Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

TYT vas 4 o'cioc,, when George lef;
BawdScy. The two had spoken
IL little of the newspaper para graph
which Informed them of Lola's
cscapade. Although her name was moi
mentioned there was no doubt in the
mind of HrcndoM that she was the cu
prit. The newspaper gave the year OF
the book when the sheet was torn, and
that correspondent TO the year whca
Percy Nane marrcd-or had been SUP.
posed to marry-Kosina Lockwood And
tins was the explanation Of I.ola's all.
sence from town. She had not fed
from the rebukc of Brendon. but had
gone TO do him an injury by destroy
ing the evidence of his parents mar
rage. This finally was the meaning
of her wild threat TO Dorothy.
Eawdsey was much upset over the
news. He would have fed immedi-
ately to Wargrove. but some special
business kept him in town. However.
he purposed TO so the next morning by
the first train. But George was going
that very day. Lola could not have
known that his parents had been mar
ried at Wargrovc without having seen
Mrs. Jerseys confession wherein the
fact was probably mentioned. There
fore she must have obtained the CON
fesSion in some way. How she achiov-
ed this. George could not conjecture
Then he thought OF Lola's hot Spanish
blood. of the stiletto-a peculiarly for.
eign Weapon-and shuddcrcd 1t oc.
CURED 10 him that Lola herself must
have stabbed The woman.
lie found that "A train left Liverpool
street station for Southend ut ten min.
utes past = and that Wargrove was
Il tiny rural town which could he reach.
ed in an hour Ever quick and OK.
peditious in his movements, ut the ap.
pointed time he was on his way down
the country.
1t was dull journey 1t seemed
that the new town of WargrOve was
the place where the train stopped, but
Old Wargruvc was three miles distant
and it was there that the parish
church was situated.
As it proved, there was no necessity
for George to go there. Lola waa
stopping in the policeman's house prior
to her removal to the prison al
Chelmsford. Her attempt at robbery
had been committed on the previou.
day, and Brcndon thought she woull
have already been removed. However
he Was informed that there was sont
delay owing 10 the illness of the
Chelmsford Inspector and therefore
I .,1. a
grove for another twelve hours. Rren
don was glad to hear this. as il would
save him long journey. He thanked
the policeman who had explained an1
was directed by the man II the house
of his superior officer. which WIS OF
the outskirts of the town. George
soon found semi-detached house Will
notice on it and on knocking ut the
door explained his crrapd To brisk
little woman. She pursed up her lips
looked inquisitively at him with bright
eyes and called her husband. George
produced II sovereign. but the official
although his eyes twinkled, hesitated
to take the bride. " was then that
Mrs. Policeman came to Brendon's as.
sistance.
Nonsense, Jeremiah" she said
hrisky. Let the young gentleman
see his young lady. She's dying Ia
have II sight OF him
ITS all very we'll grumbled .Iere
miah. "Rut it's against the law"
''fou can he present at our interview
if you like
There jeremiah, you can't have the
gentleman saying faircr than that
Here the sharp little woman nudged
her husbands arms. This was n hint
for him to swallow his scruples ami
take the sovereign. jeremiah agreed,
and shortly the sovereign was in hi
pocket and he was leading George "a
back upstairs room.
Before Introducing George TO tbs
abode it struck jeremiah that the pris'
oner had been inquired for as the
young lady" He stopped Brendon nc
the door. might you know her
name, SIR"
she is the most celebrated dancer In
London, and her name is Lola Nelez,