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Meanwhile, my own chaos of min pre-.
vented me from understanding fully
what they were saying; but | gathered
that Lady Arabella had devised some
trick, in which she had freely used
Sir Peter Hawkshaw's name, to get
Cyevton there in that manner and In
that room. Sir Peter was such a very
odd Ssh that no one was surprised at
what he did. II was no use striving
net to listen-they were not five feet
from me-and | lay there in terror.
realizing that l was in a very danger.
Gus position. I soon discovered that
Overton's reputation for late!y.nc-
CURED Methodistlcal piety had not
done way with a very hot temper. He
was enraged, as 0nly a man can be
who Is entrapped, and demanded a.
once Of Lady Arabella to be let out
of the glass door. when he found II
locked. She refused to tell him where
the key was, and he threatened to
break the glass and escape that way
do 1t then, II you WISH" she cried
and rouse the house and the neigh.
borhood, and ruin me II you will. Du
before you do 1t, read this, and then
know what Arabella Stormont car
do for the man she lowest"
She thrust a letter into his hand
and, slipping out Of the door to tho
corridor, as swiftly and silently as p
swallow. in It's fight, she locked II
after her; Overtcn was a prisoner in
Or Datorto rnOtn He tnra tho lalfAr
open, read the few lines it contained
and then threw It down with an oath.
The next minute he caught sight Of
me; in my surprise l had forgotten all
my precautions, and had half risen.
you hound!' he said. Are you In
this Internal plot?" And he kicked the
boat-cloaks of me.
Il am not" said I, coolly, recalled tc
myself by the term he had used to,
ward me; "and neither am l a hound.
You will kindly remember to account
to me for that expression, Capt. Over
ton"
Read that" re cried. throwing Lady
Arabella's letter toward me. | think
he meant not to do u d~ishonorable
thing in giving me the letter to read,
but It was an act of involuntary rage.
1t read this:
I know that you were to fight Mr.. YER
| non at eight o'clock this morning. there
fore / beguiled you here; for your life
Is dearer to me than anything In heav-
en- and earth: and l. will not let you out
until shat very hour, when II will be too
late for you to get TO Twickenham. You
will not dare to raise a commotion In tho
house at this hour, which would ruin US
both. But by the jeopardy in which /
| placed myself this night, you will know
how true is the love OF
ARABELLA sToRMoNT.
l confess that the reading Of this
letter made me a partisan Of Overton;
for surely no mor unhandsome trick
was ever played upon a gentleman.
There was nothing for 1t but to sit
down and wait for eight o'clock. Sir
Peters family were late risers, and
there was little danger OF detection at
that hour. So we sat and gazed at
each other, mute before the mystery
OF the good and evil In a woman's
love. I confess the experience was
new to me.
"You will bear me witness. Mr..
Glyn," said Overton, that I am de.
tanned here against my will; but !
think It a piece Of good fortune tha'
you are detained with me-"
II will bear witness TO nothing. sir"
I replied, until you have given me
satisfaction for calling me a hound
just now"
Dear sir, pray forget that hasty
expression. In my rage and amaze
ment Just now l would have called the
commander-in chief of the forces a
hound. Pray accept every apology
that a gentleman can make. / was
quite beside myself, ns you must have
SEEN"
I saw that he was very anxious tc
conciliate me; for upon my testimony
alone would rest the question Of
whether he voluntarily or i~nvoluntari
ly failed to appear at the meeting ar
ranged for eight o'clock.
l also perceived the strength of my
position, and a dazzling idea pre-
sented itself to my mind.
81 will agree" said l, ito testify t.
everything in your favor, II you will
X but promise me not to-not to
hesitated, ashamed to express m.
womanish fears for Giles Vernon's
life; but he seemed to read my
thoughts.
do you mean not to do Mr.. Yer
non n harm In the meeting which
will, Of course, take place the instanr
It can be arranged? That / promise
you; for l never had any persona
animosity toward Mr.. Vernon. Hi
blow, like my words Just now, was thu
o%utburst Of passion. and not a delhi
crate insult"
I was overjoyed at this; and as
sat, grinning in my delight, ! mus
have been In strong contrast to Over
ton. in the very blackness OF age.
The minutes dragged slowly on, AM
we heard the clock strike six an
seven. The dim light of a foggy morn
ing stole In at the windows. Not
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