Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23


be brave Remember. you are an Ameri-
can woman. Your father has often told me
now YOU could ride with Indians or COWBOYS
and shoot with any miner in Colorado. A
ouiiy IKE Mostyu is always coward. IIft
up your heart and stand for every one of
your rights. You viii find plenty OF friends
TO stand with you" And with the words
she took her by the hands and-ysised her
70 her feet. and looked at her Nth such q
psamins courageous smile that Dora
caught Its spirit. and promised to insist
on her claims for rest and sleep.
when shall come again. DORA ?"
Not TIL ! send for you. Mother viii DO
in London next Wednesday at the Savoy.
intend to leave here Wednesday some time.
and may need you; will you conner
Surely both Tyrrel and l."
Then the time being on a dangerous line.
they parted But Ethel could think OF moth
Ing and talk OF nothing but the frightfui
change In her friend. and the Unceasing
misery which had produced II. Tyrrel
shared all her Indignation. The slow tor
ture OF any creature was an Intoerabie
crime In his eyes, but when the brutality
was exercised on woman, and on n cOun-
trywomsn, he was reused to the highest
pitch OF Indignation. When Wednesday ar
rived he did not leave the house, bat walt
cd with Ethel for the message they CONT
IDENTIFY expected. II came about O'Clock
urgent Imperative. entreating. Come. for
Gods sakel He will XIII me"
The carriage was ready. and in half an
hour they were at Mostyn Han. No one
/ answered their summons but they stood
listening and waiting. a shrill cry or pain
and anger pierced the silence IL was foi-
lowed by loud voices and confused noise
noise of many talking and eNclaiming
Then Tyrrel no longer hesitated He opened
the door easily and. taking Ethel on his
arm. suddenly entered the parlor from which
the clamor came Dora stood like an en-
ragged pythoness. her eyes blazing with pas
sion.
Sect she cried as Tyrrel entered the
rnsa nd grn ali Bav
and pointed to her shoulder from which the
lace hung in shreds, showing the white
flesh; red and bruised. where Mostyn had
gripped her. Then Tyrrel turned TO Mostyn
who was held tightly I'm the grasp Of hts
gardener and coacnman, and foaming with
"a rage that rendered his explanation almost
inarticulate. especially as the three women
servants gathered around their mistress
added their ratings and lnvectives TO the
general confusion.
THE witch! The cat-faeed woman he
screamed. She wants TO go to her motheri
Wants TO play the trick she killed Basil
Stanhope with She shall notl She shall
notl will kill her first! She is mad I Will
send her to an asylum She is a little DEVIL
I Will send her to hell Nothing is bad
enough-nothing-
Mr.. Mostyn said Tyrrel.
''Out of my housed What are you doing
here? Away This is my house! out Of Il
Immediately"
Dora. put on your hat and cloak, and
come home with us
II am waiting for Justice Manningham,
she answered with a calm subsistence or
passion that angered Mostyn more than her
reproaches. Il have sent for him. He viii
be here In five minutes now. That brute
pointing to Mostyn-'must be kept under
guard TIL l reach my mother. The magiss
trate will bring a couple Of COASTAL les with
him."
This is plot. then! Lou hear ~ You,
You. Tyrrel Rawdon, and you. Saint Ethel,
are in It, all here on time. A plot, / sayi
Let me loose that I may strange the cat
faced reature. Look at her hands-they
are already boodyf'
At these words Dora began to sob pas
sic tely, the servants, one and all. 20
comfort her OF to abuse Mostyn. and In the
height OF the hubbub Justice Manningham
entered with two constables behind him.
take charge of Mr.. Mostyn." he said TO
them. And as they laid their big hands on
his shoulders the Justice added you will
consider yourself under arrest, Mr.. Mostyn."
And when nothing else could COW Mostyn
he was cowed by the law. He sank almost
fainting into his chair, and the justice
listened TO Dora's story and looked indig-
nantly at the brutal man when she showed
him her torn dress and bruised shoulder.
II entreat your honor. she said. 10 per-
NIT me to go to my mother who is now IN
London" And he answered kindly, You
shall go. You are in a condition only a
mother can help and comfort AS soon as
have taken your deposition you shall go.
No one paid any attention to Mostyns
disclaimers and denials. TIE justice saw
the state of AFFAIRS. Squire Rawdon and
! Mrs Rawdon testified TO Doras ni-usage;