Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11


thing about it,"
You've been hanging around her
ever since you came here. I've caught
you a dozen times alone together"
Lord Carrinrton." cried Seton. TN
not be catechizcd and insulted this
way another moment."
1t was you or Strathgate." coutin-
ued Darlington. holly. "one or the
other OF you. but Strathgate's got
ahead Of you. He's gone and Lady
Ellen with him"
Great heavens, You can't mean it,"
IT'S true" said the admiral. step
ping between the two angry men. but
they have Mistress Deborah with
them"
The dog" cried Seton. mot salts
ned with one. ne must take two"
Are you interested IN the Puritan
as well as In my wife?' cried Car
rington.
III answer that question. Caring
ton said. Seton. when we catch up
with the fugiuves. presume you're
not going to let them go uRpursued2"
Not 1. said Darlington; III follow
them TO the end Of the world. and
when I eventually overhaul them. I'll
settle with S;rathgate Then. II
there's anything left OF me. I'll settle
with you"
AT your service" said Seton. 4
presume that you start at once?"
Il do. Immediately"
Il shan do the same thing" said
Sir Charles III 7 come across them
first. I shall send word TO you. and
trust that youll DO the same by me"
Don't fear" answered Darlington as
| the other1furned and dashed out OF
the room
You'll find me at Portsmouth. Car
rtnEton, said the old admiral III
be glad TO render YOU any assistance
| in my power. You won't fail TO cali
| upon me. will you?"
i viii not WIN you tell the duke
and duchess and the others that they
may take their own time In departing.
but that they better be out OF the
| house before / get back"
! "AssuredIy"
| Now, you viii excuse me. know"
said Car~ingcn. rising
| God help and God bless youi" said
the admiral as Darlington ran out OF
/ The room.
A fcwtnomcats later. booted.
| spurred Cfakcd. armed for his ride.
he came down me ham An early
! riser for her ou ;h8t eventual day was
! Lady Cccuv Her maid had carried
strange 1.t Of gossip 90 her. Her
heart bogrJei ar what she conceived
the provld rral opening that 80 afford
ed her. She never made a quicker
toilet De- aN hcr life. and she pre-
| scented hcs az the door Of the
hall JUS EDS Darlington took his de-
/ parture
bernard she cried catching him
by the arm. what relief, what a
! released"
Ny lord stood very strai-ht and tall
His eres-Slyrped viciously. Lady Ce-
oily must have been blind not % have
seen how thin the ice upon which
she trod.
she has zone. the little country
girl coOed Lady Cecily. When you
have taken vengeance upon Strathgate
you viii come back 20 me. and remem-
Der that whatever happens % you.
care very much can't forget your
lips last night"
She looked up at him and came
closer. careless OF who might see or
hear.
Madam" said my lord. very stin
and stern. Il. too, cannot forget last
night. was a fool then, but shan
be no longer WIN your ladyship
kindly release me-"
He drQuy
away.
What Carringtonl" she cried IN
dismsy.
Il mean II both now and forever.
And bark, ye, madam. when I return
with my wife, think she will not be
best pleased to find you here"
Are you going back to that -
and Lady Cecily used a rough word
better fitted for the camp than the
court
You Jezebeli" cried my lord. rails
ing his hand as II TO strike her.
He was white with passion and In
dignaton Lady Cecily shrank back
against the door terrified. My lords
hand fell by his side. and without
another glance at her he strobe down
| inc bIaNel pain Wuefe the ughtcSt
and best OF the grooms held two
horses.
Ny lord spreng TO the back of Sail
or, put spur into the horse and raced
madly down the driveway, past the
lodge gate, out upon the main road.
and turned his head toward Ports
mouth. Had he not been so impe-
rious with the lodgekeeper, he would
have found out as Sir Charles Seton
did few moments later when he
came out mounted upon his first-rats
horse for hard riding. that the car
Rage and turned westward.
IL was In that direction. therefore,
that the young soldier rode, his mind
In turmoil as to whether Strathgate
had run away with Mistress Deborah
OF Lady Ellen, and his soul filled with
hot Indignation against HIS host on
. number OF counts.
Neither of them knew that two
hours before muddy. blood stained
man. riding horseback upon a coach