The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-13

And l shall have no cndnce 10 seo
you until You return here?"
May. Dick, YOU must have some
little patience: as soon as all things
are in readiness and the way clear
for us. | will dispatch letter to You
at your inn by Jarvis. This will be
some time Tuesday--in the morning
most likely. There, are you content!'
And content | was. though I hardly
admitted as much, for her mind might
undergo some change.
1T is a wild and reckless thing we
are doing. Dick. md your father and
mother--how VII. you make your
peace with them?" said Mary soberiy.
Easily. for your very presence Will
do that for me. shall only have 10
say: See. I have brought her back!
That will suffice."
"I pray Il may" said Mary. with a
little sigh. And now. Dick. you must
go. for / burst not remain longer"
BY the door into the lane we parted
and | heard her slip the link at the
end Of the chain over its hook. and
realized that was not to come that
way again In four long days.
Time lay heavy on my hands after
that, though devoted myself to sight.
seeing with some vigor. since ! nao
decided tina. possibly II would De
some time ere again visited tnis
very famous town Of London, where
now proposed to steal me vie.
BY . little general talk with the land.
lord of tho Three Tuns over bottle
of Rhenish I learned that they did a
thriving trade In clandestine mar
riages at the Church Of the Holy Trim
ity. M:nories, where one might be
duly wed without bans or license. ana
no questions asked. SO trampeo
thither Monday. II was hard by the
Jewish quarter, and was. as matter
Of fact, the smallest and meanest
church 1 had yet seen in London; but
my eyes saw . beauty In IT that was
never there, for as looked l. could
fancy Mary coming from 1t on my
arm, and life beginning very fair Tor
IN two, with the long vista OF the
years stretching away before US. eacn
bringing its portion of love and con-
tentment to our full hearts; and l
swore under my breath that where
Il rested with me the sober facs
should be no worse than my dream.
Tuesday morning brought jarvis,
the coachman. to the Three Tuns with
the looked-for message. On . scrap
Of paper Mary had scrawled three
words very large: To-day at SIX"
I got into my best clothes that AIT
ernoou. spending more time before
my glass than had ever done before,
and By three o'clock I was pacing the
streets counting the minutes until II
should DO time 70 repair to Lady
Dellesiy's garden.
Al II grew toward the appointed
hour the short winter twilight ret M
bringing with II grey fog. Under
cover Of this fog ventured boldIy
into Aldersgate-st. Just 1t the en-
trarce to the lane two men, appear
ing suddenly out Of the bankeo-up
mists, brushed past me. one taking
the wall, and the other the curb.
which gave me . great start. For .
moment or two I waited 1t the mouth
OF the lane, and then, with no living
thing In sight, entered It. and DID not
pause again until / stood before the
door In the wall. Momentar1ly the
fox waw thickening about mo, ana ~
the lane grew dense with the damp
vapors wondered how we should
and our way even out of Alderseate.
ct. This added not q little 70 my i'm.
patience: and now heard voices, but
they came from the street and not
from the garden. - I ct nrst thought.
An instant later ] heard the shuhline
Of feet on the rough cobble-stones. !
drew back under the arch Of the door.
way, which offered some shelter, and
Ct that instant two men came swiftly
out Of the fog that choked the lane.
I could not DO mistaken. these were
the two fellows who had brushed past
me IN the street, and that they had
followed me had no doubt for ]
heard one say:
Here 10 our gentlsman!"
And breaking into . run, one . little
In advance Of the other, the pair of
them came &C me In = brisk business
Ike fashion; for weapons they had
stout cudgelS. which In skilful hands
make great play. promptly drew
my sword. with tho use Of which
was tolerably familiar. though had
never drawn IL before except In fence.
md even now. menaced ~ I was,
was held back by my aversion 20
make serious use Of II.
But the fellow in the lead gave me
no time for thought: he was now
within striking distance, and he dart
ID at me q blow which I turned on
my blade. but before could reach
him he had sprung away to . safe
distance. Meantime hin comrade had
passed at his back and now came ct
me out of the fog from down the
lane. II was lucky had the doorway
for . shelter, for the moment made
one yield his footing. the other was
At me from his side. Ny only idee