The Washington herald., 1906-10-31

81 Wis JUST De1Atllul 10 mt SIT ee-iN
that as soen as father and the prince
have gone We will have a lovely time TO-
gether and she was 80 kind, so sweet,
my lord. I eouldD't leave her. could To-
Cressingham conceived a sudden hope,
Blu; IL don't ask you TO come with ms,
Desire. would you help me 10 go away
=; ouce?"
She looked Up at him eagerly. "oh, yes.
my loTd-but --'
But what. dear?'
You would promise me If you escape
no; ever 70 do anything 70 hurt mother.
wouldn't you?"
The man smiled and prepared to lie.
My dear Desire. certainly. You help me
of, and I'll gell you what ! shah dc. /
shall return secretly and take you. your
mother, and Miss Elliott away with ms,
Thea We shall all so 10 England and live
there happily Together"
"oh, how lovely cried the girl; If
only it eould be done"
1t could easily be done, Desire. said
Cressingham artfully. but you would
have to be very careful after am gone,
and say nothing TO your mother Of otsr
plans. You see she might-indeed. Tn
sure she would-tell your grandfather
everything. for she is very frightened OF
MIN, and then all hope would be gone.
" hat ! shall do is this. I have a yacht,
the Sea Hawk II is called; I'll bring my
yacht near the island. but 50 that II cant
be seen-then I'll steal into the bay IN
tie dead CT night, 10 your boathouse, in
q little electric launch. I'D swim under
meath the door and pin a piece Of red
cloth onto the platform. When you see
that you will know that 7 aave been here,
and the next night at midnight you mus.
somehow SET your mother end Miss El-
lott down to the beach. I'll &c there,
and We'll make your mother come with
Us, and well all go quietly of 10 my
yacht Then vel steam straight 70 Eng
land; and neither your grandfather nor
anybody else viii ever know what has be-
come OF you"
Desires eyes shone Ike stars at this
proposal All that would be perfect
happiness she gasped.
II is all so easy, 50 perfectly simple
said the man.
Except your escape" the girl sighed
out, sudden despaiTing cadence in her
voice. ITO do all you have said Il would
be necessary 20 fy from the island, for
gTandtathe Is 50 dresdfullv wise You
see, If sou were 10 take the silver boat,
or one OF the other two big ones, he would
know at once, and he would be alarmed.
He has been often alarmed lately. He
would send cable for his yacht, and
tlen long before you could return here he
would have taken Us al away 20 some
other horrible island. perhaps more hor-
rinl- Island than his
Cressingham saw his fine chateau On
Espagne fading into thin air All" he
cried, what q pity the prince and your
father leave to-day
But they don't rot till tomorrow
morning. cried the girl
What cried the man, sharply. how
is tLate"
Well, father never intended 70 leave
until to-morryw, and the prince viii not
go uatl he does, he uates him very much.
and be can't even bear 10 sec mother
talking 70 him."
oh. I see. Desire. with q little luck
and your help / shall b. able to escape"
Crsssingham was shaking with excite
mCnr
"Bu; how, tel ne quickly" cried the
girl
you must try to steal q boat from one
Of the yachts. Arrange &c 50 ttat &c will
appear az though the current had taken
it TO SEA.
The g.rl stared at HIM wide-cyed. The
=
al The better, Think. Desire think
tliak how it can DC done
His excitement communicated itself 10
her. and the girls slender frame was
presently quite d-tTembic,
I can't tell she gaspcdi they would
see ne; / couldn't DO it,
Think Desire
might borrow a boat and pretend 10
50 fishing ] sometimes 50 nshilg quite
alone"
yes, Desire.
And I N ght pull out 70 sea and lana
outside the bay. There is "a little beach
beyond the neck OF land not a half mile
from here. Then I could return and take
YOU there IN the dark, and you could es-
cape IN the boat. then would come back
and pretend to the sailors that / was too
weary 20 row back into the bly and pre-
tend [ had left the beat moorcd 70 the
beach. ana when they went 90 fetch 2,
they would think It had been washed from
lis mo0viEgs and carried oUg TO sea.
Desire y0u are q ssuius''
am 80 glad sou arc pleased my
lo.d."
PLEASED my dear. could kiss you
/ am 80 pleased cried Jir man.
IS he spoke the words there smote on
their ears a loud. clangiug echo as OF an
iron door violently Jared The girl turn
Cd pale az death. and stared, terror-struck,
aI Cressingham- what Is itc' lie NUT
tered.
Grandfather. The echo was repeated,
and q voice faint with distance bat uu-
ulist2kIbiy passionate. GTisd "Dosirs-
where are you? Desire,
Tire girl pointed quickly to q maze ut
columns that siopcd upward into tiny.
narrow passage.
"SGueeze yourself ia there. she whis-
pcred ut looks small bur % Is really
quite roouly. He may dud his way here"
Scarcely waiting uulil The man had diSdp-
pe7red. she caught up the light and hur-
rjed down the path. but moment after
ward Cressiugbam heard her stop and
q tcsty voice cXclaim. What the devil
are sou doing here nzy dos eh?'
Nothing grandfather
oh. Of course. back YOU 81. vou young
IMP. lucky ! sew your light: when
ncihiag ls urged as an excuse there Is
generally reason for investigation
Really, grandfather-
Back. I sly- The voice was now
shout How dare you handy words with
nae,
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