The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-20
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'.sYou love her yourself. and !.
John Steele stepped toward him.
''Stop or have once been almost
on the point Of killing you tonight
Don't He broke OF. "The condition?
You consent or not?" =
]. "And II Lyon WOULD >s :. e a. .%
r Keep your cowardly secret? Yes!'
Lord Ronsdale nodded : his head
slowly, indicating that he would cease
his attentions to Jocelyn Wray. And
rs he did SO q venomous expression
came into his face
A day month after that night in
Lord Ronsdale's rooms Captain For
sythe, calling on John Steele. found
himself admitted to the sitting ROOM
The rooms were partly dismantled, a
number Of boxes littering the place
Indicating preparations to move. John
Steele came in. His face was paler
than it had been-thinner like that OF
q man who had recently suffered some
severe illness.
A short time passed. They talked
on various topics. The military man
puffed more quickly. It seemed the
irony Of fate or friendship that now
that he was just beginning to get bet"
ter acquainted with Steele the latter
should inconsistency determine to
! leave London. y. '.'' - ~
II "Anything can do for you when
you're away?'. began Captain For
sythe Command me If there is.
Needn't say 1<s7is':'
"There's only one thing" John
Steele looked at him. His voice was
steady, quiet. "And we've already
spoken about that. You will let me
know If Ronsdale doesn't keep to the
letter of the condition. ~.
every well."- Captain Forsythe's ex-
preston changed slightly, but the
other did not appear to notice.
Il shall leave with you certified cop
les Of all the papers, said Steele in a
short, matter of fact tone. '*These, to-
gether with the one you furnished me.
are absolutely conclusive"
'The one I furnished you!" Captain
Forsythe rested his chin on the knob
Of his stick. "Odd about that, wasn't
it-that the day in the library at STRAIT
horn House, when L was about to tell
you how l had better success the Sec
ond time visited the landlady, we
should have been interrupted? And"
looking at the other furtively, ''by
Jocelyn Wray." Steele did not an
swer. IF had only seen the drift
of your inquiries, had detected more
than a mere perfunctory interest!
With the confession given me on her
deathbed by the landlady that she had
testified falsely to protect her good
for nothing son and acknowledging
that another whom she did not know
by name, but whom she described
minutely, had entered the house on the
fatal night-with this confession in
your hands a world Of trouble might
! have been saved. AS It. Isl he ended
/; half ruefully, '''you have found me
most unlike the proverhial friend in
need, who is"-~. ~ e..
| "A friend indeed" said John Steele,
placing 9: hand on the others shoulder,
| while q smile somewhat constrained
! lighted his face for q, moment, ''who
at once rose to the occasion, FASTENED
| to London on, the receipt Of a letter
that was surely a test Of friendship
"Oh, L don't know about that!''
| quickly. "Test Of friendship, indeed!'
Captain Forsythe looked slightly EN-
barrassed beneath the keen searching
eyes. Don't think of 1t, Or Be-
sides," Frightening, = had. to come.
Telegram from Miss Wray, don't you
know" ~.
'Miss Wrayv' steele's hand fell
suddenly to his side. He looked with
abrupt, swift inquiry at the other.
Captain Forsythe bit his lips. by
Jove, forgotv' he murmured. WAS
not to say anything about that"
"However, as. you haye"- John
Steele regarded him steadily. "You
received a telegram from
AT the. same time that your letter
intercepted me at Brighton"
asking you to. return, to London?'
! 'Exactly. She-wanted to see me-"
"About?" John steete's* eyes asked
a question. The. other nodded. "Of
course: Not difficult to- understand.
Her desire to hush up the affair. Her
fear" with short: laugh, ''lest the
scandal become known. A guest at
Strathorn House had BEEN
II don't think it was for
! "You found out" shortly, that she,
too, had learned-knew''1-:32"
Eyes; she made me aware Of that at
once when she came to see me with
Sir Charles. It was she sent your lug
gage =
"sir Charles? Then he also -
:"No. You-you need feel no appre'
hension on that score A peculiar