Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
NoRA,sI Esr
CHAPTER xv1II.-tContinued.)
BY MARY CECIL HAY

80 n,
CHAPTEH u-'ContinueuI
"Nora, Dr. armstrong seid, let'ing Ms
eyes pass over I.oru WESTON iate WIN VIII; a
supercilious smiie, put evidentiy susp
cious in that moment even OF Nor"'
can trust you-in any company. ! Gun
crust you to recoilect what matters re,".e
so!eiy 10 your own iamiiy' anu On "na'
sub)ects you nave pound yourse't 10 80
crecy -,
Miss 81: george Is not one 10 ',,,.'s,.
VOW, re)oined MARX, with cum ",eu". ..
even though 1t were wruhg from "e' W
tne meanest hes u,o,,,d
=, lou speak cour.eo"sV; , .,.
Nuei Armstrong, smii'"s, as he HISS. .. .m
words Slowly, I'D Ms sowaru'y n", ..,, ~"
that, OF course, IS what we nre 'e"'ps o,,,
to expect from our nristocracy. ! ah'
glad You have reached your hcieht among
them at last. Inc position must ha'"ral
" gratiiy you. on'y try 10 escape an
unexpected descent. 1t would DC "or.'.
Tying ana Illuminating Tor lofty SOU, ~
return to the untitled nero from Wn ,,',..
1t SO lately sprung: and may pVss'o'y
live to see you 40 1t. one o.ner t''ns
would tell you before we part; IN" w""s
say l mean, Lord Neston; u l near o.
your trying to worm youfselI INTO my
cousins confidence, or 10 learn sesre,s
she has sworn to Keep l sh"'' ho'd p"cN
my hand no longer. ..
do your worst; tnat is, IL 20" ""'e
not already exhausted your wors..
Nora. cried DE- ARMSTRONG throwing
on, at Iast, every shadow Oh compunc'
tion, and letting loose MS rahcorous nat nat,
red TO the man opposite MN. VIII
keep silent NO longer-cven Tor your SAKE
ana Tor that you nave TINS man 10 tnahk,
who wears the title which mas oeen 80
aataI to your house. Wfen you reca,'
this scene, remember that ! wouia have
spared you' put tnat ms mance snu ".Io'
gance wrested all foroearanee iron. ,ne'
NO need to tell you 10 wnom r,e.,
Nora when ! say l WIN o,'ns nun . ne,"
now. ne snali luce MS Ver"'c', ""I ,,, ,"e"'
when the truth Is known, so" wiz gee
VINO was your renl iIlen"' ahd ,o.e .., 'ou'
SHOWING mat very truth wh'cn VIII VA
cite Ms contempt IL rs TINE ior my ~
venge now. ana VIII take u.
~ you ieel yourssll ao'e 10 80 .nrousn
with II, observed MARX, WIN easy nesh'
Sence' you cannot Degin 100 soon.
lou speak without uhderstandips, re-
Joined Nuei, with a MERGE. furtive glance
INT othe stern race OF the younger man.
NO: ! fancy l understand, nc an
ewered, In his ieisureiy way ana fahcy
can gauge your power sir. aou threat
en- that YOU Will bring to England man
who'll known to he alivc here-wouid
10 captured ny law Tor crime commit'
ted more than eighteen years ago. No
matter whether he mas escaped the iettet
OF tho law or not he VIII DC ruined ior
life as an English--weil. simply an Eng
lish gentleman, let us say" -
"Ruined for life! sneered Nuel: Ihat
10 novel way OF regarding tho impossi'
BILE future OF criminal. have need but
to swear to his identity-and VIII DC
90, unless Nora herself pleads with me
and he dies as murderer should!'
You will do your part promptly. and
skillfully, l have no doubt" said Marx
as no led Nora away. why should YOU
|. delay. through any trifiins qualms ut all
Put tho nnishing stroke to your long
ity. ! shall be prepared. ! Will even
court tnat trial which you threaten. And
IN the meaLume' US you Know qui!e we,.'