What are you going to do now? p
asked Mrs. Nolan, curiously, cycling
the telegraph blank.
Mrs. Goddard was writing, and wher
she had finished and laid down he1
pen she held the sheet to her compan.
ion. It was addressed to Maj. Rowland
Goddard, Lyndhurst-on-the-Hu
y. T.. U. S. A. The message was but
a single word and no signature went
with it. The word was: 'America."
''It will pass most eyes as word
from some Geographic code.'' said Mrs
Goddard; 'but the major will under
stand it in full. Now, Lucy, we must
pack. We are going back on the first
steamer. shall run out and send this
and inquire about the passage. Go to
work. We have no time to lose.'' -tS-G
But what if you were recognized on
the steamer going over?' faltered Mrs
4 Nolan. Is. 1s F.,s.
s'There is no likelihood of that. ]
know so few people" !
''But Henry Dugdale is in New
York. .=4.@5 ~ s.:
He may not be now; but we have
to run even that risk. We are Playing
Q big game. Lucy
GU mean you are, said Mrs. Nolan
II shall never take hand in the the
other
7 shall not ask you to. answered
Mrs. Goddard. She put on her cloak
and fastened away down the road ia
the telegraph station.
CHAPTER XIV.
The major happened to be alone
when that telegram reached him. See
q ing that it was foreign. he let it lie
unopened on his desk till the servant
/ had gone. then with many misgiv1ng.
q as3st Is import he opened it. That
EfnG.a word 5cnnvayed mere "a nis ,}.tt,s