New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

heard, was also receiving medical atts,..a .a4
in another hotel; and here was the uc-Itl uol
who had caused the quarrel aa
Well, such was the VIII Of Provids-.
These things had been since man and ~
were expelled from Paradise for the M Nd
though a devOut Catholic, suspected sL'
Genesis had suppressed certain details IS '.a' "a
first fratricide-and would continue. sbs.'.Es .s
posed, until the millennium.
She nodded cheerfully There is a,..
reason TO hope; but he must not be n
turbed-nOt excited that Is, she adJ-5
seeing the wan agony in Cyn.hia's face
The girl tiptOed 70 the side Of the bss
Medenham's eyes were closed. but he -
nuttering something She bent and r.
his forehead, and a strange mile b-,S
through the tense lines Of PAIN. Even i
semicOnsciOus state he felt the touch Of tb,-
exquisite lips.
MY Lady Alicel' he said.
She chOked back q sob He was dream.
of "Comus standing with her IN ..s
ruined banqueting hall Of Ludlow Casfle-
Eyes, your Lady Alice, she breathed
A slight shiver shook him. Don't -
Cynthia!" he said brOkenly. "She n
never knowl All, if / hadn't slipped. Isbrre-
have quieted his viperish tong1eI ButCr-
thia must not know. =.
"Oh, nv dear. my dear. cynthia H.
knOwl 1t IS you who know not Kind H
en-. let him live Grant that I may tel r.,
all knowl'
She could not help It; the words ver.s
forth of their own accord; but the mr..
touched her arm gently
1T is little fever, she Taispered M
ready sympathy. Soon It g1u pass. n
will Sleep, and, when he awakrs it is perbs-
permissible that you should speak to hin
WELL, it was Perrnissib-e- The age Of
Wv miracles had not passed .,r those IN
Even the experienced doctor vi rveled at.
strength Of a man who at -four 1 clock in -
morning could have a sword driven throrg-
the tissues in perilOus prOximi 10 the rg1.
lung. and vet, at nine o clock N that a.
night, was able 70 announce an unalterar
resolution to get up and dres5 l1r breakfs-
next day. That, Of course, vas a pleag-,
fiction intended for Cynthia benefit. f
served its purpose admirably. The kind,
nurse displayed unexpected hr-lness in lest
ing her 20 her own room. % ear and see-
For CYNTHIA had an ordeal -n face. Ma
things had been said in the car during N.
mad rush to FOlkestOne, and on board n
steamer that ferried Dale and herself 20 Bc-
1Ogne she had wrung from the -acituru chan
feur a full, true, and particr,a- account
Medenham, his family, and his dom
throughout as much Of his life Dale eth
knew or guessed. By the tim. they reach
BOuIOgne she had made UP her mind WI.
characteristic decision. One .lng telegrs-
to her father. another 10 Lord Fairh0lne
caused heart burning and d,-uay not alons
in certain apartments Of the Savoy Hotel
but in the ariStOCTatIC alCCruess Of Caven.
dish Square and CurZOn-st. As a result. Two
elderly men, a younger one N the person Of
the Marquis Of SCarlaud, and TWO tearful
women, Lady St. Maur and Mrs. Leland
met at Charing Cross about one O'Clock in
the morning. to travel by special train and
steamer. Another woman telegraphed from
Shropshire saying that Baby was better and
she would follow by the first steamer on Sun
dav. Mrs Devar did not wait develop
ments. She fled dinnerIess. 20 some burrov
IN Bayswater.
These alarms and ey--- -.-- were accom-.
panied by the TlngI1E vi telephones and TIE
flight of carriages back and forth throug
muddy London, an Cynthia was called q
to deal with a who'll Snea- of telegram
which demanded replIes either 10 Dover /
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