Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

Did you say Ropes was waiting for you outsider"
asked,
And my car is still in the garage where put til?
Yes; but you are not in a fit state for Journey
If YOU could YOURSELF
"Oh, I know I'm nightmare apparition,' 1 cut
in; but when l am shaved and"
The trip would kill YOU
g 1t would kill me not to take it"
We looked at each other for moment; then Dick
said, "All right. Come on. l know what you feel
But what about that old reprobate up stairs?'
III wait for you here while you take up some
food and leave it in the room We can't waste time
in Granada on his account. I'll tell my story, and
you tell yours to the police in Madrid after L
after have done what | am going there to do.
" How long drive is t?' Dick asked resignedly
Its about two hundred and seventy miles. If
start by one or two, bar accidents, we ought
to be in Madrid by noon
The royal bull fight is tomorrow" answered
Dick. although the wedding is next day, and the
invitations have been out for fortnight, Carmona
and Lady Monica are bound to be there, it is
royal invitation show; that means command
VERY we'll" said l. Since it may be difficult
to reach her in Madrid as in Seville and Granada,
shall wait outside the entrance to the bull ring, and
she is about to go m she shall see me and hear the
whole truth. Don't look as if you thought it would
do no good, Dick if she has promised to marry Car
in spite of all, it is because he has made her
think he ruin if she refuses. Pillars instinct
is right, know and now for the first time under
stand why Car1nona didn't denounce me to the
police as Casa Triana, when Monica refused to keep
her engagement with him. as am she did No
doubt he told her lies shat could be imprisoned
for years. perhaps And his wounded hand-what
an opportunity for him. All, he wouldn't waste it.
He has made her believe stabbed him in the cathe
dral that night. How plausible And as he has been
very ILL., Can't you imagine what her fears for me
must have been? Dick, regard her coming mar
rage as a proof of love- not of indifference
. l am ready to agree with YOU said Dick; but
you riskng your life to prove it.
'Nonsense!'' | answered The thought that
am free, that 1 going to her and that at last
have Carmona in my hand, will give me strength
enough to get through.
Dick raised his eyebrows. but did not He
was collecting bread and meat a plate to leave
for the up stairs.
Five minutes later out of the house and
in the street In front of the millers premises Ropes
was walking up and down He did not say much
when he that Dick had companion; but as he
wrung the hand l held out to him l heard him
breathing hard and he swore under his breath when
he my face by the light of a street lamp
1t the look on his which made realize as
Dicks persuasions had not, that l must delay long
enough to be made again into some semblance of a
man. An hour more before getting on the road
would not endanger success, though it would try
my patience. quarter of a miles walk to the
garage was sharper test of my strength than
would confess; but when Ropes had reused the
Waterman, filled the good old Gloria with petrol, and
started her up the hill, the rush of pure night air
gave me life
At the hotel we walked in without waking the
doing concierge. Dick made take his things;
and when between us, had finished my toilet, he
admitted that was not SO appalling an object as he
nad tnouSnt. he changed MS wet clotneS, lelC a
for the landlord, and it not yet two o'clock
when we started Ropes driving, Dick with me in
the tonneau.
To Madrid, top speed, quickest way!" the
word; and hoped for nonstop run, near it as
possible.
The quickest way was by Jaen, road which none
of us knew, and the start sky obscured by dark
clouds which heraded summer thunder storm. AS
Ropes steered the Vega toward that gap in the
mountains which is the door of the north there
a waterspout of rain the roof Thunder drowned
motor, a flash lightning
other moment dimmed the flying circle of Our acety-