The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-27
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Chapter xvIn-continued.
Words Of the Dead.
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shall probably go to town to-mor-
row., she exclaimed, after smiling at his
declaration, Where are you in hiding just
now!''
In Birmingham. A large town is safer
than a village. return by the five o'clock
ment."
But you know people in Birmingham
don't you? We stayed there once with
some people called Tremlett, / recollect''
All, yes" he laughed. But I'm care
ful to avoid them. The district in which
l live Is far removed from them. Besides
l never. by any chance, go out by day.
I'm essentially nocturnal roamer"
and when shall we meet again?''
BY appointment. in the usual way
AT the usual placer she asked.
There can be no better, L think. 1t
does not take you from home, and I am
quite unknown down here
If any Of the villagers ever met us
they might talk, and declare that met a
secret lover she laughed
IF you are ever recognized, which I
don't anticipate is probable. we can at
once change our place of meeting Al
present there is no necessity for chang
ing 1T
,''Then in the meantime I will exercise
my woman's diplomacy to effect peace be-
tween Ethelwynn and the Doctor she
said. 1T is the only way by which we
can, obtain security
For the life of me 1 can't discern the
reason of his GOODNESS towards her." re-
marked my dead patient.
He suspects her.
''Of what p,
Old Henry Courtenay grunted in dissat-
isfaction.
Hasn't she tried to convince him to
the contrary?" he asked. II was always
under the impression that she could twist
him round her finger-so hopelessly was
he in love with her.
$50 she could before this unfortunate
affair."
And that he suspects the truth
he's disinclined to have any more to do
with her-eh? Well" he added, latter
all it's only natural. She's not so devil.
ish clever as you, Mary, otherwise she
would never have allowed herself to fall
beneath suspicion. She must have some
how blundered.''
Tomorrow I shall go to town. she
said in a reflective voice. NO time should
be lost in effecting the reconciliation be-
tween them"
You are right he declared. ,,."You
should commence at once. Call and talk
with him. He believes SO entirely in
you. But promise me one thing, namely,
that you will not go to Ethelwynn,'' he
urged: 49,.
Because It Is quite unnecessary he
answered. You are not good friends:
therefore your influence upon the doctor
should be a hidden one. She will believe
that he has returned to her of his own
free will; and hence our position will be
she believes that you are interesting your
self in her affairs 1t may anger her. ..'
Tibet YOU suggest that I. should call
upon the doctor in secret and try and in
fluence him in her favor without her being
aware Of it,"
EXACTLY After the reconciliation is eff
fected you may tell her AT present; how
ever, it is not wise to show our hand. BY
Your visit to the doctor+you may be able
to obtain from him how much he knows,
and what are his suspicious. One thing
is certain, that with all his shrewdness he
doesn't dream the TRUTH -.
who would?" she asked with a smile.
"If the story were told nobody would be-
Heve it"
That's just it,! The 1ncred1bllity of the
whole affair Is what places us In such a
position of sueurity; for as long as lie low
and you continue to act the part of the
interesting widow nobody can possibly get
It the truth
st think I've acted my part we'll up to
the present" she said, land hope to con-
tinue to do SO. To influence the doctor
will be a difficult task I fear. But I'll do
utmost. because that by the
reconciliation Ethelwynn's lips would be
sealed"
"Act with discretion, my DEAR urged
the old man. But remember that Boyd
is not man to be trifled with-and as for
that accursed friend Of his Amber jew
ons, he possesses the ingenuity of the very
King of Darkness himself. .,#
Never fear,' she laughed confidently.
"Leave it to me-leave all to me-
And then agreeing that it was time they
went back they turned, retraced their
steps, and passing through the small gate
into the meadow were soon afterwards
lost to sight.
Truly my nights adventure had been
as strange and startling as any that has
happened to living man. for what I had
seen and heard opened up a hundred the
cries. each more remarkable and tragic
than the other, until I stood Utterly dunn