The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-14
a Story of
Crausfark
By
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON
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| linen, WIFI lue UTMOST SenUleleSS, he
persuaded her to rise and walk about
the little room with him.
at will give you courage" he urged
Poor little girl"
She looked up into his face, new
light coming into her eyes.
Don't talk now" he said softly
"Take your time. Hold to my arm
please. There"
For five or ten minutes he led her
back and forth across the room very
tendcrly At first she was faint and
uncertain: then. as her strength and
wits CANE back to her, courage took
the place Of despair. She smiled wauly
and asked him to sit down with her.
where are we? What is it all
about?" she asked.
Not 50 loud" he cautioned. "Ill be
perfectly candid with YOU. You1l have
to be very. very brave. But wait.
Perhaps it will be easier for you to
tell me what has happened 10 you so
far as you know | can throw light
on the whole situation. l think"
She became more excited. Her eyes
flashed; she spoke rapidly. On the
morning of the 23d she had gone for
her gallop in the famous Ganlook road,
attended by two faithful grooms from
the royal stables.
Il was in for a longer ride than uSu-
al" she said. with sudden constraint
She looked away from her eager listen
er. Il EaS nervous and had not slept
the night before. y girl never does,
l suppose"
He looked askance. "Yes?" he que
ried.
She was blushing, he was sure of
it. Il mean a girl is always nervous
! and distract after-after she has prom
Used. don't YOU see"
NO; l don't see
q had promised Count Nos Engo the
night before that / Oh. but it really
has nothing to do with the story. =
Truxton was actually slariug at her.
"Nou mean that you had promised to
marry Count Nos Engo" he stammer-
/ ed.
How very strangely you talk! Are
you sure-I mean. DO you think it is
! fever: one suffers So
He sighed deeply. "Well, that's
over! Whcw! 1t was u dream, by
! Jove"
She waited moment and then, look
ing down, said very gently, I'm 50
sorry for you."
Then she resumed her story.
She had gone six or eight miles down
| the GanloUk road when she came up
with five troopers of the royal guard.
| One of the troopers came forward and
respectfully requested her to turn off
into another road until a detachment
passed, in charge of gang Of despera-
1 does taken at the inn of the Hawk
and Raven the night before. Unsus-
| pecting, she rode off into the forest
! lane for several hundred yards.
1t was Il trap. The men were not
troopers, but brigands got up in the
uniform of the guard. Once away
from the main highway. they made
prisoners of her and the two grooms.
Then followed long ride through
roads new to her.
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