Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

woman My business is with George Conway, and
by your eave-or without it if worst to worst
I'm not going away from here without seeing him
@Dont you believe when tell you that he's
consciouso" Daura asked in her SOFT girls voice.
She wore blue tweed skirt, and pale-blue blouse
with low sailor collar. Her hair, which she had not
stopped arrange for the day. hung thick pit far
below her waist where its curly ends tied together
with blue ribbon Gazing plteously up at the mans
face her hands clasped nervosy behind her back she
looked absurdly young. Troy clearly did not know
what make of her-whether she to be treated
precocous child or grown woman,-but he could
not help seeing that she beautiful. He did not
much about girls. He had always found that in the
long they did more harm than good to men. They
of any use, and this very much in the
way and very embarrassing. But he hoped that she
not going to cry. He had nothing against the girl
herself far and he couldn't bear fragile look
ing female thing squeezing the juice out OF its eyes, be-
cause of words deeds of his
al don't say disbelieve what you tell me, he
planned at wasn't being struck with my that made
him fall. What struck him the sight of me-
"But why should he faint at sight of you?' Daura
questioned speaking gently. She afraid of the man,
for Georges sake and dared not offend him. Yet she
must know what to expect @Are youths enemy?"
Troys face hardened into sulen lines. al told you
my business with him, he repeated.
"Now know you're his enemy she cried. "But-
OH you wouldn't be, if you could see him he isl My
cousin and another have just brought him into the
house-into his They hadn't come yet when
the butler told you were here. was having things
got ready for him. That why sent word for you
to wait, and that's why to speak to you. No
body else knows yet what's happened except those two
who carried him up the house, and the butler, whom
you saw. This was to have been the wedding day. |
shall have to tell my sister
at looks you had do pretty well everything in
this house. Lady Score' 1t seemed to Daura that he
sneered
am not Lady Score" she said. "I'm only Daura
Score. You may call me Lady Daura, if you please
q" don't know anything about titles he replied, with
a grim little laugh "You wouldn't be surprised at
that if told you what my fe's been up to But
look here, Lady Daura I've got to see Conway! I've
Travelled good many thousand miles to do it-just
that-and little more came first to England, then
here. When read in the London papers that he'd
bought auto to go touring in bought too, SO
could follow missed him today. You by all that
it's not likely III let him get away from in the end"
TT may be long time, I'm afraid, before he
move" Daura sighed. AIm afraid he's very ILL.,
1Worse things might happen to him than being ILL.,
"He might die!"
Eyes. He might-die'
3Mr Troy you frighten me" the girl said trying to
speak in tone as quiet, if not so deadly as his.
am sorry. But as you will mix yourself up in this
business can't be helped. I'm only speaking the way
do to show you once for all m be put off. I've
here to meet Conway face to face, and here stay
till have done my Grand if have to hold up all the
folks of your family and all the police your
island
"Have you here to take revenge on George for
something he has done?" she asked "If you have,
surely you might be satisfied now! Whatever it
that happened this morning, whether your struck
him, or"
@You can cut that out, my Lady Daura."
or whether it only the sight of you, it amounts
to the thing. He we'll He was happy
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