The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-13

raaiisnancy which boded them no good.
1t was so much like the appearance of
a snake when it is charming a bird
that / decided to keep a watch upon
the handsome English woman, and if
she tried to injure Gordon or his lady
TO baix her game if / could 1 was
satisfied that she would hesitate at
nothing.
Lady Clare was still covertly gazing
at the oblivious couple with her sinis-
ter expression when Dan Hammond
sauntered towards her. She greeted
him with animation, and / saw a light
of determination come into her face
that convinced me she had hit upon
some plan to injure her unconscious
rival. | have always been a firm be-
lever in my intuition. and it told me
on this occasion that Dan Hammond
was the instrument Lady Clare had Sc
leeted TO carry out her scheme, what
ever il was.
upon a long balcony by the secretary
of state. who had just arrived buIging
with importance, and. seyidently de-
sired TO get the chief executive into a
secluded corner to impart his news to
him, and /, as was my duty, lounged
behind the nations pride, always keep
ing him in view and following him
through the conservatory and out upon
the balcony.
/ had been wanting to smoke for an
hour while the president had been
passing silly commonplaces with paint
ed and powdered society ladies, and
this gave me my opportunity. The
secretary and president stopped at
the extreme end of the balcony, where
there were chairs. and 1 seated myself
near a window of the conservatory.
lighted a cigar, and settled myself
down for a few minutes of solid COM
fort until my important charge should
decide to return to the pleasant amuse-
ment of discussing nothings with the
guests inside, and L must. perforce, fol-
low him.
l had smoked my cigar half out.
keeping a watchful eye on the chief
executive, when l heard the rustic of
silk and the patter of feet on the mo-
sale tiles of the conservatory With
out moving, except TO turn my head, /
glanced in at the open window and saw
Lady Glare, leaning on Dan Ham
mond's arm, pacing slowly past. She
was as restless as, a tiger, and there
was something in her expression and
gait which suggested this animal. Dan
was perceptibly under the influence of
liquor and l could hear his maudlin,
tnlck voice protesting against some
thing his beautiful companion had
said
"Of course I WILL" he was saying
."'You just tell me how ii is to be done
and l am the boy to put it through"
Lady Clare muttered something in
reply, but / could not make it out, as
they had passed the window. Soon ]
heard them returning. They were pac-
ing back and forth the long length OF
the conservatory and I could only hear
what they said as they passed the win
dow where l was stationed. OF course
ii may have been ungentlemanly tc
eavesdrop, but this is a part Of my
profession, and l have no qualms OF
conscience respecting it, as any means
is iustifiable when you are dealing with
criminals or persons plotting evil
was sure that Lady Clare was evolv-
ing some dark scheme that was TO in
fiuence Gordon and Miss Maynard
When next they passed, Lady Clare
was speaking. Her voice was as soft
and liquid as the notes of a night
ingale.
you love her. do your she was in
sinuating in her most engaging man.
ner. well. this will mean that she