Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16

Then both o. them became aware Of
the presence In the yard OF Lady d.
ana. The girl wns laughing at them.
eve compromised you In public and
now you'll have to marry me-" said
Lambert, With laugh.
do you know. Betty. I really think
you WILL" put in Lady Diana as Lam.
bert and Mrs. Beamish retreated into
another corner Of the yard.
But Lady Diana had scant time to
give to their affairs, for moment
later Lord Brancaster appeared.
He had received letter from tho
girl telling him how the Rev. Werner
Haslam had been taken to Falcon
hurst after the wreck. and how un-
perved he had seemed He had really
appeared on the point Of telling some.
thing to Lady Diana. but the next
morning had left Falconhurst without
4 word.
Lady Diana had added in the letter
that Lord Beverley had applied for war.
rants for Sartoris and Mrs. D'Aqulla
Oh the strength Of an adldavit made
by ION Lambert.
Brancaster had rushed to Newman.
ket the moment he received the letter
The young people were commiserat-
ing with one another on the hight Of
Hasam when that individual entered
the stable yard. He was pale and
agitated and even trembling as be ad
vanced to the young people.
"Ah. Mr.. Haslam," said Lady Diana,
IL was just talking Of you. Why did
you run away from us 50 suddenly at
| EalconhurstT'
II was afraid began Haslan and
then stopped. He raised his hand de-
| spairtngly.
''Of WHAT" she asked gently.
What l had done" he said.
"You should have been proud. 1t
was splendid work. You saved all
those children. You crawled into the
wreckage when others feared to do So
'And can't save mysclf-my soul
my life" lie said in agony OF spirit,
Come. come! Where Is the danger!'
asked the young English girl.
A terror almost such as might come
to one demented at imaginary perils
crossed the pallid face OF the man In
clerical garb.
"Sartoris-Greville Sartoris." he said.
"the devil-loose-at my throat next
save me-
"Mr. Hasiam, you are in no danger
here" Brancaster said reassuringly.
"Why not? Does he stop at any.
| thing?' went on the frightened vicar.
what do you mean?" demanded the
young earl. now determined that the
scene should cease or that the clerical
should explain himself
THAT am coward" said Hasiam.
Fear sealed my lips. Fear opens
them"
There was a mnrmur OF astonish.
ment from Brancaster and Lady Di.
ana, and then the pale clergyman bur-
ned on:
''That was his work. wasn't It? You
! told me-the ACCIDENT"
Tom Lambert had left Betty's side
and was now openly listening to Has
lam.
II know it was his work, SIR" inter
| 1ected Lambert II heard 1t planned
between him and Mrs. D'Aquha."
The vicar was looking straight be-
fore him. In the vacancy he seemed
to see horrible sights, hear terrifying
sounds.
"NIurder!" he muttered. "A dozen
lives-a hundred-what did he care?
He would have taken them to gain his
end Would he stop at miner
"Why should he want?" Brancaster
began.
my silence forever! The silence Of
the grave" cried the wretch, almost
beside himself in his cowardly passion.
Because helped his villainy-he
drove me to it by fear. Then held me
dumb-by fear. Now have seen his
work. his plan-complete-r
worcestershire crash-the torn bodies
| on the line-Tve seen the flre-heard
the children scream-what IL my life
to him? Save me! Save me. II you
will. Put prison walls between us.
There / can atone-repent."
"Of what7" asked the young earl,
going closer TO Haslam and looking at
him peculiarly.
| Haslam raised his head, looked d.
rectly at the questioner ana then at
Lady Diana.