Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
Through a
WOn1an'S Heart.
By Sidney Warwick.
CHAPTER xVI.-(Continued.)

No photograph had accompanied the
description to make his Identification
easy: moreover, he was not dressed
in the way described in the newspa-
per report. He was wearing a gray
Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers,
with an artists knapsack slung over
his shoulders, his appearance sug-
costing painter out on a sketching
tour
Unless by his own manner he eX-
cited suspicion, he was comparatively
safe, so long as his portrait remained
out of the papers. This Lathom re-
allied, and how necessary it was, if
not always quite easy, that he should
show a careless, unconcerned front.
man in the blue serge suit which the
prisoner had worn at the magistrates
inquiry; Lathom had Freddy Thorn
ton to thank, not only that he had
got out Of the neighborhood of Fells-
garth safely, but also that he had OBJ
tanned a change of clothes. Freddy's
energy and resource had been mex
haustible.
After passing out of the rectOry in
the guise of the blind organist Lathom
had made his way to the cross roads
near the house now occupied by Bon
holt Hume, tapping his way with his
stick, never once dropping the role he
was playing, feeling that invisible
eyes might be on the watch. He had
waited by the lonely Stone Cross,
whose shadow had once fallen like
pointing finger at a dead man lying
in the drifted white of the roadway,
until Thornton had picked him up in
his car
Thornton did not let the grass grow
under his feet. After leaving the rec
tory he dashed off to the house Of an
acquaintance, a man of about La
thoms height and build, to borrow
some clothes; he was slowing away
in the motor car a change of attire
for Lathom almost before the Devil
dered man had time to inquire why
he wanted them. Freddy drove off
like the wind, without vouchsafing
any explanation. Te picked up La
thom at the appointed rendezvous,
and had then taken him at breakneck
speed miles across country to the
house of an old servant of the Thorn
tons, who was devoted to Freddy and
could be implicitly trusted. There
Lathom had passed the night.
And here he was at II o'clock on
this bright spring morning, with the
world before him, hunted man 70.
whom all the police in the country
would be on the lookout.
His plans were as yet indefinite. He
had left the house where he had slept
with the vague idea of walking to the
nearest town and taking train to Liv-
erpool-of trying to get out of the
country. He had no lack of funds.
He was revolving his plans when he
came upon the two actors.
Can you tell us which road we
take for Dalebrook?" Joe Grisson
bad gone up to Lathom as he ap-
preached. Some time ago a rustic
Informed us that We were to keen
straight on through Westham. but he
forgot to tell us that finger posts in
this locality seem to be put up for
the purpose of practical iakes On trav-
elers!' And he waved a hand at the
obliterated lettering on the post.
1t was in a house on the outskirts
of Westham that Lathom had spent
the night, and he was able to direct
them.
But Dalebrook's twenty miles
away or more" he added.
Yes, it's bit of step" Joe
agreed, cheerfully. Still. walking's
a grand exercise; nothing like it for
giving one an appetite. Although, for
that matter" he added, soto voce,
what l more particularly want is
something to take away mine!"
And he looked ruefully at the Shiny
quagmire near the finger post where
the shilling with which Monty had
tossed Heads or tails" had made it's
abrupt exit from circulation, reducing
their capital to ce-half-pennv.
Folks talk about actors being a
lazy lot, lying in bed till midday"
added Joe, turning to proceed on his
journey. Well, | don't mind telling
you, sir, that my friend and | have
covered ten miles, as ever is. this
morning, by way of a constitutional.
you know! Fact. You wouldn't think
1t, would you, seeing us as fresh as
paint? Up with the dawn, | give YOU
my word. Think nothing of it. Keeps
one fit and all that. Other men in
my position might have hired mo-
tor car to cover the thirty miles be.
tween Slaton and Dalebrook. But NV
Harley Street mans always urging
me to take exercise. So my friend
and l determined to foot it. And, as
| said before, I've got an appetite al
ready. Well, we mustn't keep you,
sir Come along, Monty, my boy"
During Joe's airy remarks Monty's
face remained as gloomy as ever.
That Joe could be cheerful under the
distressing circumstances was mex
plicable to the heavy man. He sighed
deeply. Twenty more miles to cover
between them and Chatterton's. And
some insane highways committee had
been laying down new lot of flints
on the road, as if deliberately to add
to their woes.
Are you playing at Dalebrook? ?"
asked Lathom, Interested. 81 have
some friends in the professionalism
an idea, even before you mentioned