Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-08
CHAPTER VIII

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SKY was a mass of tossed purple black
clouds. The river Mossie flowed through
Lord Delisle's grounds, Joined it's voice
TO the wild chorus.
| The first streaks Of dawn were hght.
ing up the wild eastern sky when De-
ilsles motor car came painting up TO the
station, and the chauffeur helped out a
lady whose cap and white veil covered a
mass of dark hair, which seemed to have
been rather hurriedly coiled up. The one
sleepy official in sight looked wonderingiy
at her as she entered the station,
| Ihere Is train at quarter to 6. is
there mott" she asked, to Edinburgh ?"
yes, m"
Ihe lady glanced at the clock-there
| Were twelve minutes to elapse before the
train was due. She dismissed the motor
man, and went to the ladies' waiting
| room, which she found locked. The Of
fetal came and opened it for her; and
she went in, and, taking off her veil and
cap, began to arrange her disordered
tresses. The face reflected in the mir or
was that of IrIna Vassie. '>--.,~.,..
I'm glad I'm in time,'' she said to
herself, looking with kind of wonder
at her own calm face eff / find Sir
John at home, and if he comes back with
me-he. must come back-we will he at
Q'lmassie again in few hours. The
doctor frcm~ Ilverton will be with him
before Shen :psss
Her thoughts shrank away from the
realization Of, what might be going to
happen-of what might have already
happened The rush of the. train into
the station was q welcome distraction !:
| and in few mindyA she had taken her
ticket and was being swiftly carried to-
wards the city.
The noise of the bronze falling had
brought Lo 1 Gartmore ont of the smok-
ing room to find the young doctor lying
with a coloriess face at the door. One Of
his legs had been crushed beneath the
winged head of the Mercury
While Gartmore was bending over him
Lord Delisle himself came hastily from
his room. At the head of the stairs he
encountered his wife CHASTITY and trem-
| bling.
"ln heavens name what is the mat.
| teri" Delisle exclaimed 'What was
that noisef''
Il don't know; I have just come from
any AVOnAS Atuy Dt1iSl6 Teplleu, IL
gave me terrible fright. See, it's the
statue that has TALENT"
"Oh, that's ALI" the earl said. He
went to the balustrade and looked over.
Come down, will you, father" Cart
more cried in tones of the keenest anx-
iety and alarm. "Dr Surtees is hurt
killed perhaps!"
Lord Delisle hurriedly desce ude,' the
staircase and stood by his so.' side
looking down into the white face. The
countess clutched at the balustrade. An
indescribable rage and bitterness filed
her heart, driving out the terror of q
minute ago. She had failed in her
dreadful purpose Lord Gartmore was
still alive and dangerousi
When Irma returned early in the after.
noon, with the great Edinburgh surgeon,
Sir John Macpherson the doctor from
Ilverton was at Dalmassie; and the girl
learned, with a great heart-leap OF Joy
and relief, that Claude was suffering
from nothing worse than a broken leg.
Towards evening he was feverish and
suffering good deal of pain.
DIR. Surtees is staying herew the
great surgeon asked Lord Gartmore
"Yes-he is attending patient in this
house. Do you think We should let his
friends know of the accident?''
ooh, / suppose 80! You said you
wished to have professional nurse sent
for DR. Surtees ?"
Yes Gartmore replied, "but I'll stay
with him tonight myself"
As soon as Claude had been restored
to consciousness he had given Gartmore
the most rigid instructions regarding his
patient. Irma was to attend TO her sis
ter herself, she was never to leave her
in Lady Delisle's society, she was per-
sonally to supervise the preparation of
Kathleen's food and medicines and, as
soon as possible, arrangements must be
made to send the girls to Lorrin's
,uother.
"Ask Lord DeIisla 10 come and speak
to me-" Oande said feverishly Yes, yes
Pm all right can talk we'll enoughl
I want to tell Lord Delisle that Miss
vassie must go away for change
Delisle came, and was all friendly
concern and affability; he seemed to be
delighted with Caude's proposal that
Kathleen should q away for holiday.
Shall l write to any friend for you"
Lord Gartmore suggested, after Eelisle
had gone your wife, perhaps?"
Il haven't a wife," Claude replied,
smiling family, little color coming into
his pale face His thoughts rushed TO
Nine. Stephanoff She you'd long to be
with him if she knew he was suffering:
and the idea of her presence yaS un.
srenl aSiy ,ootbiug and delightful
81 have a friend" he began.
~ hom you W ou!d like TO come Lord
srtmore asked.
"Yes-I should like her to come;
but"
There was a hardly perccptible smile
on Lord Gartmore's dark face.
ri believe understand you" he said.
You'd like her to come, but a young
lady can hardly"
oh" Claude said, "she isn't a young
ladyi"
Your mother, perhaps-your aunt :"
Claude felt the treacherous blood surg
ing up intU his face. 4 few weeks ago
he would have answered proudly and
gladly. Now he had to force himself to
speak, with scorn for his own baseness