The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-02-01

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Grafton from the historian Shaw's
conquest of one member of the force
! opposing him was scarcely the result
Of bravery; on the other hand Lord
| Cecil's dash into the enemy's country
was the very acme of intrepidity.
Down the drive and out into the
mountain road clattered the three
horsemen. Lady Bazelhurst. watching
at the window easement, almost
swooned with amazemcnt at the sight
Of them. The capes OF their mackin-
| toshes seemed to Haunt satirical fare
well in her face: their owners. follow.
| ing the light Of the carriage lamps,
swept from view around bend In the
road and bravely plunged into the dark
territory over which the enemy ruled.
II was the duke who finally brought
the cavalcade to halt by propounding
a most sensible question.
Are you sure she came this way.
Cecil?'
Certainly This is shaw's way.
/ isn't ~"
Did she say she was going to
Shaw'sT'
Don't know Evelyn told me. Hang
II all, Rnrminstcr, come along. Wen
never catch up to her"
"ls she ridingI"
"No-horscs all in"
DO you know. we may have passed
her. Deuce take It, Bazelhurst, II she's
running away from Ms. you don't
imagine she'd be such silly fool ms TO
stand In the road aud wait for us |!
she heard MS she'd hide among the
trees"
But she's had an hours start OF MS "
where ees she coming tot" asked
the count, with an anxious glance up
ward, Just In time to catch a skirmish
ing raindrop with his eye.
That's just It. We don't know"
said the duke
But | must find her!" cried Lord
Cecil Think of that poor girl alone
in this terrible place. storm coming up
and all that Hi. Penelopcl' he shout.
ed In his most vociferous treble. The
shrieking wind replied. Then the three
Of them shouted her name. Cad, she
may be lost or dead or Come on. Bar
minister. We must scour the whole
demmed valley"
Hes like wildcat tonight" said
the duke in an aside to the little
Frenchman, referring TO his lordship.
"Demme. I'd rather not cross him,
You seem to forget that his sister is
out In all this fury"
"Mon Dieu, but | do not forget.
would give half my life TO hold her In
my arms thees eenstan,."
Dem you, sir, I'd give her the other
half If you dared try such a thing We
didn't fetch you along to hold her
You've got to hold the horses. that's
ALL"
"Diable! How dare You to speak to-
what are you two rowing aboutT
demanded his lordship. Come along
: We're losing time"
e Away they swept, Pcnelope's two ad
4 mirers wrathfully barking Mt one an
y other about satisfaction at some futur
U hour.
D The storm burst upon them In all II
$ fury-the maddest, widest storm the
: had known in all their lives. Teri
fed. half drowned, blown almost fror
/, the saddles. the trio finally founC
;, shelter In the lee of a shelving clii
Just Off the road. While they stoo
g there shiverlng, clutching the bits O
:. their well nigh frantic horses tn
Y gimmer OF lights came down to ther
, from windows farther up the steer
Y There was no mlstaklng the three NJ
d right oblongs of light. They were Ia
a windows I'm a house. the occupants @
O which doubtless had been aroused q
4 this unearthly hour by the fiercenes
of the storm.
!, by Jove," lamented the duke, waite
:, running down his neck In food
a, "what n luxury home is, be It eve
y so humble, on night like this"
70 "Mon Dieu. mon Dieu," groaned Il
count. "how comfortab' zey look! An
/, here2 Eth bien! Qui fait trembler
- terre! am seeckl I der
penelope Is out IN all this" moanc
.. his lordship,
81 am not so sure OF that Trust
= woman to find place where she car
ruin UtT nat. MY NOIu lui II, NtN
" she's found n snfe roost. | say.
Jovel' The duke was staring mo
intcntlv than ever AT the windows 4
above. 81 have It! Isn't 1t rather OF
" that a house should he lighted 80 br
liantly Mt THIS hour of nightT'
x "p"mnr"d servants forgot to put o
o. tho lnmp~ groancd RaZelhurst wit
out interest
: Nonsense, tell you what-son
IT. one has reused the house and ask,
eo shelter from the storm. Now. wi
u "uu!d that hc but Penelope"
" nv love you're ripping ciev
eu ass after all. Bnrminster-a regul
- Sherlock Holmes That's Just
" She's up there where the windo'
~ are. Come on It's easy sailir
now" cried his Iordship, but the du
r restrained him.
Don't rush of like fool. Who
re- house Is it,"
"HOw tho 1nyil do 1 know This