The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER XIII. Continued.

Priel soon appeared. all smiles anc
~artless witcheries. quite determined
to see nothing strange iE. this untlne-
ly visit, and Is ready to gossip as
though she had nothing more serious
on her mind than the latest epigram
and the newest scandal. LORD Beach
combe. however, was in too deadly ear
nest to encourage her f~rivolity. and
| with very little circumlocution inquired
for Captain Freemantle.
"Captain-Freenantle-?" she ques-
toned, with a puzzled air. DO you
mean the highwayman? La! how
should I know anything about him?'
You must be dreaming. Lord Beach
comhe,"
II am not dreaming, viscountess,''
he said resentfully. Nor was i dream
ing a couple of hours ago. when. quite
by accident. / saw him here he indi-
Gated the spot by a motion of his hand,
in Observation-Disclosures with
your ladyship."
with me?" she cried. "oh, you
are in error. The gentleman you spied
upon-pardon, l mean accidentally in
terrupted-is you relative, Captain de
C~liffe
The difference is merely nominal"
he interposed with a sour smile. TT
is of great importance that / should
have "a few words with that-gentle-
man"
oh. how Fortunate she cried, with
profound regret; "he went away hours
ago-oh! g ago."
Went away?? IMPOSSIBLE. he could
not have left this house without my
knowledge, exclaimed Beachcombe,
too thoroughly reused for dissimula-
ton.
Indeed said Prue, ominously gen
tie. May l inquire since when you
took upon yourself the right to OBJ
serve the movements of my guests?'
He pulled himself together a little.
My dear Lady Brooke he said, as
suaNely as he could. ..can you
not understand my anxiety about you?
was reluctant to leave you unprotect-
ed in the power OF a ruffian-an es-
capped CONVICT
Whose yop procured. I am
told, she replied, Afor family rea-
sons.
now anxious to meet him. retorted the
earl. 81 know not by what arts he has
induced you to help him--or to con
cealf him, perhaps-under a mistaken
compassion for q fugitive,s-
Mould you wish to search the
house, Lord B~eachcombe said Prue,
hesitate to make the minutest investi-
cation. You Will be quite as succeE-
fulftoday$a you smissaries were yes-
terday. Captain de Cliffe came into
my g-randmother,s house openly and
Without p%recaution and walked out o.
i " hours ago, just as you, Lord
F~Beachcombe, viii 10 when you have
satisfied yourssl of my veracity-and
with as little prospect OF ever return
sing..
lord Beachcombe stood dumfounded.
Could this pale, proud m her
azure eyes suddenly black with anger
p her clear voice vibrant with pas
sion. e the gay, friyolons creature.
who had played with his heart for a
lev weeks and tossed 1t back to him
with q gtbe and q laugh; whom no
2 could anger, because nothing ever
seemed worth being angry about, and
whose deepest emotion a always
peenF more Volatile than the bubbles 81
nampagns What had happened to
Works such q traI STARVATION?
lear that you have misunderstood
Misa1Lady Prudence. he said at last.
~ nave unWittinglx offended you. /
s eo apologize most humbly.s'
E . preserved d d~isdainful silence.
I pardon my inadvertence.s
3 ItssSacompe Went on, still more abb
81 se.iSs ! cannot leave you again un-