Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02


l6GZSESG last, however, they
were able to waylay
nm empty vehicle, into which Darrell
assisted the lady of the brown eyes.
Where would monsieur wish to goi
1t was the claimants question, and
Darrell seemed not to hear it.
You were on your way he began
and paused.
.'ro. the Place Blanche" said the
coachman.
"Ah, yes" responded Darrell. ave
VIII go to the Place Blanche"
He took his place In the carriage and
became Immediately aware that his
companion was shivering pitifully. AS
the night was unseasonably warm. this
phenomenon required an explanation.
You are ill?" he asked.
Frightened" she answered. 81 am
quaking with terror. Absurd, now that
1t is all overp
And then she burst into tears, weep
Ing with a perfect self abandonment
which he was sufficiently experienced
to recognize as the best possible re-
lief. Her calmness in the first min.
utes of their acquaintance had been
astounding and doubtless had been no
less SO In the terrible scenes that had
preceded her extraordinary rescue.
Darrell now saw at what expense It
had been maintained.
Consolation and tenderness are in.
separately connected, and before Oar.
rell was really aware of it he was
holding her hand and caressing 1t as
innocently as If she had been hurt
child. Then suddenly she was a wo-
man again, and he was man of the
world restrained by all the barriers of
cOnventionality.
Il am not often SO weak" she said.
"You would be surprised to know what
have borne without tear. But 1
have no intention of burdening you
with my sorrows. Help me through q
few more minutes until 1 have formed
plan, and then will relieve you abb
solutely of all care of me-"
Surely there must be some one with
whom you would wish to commune
cate" he said.
'There are few to whom / would
send word" she replied, "but unfor-
tunately I do not know just where they
are. Certainly they can be of no use
to me this night. Moreover, it is dis
agreeable to mention the circumstance,
but am absolutely without money. I
had purse containing small sum,
but it is gone. There is more at the
house where have been living, but
dare not visit it, for think the Rus
sian agents are ignorant of the fRct
that I dwelt there, and would not
direct their attention to my friends.
Perhaps tomorrow l can send word"
II will agree to manage that" said
Darrell, land in the meantime let me
say In the gentlest way that money
does not enter into this problem. 1
have a large pocketful, and of course
you are more than welcome to all you
may need. AS to the night, we could
ride in this cab till daylight If neces-
sary, but I would rather you should
have rest, and rs to that have plan.
I have some friends at the students
Dall-Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Americans
and very nice people; precisely the sort
for an emergency such as this. have
a card for the ball. 1t was my inten-
ton to go, but changed my mind.
And now fate has changed it for me in
the other direction. If you wouldn't
mind waiting in this carriage near the
Moulin Rouge, might go in and con-
suit Mrs. Gordon. She is person Of
expedients."
"You cannot ask her to take any in
terest in me-" said the girl. "She does
not know me, and have no means Of
making myself truly known to you.
The circumstances of our meeting are
poor guarantee in such matter"
"There is, however," said Darrell,
"such q thing US instructive recognition
Of Individual character. I have seen