The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19

OURNAL FICTION SUPPLEMENTS SATURDAY, S
that you how that bird Of prey
OUT he began abruptly he turned back the girl
looking at her she sank YEARLY Eve
had traitor among u.s.
Truros2' she asked with startled up
None other than your wounded hero on whom have
been lavhing kindness the last You
prised Well I not suspected from the first"
Maya very pale. IT surprised, she
wered quietly tho her voice shook because do not be-
.eYou think me a liar?'
81 think you mistaken"
II tell there's question of mistakes suspected
before Now know My own ears, own eyes have had
the proof
THAT is exactly you
taking uncle his evening woods,
him safely going by door,
when, to surprise, strange
imping round the the house with
startled fortunately stranger
not seemed to notice from where come She
ing, and I would have Miss
Truro that deeply
stranger breach good faith but called
frightened stopped,
out that the old gypsy teller,
come long to tell for something that
had happened.
ct seemed that the gypsy been out here yesterday
or the day before having been on the tramp and asking
for something gave
wanted and reward had her told
warned her that trouble coming to house thru
stranger young man.
What nonsense,r cried Maya, great eyes flashing
impatient IF that is all you go upon
Tt is not all. Miss Truro the away
her not brother disapproved gypses
But this evening she dsobeyed and because
overheard something in the Village
made her think danger threatened this houseperhaps
burglary And it is true the gypsies
This by telling fortunes
few silly girls in the village spending
earnings at the Inn there when her sharp
caught spoken table near
her. He's got himself housed Farm
them said and he contriyed to send a message bv the
Wha
nothing less than blue Maltese
bit Of ribbon and pinned to the fellows coat He's anxious
to be off he's accomplished wants. he
help US in and we must help him OUT
struck the woman as strange and because
Miss Truro had been kind her again
tell her story and give the warning
(Which is nothing-nothng, Indignantly cried MAYA
wait! How could old gypsy tramp know anything
about Maltese part of
genuine? you had my well as ears for
witnesses. The broke in Miss
explanation, her impressed deter
mined to go up to reakspear he calls himself and atc
his face when asked question two
house by the side dark in passage,
hardly was inside when someone ran looked
the door discover was, you
moonlight about follow when noise
upstairs as if chair had been upset Then knew that
Breakspear must be moving Something
afoo and instead Of
following you anything the matter that you
should gone in haste resolved to wait.
did wait and not in vain for minutes
when there sounds overhead-footfalls creaky
boards and the tap, tap OF
Il stood still, close against the wall steps
slowly stairs along passage was well
who coming but that it Breakspear.
else could it be from direction? sure
that he taking advantage of having unexpected
ly alone after dark to give the Slip"
you always put the worst Interpretation everything
connection with him!" the girl exclaimed.
"There but Interpretation put action.
He had pretended to to
disarm suspicion could wholly nine
had told him that he would must
prove his good faith before could believe
evidence against This way took to prove it.
He stealing out Of sheltered him
like thief in the night. He the
darkness that his shoulder almost hear
him breathe, but made no sign He
which had left Unattached Then followed and
the moonlight showed that deceived It
was Breakspear, moving cautiously and slowly
slowly cautiously Also his wake, keeping to the
house in the shadow What him come
towards this North Wing spy, did
not do 1t ne had he would not be alive moment"
What did he do? Maya question mechanical
R Even now she did not believe Breakspears reachey
He turned the of the and
peered all about to being watched
followed. Then straight the gates which
instead of being barred ought at this
time Of night