Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

and then went out.
I'm sure. Oh, Milcent, who it be-"
Il don't know
Il feel it is Maurice. 1t must be Maurice! He
must have come back from Paris.
Norah clutched at Milliccnts arm The prospect
half fear and half divine hope, of meeting her
husband had moved her to the nn1ost center OF her
of seeing her father in his cell. Was she now to
face the ordeal of seeing Mauricee She seemed to
imagine so.
tently, What are to dor
Hushl'' Millicent enjoined her. We must tell
t no Tth Inc to S1 s etn 4sng kn3 bs send
Five minutes later a footman brought to Mill
cent the reply which Emile had scrubbed on the
shall leave Lady Mary as soon as i can without
making her suspicious. The key ought to be in
the left hand drawer of the little writing table in
Maurices bed room. Please get it
They up and got the key, then went down
stairs to the south door, and waited for Emile.
And Emile did not come. The night was cold and
a full moon made the heavens magnificent and the
earth spectrally clear. Far off, as they stood
the terrace, they could distinguish the mighty bulk
of the statue under the moon Then suddenly red
light flashed in the height OF the statue, casting
steady beam to the southeast.
1t must be Maurcel" Norah Historically whis
pered. And she ran off down the steps.
"Norah!" The call vain. And Millicent
had to follow.
Hurry as she might she did not overtake the girl,
until Norah, having passed the lake and crossed
lodges breasting the slope of the of elns.
1t was an extraordinary pursuit and Milcent felt
it to be extraordinary but she had no alternative
but to engage in it. As chance had it. Norah was
possession of the key.
"Norah" Millicent urged catching her by the
sleeve of her frock, I've must wait for Emile. We
can't enter the statue without him. He II wonder
what has become of us.
oh, Micent," Norah cried, plaintively and yet
dehantly, don't stop me! Of course, we can enter
the statue. l have been in with Maurice. And he
IS there And-and-" Breaking loose, she
hurried forward again
At last they reached the statue, enigmatic and
formidable it ever had been. Norah rushed
up the steps of the .plinth, Millcent a few PAGES
behind her.
You can't open it." said Miicent
Yes, l cam Norah asserted And open the
door she did. She seemed to be guided by some
singular and nfallible instinct.
Having opened the door, she drew the key from
the lock- and passed out of the moonlight into the
obscurty of the statues interior. Millicent hest
tated peered down the long slope of the avenue in
search of Emile, and then followed Norah In
moment Norah had found the switch,
and the lower hall of the statue gowed
under its electric bulbs Norah went
70 the elevator, unattached the cage,
and stepped in Mlicent glanced
fearfuy up the black shaft, and at
the top CLEAN of radiance g
"Norah,' she protested, we can't
60 up alone!"
/. !: !
Il am going up!' said Norah. All 2@2
one has to do is to touch this button"
Millicent entered. Norah closed E5f
the grille, touched the button, and
the elevator leaped up toward the
mystery of the statue In moment
it came rest with jerk Norah l.
opened the grille and emerged into ~ o.
the anteroom of the great chamber of -
the statue. The door of the chamber ESkV&
slightly a jar and through the E.&*
aperture the radiance which EH" 49,
MilliCent had observed from the bot
tom.
Then neither of them moved nor .<zxSr