The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-17

"A tall lady," was the reply. "a stranger
in these parts. She was bending over you
when l came along She had black eyes.
and I thought she was giving you some
thing to bring you round. When she saw
me she said, You dash cold water over
him. and he'll come to-
but where is the lady nOw2' | gasped-
There by yonder hill, just going over
the brow. don't you see?
81 do, and l know who she is. 1 must
overtake her. GOOd-by, my man. am
So ] was. The sudden stimulus had re-
newed my faltering strength. recos-
nized that figure. With that grsee' m
moment deserted it, it was moving from
my view. Yes, 1 knew it Nine holuchy
had doubtless found me by the wayslde.
which she had begun last night. Had she
still possessed her syringe | should now
have been a dead man. where was sne
going? Doubtless to catch the very tfain
/ to which | was hurrying. If so, we should
meet almost Immediately. l hurried tor-
| ward. Once again l caught sight OF lIle
/ figure i'm the far distance. l could not
/ get up to it. and suddenly | felt that | dld
not want to. ] should meet her IN Lon,
don tonight That was my thought OF
thoughts.
| heard the whistle of a coming tram. IL
was the express. 1t dashed INTO the sta-
ton just as l reached it. | was baTely III
! time Without waiting for a ucket
! stumbled almost in a fainting conolII0h
! into the first carriage could reach The
! train moved on. | felt a sudden sense OF
satisfaction. Nine. koiuchy was also vi
] board.
How that awful journey was passed IS
| difficult for me TO remember Beyond the
! thought of thoughts that Madame anu
were rushing TO London by tne SAINT u an
/ that we should beyond doubt meet soon,
| had little feeling of any sort her hOuI
was close at hand-my hour OF vengeance
was nigh. - ..,o
| grams to a porGN and desired MN 10
send them off Immediately They were u
Tyler and Ford. ,- .b,+
night we reached EustOn. the detectives
| were waiting for me.
| Mime EoIuchv is in the train / said
| to them: you can aDprehend her II yVu
are uuick-there is not an instant u
| lose"
The men in wild excitement began to
search along the platform. l foHoWeu
them Surely madame could not nave
! already ESCAPED. She had not the
faintest idea that I was in the train; she
would take things leisUrely when she
reached Euston- So l had hoped. bqI my my
get even a glimpse of the face for Whlch
Never mind" said Ford, Il also have
news and | believe that our success IS
near. We will go straight to her house.
learned not an hour ago that fresh
staff of servants had been secured. and
the house Is brightly III up ONt NSeS
tives who surround the place are under
the impression that she will be in her
old quarters tonight. l have a carriage
in waiting: we will start Immediately.
without a word 1 entered it, and we
drove off. We made no plans beyond
the intention in each mans breast thai
madame should be taken either alive OF
dead.
As the carriage drew up at the house
noticed that the hall was brilliantly
lighted The moment Ford had touched
| the bell a flunkey threw the door oper
!, | as if he were waiting for us.
my mistress is in her laboratory.
was his reply to our inquiries. She has
, Just returned after a journey I thinl
/, | she expects you, gentlemen. VIII yOJ
go to her there?-yOu know the way
, We rapidly crossed the hall and begaI
| to descend the stone steps. AS we die
; so the muffled hum of machinery in rap
| id motson fell on our ears Just as W.
: reached the laboratory door Ford, VIII
had been leading the way, stopped anC
= turned around. His face was very pale
but he spoke firmly and quietly.
There is not the least doubt" he said
| in a semi whisper. that we are gOinl
into great danger. Madame would not re