The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-04-04

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going. and he therefore felt safe for
the rest Of the journey, although he
did not resume his seat on the box,
nor did he check the speed Of the
horses. Indeed, fearful lest the PTS
toll shot might have been heard by n
OF the gamekeepers in Darlington
park, who might perchance arouse the
house. Strathgate put the horses to a
gallop and sent them flying e the
hard road. What II he did founder
the horses? He would get &c far away
before morning as to make pursuit i'm
possible.
So through the long hours he kept
up the mad pace over hill and down
dale, ~recklessly driving forward the
noble beasts until they were almost
ready to drop with fatigue. He was
in nigh giee al the success q his ad-
venture, and even the effort Of Ellen
to shoot him added a rest 20 the af-
fair, q flavor Of novelty. to which his
jaded palate responded marvelously.
Within the carriage Deborah
crouched In Ellen's arms. She bad
been terrified beyond Measure by the
situation. but Ellen had soothed her
as best she might and the little PurL
tan had at last sunk to sleep resting
on Ellen's shoulder.
This was a fine end, o. a fine begin
ming Of her adventure, thought Lady
Darlington, bitterly. She had never
dreamed Of this and she blamed her
self for a fool not to have thought Of
IL. OF course Lord st~rathgate's inter
est in her was q selfish one. Almost
she wished that she had stayed at Car.
rington even though my lord had
proved faithless to her with that paint
ed Lady Cecily. But at the thought
of that woman she almost forgot heI
own desperate situation for the time
being. she loathed Strathgate, she
4 hated Darlington. she abominated thu
whole sex whose garb she wore.
What could she do7 Again ant
again she looked out Of the carriagl
at the road flying alongside. Again ant
y again she resolved to try a leap whicI
o she had sense enough to know woul
D. be terribly dangerous at the rate the
n were going. She was not much Of
II horsewoman, but she realized after
IT time that such a pace could not b
u kent up forever. Her oDportunit
would come when the horses gave OF
and their speed slackened.
n She wished that she had not di
81 charged both pistols ~uselessly. Sh
would like 70 kill strathgate vhe
70 she got out OF the carriage. Sh
~ had never been 50 insulted in her III
~ The blood famed to her face as ST
w thought Of 1t. And yet she had iusd'
enough in her soul, in spite Of the tn
ne moil raging within her, to see tn
there was a certain amount OF excu
on for Strathgate. Educated as he HI
NJ been, with the habits and customs
his time-which she was beginnii
dimly to comprehend-how could
y suppose that she expected purely d
we interested service from him?
as. counted upon being paid for all he
IoE for her, in his castle.
ION Her escape would be discovered
q short time; his absence would
'elt noted; the testimony Of the coachm
Oh of the stable boys, Of the lodgekee
ner would be had. It would be knc
at that they had gone away togetl
ing She would be ruined forever.
the husband-Strathgate would kin b
70 or She would have given all
net possessed II she had not abando
tied Darlington.
nee. II was too late TO go back n
mad however. What she must do VIC
n be in some way to get away from
But earl and carry out her original plal
atn- boarding her ship at Portsmouth.
vowed that she would force Strathl
to kill her rather than enter his hC
ring for a single moment. How she HI
oulo the mani How she longed for m
ing to come when she could stand
vi to face with him and tell him '
II she thought of himl
q The pace seemed to be a little
er. Were the horses at last 81
- out? She leaned far out Of the
dow to see. It was totally dark,
ever, and she could see nothing.
road was rougher now. They
N passing through a heavy wood
IN The carriage bumped and sw
EM frightfully, but 'Strathgate did
IVA dare to slacken the pace, at leas
Es at present. With whip and volt
az urged the tired animals on.
Al They had borne themselves ga
Nv ly. He judged that they had gon
" least 20 miles from Darlington.
81 miles farther on was a tavern '
a the ladies could be bestowed. TIL
h em keeper was a friend Of his
would ask no questions. From i
he could summon factotums Of
own, who could by force, II necei
compel Ellen to continue the iot
And there he could leave Del
whose presence was most unwe
to him. Once let him get Ellen
ue. own castle, he would hold her
at all hazards; and by that tim
would be so ~hopelessly compro
!, sne that she would have no place e
20. He trusted to his powers