Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-06-04

vivid fear that the prolonged horror
of this night expedition had killed
him. But each time he raised his
head and met Franks solicitous gaze
with stony eyes that babe sympathy
stand off be silent, and sank back into
his old attitude, his head a little on
one side. as if listening intently to
some CHASTITY story told by the rattle
and the roar of the train. At a sta
ton where they had to change trains,
Frank saw that Crosmont and The wo-
man with the limping gait got silently,
and with no sign OF recognition, into
the same carriage. They had but a
few minutes to wait, and then on they
went again, pursued, all enduring the
maddening bumpety-bump, bumpety-
of slow train, that strives by an
extra amount of jolting and rafting
and pursy effort to delude the passen-
gers into the belief that they are going
at more than blackberry-gath
pace. Frank found himself counting
the revolutions of the wheels, making
calculations about them, getting fran
tically into unmanageable millions and
billions, all to a horrible wordless
dirge, in which every engine-shriek
every rush of another train as it passed
them. made note OF weird and mourn
full melody. When he found by his
watch, and by sudden increase of
speed in the rate o. travel, that they
were drawing near Liverpool, his ex-
element reached a point at which he
found it difficult to keep still. 1t was
with a shock that he heard Lord Kill
domains voice addressing him in harsh
and strident tones:
You know that we shall soon be in
now?"
yes, your lordship."
You know my errand there is not a
pleasant one?"
yes, | know that"
Would you prefer to wait for me at
the station, or will you accompany
me?"
81 will accompany you"
Are you prepared for what you will
see?" asked Lord Kildonan, after
pause, fixing upon him his light grey
gimlet eyes.
Frank hesitated. 81 think so, Lord
Kildonan. | have q strong hope also
that your suspicious will prove to be
worse, far worse, than the truth" he
said at last, in low voice.
Lord Kildonan gave a short, grating
laugh
"Oh, no, not worse than the truth; l
will answer for that. You will come
with me to the end, them"
Eyes, my lord, if [ may"
"May?" he echoed grimly, yet with
plaintive note in his voice. ooh,
yes, you may bear part of my griefs if
you will; | am not selfish"
And he said no more until the train
drew in at the Lime Street Station.
Knowing in what part of the train the
two persons on whose track they we're
had Travelled, they found it easy to
watch them into close cab and
then, without being seen, to take a
hanson themselves and direct the
driver to follow at little distance. AS
the woman crossed the platform. Frank
watched her narrowly, and his spirits
rose higher and higher as ne noticed
again the slight limp in her gait, and
grew every moment more certain that
Lord Kildonan, for his own happiness.
for everyone's happiness, had been
tricked, and was following the wrong
woman. Should he prepare linn now?
Frank thought, as they got into the
cab.
Lord Kildonan," he began, with
some diffidence, ARE you quite certain
of the identity of both the people we
are following?"
But. his suggestion received no en-.
couragement. for his companion
answered very drily.
quite certain
And Frank saw that he must leave
events to enlighten him.
They were driving down towards the
docks, through low part of Liverpool.
along dark streets lined with small
narrow houses, of evil aspect and evil
name. There was little traffic in these
unsavoury byways of a city which is
the very capital of vulgarity and ugli-
ness; the few foot-passengers they
passed in this silent quarter seemed to
shuttle by cautiously in the darkness,
or else to glide along the ill-paved
streets with suspicious haste. More
and more certain grew Armathwaite
every moment that it was not the bril-
liant, dainty Lady Kildonan they
were following. Whatever the errand
might be which brought her on mys-
FERROUS night-visits to Liverpool, it
would not be to this noisome labyrinth
of narrow, closesmelling streets and
shabby houses, with secrets of sin and
wretchedness stamped on their physi-
ognomy, that the luxurious lady would
come. The cab, which was some dis
lance in front of them, stopped in
street as dark and narrow as the rest,
but in which few houses, larger than
the others, with doorways that had
once been imposing and handsome,
told that they had formerly occupied a
better pOSitiOO in tho world r.,