The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27

GIotG H. HtUr Ea.E.N Hf|r
In the general exclamation OF STIR
prise at this, Olive met Dawleigll's
eyes fixed upon her. Did he suspect
anything?
The girl who had e:eaned the room
with her replied TO this that they
had left the things in the room and
called on Olive to bear this out.
That's just what I mean Who the
dickens would take them except him
self? YoI bet hos bolted!" cried Daw-
leigh. doEnatically.
The Wallets ann made Olive an
easy; and after dinner she resolved to
satisfy herself rs to whether he sis-
pected her. Merridew had evidently
used him to start the story of Purvis's
flight; they would know that she had
been the first to enter the room. find
ing means to unlock the door which
further. that she and the other girls
lad been the last to see the mans
clothes.
Each thing was In itself %insignifi-
cant: but all three together were suf-
.~ficient to start suspicion. She must
oe doubly on her guard, and must get
Purvis out of the house as soon as
possible.
Since the interview in which Olive
had refused to marry the valet and
had called him n blackmailer, he had
avoided her; but this afternoon he
showed a desire to reopen negotiations.
He followed her about pe~rsistently;
and she read this to mean that he had
had Instructions to watch her N
chose this as the least difficult course.
What is 1t ye're afther, Mr.. Daw-
leigh. hindherin' n body in her work2'
xI,a , plnJ ,yha,, che fnrr1 hercp1f i'm
abb to shake him off.
II want YOU to take back what YOU
said the other evening. Mollie."
"Arrah. an why should 1 be dom
that same?'
Il may have good reasons" he said,
knowingly.
W may have sinse in your head
she laughed. Intending to annoy him.
Nc an the others behave there's room
for it,
There may be something else in it.
too he retorted. sharply. You are
not the only one in the house that's
ciever. And people may be too clever
THAT $ not your uesase, ~ the same
token
II can put two an dtwo together. all
the same. And can guess who raised
all the row last night"
"a CtSS " sII, WuCSpeNeE II was. 81
Careful what you wish them, for
1t was yourself. Mollie. l saw you run
upstairs Just at the time. You'd better
take back that decision OF yours. l
don't want to get anybody into trou-
BILE: but I'm not the sort of man to
fool with
Olive laughed lightly. AN what
would ye be afther doin' wild that
loieo"
And i saw Who was setting every
body by the ears and soaring the wits
u of 'em afterward. And tien It was
you Who went into Mr.. Purvis's room
first this morning-thouSh tile door
was locked. And you We're the last
to be there before his clothes were
missing. Now. don't you think it'll
pay you 10 keep friends with me?
stroke me the right way and I'm as
easy as a kid glove; but rub me back
ward. and l a be devilish nasty"
An, now: ye wouldn't tell on n poor
girl. Mr.. Dawlefgh, would ye?"
Not II you tell me all about it."
She looked up and answered very
solemnly. We'll, thin, sure 1 murd-
hered tho gintlemdn mysflf and thin
tux way his clothes to make 1t appear
he'd run away
--N 49, cA'I : HdIluE o1lNS hup
CO Did we sit that far wild your two
an two, We bullyin' thafhe o. the
worrld,' she asked Indignantly, and
turned away.
Don't you think TO get out of 1T
IN that way" he said angrfly.
II We follow me about any more
III go to tn tnasther an tell him what
We said the other evenin. An now be
OH Wld yc, an don't worry me again.
wid thim sluintln' Dyes an ugly ferret
face o. your own"
And with this exceedingly blunt de-
claration of war She left MIN. But ho
persisted in keeping a. watch on her,
and turned up every now and then In
unexpected corners. He thus made II
impossible for her to get back to
f'urvis until the evening, when he was
sent for by his master.
She was with the liousekeeper when
she heard the message delivered TO
i'aWletgh and made up her mind to use
tho opportunity at once to release Pur-
VS.. If the valet had really seen lher
raise the alarm on the previous night
and told this to Merrfdew. she would
either be at once sent away from the
Manor or so close q watch would be set
on her that sho would be unable to get
10 Purvis.
The h~ousokecper detained her for a
minute or two. and the instant she got
away she ran TO the back staircase, in
lending to rush UP to her room and go
down by the secret stairway to the
prisoner. But 1t occurred to her that IL
she was being watched somo ono would
be sure to be on the LOOKOUT near her
room. She was afraid OF the Wallets
sinister spying eyes.
She decided thai 1t would be better
to face tho possibility OF dismissal.
III they packed her Off. she would tele-
graph to Mr.. Easement and return with
him and the police, and effect purvis's
rescue in than way.
She retraced her steps therefore.
i%oitercd III Tie servants hall, laughing
and chatting with the other maids,
while she waited to learn tho result OF
the Wallets Interview With Merridew.
He came back grumbIlng and ours
Ing his luck. His master was going
] away in a hurry, and a carriage to
take him to the station was to be ready
IN time to catch the London express.
He paid ne attention to Olive; and
when she sauntered out casually he
made no attempt to follow her. I'm
able to tell whether this was no moro