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will go to him and share his prison.
II don't know what they mean to
do with him." said Steve. but they
We're taking him to Lord Reachcombe's
house"
This is no arrest: 1T is u plot to rob
n mayhap to murder him. Lord
Beachcolnbe %fancies that he has to deal
With q defenseless outlaw and Il weak
woman. ] will show him that there
are stronger weapons than swords and
biudgeons. l will go instantly to Rod
ney house"
oh. Piue. wait until morning" inn
| plored Peggie.
And give Lord Beachcombe time to
spirit Robin away to some secret dun
geoh, where l may, perhaps, never
ar once. without a moments delay"
h l will go with you." cried Peg
gle. "Ycn cannot go to Lord Beach
combc's house alone"
Cannot L? Besides. j shall Not be
alone; Steve Larkyn will escort me-"
She turned to Robins faithful hench-
man with a wan smile. 'One woman
Is enough for you to take care of;
and you. Peggie dear. will watch for
me. so that when l return / can get
In without rousing h house. Believe
ME. DEAR she went on firmly. as Peg
gle was about to demonstrate, what
L nave to do can be better done by my
self alone; and l am o timid, as you
know"
but. Prue-what ON earth can you
90 Tor Robin. by going to Lord Beach
combe in the middle of the night??'
Pegsie urged. in desperation.
That remains to be seen," said Prue,
with Il smile of mystery. I hin / can
make Lord Beachcombe set him free,
II be grateful for the chance. Come.
1 SfaNa ~ and urovNppfr,rr l@r ~-,.%1
closely round her, she drew the hood
well over her face and went out with
"A resolute step into the street. already
growing gray in the early dawn OF tho
May morning.
The our yard of Rodney house was
all astir when Prudence. clinging to
Steve ~l4arkyn's arm, stole through the
great gateway. and under the deep
shadow OF the arcade that 1anked the
main entrance. That was closed, but
from a low door a few feet away, n
flood OF light poured upo a travelling
carriage. with four horses and q group
of mounte men. Without a moments
hesitation. Prue darted past them, ran
Town a few stone steps and found her
self in a large, bare basement hall,
where Robin, his dress in disorder and
his hands tied behind him, stolidly
confronted Lord Beachcombe in q
white heat of fury.
At I'rne's sudden apparition a couple
81 servitors interposed to stop her and
LORD eachcomb in a voice hoarse
With rage shouted, who are these
people? What the devil do they want?
Turn them out"
Prues silvery laugh rang out. mot
so f.sst, she cried, fiinging back her
mood. ~ have business of the utmost
Importance with Lord B~eachcomhe"
and she swept him a m%ockingly cere-
mOllOuS curtsey.
No lady. OF the court. not even the
great Duchess Sarah herself, was bet
ter known than the beautiful
Willow Brooke" h sight OF
her familiar face seemed to para
lyze every one present. The
lackeys fell back abashed, Robin gazed
at her speechless. and ~Beachcombe's
sal!ow face flushed with a purple that
ever his %eyeballs.
"ViscOunteSs BrOOke." he starnmered.
What in the name
You are surprised % she INTERRUPTED.
To be sure. my visit is somewhat UNI
!lnciS. she cAne close to him and
lowered her voice almost to a whisper.
~" o ind what you expected when
Observation-Disclosures.
How do you know I searched him?''
demanded B~eachcombe.
Why. when one sees a man with his
n tied behind him and his pockets
inside OUT, 1t is not unreasonable to
- SAAsAS AS iiAo OCCI SCaTCHoO. Cl
~ venture to Say Lord Beachcombe,
that whatever you found. IT was not
what you were looking fort"
HOY can you know anything about
tnat? he replied. with dawning sus-
ptcion. Perhaps you know what II
was where it may be found II
SO. You must be aware that IL has no
value except to me-
posed. n.y.
Captain de clifre.." he repeated
with a bitter and disdainful
What would YOU have me call him ~
bent orward hi in a whisper sug-
gested, "Robert-Earl B~eachcombe? p
is that better?"
|. The blood ebbed from his face. leay-
ing ~ ghastly with fear and fury. He
OF men Surrounding Robin, and al
though they were quite out Of earshot.
ne fercely lnotioned them to a greater
distance. Then he pulled himself to-
laugh.
Was it to play comedy that your
iadyship honored me with this noe
turnal visit ?" he sneered.
Not altogether" she replied. II
came TO prevent your harming Captain
de S;line. and. incidentally. yourself.
Ing found the documents you sought.
prisoner""
Il propose" aid Beachcombe slowly.
TO hand him over to justice. believe
the-documents-to be lost. At n
rate. am willing to hazard the risk
OF then recovery in order that this man
may receive his deserts as a traitor
and a m%alefactor. After he has been
hanged, there Will be plenty Of time for
me to deal with q claim that has nc
longer a claimant"
And you really hate him enough to