New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
CHAPTER Xii.
A Passing Fly

young owner. motlonleSS, with MS h'iilflS deep
IN his pockets, stood on the grass before the
gates And close by HIM stood his friend
Emile Berger The two men had stood where
they now stood, with scarcely a gesture, tor
more than an hour and q half
Don't YOU think had better 60 IN:
Berger suggested in 4 low voice
Maurice shook his head, No." said he.
q They are bound 10 bc coming soon Nothing
can have happened. Every precautlon Was
taken"
Look here. old chap" Maurice exclaimed
testify, if YOU want to 60, 60! But m
Berser shrugged his shoulders and lifted
his hands IN a Gallic manner.
Listen" he whispered in a startled tone
\ sound Of an approaching vehicle came
from the southwark 1t was common country
fiv. laboriously drawn by one horse
There they are Maurice muttered IN ac-
cent of excessive perturbation.
With exasperating deiberation the vehicle
drew nearer and At last, At a slow, tatlgued
trot, Il reached the gates and went on north
ward IN the direction Of Bedford, where was
the county iail Maurice threw one RAPID
glance at II. and then lowered his eyes u the
grass and kept them there until II was nifty
wards axav In the interior OF the fiy he had
gli1nT1sed the figures Of Abraham Cranpiron'
Sibthorpe, and Cartax-
Berger with an intonation that was iull OF
regret q compassion, Of hostility. and OF IRONY
Sati=fi fed said Maurice, turning on MN
Violently, Il shall be satisfied when th'tt
sco.rldrel Is hung Not befoTel
All" Emile sighed, as il to himself, and
added. d" Have YOU really considered what You
are doing,"
Am / or am / not bound to see that my
fathers murderer comes to justice, Maurice
demanded hotly.
You are bound to remember that your
fathers murderer IS Your wife's father ask
YOU again for the forticth time, Have you
sufficiently thought Of that
Il have. no wife, Maurice burst out
Yes, YOU have" Emile persisted. .,
Maurice glared at him. " have no wlie'
he repeated so far as I'm concerned. she IS
free She can 90 where she likes, and she can
do what she likes, and she can have all the
money She likes. But She shall not have me.
WHY. man. that woman would do anything
now to save her father know she would,
Didn't ! show you her letter. She married
me to save her father 1t was trek puI 1t
failed. knowing what her father had Done
she married mel It's inconceivablel / won
have anything TO do with her. And let me
tell YOU that anyone who alter TINS ChooSeS
to have anything to do with her WIZ not DC d
friend of mine. can bear TO thlIK 700 iilOI "
of my fathers death. | should so mad II
did Every day realize more and more what
a splendid character he was, and the mag
nifoent way he used to treat meme with my
silly criticisms Of hiIni Yes, ana ms IoVe 10!
nc allf And him TO be brutally killed by that
unthinkable villainl What | ought to have
let Crarnpiron off. ought |, for the sake OF
Crampiron's daughter HE laughed plIueiy-
You'll seei" he finished succinctly- .,
Better come in now," SAID Emile with
marked quietness.
Il don't think I'll come in Maurice an
swered. >,
Maurice stared at the ground II gong
TO be a duel between her and me. ne sald
Cistinately Then he glanced at Emile, ana
Emile sustained his gaze.
Are YOU oomingfh asked the Frenchman
NO" -.
Emile left him and followed path through
the gardens to the house ,,.,,;o,.
That night after a lonely dinner-Mi Miicent
was still seduestered with Lady Mary Tor meals
Emile, having nothing OF Maurice.
went forth again to find him: He found MN
in precisely the spot where he had lett him.
moody, mysterious. unresponslve;
Been here all the time since! Emile asked
"Yes." u
DO YOU know il is nearly ten o'clock ,
I've heard the clock strike once or twice
In the summer darkness Emile could plainly
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