Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

| In few moments he knocked at Henry
| Vivan's door and was admitted.
The young man had now reached con-
vaescence but still kept his room. A fire
was burning and Vivian rose and lighted
a lamp.
! Come in he said. IT cannot sleep.
suppose you can't either. Dan. Well an
hour or two more and you're in her arms!
Be cautious and get back before the house
Is stirring. Put that soup on the fire and
give me cigarette. 1 wish you could take
your wife some good news; but we'll hope
the good news may come from her. You
know what my fathers opinion is. He be-
lieves in you stoutly, and will not raise
finger against you. But of course, he thinks
| L left you in TOBACCO"
Dan waited for his master to finish speak
ing, and then told him what had happened.
Sweetland was so impressed with this new
peril now sprung upon him that he had not
| thought how the story of Sim would strike
| another listener. But Vivians attitude was
naturally of sort to relieve the innocent
| men not little.
"Of all the Internal scoundrels I ever
! heard. this knave is the worst" he cried
| But there's no time to waste. We must
strike Instantly, or it may be too late.
Even now precious time has been wasted
Confound my weakness! 1 can't help YOU
| VIII you wake John. or Hockaday, or are
| you equal to tackling him single handed?'
Tackling Sim? or course can do it. sir
| Come to think of it, he ought to be thrash
| ed for thrash!ng my old father. But what
good will a thrashing do?"
| None. don't mean that. Only he must
! be made fast before he can take any steps
| against you. / must see him. Go! Go! 1t
was madness to leave him. Bring him to
| me. and IL he refuses to come shout and
| rouse the house"
| Sweetand started instantly but his mas
ter called him back
| Take this pistol he said. This mans
a thousand times more dangerous than you
/ dream of. Either mad or sane, II would
be better for you to be in cage with a
| tiger than with him. II he touches you
| fire on him-and fire first II he obeys
you bring him here and let him walk in
| front OF you. Be Quickv
| Dan took the weapon and hurried back
to Sims ROOM but 1t was empty. For a
moment he stood staring round it, and. in
| that silence he heard horse gallop out of
| Vfvian's fears were confirmed. and Titus
| had made first move in the grim game
| that was now to be played.
Dan rushed back with his news
| You were right. sir; he's gone-just gal
loped out OF the yard. He's of to the
| police stationr'
] Not he" answered the other Run for
your life-or her life-your wife. Dan!
| you'll find him. Fly-take my horse; but
I'm afraid he has: and. II SO. you'll never
catch him. Nothing we've got will overtake
| my gelding."
But his last words were spoken to air,
| for Dan. albeit he had been slow to rouse
| was indeed alive at last. In two minutes
he had left the house. There was no diff
| fculty. for the doors stood open as Sim had
left them. But Vivian's fast hack was
not In the stable. and nothing else there.
under Dams heavy weight. stood the small
est chance of catching 1t.
| The first tremor of dawn was in the
sky, and Its ghostly ray touched circle
OF plate glass. The glass belonged to the
great front lamp of Henry Vivian's new
motor car. and II stood there. the incar-
nation of sleeping strength and speed.
| There was no time to ask leave OF return
| to the house. but Daniel knew his mas
ter's only regret would be that he could
not accompany him. He understood the
great machine well. and had already driven
1t on several occasions. 1t was of forty
horsepower and easily able to breast the
steep activities that stretched between
Middlecott Court and the Moor; but the
road was dangerous. and good horse had
power to proceed more swiftly over half
of the ground than any vehicle on wheels.
Once in the Moor. however. 1t might be
possible to make up lost ground. For four
or Ave miles Daniel calculated that he
could drive the car many times as fast
as a horse could gallop. Thus he might
get even with Sim at the finish.
AS quickly as possible he lighted the
lamp. set the motor In motion and went
upon his way. AS he departed he hooted
loudly that Henry Vivian might know the
thing he had done.