Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-08-18

thought you'd come to arrest me
but / learned THAT you hadn't, and
learned more, my lord. I learned
that the sweet young creature-may
Heaven bless her!-and you was low
ers."
i Guy started. 'Hush!" he said
brokenly
mo, my lord, let me go on! But
when l asked her, she told me that
she was going to marry that-that
houndi ] thought it was strange
that. such as she should care for
such as him; and I wached her face
when l spoke your name. Then |
knew it was you she cared for, and
felt sure that he had been at some
dirty work to get hold upon her.
l thought I was going to die, my
lord, before that morning; they all
| thought so at the 'ospital. But
| didn't mean to till I'd tried to help
her and you. got better, my lord,
and then l found my young lady
there 'ad left money for me. T left
the 'ospital, and 1 went down to the
city. One of 'em there in the city
knew this fine gentleman-knew all
about him from being in the same
| office with man as carried on bus
| mess for him-a Mr. Wheeler"-Mel-
| ford started-"and I got him some
drink and got him to talk, and
| come upon the track all in a min
ute like"
Enough" broke out Melford.
"Come!" and he attempted to draw
Lorrie away; but she remained as if
rooted to the spot, her eyes fixed on
Leverick.
1T will interest him presently, my
lord!" said Leverick ct set my
friend on this track, and l found
how he'd got hold upon my young
lady there. My lord, he'd persuaded
her father-an old clergyman, as
knew no more of such things tnan
babe!-to buy some shares in a
mine that he knew would go to
pieces, and then, when the old gen.
tleman was ruined, he comes and
lends him money, and so gets my
young lady to believe as he'd been
her fathers friend, and saved him
from ruin. The mine was the Wheal
Rose, my lord" went On Leverick,
"and it broke, but Melford had sold
out at the last moment-though he
lost most of his money, but it was
money well spent, he thought, little
thinking that the mine would turn
out right after all. 1t did turn out
right, but the news came too sud-
den for the poor old gentleman, my
1ady's father, and it killed him."
Lorr1e covered her face.
"And It left my young LADY en-
tirely in that mans hands. That's
the whole story. That's the hold
he's got on her-but I've freed her.
my lord! I killed Gypsy, my lord
but I've saved my young lady from
that villain, and-and-"
He stopped suddenly, and turned
with a vacant stare.
Lady Farnham uttered a warning
cry, and Guy hurried up to him and
caught him as he staggered forward
With the earPs arm round her Lor.
rie hid her face on his breast and
sobbed, and Seymour stood with
look upon his face that was awful
in it's intense despair and fmpotent
fury.
At last he started. "Lorrie"-he
said, hoarsely-"Lorrfe-"
With a shudder Lorrie raised her
head and turning looked him full in
the face. He met the gaze, then
his head fell and he turned and
moved toward the door.
Here, however, ne paused. Lord
Kendale, you and I have still to set.
tie accounts. You think you have
won"
Diana rose. She looked round with
a scornful smile. "Won! Wont" she
said, mockingly "Won what? NV
dear Lord Latcham, I congratulate
my brother upon his escape from the
tolls of your dear Miss Lorrie, and
congratulate Lord Guy upon having
at last succeeded in gaining his be-
loved pauper to console him. Lord
Kendale, we shall meet again-at the
sale of Latcham Court"
She put her arm within Seymour's
and led him from the room.
CHAPTER XXI.
Three days elapsed since the de.
parture of Diana and Seymour, and