Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28


you would understand why, if all the ghosts that
haunted all the castles in Scotland came to pay me
visit, shouldn't turn hair. was in waketul mood,
that's all. So got up and went out for walk as soon
as they began opening the house forgot to leave any
word. Perhaps ought to have done so; but you said
nobody came out breakfast unless they liked, and
didn't happen breakfast. You don't look as
you had slept too well yourself
a told you didn't expect to Sleep Daura
swered.
How long can you stand doing without
81 don't know" she said, "and don't care. don't
care about myself at adjust at present Mr.. Troy,
would you like go with to see George promised
that you should go every day, and ready to keep
that, and all my promises think the doctor will be
coming now and you can question him If you choose
"You think don't trust your
@Do you trust me?'
al don't know" he mumbled. a don't know much
about myself-where you're concerned That's one
reason couldn't sleep last night, confess
"Come with me to Georges room," she said "Then
perhaps YOU will trust me more And she smiled at
him-her most bewildering smile @Don't enemies
honorable enemies-trust each other? And we not
enemies. We allies"
nR. John arrived when Troy was in Conway's room;
but Troy asked no questions. Daura was almost
sure after what she had said that he would not and
her triumph easy that she was half ashamed
of it.
George was in the same state as the day before DR..
John serving her interests Loyalty; but Daura
thankful that she had been able to spare him cate
chisrn from Troy He had gone too far to draw back,
and he would have been stanch but his face might have
spoken. And those burning, devils eyes of Troy
were very keen, terribly observant especially of all
things that concerned George Conway.
They left the room together Troy and she; tor she
had her reasons-important reasons, they seemed
for wanting to know what he meant to do next where
he intended to be- She telling him where to go
he wished write letters, when Lord Gormes valet ap
peared with message from his Lordship for Mr..
Troy" There book of which there had been some
talk at dinner last night Would Mr.. Troy please to
look at it, in his Lordship's study?
This, if the man from Nome had but appreciated it,
wonderful compliment, an unprecedented favor
to stranger Yet he Of with Niche if it was
the ordinary thing the world to be sent for by
Lord Gorme.
THE moment had now come for which Daura had been
anxiousy waiting, the moment when she might be
certain that Troy would be safely absent from the Black
Breton She thought that she might count upon
twenty minutes, at the least, twenty minutes during
which she would be safe from interruption in the Black
Breton room.
She lost no time in going Annir who was listessly
writing letters in answer to sympathetic kilograms.
"Give your jewels quickly, she said, "and don't
bother to ask questions, Dearest
Mira had taken Dauras advice, and wearing all
her hidden under her blouse with the excep
ton of the ring which she had slipped her engage
ring and the gold bag which she had her arm.
AS the girls had arranged between them she gave
up everything unquestioningly to her sister. Daura
who had concealed the empty in box of old toys,
banished from her room put the jewels in place.
and hid the cases in basket of fancywor whose handle
she slipped her Ringing for Janet, she asked
what Ennons was doing that morning. He had had
his breakfast with Douglas, she learned, and had then
gone for walk from which, Janet believed he had
not yet returned.
"Janet said Daura a have thought of thing that
ought to be done in the Black Breton room, and
the only person who do it. Mr. Troy is away now,
and it good tirne but don't want him or ANYBODY