Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

turned my lord. white with anger.
And who are those. pray7'
"Strathgate and Seton"
My friend and your friend. Thst's
well thought on. and you will have
me defenseless. then, at your mercy.
compelled to look upon your love
making with that abandoned woman.
But I'll not stand t. I'll go back to
Anerieal"
You would never dare"
Would I mott" cried Ellen. man
fully. Watch me In the morning."
i viii see that you do not leave
my sight after daybreak." said Car
rington, fiercely.
Very well. At least you Will leave
me alone FOR the night" returned his
wife with equal spirit
with pleasure. madam. We will
resume our discussion, and I will give
you my final decision IN the morn
ing"
He bowed himself out grandly.
Once again Ellen shot to the door.
Then she bolted t. This time she
did not cry. She waited IN fierce
eagerness until she heard my lord re-
tire. then she waited longer until she
became convinced that he was
asleep.
10 was one by the great clock IN the
hall when she withdrew from her bou-
doir and entered her own bedroom.
Opening a closet she drew therefrom
underneath pile OF feminine apparel
certain sailors dress which she had
sometimes used in cruising and boat
ing expeditions with her husband
since her marriage. and which she had
often used before IN long cruises on
her fathers ships. There were stout.
heavy buckskin shoes. soft. wooden
stockings. trousers wide and naring
at the knee and belted at the waist.
soft shirt OF blue. a rough pea. jacket
Slipping OF her own clothes. she trans
formed herself with rapid fingers into
sailor lad. She undid her hair and
tied II behind I'm mans queue. From
the same closet she took a slender
sword and a pair OF heavy pistols
These she attached 20 her belt. A
knitted sailors cap completed her
equipment
She went back softly into the bou-
doir and sat down at her desk. From
a secret drawer she drew a purse filled
with gold pieces, sovereigns OF Eng.
land. On the table lay a cheque
book. Her balance az the bank she
found was a trife over 100000. the
amount she owed my lord. with a
nervous hand she filled out a cheque
FOR the full amount and signed IT, She
laid II open on the desk. hesitated a
moment, half rose. sat down, drew a
sheet OF paper 20 her. dipped the quill
In the ink and wrote rapidly. She fold
Ell the paper addressed II 20 my lord.
and left Il with the cheque in
closed where he could not fail TO see
IL II he came into her room In the
morning TO deliver his ultimatum.
Fortunately. there was another exit
from her suite OF apartments besides
that which led through my lords dress
Ing room. She unlocked the door and
stepped into the corridor. She had
thrown a great boat cloak around her
and carried her shoes in her hand. IL
was half-past one o'clock she esti-
mated. She stepped along the CORR
dor quickly until she came TO Debo-
rah's door. She opened this softly.
closed 1t behind her and went over to
the bed where the little Puritan slept.
She laid her hand on the young WON
an and shook her gently.
Deborah was a light sleeper. She
woke instantly. terrified beyond meas
ure 20 see a tall. dark figure bending
over her. She opened her mouth TO
scream, but Ellen had the quiciness to
clap her hand over the mouth and
stfe the noise. Her familiar voice
reassured Mistress Deborah. The girl
sat up in bed and stared IN amaze
ment
What do you want?"
Il am leaving the castle" returned
Ellen, and you must come with me-"
But don't want to 60" answered
Deborah, who was progressing very
sweetly in her love affair with Sir
| Charles, and had no mind TO leave
him.
You must CO." answered Ellen i'm.
| periously. Il am responsible for you
and cannot leave you here with Lord
4 Darlington alone after / am gone. "
And he does not go with your"
1T is from him / am fleeing"
oh" said Deborah. "And where
are you going?"
Back to America"
But Sir Charles?"
IF Sir Charles cares anything for
| you" said Ellen authoritatively. "he
will follow you to the end of the
/ world"
But viii not Lord Darlington fol.
low your
mot he" said Ellen bitterly. the
cases are not parallel"
with whom do you got"
Lord Strathgate."
| "Oh, Ellen!" exclaimed Deborah In
horror-stricken accents.
Peace. girll" said Lady Ellen. he
acts. or he shall act, as my coach
man alone. but must have you with
me. We can talk no longer. Dress
yourself. Would that / had boys
clothes for you!"