The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

here last night: ne knows you are here now
or guesses it,.
l had no right TO pry into her confidence
as thief would break into I house But
/ was lcath TO fight my battle in the dark
if she. or any one. could give me light.
His name, if you may give It. Mistress
Margery. 1t may point the way out OF this
COLL
IT'S Owen Pengarvin. He was here last
night when you came"
Now l remembered the little man in
black when had seen coming down the
stair whilst l knocked at the door. But
this left me in a greater maze than ever.
If he knows 1 am here. why does ne let
them search elsewhere"
At this she looked away from me. and 1
made sure l saw the sweet chin culver
when she spoke.
He has reasons of his own; reasons Of
Of but instead OF telling ME what they
were she broke off to say: But now you
know why all the dooys of this house are
under guard
Truly" said I: and Herewith I fell 20
pacing up and down the narrow clear-waE
in the garrett. striving to see how / might
come of with nothing worse than the loss
of my burdsnsome life
Twas easy TO guess how this shayeiing
lawyer had discounted me Forewarned i
forearmed in any soldier camp: and through
his b!abbing the plan by which l had
hoped 10 lull resentment and forestail Sus-
picion was nipped in the bud saw the
far-reaching consequences. and was made
to know how trapped rat will turn ana
fight in sheer desperation whilst the ter-
rier is shaking him 10 death.
! When that leven began to work in me
| was fiji for the daringest thing that offered;
| SO | paused 10 ask ii my Lord CORVALLIS
were yet in the house.
He is writing letters in his bedroom
| was her answer.
IF you will show me the way thither
| shall be your poor debtor by that much
more"
II will not-unhss you first tell me what
! YOU mean TO do" she said it firmly, but
| now 1 was fronting death and could be a.
| firm as she
IF you will not show me the way. shall
| find it for myself SO much 1 said: but as
| for telling her that l meant TO save his
| Lordship and all the others the trouble
! of running me down. l cound not do that
You are going to give yourself up she
! said; and when L would not deny 1t. she
ldarted before me and set her back asains:
| cried He would but pull the bell-cord
And give the order that Colonel Tar
! Ieton.s sentence be executed upon ne.
| YOU would say Be it SO. But in that
event ! can at least clear you and your
| father OF any completely in my hiding
| II say you shall not go.''
What touch OF savagery is 1t in a mar
that will not suffer him to let 4 woman
| loved or unloyed. stand in the last resor
against his Will? At any other time
| would have pleaded with her; would hay'
| ended, mayhap. by weakly dcferrinc to lei
| wish. But now-well you must remember
! nv dears. that / was the trapped rat.
| took her gently in my arms. set her aside
| and stepped out into thu c5crIiJr.
| I looked for nothing less than a volcano
/ burst of righteous indignation TO pay M
| out for this piece of tryanny. But now
! as twice or thrice before. my lady showed
! me how little a man may know OF WON
| ans moods
You need not be so masterfuI rough viii
| me- she said. with pouting OF the swee
Inns that set me back upon That though
of a wayward child wanting TO be kissed
| If you say l must | am in duty bound I,
show you the way" And so she led hi
| on and 1 followed in a deeper maze thar
any she had ever set me In.
Arrived at a pair Of doors in the mail
| passage she showed me the one that OF
ened into my Lords bed-chamber and raj
! away; ran with her hands to her face a
If to shut out sight which would not bea
looking upon
1 turned nv back stiffy upon this newe
| wonder. pulled myself together and rappet
on the door A voice within babe me enter
the door opened under my hand and l stoo
in the presence of the man who. as / mad
no doubt. would shortly summon his guard
and have me out to my rope and tree
CHAPTER XXXIy.
How 1 Net 4 Great Lord as Man to MAR
The room in which l found myself wa