Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-06
YES, your grace, this is the gate. "

Yes, your grace, this is the gate"
at this gate just before dark. I ain
sure they go on some errand of gal
lantry, which your grace will soon
learn, | make no doubt"
He replied that he would take care
of that.
Brandon did not see where Bucking.
ham hid himself, but soon the two in.
nocent Adventures came down the
path attired in the short skirts and bon.
nets of orange girls and let themselves
out at the gate. buckingham followed
them, and Brandon quickly followed
him. The girls passed through a little
postern in the wall opposite Bridewell
House and walked rapidly up Fleet
ditch. climbed Ludgate hill, passed
Pauls church, turned toward the river
down Bennett hill, to the left on
Thames street, then on past the bridge,
following Lower Thames street to the
neighborhood of Fish street hill where
I they took an alley leading up toward
East Cheap to Grouche's house.
1t was a brave thing for the girl to
do and shoS-ed the determined spirit
that dwelt in her soft white breast.
Aside from the real dangers, there was
enough to deter any woman, / should
think.
Jane wept all the way over, but Mary
never f1inched.
/ There were great mudholes where
one sank ankle deep, for no one paved
the street at that time, strangely
enough, preferring to pay the sixpence
fine per square yard for leaving it I'M
done. AT one place, Brandon told me,
load Of hay blocked the streets, COM
polling them to squeeze between the
houses and the hay. He could hardly
believe the girls had passed that way,
as he had not always been able to keep
them in view, but had sometimes to
follow them by watching Buckingham.
He, however, kept as close as posi-
BILE and presently saw them turn down
Grouche's alley and enter his house.
Upon learning where they had stop
ped, buckingham hurriedly took him
self off, and Brandon waited for the
girls to come out. 1t seemed very
long time that they were in the wretch
ed place, and darkness had well de-
scended upon London when they
emerged.
Mary soon noticed that a man was
following them. and as she did not
know who he was became greatly
alarmed. The object of her journey
had been accomplished now, so the
spur of a strong motive to keep her
courage up was lacking. f@ rs
Jane, some one is following u.s." she
whispered. E.tt.
yes" answered Jane, with an I'M
concern that surprised Mary, for she
knew Jane was coward from the top
of her brown head to the tip of her
little pink heels.
''Oh, If 1 had only taken your ad-
vice, Jane, and had never come to
this wretched place! And to think,
too. that came here only to learn the
worst! Shall we ever get home alive,
do you think?"
They hurried on, the man behind
them taking less care to remain unseen
than he did when coming Mary's
ACUlS SISN upOu AcI sic uc1Tu LIS
step and saw his form persistently fol-
lowing them, and she clutched Jane
by the arm.
ut is all over with US, / know. /
would give everything l have or ever
expect to have on earth for-for Mas
ter Brandon at this moment" She
.. thought of him as the one person best
able fo defend her
This was only too welcome an op-
portunity, and Jane said: THAT is
Master Brandon following US. If we
wait a few seconds, he will be here
And she called to him before Mary
could interpose.
Now this disclosure operated in two
! ways. Brandon's presence was, 1t Is
true, just what Mary had so ardently
wished, but the danger and therefore
the need was gone when she found thai
, the man who was following them hai
no evil intent. Two thoughts quickly
flashed through the girls mind She
was angry with Brandon for havins
cheated her out of so many favors and
for having Sighted her love, as sht
had succeeded in convincing herself
was the case. all Of which Grouche had
confirmed by telling her he was false
Then she had been discovered In dom;
what she knew she should have lief