The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-12

In consequence we met on Monday
at naruely cross roads. on sunday
evening Laeehy had put IN an APP
pearhnce.
Lady Olivia and her father we're
both out AT the time.
After a merry burst % Is minutes
OF thereabouts We Killed alongside
the church yard wall az Upper ston-
ford. Then a thick driEKle set In.
and. not caring to hunt In a f0E. the
master decided TO take his hounds
home. Iaeeby and I followed his
example. and logged back to our
abode
At last the time came for us 20
iress for dinner at Burudean hall
That at least WAS a break In the mo-
notony. An hour later We were
bowling along through the mist IN a
dog cart. Iaceby handling the rib p
bous and I momentariiy wondsring
into which ditch he would dsecend
and how far Il waa to the nearest
hospital. and what chance there
would be Of getting there.
Iaeeby laughed and declared that
did not know what eNcitemsn,
was. / thought Of the sultan-the
knsbah--and the two spies who we're
watching me. and wondered what
he would say II he had been
through what had. or what was
even then experiencing
II live TO be a hundred I shall
not forget that evening. Heaven
knows how bitterly ashamed Of my
self felt
The duchess was a picturesque old
lady-With sflvery gray hair and the
kindest eyes I think | have ever
seen. She received me most kindly.
and noticed that when she spoke
o. her son, who had been my friend.
the tears rose IN her eyes. ! could
scarcely find pluck enough 20 look
her in the face. After a few min
utea the duke put IN an appearance
and we went Ia 20 dinner. escort
Cd the duchess. Laceby the Lady
Olivia. while the duke brought up
the rear with n lady I had never
seen before and whose name l had
failed to catch.
After dinner Lady olivia sang 20
us. Her voice was a beautiful one
and had been carefully trained.
Nov. Mr.. Gaveas0n." she said.
please sing to Us. ! know that you
do sing. Grenville often spoke OF ~
% Us"
In compliance with the request
went to the piano and started song
Al random. How I got through Il
nobody will ever know. Certainly
DO nos myself The whole thing
seemed such griHly mockery. n I
had possessed the pluck | would
have gone home and shot myself
there and then.
At last the evening came TO an
end and the dog-eart was ordered,
not. I can assure you. before ! was
ready for IT, Another hour. be-
ileve. would have killed me.
felt a. n / were being Htifled--
as n ! could not breathe.
We babe them good night.
You are precious quiet" said
Laceby. after We had passed tho
gates and we're bowling along the
hlghroad. Anything wrong7"
'Wrongg" / replied bitterly. NV
erything is wrongl However. that
need not worry you"
"Gan do anything 10 help
Not unleGs g0u are willing to
blow my brains out" / returned.
4 say. old fellow. you have got u
very badly tonight. and yet you
seemed happy enough an hour ago"
You thought 50. did you? II only
shows how easily people can be de-
celved never spent a worse even
Ing in my life"
During the next month We were
permitted. 20 soc good deal Of the
family at Burndean hall. both In
their own home and in the hunting
field. and for my part the more ]
saw Of them the more / detested
myself on account Of the work | had
sworn 10 do.
That close watch was being kept
upon me by the sultan's two spies
there could be no doubt though
where they were located ] could no.
for the life OF me discover. That
they reported on my movements 20
their fiendisn master could readily
h-lieve