Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-24

and pushed gently out from under the
shelter of the roof
My eyes wandered over the meadow
and suddenly they were arrested by
moving figure. dressed In white or palest
gray. 1t was Consuelo Hope. There
was no installing that slight, supple
form, taller than the generality Of wom-
| en-.
AS my eyes dwclt upon her. began at
last to realize that she was going
straight. with an air of assured deter
mination. towards the grave of Florence
Haynes. the white hcadstonc guarding
which ! could just see from where l sat.
What was there. | wondered, about the
grave of that dead woman which had
more than once drawn her to 1t by some
subtle and mysterious attraction?
She had reached the place at last. and
was kneeling down beside It., with her
back turned to me In such way that i
could no longer see what she was doing.
| / lifted the sculls again. all the inefable
spell gone from the hour, and would
have moved on had I not seen another
figure approaching the same spot.
1t was a man. coming from the direc.
ton Of the stilc where I had yesterday
left the road and walked across the
meadow. At first Miss Hope had evi.
IDENTITY been unconscious that she was
about to be disturbed. But suddenly she
rose up quickly. and. after standing with
certain curious rigidity In her attitude
for moment. began walking from The
grave and toward the house again.
| The man. who was hurrying toward
her, with an unmistakable intention to
| Oyertake her whether nv hcr will or no.
was no othcr thah hayhes-Havhanu.
| she ned on pefore MIN Tor rev yarus'
anu men, Us u te'hhe herseit tnat ESCAPE
was hopeless. she wheeied suddeniy, anu
stood erect, awaiting his coming. In
moment or two more he had joined her.
ana my heart quickened Its beatings ms
l watched them.
| lie took on his hat. Then he held out
his hand ms though to take hers. and
saw her. with gesture Of repulsion. put
both hers behind her.
| FOR some minutes they stood taking
was beginning to think that my Interior
ence would not be necessary. her right
hand anu arm went out with quick,
direct movement. MS though to push MIN
away from threatened closer contact.
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holding MIN ut arms length. tie other
still behind her. But waited to sec no
more. without even stopping to moor
the boat' made one leap Tor the shore.
sprans up the low bank ana ran toward
them.
She was struggling with him now, and
I thought he was trying to snatch the
hand which she held behind her back;
but. though she was In deadly earnest In
her wish to free herself. not cry did she
utter. She was not the sort of woman
to scream In emergencies.
| Both figures were turned to me In pro.
file. and ! was within a few yards Of
them before ! was either seen or my foot.
falls heard on the soft, dcw.wct grass.
As he started and loosed Miss Hope
at sight OF me. my hand was on Haynes.
Havilands shoulder. falling there with
something OF the vicious, eager grasp
with which l have seen cat pounce up.
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