The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-12-16
CHAPTER Xxx.

T Vas O'Clock when George left
Bawdsey. The tive Ind spoken
little OF the Newspaper paragraph
ss.,Spfsh mfg Ned them Of Lola's
-,,s.rae - Atty 1Sser name was NO
me Il sp ss BE esass % s! In tn,
IL Thef y1sr gave the year OF
Dock me sheet was torn, and
ynns N6ed 10 the year when
W nar1ed-or had bsen sup.
POSED t.STn5-Rosina Lockwood. Ant.
ms the explanation Of Lola's ab.
senSs from town. She had not neu
hon tAs RI uke of Brendon, but had
eHs 70 do I'm an injury by destroy.
mE the svid dnee OF his parents mar.
naso. This finally was the meaning
sf her Wild threat to Dorothy.
Brwdsey was much upset over the
hows. He would have fed immedi-
sssty to Wargrove but some special
Dssfnecs hept him In town. However.
70 pxrposed to go the next morning by
mo nsse train. But George was going
mat very day. Lola could not have
Known that his parents had been mar.
ned at Wargrove without having seen
MIS- jerseys confession wherein the
tncs Was probably mentioned. There.
fsr0 she must have obtained the con.
feSsfon IN some way. How she achiev.
cd this. George could not conjecture.
Then he thought of Lola's hot Spanish
blood, Of the stiletto-a peculiarly for.
efgn weapon-and shuddered. It oc.
Cured to him that Lola herself must
have stabbed the woman.
Ho found that train left Liverpool
street station for Southend Mt ten min.
utes past and that WargrOvS was
tiny rural town which could be reach.
ed IN an hour. Ever quick and ex.
pedft1ous In his movements, at the M.
1efxted time he was ON his way down
tAs country.
It was dull journey. It seemed
mat tho now town OF Wargrove was
tks place whsre the train stopped, but
cd warsrove was three miles distant,
nnd II was there that the parish
church was situated.
As 1t proved. there was no necessity
for George to go there. Lola was
stopping in the poIiceman's house prior
to her removal to the prison at
Chelmsford. Her attempt ut robbery
had been committed on the previous
day, and Brendon thought she woptS
have already been removed. How s,Sr,
he was informed that there W ,ome
delay owing to the illness e5f the
Chelmsford inspector, and therefore
Lola would have to remain in War.
grove for another twelve hours. Bren-
don was glad to hear this, as it would
save him IS o-.--'-s thanked
tho pofceman\ ned and
was directed bA 81 the house
OF his superior officer, which was on
the outskirts Of the town. George
soon found semi-detached house with
notice on 1t and on knocking ut the
door explained his errand to q brisk
little woman. She pursed up her lips,
locked inquisitiyely at him with bright
oyes ana called her husband. George
produced a sovereign, but the official,
although his eyes twinkled, hesitated
TO take the bribe. 1t was then that
Mrs. Policeman came to Brendon's as.
gfstance.
Nonsense, jeremiah" she said
briskly. LET tho young gentleman
see his young lady. She's dying to
have a sight Of him."
tits all very WELL" grumbled Jere.
niah. But tbs against the law"
q can be present at our interview
like"
- rnere, jeremiah, you can't have the
gentleman saying feirer than that"
Hero the sharp little woman nudged
kor husbands arms. This was q hint
for him to swallow his scruples and
take the sovereign. jeremiah agreed,
ana shortly the sovereign was In his
pocket and he was leading George to
back upstairs room.
Before introducing George to this
abode 1t struck Jeremiah that the pris.
oner had been inquired for as "the
young lady" He stopped Brendon al
the door. Might you know her
name. sirT
''she is the most celebrated dancer In
&2pd9n epd hsg. name y Lola vslez,'