Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

OF AFFAIRS, that he had a comrade wide
awake to the Importance of speedy &C.
tion.
Deep down in his heart the marquis
cursed his FOXY for ever having been
friendly in the least with one pos
sesssd of such tigerish, tropical tenn
permanent, and groaned to think of evil
Detailing Fedora through such
source.
Shorn OF all outside consideration
then, the captains story was of the
hackneyed type = unsuspicious people
may be deceived by the most ancient OF
specious tales, SO that there is little
need of originality. even in these mod
ern days, in the matter Of decoving a
woman from under her own roof.
The paper which Livermore had
picked up In the hall explained much.
for strange to say. 1t contained writing
that in some respects resembled his
own-at least under the supposed con-
ditlons he might have been the author
of the message:
Was injured in collision with an
other cab. Send this good Samaritan
sister to bring you to me. Come i'm
mediately. God alone knows how Sc
rlous 1t may be. Maurice"
When the marquis read it he NUT
tered under his breath.
Perhaps the good Samaritan sister
was Juanita herself in deep disguise,
and with the most sinister of motives
in her heart.
Come, we must go to your house
without delay. The start must be made
from there. On the way we can col
lect ourselves and make come prepara-
ton for the work"
This was his way of starting in, and
as they left the hotel the marquis beck
oned to gentlemanly looking young
fellow who, while appearing to be
somewhat of a swell, was in reality a
detective serving as his bodyguard.
A four-wheeler was next in order.
and thus they reached the captains
house.
The marquis asked few questions
and then allowed the man from Scot
land Yard to take charge of the case
He drove at once to the railway sta
ton and made inquiries at the book
ing office.
Luckily the captain lad a photo
graph of his wife along with him,
snatched from the mantel at home by
suggestion of his one-time deadly en-
envy, but now devoted friend
The clerk recollected the party we'll
1t consisted of two ladies', who ap-
peared sick or suffering in some way.
couple of attendants, honest-looking
fellows, and the woman who seemed to
have charge of them all--he had sup
posed her to be a housekeeper or COM
panion.
Thus they knew those they sought
had gone on to Dover. II was a great
triumph for the detective. and their
faith in him arose accordingly.
Still the situation was lugubrious
enough. since there was no train until
morning.
That meant four or five hours
wasted.
The captain grew red in the face with
congested anger and threatened to
have an apoplectic fit, but the marquis,
upon learning that only a question of
pounds, shillings and pence kept them
from reaching Dover, put his hand into
his pocket and made immediate ar
rangements for motor and one first
class carriage.
In ten minutes they were leaving the
station, and long ere the city limits
had been reached found themselves
whirling along at furious speed.
1t was agreed by all that Fedora
while In the cab must have been drug
ged in some way, 20 prevent her call
ing for help-doubtless her cruel cap
tor had made all preparations for this
and had no difficulty in Supplying her
mind while she still reta ned the use
Of her limbs.
The booking agent had noticed the
vacant expression on her face and del
ieately limited that at the time he had
a vague suspicion the TWO ladies' might
be affected in their minds and were
being taken to some private sanltarium
near the coast.
Two,
A strange, cold shiver went through
the marquis as dreadful thought
flashed home.
He remembered how he had met Jul
anita on the stairs; how she had ques-
toned him about the demure minia-
ture painter; how she had bitterly ex-
claimed that the little girl of his for
mer acquaintance had now grown up
into a charming little woman. Good
heavens, Could it be possible that her
terrible Spanish hatred had extended
to Mazette. and that. having laid all
her plans to accomplish certain pur-
pose, she set out to kill two birds with
one stone?
And while he sat there grinding his
teeth and swearing that IL heaven
would -Sorgive him and spare her he
would devote his fortune to make peo-
pie happy, the special gave several
sharp whistles and plunged into Dover
CHAPTER Xxi.
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