The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-13
CHAPTER lN.
Fortunes Changed.

Fortunes Changed,
ORD STEYNE seized his hat and
with flaming eyes marched upon his
l. enemy, not doubling that Rnwdon
would give way, But Rewdo,n,
springing out seized him by the neck
cloth aud crying out. you lie you cow
ard and villain" struck the peer twice
over the face with his open hand and
wa all done before Rebscca could inter
pose. She stood trembling before him.
She admired her husband, strong, brave
and victorious Come here, said Raw
don she came 0t once Take on those
things" he said. Trembngly she began
TO strip her jewels from her shaking
hands and arms. Throw them down y
Rawdon commanded. She obcyed and then
he tore II diamond ornament out OF her
breast and lung At Lord Steyhe, ~
cut him on his bald forehead and mnde
scar which he wore to his dying day,
Come upstairs" said Rawdon, IL want
TO see II that old villain lies about the
money he has given you. Give me your
keys" She pbeysd In n little box which
years and years before Amelia Sedley had
given TO Rebecca, Rawdon found pock
etbook fpll OF bank notes. Some Of them
were dated ten years before. One was
quite fresh. II was for 1000 pounds and
was indorsed by Lord Steyne.
don. Yes" said Rebecca, don't kill
me-
"Oh, Becky. out OF all this you might
have spared mo enough to get out OF
jail. | have always shared with you"
VI am innocent" was all that Rebeccs
could say Rawdon took the money and
left her without another word, She heard
him go down stairs and heard the street
door close behind him. She knew he
would never come back, What should she
do Should she take laudanum and end
II all? Her French maid found her sit
ting In the midst OF her desolation with
dry eyes. Mon Dieu' cried she. what
Aes happened, madam" What had hap
Mned? Was she guilty or not? Teh
maid got her to bed and closed the cur
tains.
Then Fifne went below and gathered
up all the trlnkets which had been lying
there whore Becky threw them since
Lord Steyne had gone away. She as
cended TO her own apartments, packed
and corded her trunks, brought them
disa ppeared. The game. In her opinion
was over In that house, A lady very Ike
her subsequently kept millinery shop
In the Rue de Helder, Paris, and was
patronized by Lord Steyne and lived with
great credit.
Tho mansion Of Sir Pitt Crawley In
Great Gaunt street. was Just beginning
TO dress itself for tho day as Rawdon
still In his evening costume. which he
had now worn two days. entered his
don, why a,nt you at home?" said Sir
Pitt "Homel" replied Ra@don with q
Wild laugh: Don't be scared Pitt--I am
not drunk" Then Rawdon brokenly told
his story and begged that Pitt would
promise to be kind to Young Rawdon
If anything happened to him. He was
going TO fight Lord Steyne.
The elder brother was much affected
and shook hands with the colonel Ther
Ra awdon hurried to Gaunt Square and left
message with tho rcd-faced guardian
~ the portals Of Gaunt House for his
lordship TO the effect that Colonel Craw-
ley would be all day at the Regents clut
not AT home After this he went tc
the barracks OF his old regiment and con
suited his friend Captain Macmurdo-ar
expert In this sort OF thing, whom h,
asked To be his second.
But no duet took place Instead the
polite MIR Wenham appeared and made
the matter 80 plain that there had beer
dned alone with Mrs. Crawlcy many q
time before; asserted that he and Mrs
Wenham had been asked to dinner In
Curzon street the very night when the
unfortunate affair took place, but had
been prevented from 80 doing by pre-
vous engagement and. In short. WAS %
plausible that Macmurdo said TO him
hWel, we won't fight your man; he has
been beaten and II he chooses to submit
II is his business. But wo had rather not
take MS money. Ana ne paceu III Woh-
hams nands tho 1000 pound note that
the marquis had given Becky.
Rawdon, OF course. objected TO all this
but as he had placed the matter In the
hands OF his second he had to submit
Such are the rules OF code Then an
other great surprise awaited the gallant
colonel lie stayed with Captain Mae
murdo that day and the next morning
The captain congratulated him upon his
appointment what appointment
Hscmurdo handed him the paper There