The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
In Suspense
CHAPTER XIII

D.
: T.: .:'House. before the marble steps.
she was shivering with cold.
.roTv. -.7eeat the danger 10 herself was
-sxs.... and. she. was bent with pain.
. - had unconsciously stepped upon
her h9dy with his whole weight in get
.tins ant when she lay hidden in the
3QttozE' of the boat but she would
rather have died than have made a
: ind or WINGED uncer the presSure
-sild now her SIDE hurt her. ard the
I:aifl .:I'ail-- Down 20 her knee and her
'fl9cr.. so that she Rad barely ben able
-. walk after Gorlias had helped her
: eskpre-
= Il had been impossible 20 hinder her
from getting in. when she had run
euNh 10 the landing While Zeno was
caang.ng his clothes, there had not
been time, and she had not waited 10
aEgue. the question. but had simply
whispered 10 Gorlias that she was 60
ing. aEd that he must hide her as well
as he could. and say nothing. He was
got q man 70 be easily surprised. and
- re1ecr-d that as she was in the
secEsr and as II was her influence
Ihst rad decided Zeno 10 act al last
sae might possibly be useful as in
- deed she sfterward proved herself 10
be- Besides. Gorlias thought Il likely
that Zelo had told her al his plans.
sl-houEh he did not wish 10 take her
WITH him; for the astroioger was not al
al clear as 10 the relations existing
p Between the master and the slave
she sat alone and shivering in the
dGfE- Gorltas had left her and had
FASTENED. back 70 the foot OF the tower
- remeve all traces OF the unsuccess-
III attempt before dsybreak BY throw
ing rhe dead body into the water with
that lad been left lying on the Slop-
ing pier. Zoe thought he must be OF
.ror- He had been some time in water
IN Ms clothes, and had probably been
more CT less bruised IN The struggle
alc in rolling down upon the stone. II
nos bE The fall ar the end. But he
seemel as calm and collected as ever.
and arparently had 10 idea OF drying
Gt-se-1 before morning.
Zoe thought et him only very vaguely
: as GA person connected with Zeno.
round whom alone the whole world had
moved since sha had known that he
loved her and II her Imagination that
she followed him OF after he had
reached the tower window the second
tir-e and had Whistied the call that
tod her he was safe so far
She waited. but not e sound disturbed
Eze silence O. the chilly night. Within
TIE house every one was sleeping; the
two little slave girls, curled u on their
carpet n the corner where Zoe had
left thern. would not wake TIL dawn:
3 DmoDono slept the sleep OF the Just IN
us small bedroom behind the counting
house, dreaming Of the mysteries OF
four toes and Eve toes and. ouencht7S
his Unsuitable curiosity az last in the
oEer1oF-lIsg fountain OF fancy As for
-1e servants and slaves, all sIumbered
profoundly. after The way Of their kind
~. But Leno.did not come. Zoe crouchAd
n the doorway and drew the skirts
o. her dong Greek coat round her little
WAITE -eet more than half tnsttnctiveIy,
Ter. slte did not care Z she died OF the
cold since he did not come
As s1ee thought Of il a sharp pain Bit
a. her heart and n the gloom she could
no longer make out the white marble
steps. the checi1ered black and white
pavement nor the last unextirg ed
lights OF Pera reflected IN the water:
SIC saw nothing. and she sank back
against the step behind her. 1ainting
and upcDnscious.-
she lay there s9one quite stu: but
ne I'D not come When she opened
Der eyes again she Thoughts she had
tallen asleep and WAS angry with her
sell 81 the thought. o: having rested
While he was n danger OF his life
SIZE would 80 out and. ind him. come
upon her feet and vas startled To frd
tHaf SIC could not Chilled 70 the bone
ana bruised as she was she could not
+. move ler lithbs. and she wondered IN
terroT whether she were paraiyzeS
But she vas brave still. and after a
tlq1e .sae managed 70 turn On. one. side.
a1c- with her hands on the cold stem
sae. laboriousiy got upon her knees
Sensation came back ard pain vrith
= and presently she was able To raise
herseif bg- holding the edge OF the door
.1Tst On one knee. then on her feet Hr,t
that was All and she knew she could
Do 10 more Perhaps she Nigh: crawl
upstairs by and By. after resting a
little.
she stood still a long tine. holding
TIE door and -hesitating. Tor in her in
tense slEtery II seemed impossible 70
thlnk o. giving up and going 10 bed.
Ee Mrsf come. Il would be late +.
might he daylight. but ne must come:
for - .le came not that couid only mean
t1s1 Pc vas ra ken, and II he was taken
Again tie. pain hit savagely at her
heart but shes her lips and grasped
TIE door. with both hands and refused
10 let herself faint.
she could al least rouse Ornobono and
t1e household. 20 go out and search for
the master she had almost let go ~
the door 70 make the first step forward
when the counter thought checked her
The attempt 20 free the emperor had
been. made very secretly: II she called
the secretary. the servants. the slaves
she would be revealing thar secret. and
% =, by some miracle. Zeno were stiIl free
and, safe. some one might betray him
Some one must have betrayed MIN al
ready. else the watch would not have
come upon him exactly al the most
critical moment The three men had
been lurking near. waiting til he MAS
on the rope. the second time and ex-
pecting 70 catch him In the very act o.
bringing out the prisoner. Who was
the traitor Most probably some one IN
the houss. II would not be wise 10 cal
the servants. after all
The hopeiessness OF Il all came over
The lshelv girl now. and she almost LEI
herself SINK down again upon the steps
10 wax tifl' daylight. Il need be, for the
awful nets tlat was sure TO reach her
only TOO soon- GorliaS would bring Il
and 10 one else.
But she was TOO proud 70 give way al
together. unless she tainted outright. I.
was torture. hut she would bear t. as
Re would n he were taken Perhaps q;
that very moment they were question
ing him before Andronicus. twisting his
handsome limbs TIL the joints cracked