The Iola register., 1902-06-13

were able to waylay
an empty vehicle, into which Darrell
assisted the lady of the brown eyes.
Where would monsieur wish to go?
II was the cabmans question, and
Darrell seemed not to hear 1t.
You were on your way he began
and paused.
ITO the Place Blanche" said the
coachman.
"Ah, yes" responded Darrell. I'VE
will 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.
Enlightened" she answered. II am
quaking with terror. Absurd. now that
IT is all overt"
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 1t
had been maintained.
Consolation and tenderness are in
separably connected, and before Oar
rell was really aware Of 1t he was
! Ill h,r o,I
innocently as If she had been n hurt
child. Then suddenly she was a wo.
man again, and he was a man of the
world restrained by all the barriers OF
conventionallty.
II am not often so weak" she said.
"You would be surprised to know what
| have borne without a tear. But
have no intention of burdening you
with my sorrows. Help me through a
few more minutes until have formed
a plan, and then l will relieve you alb
solutely of all care of me-"
"Surely there must be some one with
whom you would wish to communi-
cate" he said.
"There are a few to whom I would
tunately 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 l am absolutely without money.
had n purse containing n small sum,
but 1t Is gone. There is more at the
house where l have been living, but
dare not visit it, for ! think the Rus
sian agents are ignorant of the fact
that l dwelt there, and l would not
direct their attention to my friends.
Perhaps tomorrow l can send word"
Il will agree to manage that" said
Darrell, "and in the meantime let me
say in the gentlest way that money
does not enter into this problem.
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 l would rather you should
have rest, and as to that have plan
have some friends at the students
ball-Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Americans
and very nice people; precisely the sort
for an emergency such as this. have
card for the ball. 1t was my inten
ton to go, but l changed my mind
And now fate has changed 1t for me II
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 a 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 a matter"