The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26
+ HE LADY EVELYN
BIZ MAX PEMBERTOlN.
Seventh Installment]
ICopyrght 1906 by Max Pembeon. All Right. Reserved

and the English lord. There was an
other with them. He is in prison now
The who was my father s. friend. Sir,
j come to England to give him iber-
Gavin was greatly interested. He
drained the little cup Of coffee, and,
filing pipe slowly, he said:
nWhat forbids your suecessf''
za1lony's son looked him straight in
:. "A 4 lady known to us-she may for
"You cannot mean the Lady Eve
e, win ast sesat & a.2 IN Ser 5 ea
when she is false to my friend, Count
Odin, I will kill her.
But that is nonsense. What has
she to do with it, Your affair is with
the earl !. l her father. Why do .y YOU
because there. is only one door BY
liberty. Let Georges Odin IS son marry
an i, Eng e and my government
! THAT is your view. Do you forget
/ his excellency 3 influenced Why should
he not petition the government at Buk-
Because, in that case, his own life
that never forgefs. I have told you so.
:. If Georges 0din were at liberty, he
would cross the world to find his enemy.
That is our nature. We love and hate
as an eastern people should. The man
who does us wrong must repay. who.
Eer yo es count T Sad an q Wife
That is why wish it. -
Gavin smiled almost imperceptibly.
It is quite clear that you know
little Of England" he said. This
language suits your own country very
vel Permit me tq say that it is ride die
any hand in your friend s imprison-
ment, which doubt, he is hardly likely
to be influenced by. threats. I should
say that you are going the wrong way
to work. As to. the Lady Evelyn, I
viii tell you that she will never be the
wife Of one of your. eountrymen. IF
and before you now. She is going to
marry me. It is just as well that we
should understand as much at onee'
The gypsy heard the news as one who
had expected to hear it. He smoked
for little while in silence. Then he
said:
admission. That which { thought It
necessary to tell 70! You at !, first, I must
trothed of my friend, Count Odin. L
remain in England as the guardian Of
his honor. If you are wise, you will
leave the house without further warn
ing. My friend is absent, and until he
is here I must speak for him. We do
not know you and wish you no harm.
Let this affair end as it began. You
would be foolish to do otherwise. -
Gavin heard the threat without any
sign Of resentment whatever.
LII -
Carpathians, not Of London he said,
with new note Of determination in his
tone. will answer you in my Eng
lish way. i have asked Lady Evelyn
to marry me, and she will do SO before
the year is out. That is final For
the rest, remind you again that you
are not in Bucharest. !"
ha Me rose, laughing, and offered his
Good night he said. ssThey win
be anxious about me at the CASTLE
was the Gypsy g turn to smile.
i have dealt fairly with you,'' he
said; for that which is now to come,
do not blame me when it comes.
Too late is often never replied
Gavin lightly; and with that he left
him.
The Gypsy girl, Diala, had ceased to
sing as he Quilted the tent and the rest
Of the encampment was in darkness.
But as he crossed the home park, a
burly figure upon black horse doomed
up suddenly from the shadows and there
was still moonlight enough for him to
recognize the earl.
Gavin sai gG'a e e hims s gypsy f Then he
knows that this brigand' IS son has
spoken to me-ah, | wonder!,
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