Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-21

stroll TO the river side before going TO
bed. ! had scarcely stepped out into
thc white purity of the night when two
voices made themselves aidiblc-Consue-
los and Miss Trails. They were on
the other side of the huge tree. out of
my sight, as was out of theirs.
Are you sure he is coming?" said the
Woman In Gray.
well. one is never sure of anything
that he is going to do: as I've told YOU
before. ] cant control him."
you will he very foolish IL you don't
pay this price. But. see, here he comes.
I'm sure 1t must be he"
lay still on the rustic seat under the
black shadow Of the cedar.
1T Is he ] heard Mis- Trail say.
"He would prefer doing business with
you alone"
The man could not see. but knew
That he had come. for the Woman In
Gray spoke haughtily. breathing the one
word: "Wcll!'
WELL" repeated a heavy masculine
voice. with an unpleasant provincial
drawl 1--WE heard from Naomi. and
I've come to see IL ] can't get you to
consider matters. You'd better, you
know. for YOU are under my thumb: and
!o" doh 40 what we want, You can
guess what the consequences will be-"
word or two more I caught, and
then they walked away beyond hearing
! was glad Of this. But never once did
l remove my eyes from the short. squat
form Of the man.
Moments elapsed. Sometimes the two
strangely assorted companions glidcd OH
s,ue .. sluei sometimes they paused III
c"'.es' eCn'crsa.o". nut at mst. Win
ses..,c WHY" see'hcu 10 tel OF utter ues.
pe, ,..' the woman I'D cray hurried
s"mN uW"! WITHOUT one backward look.
one WIS ev'ueht'y gong 10 the mousse,
anu =. nrs' , reared tne man would ioi-
low "er ,,, n"t ne dlu NOT 10 so: he
STOOD SUM- ms chiii sunk into the hollow
OF MIS- hand, the moonlight shining full
upon nm. ror several minutes he APP
peared 10 rchcct, ana thcn began walk
ing towara inc gate.
III wonid nave been easy for me to fol.
low ana eaten up with MIN, but this did
nor wish 10 40. wanted to follow him
10 ms mr. Wherever thnt might be, anu,
II possible discover something 80 much
10 MS u'sauVahtagc that nc would be as
completely III my power as he had per-
snaded Consuelo to believe she was in
H"". s,o"e"eu "'o"g 'ne lawn I'M
VI Nv ''r. .,, ,nto 'hs avenue; then on
"s"" ""' WITHIN MI! !nr"s OF the
porters lodge. when he took to the grass
once more, and suddenly disappeared
through an aperture In the thick holly
hedge. for which he had apparently intcn.
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