New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-29

The stranger. who was standing BY Miss St
Au6yn's chair. evidently in friendly converse with
her. came forward on seeing the others approach
Pray forgive my intrusion. Captain Feilding
but friend Of yours. whose card bring. thought
you might be kind enough TO give me halliday
on your water above the bridge here.
Fielding. thinking it well not to be TOO bland or
gracious. looked az the card rather dOubtfClly.
All. yes Major Polwhele. Of the Marlsnire. ne
muruured. Il should be glad 10 Oblse any friend
OF Polwhele's but the truth is my small water has
been rather overtislsd lately Ii YOU Will take a
seat for a moment I viii glance over my list OF
those who have leave already"
The angler. II such he was, banked Fielding
effusIveiy. and at once s,ste,. --imself- II ne
wished to talk not to hsh. he had not begun badly
would seem. Had Fielding been unwarned. he
might have accepted his visitor slightly over
dressed tourist anxious TO try his span new creeI
and hybook As it was he shared without fully
indorsing, Evelyn suspicious
While he glancing at his tablets. Miss St
Aubyn burst forth suddenly.
"Oh, I see from your paper. Ambrose. that the
wretChed convict VINO escaped fortnight aso is
still at large. II makes one nervous to think
of IL"
Miss St. Aubyn could hardly have given a
smarter shock to the little party, yet after the
first instant. Ambrose was minded 10 welcome IT,
For her perfect innocence was most convincing,
and Evelyn wound up 10 face any tnlnS. pore ti5
ordeal without nlhcAlnS. MgIeOssL, Lgsp'e w
strangers ready assumption OF nOncnalance' IhSle
eyes. FeildIng knew now that they were at nand
Not caught yet. Miss St. Aubyn7.,, EVEN Sc
Joined with perfect cOoness We'll. don't th1nH
ySq need De nF[ g6n k6 Ryx 6o 10 thank Captain
Fielding for showing his place TO stranger. she
Ambrose. seeing that she wished to make clear
the newuess OF their acquaintance answered.
= nam am happy. to do So Mrs MeEinstry Ny
tage if the cousin you spoke of would Ike to have
E"SThahk YOU I should be glad TO see it,
It's dear Little place SO rGSqI ana Gn9 raB
ar t1ffn1 FeiidfnE is not leaving Vet. we nope"
80 he rels me'-E.SeIyu turned politely 70 her
host-'and that makes my visit seem quite uh-
considerable. fear" $500, ,.-..,..
As s' TO the fishing ticket. Mr. On.
nraT do1t trou6ie about that Yet Might rest
here for few minutes while y2G are .ss1 s5d
VA ant 00Ireenty 10 ask your housekeePer. II may
~ This Was sfai move: but the mans nan o T9 i5
opponents were fully alive 70 y 1ney n@o t az
least intention OF letting MIN WandeI ltJ S1
bage garden with Mrs. PengeIy OF ABOUT the S'a'i'
The later now appeared. touching his foreoek
You was calm for l. CIR a 2eISvec Fielding
rsr6arked 10 Mrs McKinstry, and II strucH me me
that you Eoud saiE is~ 10 the Manor HOUSE for
thank o y2u coItGge veil 'T not Sc vacant
FoIr or five weeks did you say?
no. no. july. please Ambrose put IN MISS d.
A13 ELL wen say July + Them 9,,s,,, r,o, half
Mrs McKinstry scrubbed TaPialy suPGn1 ~ 70
sheet Of notepaper- and hahueu IT, '''-00
20 Please give that butler who s is laid IS,{ up
+-IsTS 81 sent of to Tavistock at once. - ,
The words really written upon 'ne P'De'
Keep this lad With YOU Do not let MN wat SfaT
,,o,Ir room until I return. on any preteAI "49'
eyeEE conzpirators breathed more freely as young
ne iss 66aared through the garden gate There
rev~ai0sd but two persons from NlOIL .a-'s -
a4 me- th iatter Was now summoned and told or as
let Mrs McKinstry see the whole cot{ tIsFsb
,bs1a.s no hurry-I shall De sending you INTO IaVs
togs TF MS MI Johnston would have been glad
sliD away with vis 5Tt fPeiidinF whose man
Se- had thawed latterly. kept him IN cIosg SGI
,-srsation going carefully with many many Itt-t-;-y
Irys return Fielding said casually 70 her guidei
s S1a tell 1Fs''n'0n o''as ~ now At
81 Aubyn and the aporlb OF tne ol5GIs, '' ~ 80 =
nag So ,-etIas Evelyn feIt-a perfectly iudicious
move Fielding part mus L2 he no secrecy
oboTt his departure. while. on the Other 1anI, e.
ne rro0< contrive interview with him i Es
moment too was well chosen Jonnsyoi' Tssri7- a
~ .Hf LED nv Mrs McKnstry's beauty. was oy
no means az his best in point OF keenneSs OF I@c-
Hewlett well chosen not. II was morlent or
roartebaI,ing anxiety. When the sound OF WtleeLS
S Fer streaming ears. Evelyn's knees Fen.
tIed. the scene went dim 70 her kaLsi 10 -S,iys5
no. she must fall. but in few SECONDS reslTl
,Irdar the Influence Of Feildings calm tones he
- NJ ming the cob and saving quite caSldlly
ey6u'U drive Mrs. PeuEeuy into the S2v,I-, -
,anion and II her shopping IS much Pro'oH5en SoN
had better put up the cob. -,.- -,,-
As Trevanion touched MS nat 1Vii4i'''-l '
INJURED Civillv 20 MS host -, e - III 4s-,u1y
sor,-ant Won have had him for years, eNptrI.
Fielding couspicuously Uuthiu man.