The Washington herald., 1907-12-01

away with her. whether I liked Il or not;
SO instead OF going 20 my room. as she
/ had told me 90 do. while she was talking
TO Miss Stanley, whom she sent for, ]
ran straight out OF the house. just as I
tam. without waiting TO bring away any
/ thing az all / had my purse I'm my
pocket. with nearly - in IL, and az first
/ thought 1 would so TO Mrs Mortimcr's,
/ but then 7 decided To try 10 catch the
train You were going 10 take from Liver
/ pool street. just as you asked me To-
| AUd'-Shc gave soft little Sigh % reSiS-
nation ana apOIogy-"and here I am
James Ince was reassured as TO her
good sense long before she had reached
/ the. end of her story. Her simple conf
/ dence in s.. Quintln. her bold front when
she had learned the truth about the peo-
Z pie she WAS with. made it clear that she
WAS, although very ignorant Of the world.
not by any means the fool Madame Le-
/ blanc had called her.
You've done just the right thing" he
| said, "and II YOU viii only be as courage
GUS with Leblanc as YOU have been with
/ his wife. you may be able TO help both
| St Quintin and me. It's very unpleas-
ant thing for all Of us. of course. and
/ especially for you. But as YOU must see
now THAI you have no cause whatever
/ for gratitude to these people who have
/ simply made a tool Of YOU and used your
beauty in a most infamous way TO en-
rich the selves. I hope you'll stand up
on the right side. and help to bring them
10 Justice"
She shuddered-
Il will-for Massey's sake" she said
In weak little voice. But. even now
/ t'at ] know. IL seems dreadful 10 help
ags inst the people one looked upon rs so
= od and generous"
Wei. 1 only hope we shan't have
{ reason 10 think them worse than YOU
/ suppose said James Ince, in a warning
voice
/ lie was in a state of great anxiety
about his friend, and wanted to warn
the girl that she might have more dread
ful particulars to learn about her sup
/ posed relations.
Perhaps. however. now that. her imagi-
nation was once roused. she realized this
/ better than he supposed possible. She
was very silent throughout the long
! journey. for the most part sitting back
with her eyes closed as if asleep But
I James lnce felt sure that it was only a
| pretense and that her thoughts were busy
all the time.
When they drew near Doncaster they
both began TO discuss the possibility Of
I their finding Leblanc and St. QUintin at
the station to meet them.
1t may be-" suggested Ince. that the
telegram was sent to be shown 10 St.
Quintin. TO induce him, for some reason
or other, TO come 20 the station. If so.
Leblanc viii be immensely surprised TO
see that you have really come"
However. when they reached Doncaster
and got out of the train they found no
body tn re whom they knew. and after
a short consultation, as the girl refused
TO be left at a hotel. James Ince engaged
fly TO drive them to Densley.
He put her inside and got on the seat
beside the driver, as a better post Of OBJ
! servation.
He had scarcely done so when he was
accosted by a tall man in a long over
coat. who touched his cap and said:
Beg pardon. Mr. Ince but could
speak to you a minute. sir2"
/ Ince, recognizing 70 his surprise the
footman, Saunders. jumped down and lis
tened 10 the mans story.
I've got the sack, sir. not many min
utes after you went away Madame she
comes TO me in a towering passion. said
| she had been ruined through my letting
you into the house and sends me about
| my business. So I only just waited TO
learn two things; one that she was going
to make tracks herself for the continent,
and the other that Miss Densley had run
away I soon saw where the young lady
lad run 20. for sine came up 10 Liverpool
street by the same train. I got into the
I train you came by, sir. and I've come
! to ask you TO take. me on if you can make
| me useful, seeing it's through you. il
may make so bold. ] lost my place"
All right; I'll find a use for YOU, II
you'll do as I tell YOU. We shall have TO
tackle Leblanc presently. ands I shall be