The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26

He realized she was in earnest. and he
! remembered the document he had read.
We'll" he said al last. "if your maid
will get me rug, I'll sloep on the sofa
here" And so IL arranged.
The relief OF the girl and her gratitude
to him We're plainly apparent. ana, wish
| Ing him good night, she al once retired.
He lay awake until daylight thinking
| hard. and turning over and over In his
mind the s,range events In which he
that tho sirl was attempting 10 act a
part Beyond that he could not get.
In the morning he was aroused by the
maid. After baths ho dressed and re-
turned to the sitting room, to And a
delicious breakfast laid. and MurIel walt
ing for him. dressed In a neatly fitting
linen dress. He recognized then, a good
deal more fully than he had on the pre-
vious evening, that his companion was a
lady.
During breakfast there. was a ring on
the bell at the door of the nat, followed
by the click a. letter fell into the
letter box. She took II from the maid
and opened IL A blush passed over her
and placed il in her locked bureau.
Look here, Muriel," said the beronet.
tell me the meaning Of 1T all. am
going TO talk straight. Az far as I can
guess you are doing what you guess
TO be the most likely things 10 put both
yourself and myself in compromising
slowly fill with tears-"but Tn certain
you are a perfectly innocent girl. and
I'm not going 10 have IT.: but II I can
help you, I will Now Is IL to YOUR ad-
have. effected that object?"
Yes. il is"
Are you In any danger?
Not il YOU agree
But II don't?'
The girl did not answer.
well. Murlel, I'm spending a week
II you'd like TO travel down with me.
you can stay at a hotel while 7 go off TO
my friends house, and on Monday we
can go on 10 some place and enjoy our
selves FOR week or so. VIII that n1
you up ali right? II SO. go and pack.
For VIC must catch a train pretty soon"
as soon as she left the room Sir John
opened the bureau and read The second
letter:
1T is we'll up to now. 60 on as YOU
structions shnll be sent"
Sir John was no wiser. but he was
glad he had made the arrangement with
Muriel.
A Sunday at golf had put the baronet
into a good humor, and he returned on
Monday TO the game he was playing his
curiosity whetted and thirstinG for the
adventure which he foresaw.
As the two settled themselves In the
train for their Journey to PORTSMOUTH:
What hotel shall IL be, Muriel?'
TIN sure 1 don't mind, Captain Sc
ton.
sir John thanked his stars he never
moved a muscle of his face as the girl
spoke. She was evidently under the
genuine belief that he was some real per
son OF the name OF Seton. Yet. was II
her mistake? A moments recollection OF
the two documents he had read proved
that the girl was acting under orders.
and that so far as she was concerned.
those orders were given and received in
relation to himself for evidently he II
was who had been pointed out 10 the
girl and IL could not be her mistake for
she had been watched, and the note the
following day had told her she had done
well.
They crossed the Isle OF Wight and.
travelling 10 Shanklin. Sir John engaged
rooms for them both at Dash's hotel. II
was evident that somehow OF other IL was
slbly pass as Il married couple, and Sir
John felt confident that they and their
movements might be watched in some
manner
The last day OF the week was drawing
TO its end aud Sir John and Murlel were
strollinG 10 and fro along the beach.
"Muriel." he said. what made you
think ] was Captain Setonp'
She turned TO him startled. II was
told that Captain Seton would be pointed
out TO me. and you"
She checked herself, and bit her lips.
for she felt certain the moment she had
cretion.
Sir John chuckled inwardly. Now.
don't do anything silly when / make
confession TO you. One of my keys fits
your bureau, and I've read both those
typewritten papers