Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-18

to make cle.r. She, sitting sleeping q
the outer room that night. had awakened
just in time to see her young mistress
pour the drops and put the glass to old
Mrs. Says lips. It had only taken two
or three seconds, and before she could
reach the bed Miss Kate had put down
the empty vial and rctakcn her place be.
side the bed.
"After this confession continued
Mark, "Miss Giffnrd at once gave me the
clew to Arthur's whereabouts, and was
far more anxious even than I was that
justice should at last be done to him. let
the confession cost her what 1t might
soon found him. Nora, aud brought him
to England, while Mr.. Doyle and my own
solicitors paved the way for us. You will
not understand that quite yet. 1 dare
say. need not tell you what Arthur
had thought, poor fellow, all this time
Perhaps Miss Giffard Is right. and he
really must have suspected her, even
against his will. 1t Is hard. indeed. to
think how else he could have accounted
for the act; btst he has not told me.
When we reached London we found that
DIR. Armstrong had laid his plans, too,
for our return, and We had not been an
hour In England before Arthur was ar.
rested. My dearest, turn your pitiful eyes
away for few minutes. This part Of
the story I hate to tell you. Armstrong;
evidence was rejected as worthless. Then
the old ayah made her confession In a
clear. straightforward way, which made
1t doubly convincing; and Miss Giffard
q Al. a..h
all that passed. or had to be looked into.
hut Arthur left the court free man,
acknowledged innocent Of that old crime
whose shadow had so long rested on his
life: and gratefully and hopefully he
brought Miss Giffard back to her peace.
ful little cottage to rest. For Il had been
trying time for her. Nora: and for that
1t was that she stayed from Brighton
when you went"
"And l." said Nora, wondcringly and
sadly. "fancied 1t was because she wa
50 tired Of me. after the great trouble
had given her for so long"
you should never fancy" observed
Mark; but he lowered his eyes for mo
ment. Mora, take your thoughts back
again for a few minutes TO that night &c
long ago, for want to make II all clea'
to you. That balloon I spoke Of wat
made. as I thought, by Arthur himself
In this very room. The plan OF escape
by its means was his own, but II could
not be done without help. and Miss Gif'
fard helped him and kept his secret:
need scarcely tell you how 1t was man
aged, because It will grow so clear to yo,
presently. He carried the balloon down
to the boat house on the lake shore
while Miss Giffard. in the turret house
slowly unwound the cord whose other
end was attached to IL. Arthur making
deep foot prints In the snow as he went
On the edge Of the water he made the
marks which next morning 50 thoroughly
misled the police. Then from the roof OF
the boat house he entered the balloon
throwing his coat into the lake. and Miss
Giffard turned the wheel another way
now. and gradually brought the little bal.
loon to the turrct roof. The rest was
very soon done, just rs ! used to see !,
all. The balloon was wanted no more
and so was destroyed; food and dis
guisc were coon procured. and after q
time. when all suspicion was dead. he es.
capped from the old house and left Eng
land In safety. But he had far greater
trouble than poverty, and have that to
tell you, too, Nora"
Cro he continuedl