The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13

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and you arc hiding her somewhere for
your informal purposes"
II have made every allowance for
your tnntural evaporation. MI. Fen
wick; and II WIS because 1 knew that
Il affected you SO closely that told
you candidly all I knew. But there
are Limits to my endurance. You had
better leave the house"
II do not believe the story you have
told me-"
II can only give you my word. You
asked me for information about Miss
Parmenter. and haze given 1t to you.
i assure you that both my mother and
i are as anxious MS you can be to find
out whether she is still alive"
Then give me the name OF the place
| where you say you saw her last"
"1f I thought It would be of the least
assistance TO you, and IL ] did not
know that my agents had made every
possible Inquiry into the matter. I
would do SO with the greatest pleasure.
hut absolutely nothing more can be
DONE" ssi
At this the last vestige OF Jacks
temper took flight
II will find out the truth in spite
OF you. and will expose you for the
scoundrcl you are" he cried.
do what you please, sir; but you
,
Here, you fellows there, put this man
out. and then send Dawleigh to me.
and Merridew turned on his heel and
went back into the room.
Jack left the house then. and Olive
ran down by the servants staircase to
get out to follow him. At the bottom
Dnwleigh was waiting, to her Infinite
evaporation. She had no time now
for Cooling. or Jack would get away
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"Have yon put it safely away he
asked WITH grin. Its taken long
lsh time"
"Ye wouldn't haze me put 1t away
widout trying how 1t looked, would
ye?" she asked. smiling. and wishing
with all her heart that the other SER
wants would come to tell him that Mer-
ridew wanted him. She dared not tell
him herself, for fear he'd guess she
had been listening to what had passed
I'm the hall.
"And you like lt?" he asked fatu-
ously.
Butts that's nothing at all to what
I'll give YOU
"Whisht now. Would ye have the
others all hearin' what's atween us?"
Would those loi.cring idiots never
come? she thought
rs your face troubling you again.
Mollie?" he asked. seeing her look of
worry.
"1t'a Just madiit's drivin' me"
Then the man came in search Of
Dawleigh. and SIZE was free.
In another sscond she was out of
the house. scudding at full speed down
the drive and casting anxious eyes
ahead for her lover.
She saw him AT length, and Just as
she caught sight of him he paused.
stood moment and half turned as II
about to go back to the house. then
clenched his fist angrily and resumed
his walk.
He was in 4 part of the drive where
thick laurel hedges ran on ether side,
and offered her no chance OF getting
away from him into the shrubberystss SO
she slackened speed, keeping we'll In
the shadow of the bushes, and then
heard footsteps In the distance behind
her coming rapidly from the house.
She darted up behind Jack, just as
he reached q path which would serve
her purpose, and without word
caught his arm and thrust into his
hand the little note che had written.
But she had reckoned without his
anger. Ready to suspect anything at
such a moment and in such place.
the instant the note was In his hand
he grabbed hold Of her dress and de-
tained her.
The footsteps behind were drawing
rapidly nearer.
You are followed" she said ex-
citedIy. in low tone. forgetting all
about her brogue.
"Hullo. The Irish girl without her
Irish" said Jack in the same low tone.
NO. you don't go In that way, please
and his grasp frightened.
Come down here and let them pass,
whoever it is. Quick. must not be
SEEN"
She let him lead her into hiding, and
together they stood. his hand still
holding her tight, and waited until the
| steps came close and a mans figure
showed indistinctly through tho gloom
at the end Of the little side path down
which they were hidden.
Olive recognized tDawleigh.