Chariton courier., 1907-03-15

gerous coming here, as the police must be
Ferdinand! All! God in Heaven, let him
live-let him live!"
With these words. scarcely daring to look
towards the white, pallid face upon the
pillows, the escaped criminal took himself
noiselessly from the room, one yearning
word escaping his lips as he passed the
threshold:
Forgive! Forgive!"
Then the door closed softly, and he was
gone.
Almost at the same moment the patient
relaxed his features, tore off the extra
bandages in which he had swathed him.
he summoned the nurse. and expressed his
intention of rising from his bed He
seemed so much better. and there no
doctors orders to the contrary, she per-
But she was hardly prepared to receive
her own discharge. which took place when
Ferdinand Horley was up and dressed in
his comfortable armchair by the fire.
Really, nurse l feel so much better
can release you now. And please accept this
present"
bank-note was slipped into her hand,
and there was nothing to do but to obey
sence was desired in order that he might
receive another visitor. and one who he
received in quite different style to the
first.
No sooner had Nurse Mary left the house
than Ferdinand Horley sent for glasses and
"Show Mr. Stiles up when he arrives"
was the order to the obliging landlady.
Mr.. Stiles opened his eyes wide in amaze
ment when he saw the bandaged head. the
"Guess you did it a little more thorough
than you intended, Mr.: Ferdinand" he said.
had retired. Never mind. though, if it's
well done"
ITS all right, Stiles But. of course I
didn't know he could throw like that. By
JoVei when 1 crashed against that fender I
saw million stars, and thought my last
hour had come! But 1 did it pretty WE'LL
Ia
part on the stage before, so I'm we'll up in
1 did, indeed. And 1 wondering how
ever I'd get clean out of it,
WELL you shall have the price we agreed
upon, Stiles. He's been here, you know
guessed he would. And it's right as nine
pence. He's made every mortal thing over
done fairly well for a cracked head"
Made everything over to you? Whew"
softly whistled his visitor
Now, 1 see your little game, Mr.. Ferdy
By Jove! But you're bold un. You've
got it all right and tight. and no one to
square but me, eh? Ah. now!'', and he al
what you give me for the use of the room
was to last forever? No. no, Mr.. Ferdy.
1 shall want a nice little round sum paid
regular. Two hundred for the room--that
was the price. And I'll have another two
hundred every three months, if you please.
You see, you can afford it. you've come in
the income of the estate You see, was
butler there in your uncle's time. You
haven't forgot that, have you?"
v.
Mrs. Molyneux wished with all her heart
that she had not come to town this winter.
Perhaps, IL they had stayed in their coun-
try place. all this would never have hap
pened. For she quite believed that Julian
had only accepted his cousins invitation be-
cause he knew that she and Fedore were
coming up to Grosvenor Square.
She did not know what to do with Fe-
dore. She was not exactly ILL, only so
quiet and broken down that nothing seemed
to rouse her. And to summon medical
story, thing the fond mother was 10th to
do. She waited necessarily upon Fedore,
hardly letting the servants approach her.
She was trying to bury the whole matter in
Oblivion. Fedore must not spoil her whole
life because she had started wrong at the
outset.
The first day wore on towards the even
ing, and still she could not rouse the poor
"If he had only written! If he had
only seen before he went away!'
This was her one moan, the cry continu-
ally upon her lips. And Mrs. Molyneux dared
truth. She knew herself the reason of
Julian's silence. He did not come because
he dared not. man, fleeing for his life,
price upon his liberty. would not think
of adieuX in his dire extremity.
About eight o'clock in the evening visi-
tor was announced for Miss Molyneux.
Her mother was downstairs resting a little
after the fatigues and trials of the day;
so that Fedores maid ushered the strang-
straight into her mistress's room.
THE young lady will not know my name."
the modest remark from a dark-haired
girl; but 1 have very urgent business
So it came to pass that Fedore who was
sitting with her hands before her, her