Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24

\ A faint. beautiful color rose into her
face and she went on: "Siaai told me
of it last night after l had seen you,
and scarce knew what to do. Now
! she comes with other news. ana /
dare not let you remain ignorant of
Your danger. These people would"
I She stopped, and l nodded my head.
Il understand" / replied; let him
/ but lift his finger and the5f-'
L stopped in turn, and she drew a
! long breath aud said Yes softly
II could not let them mishandle the
unfortunate woman at any rate said
I. II do not blame myself there
ooh. no, MOI said She poor, UNI
happy creature. TO kill her child be-
fore her eyes. She shuddesed, and
fell silent.
and now" said !, CHS fellows
broken head will crown my cno,mi-
ties, and l told her of my recent adj
! venture in the stable.
Her face clouded, and sllr opened
and shut her hands lelyousiy
They think SO little CT taking /.
dreadful revenge for q punishment,
even when they are in the wrong she
said
Il have seen enough of Them to be
sure of that" l returned. aana there is
nothing TO. it but boot and saddle'
The door opened again ANA Owain
came in. He now l'egiined control
over himself, but his oountcna nee MIS-
still flushed and! bore aaeea, IN the d.
lated eye and qniNerin& nasti'il Of the
recent quarrel in which h lad been
engaged. lie came stl;iighi up 10 us
and leaned his ANN uNor the huge
oaken beam which ram across the head
of the fiieplace.
Master Heathcotc" lie sail, have
You amy othar p!:tce wi@! y0u could
lie in sase,s? Becaiise most tell you
plainly. for The fiandshiD hear you,
that YOU a.c not s;il@ here
"Ow;iin.1 cried his i.sar. in aston
ishment al chs Confirmation.
III is 100 ,rue, Ends, h. said, mis-
taking her snrprisc. y waSlli thou-
sand times that there w;s nc need to
size this warning. but thece is
The door opened once move, and Sir
Arthur Vaughan cane in with soft
step and d0Wncast eye lie sluffled
up to the fire where we stood, and
spsead his thin hln;i to tic blaze
his idea, cleaily cnoush, was TO be
present when Owain :llA | spoke TO-
gether. and rs we could starceiy make
it plain that his presence WIS not re-
quire9 in his ewn room. we remained
silent. Enid Went .iM;:y al once and
my uncle pursed his lips and stared
into the fire rehectivSIy. as If he had
merely Como To await the meal which
was shortly afterwards pat on the ta-
BILE. This WAS dispatched almost in ST.
lence and upon it's conclusion ! with
drew to MY own room and began seri-
ously TO plan my next steps. After
some thought | resolved to strike
across into IJereforlshifc. where | had
friends who would receive nae. / had
hung in the wind MT first between them
and Mant " RrEn, but had finally
chosen the latter as the safer spot.
However. amy port in n storm. and
j carefully loaded my pistols took my
cloak from the hook where ii had been
hanging since Siari gave 1t back TO me,
and made UP my mind To set out that
Very night. 1t was c!et;, bard, frosty
weather. II bright moon. and White
sock had nol moved huof for n couple
Of days. We could so far beyond day
break, and so much the batter for the
reads would be quiet. I had lately
ridden much about the surrounding
country with Dwaln, aad knew which
way to march. ! had just made am
end of my preparations when a tap
came at the door and owain himself
appeared
My dear lleathcotc," said he, in a
low tone of deep veXaton. Il ann
more ashamed them 1 can tell you of
the tu.n which affairs haNe taken 1T
seems traitoloGs to be glad 10 see YOU
=
after the fashion you stood shoulder
to shoulder With me last night. But
can only say to You that ! ann rejoiced
that YOU have put NY hint into prac
Teal service. | cannot tell YOU one
tenth of the things / would. for | have
bound myself with q vow OF conf
dence. given carelessly and without
dreaming of what ii would cover"
You | cried, as he paused. do
not dream for an instant that | could
connect you with this awlswardness. /
would trust my life ia yo,l' hands Il
hundred and a hundred times lsut, as
YOU hint. there are other poodle in The
matter aud too many for one TO stand
against"
You are only too right" he replied,
gloomily, and this, a refuge of a thou
sand, is denied YOU
Fear nothing for me-" ! answered,
q shall cross the marches into Here
fordshire, and lie fer awhile in quar-
ters as safe as good friends can make
Them.
his eye blightenea and his brow
cleared.
"yoa have come hero 10 gosY he
cried "Heavem be Praised. IT has
been like Iced at my heart 10 think you
must go out into danger aione.'
rhe danger, fear is OH your SIDE
said T. .Suppese tisse say; @s make
i'i'NltNt 49, ''i's bl'2ii 9ph., N'uiii
give my left llalll ~ BE- here ia help"
Their sting is dra@.n, returnel
D@ain: eleven SHIN ana some Of tl4eHl
for surety wounded. II is moro like
ly that we shall run them To tiieil holes
and root out this ancient mischief
| Was about tn speak again. Wnen
Owain laid = IinRer ON lips and le9lsetl
at me With such widc-opeued eyes
and face OF earnest warning, that
remained silent His cars lscemer than
mine, had eaugit Il sound without and
he made two or three sharp steps in
the room. as If approaching The door.
Then he stopped dead and listencd.
listened also and heard nothing saNe a
single. faint cleak. Never a sound Of
u football came To- my ears, only the
give of u board under some ones
weight, as they sped away. Owain re-
turned 10 my side.
4 Il would dispense with a leave tak-
ing OF your uneie. if I wer sDu.' he
said diyly, end. above all, nci a Word
again to me OF to anyo.l. else OF s'iiefe
you think of going
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The Lover Motive.