The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-20

windows. where hs was turing ~
awning.
Eppinss rsmsmbsrsd Aaving sDoHS
old Lord psvonAsid walk abous
much the sane calm ana asistsss9A1e
manner whom he. Eppinss. haA ~
only second nan as cottiey Casu
And Eppinss slghsd coutsntsdiy, fes
II was well underwood in The ~.
wants wing that the brief but 49,
turbing reign Of that Dsvins psep<
was over. Twice he had impudsntl
offered his haad and fortune 10 -
Countess vscchi. and twice hs hsA
bssn scornfuily refused. The passee
maid knew ell the details. sAs 6o4H
rehcarsed the scene for Ne asssohaod
help" and the only one Who 49,
doubted scoffingiy had been Timmipa,l,
Just now Timmins appeared up ~
left carriage drive. He was ON e. u
AMI leading . half grown 1ssssy Cd I"
He had been sent to purchase Ne ssaf
from the Wilbur. TremvayS h>onG
dairyman. Not that she greatly O..
sired Jersey calf. In fact. she NJ
NO clear idea what they would Do WS)k>s
II. but Tinnins had. ioas 49, suk-la
eested that there should b mere ~
stock about the place. and rscsattx.
he had mentioned this particular q lsS
30 Timmins. ~ he led bis purchG10D
home. was experiencing that cala
satisfaction OF one who has carrSoA~v
the day. Somehow the calf was calS
too. though just why. Il would 49,
hard 10 say. Such animals DO haWngs
their restful moments. however. "A.
any rate. the calf and Timmins, strolls
Ing lsisursly up the drive. Mr.. HsV.
ington incoming about ~ gssdsaotvf
Eppings In the window. the. CemteoQA
and her invalid aunt on the 'upDef
vsranda. all seemed to b In perf0ee
harmony with the placid stiffness ee
the hour and the scsus. And ysu
know how quietly . late ssp>subss
day may end. with An absolutely
cloudless sky. with not . brsash -
stir the tree tops. and hardly . ~ :,
TO break the silence with IL NESTING
call. Il seemed - though ssstloso
Mature. having rounded out . psrfsee
DAY. stoDpsd 70 watch with bssashIsso
care IL perfect cloee.
And at that precise moment the ~
house door swung ssatiy outward o.
IL hinges. while . man. wearing: ~
wrinkled ftosk cost and q silk NJ
Vheoo lustro Was somewhat dimmGAU
~ draoev q soSwsbs. stsppe1
cautiously CT. Ne clossd the doe
hshinl hiA. Dieke6 - . paddock froo
the sSour !. suappea 10 through tho0s
staple. and smiled. Nest he glanced
IN the dirsotiea Of tie hsnss.
Above the sAsubSssy h could s1es..s,
only the roof and IL dormsr windoverH
Of the upper story. bat apparently ~
vas satisnsd. Then ~ turned AID =
looked towards The stabhs. No one
was In sight there. but The man Mas
the silk hat shook his fst at thAy
windows.
Had he cast . glance directly b.
hind him he would have seen Tim.
mins and the calf Just coming into
view over the crest OF little rise n
the rolling driveway. But he cast ~
such glance. Evidently he knew 6
the right gateway. by which he haA
entered. and ~ At once stsusk .
businsssiike gait in making for u.
The discreet Timmins vas bolh
startled and pussls '. He did not NJ
to shout and alarm the folks In ~
house. for that would reveal tAs -
cret Of the prisoner. Neither AZ -
wish to release the calf. Yet he ceull
not stand there and watch the uaa
escape. That would never 10. what
would "Chsrub" Dsvins sayr Ana
what would become OF the gsnssUO
gratuity Of which Mr.. Devins hAl
limited whom he Impressed upsn mo
Minis tho necessity Of keeping . eless
watch ON the occupant Of the ~
house?
Trimmings sharp little eyes nj
rowed menacingly. With the frse 81
OF tho rope he save the Jersey calfcc
. smart whack on the ribs. ruda0Iidi
rousing II from its peaceful psonA.
made. Tho calf Jumped ahead. ~
did Timmins. Yanking and ihalk-zcl
Ing. running and lsapins. the pair ,pl,d,
them careered impetuously acro0D
the velvety lawn. crashing throuGh
lodging between trsss. sn0f~
making = straight course for the TidDne j,
hand driveway.
Let us not pause to consider ~
surprised Indignation OF the calf. W 10
have all We can manage to picturB &,
the CONSERVATION Of tho escaping
prisoner when he saw himself headed
of by tho incongruous tandem. NSHI
doubt he instantly recognized Tim
Minis as his Jailer. for. after q mo-
ments aston!shsd hesitation. he
ioubled on his tracks. evidently mean
ing to make q wide circuit Of th0
house.
(ro Re cont!nued.)