The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-30

break away and diSarm him.
What followed was 50 blurred with /
fear desperation. panic-Stricken strug- /
glingS. that she retained no clear I'M .
derStauding of the affair.
She knew only that IL eliminated IN
the explosion of the pistol. She saw
Edouard reel back, catching wildly ut
the air. and fan. She stared inCredu-
ouSly III her hands that held the weap-
on. Instinctivply she fed that place
like a hunted thing.
BAL mAsQUE.
Parr. alasncd by the pistol shot. ran
back toward the glade 10 meet midway
aTd receive in his arms the Wellnigh
dc'uented girl.
II was many minutes before he sue
ccoIcd in gaining a disconnected nc
count of wha, had come Of Patrja's in
futuatcd attempt to sacrifice herself
and then" She walled. "the pistol
went off in Iny hands, and he fell
dead, dead! | murdered him
/ ON the echo of that cry both heard
1 the sound Of drumming hoofS dead
cncd ny the forest mould.
Dead" Donald doubted. "Oh, l
fancy not. Either Edouard has already
recovered sufficiently To steal my horse.
or he had confederate to do me that
service. Come and see
The glade. when they again entered
it. was rrnpty. Both Elaine'S manager
and DonaldS cob had vanished. There
remained only the echo Of flying hO"fS
to testify that either had been there.
How he managed to trail me here
without my knowledge is what mySu-
ticS me-" Parr complained when, some
time later. the two sat together be-
fore the little bungalow. HE could
hardly have done it maSsisted. | see
Huroki< hand in thiSH the man is
Shrewdcr than credited him with be-
ing-and that's saying lot
"And what can we dO?"
"Thcre's only one thing to do now.
Every hours delay now means added
danCcr-f0r if Huroki doesn't know il
already. he'll learn quickly enough now
from Edouard that you still live; and
he won't waste much time before he
tries 1" rectify that fatal flaw i'll his
calculations. We've simply got 10 beat
him to it,"
And how
Tonight there's To be n bal maSque
ut the Charming cottage. If We lie low
till nightfall-I won't leave you again
we can take advantage of this
masquerade. | fancy, quite effectively
Rapidly and clearly he outlined Il
plan OF operations.
publicity we must avoid if posi-
bic. both for your sake and for the
sake of the work you have yet to do as
eXccutriX of the Claiming Defense
Fund" he concluded. IL we can qui-
city put the fear of God into the heart
of Elaine and send hcr back TO town,
and ut the same time persuade luroki
and Company it's far more comfortable
TO leave the country than stay Ia face
charges of criminal conspiracy
think we may call it Il good days work
and let it go at that. without banker
ing for more spectacular revenge.
1t was nearly eleven when Parl
brought the canoe to the beach where
on Patria had landed the previous
night. The girl again in bathing sui
and beach cloak-the only things Pa
tria had been able to muster from hel
bungalow wardrobe in the way of cos
| tumc-jmnped out lightly and lent
| Donald hand he didn't need TO carr!
\ the canoe We'll up out of reach Of III,
| tide.
/ At the top of the cliff they PAUSED
i only to adjust their masks; there wa
! no need for further discussion of plan
. already definitely formulated.
Viewed from a little distance, III
scene on the lawns was diStractingl
o interesting. As Parr had foretold, -
q it had fallen out. all NcWp9rt-all tina
Il social colony which makes Newpor
/ what it stands for in the comprcher
II sion of the world-had foregathere
on the lawn Of the Claiming cOttag
l. in brilliant costumes and gayeSt spiI
its.
p But Patra and Captain Parr did nc
linger. Their time WAS too precious.
II Entering the house by side doc
little used. they separated immediate
". Parr StrOliing nOnchalantly to pre-
" arranged point of designation with hi
w assistants, Patria slipping quietly VI
e stairs to her dressing room.
ID She threw open the door and eI
IL tered without ceremony, courageous
prepared to do what she had come
=" do, but at once disappointed and
u. bit relieved TO find the room tenante
only by an astOnished maid.
81 wish to see Miss Claiming" L;
Ir tria demanded.
is MADAM will find her on the lawn
IF the maid replied, cycling this stranl
maSqurradcr with considerable suSp
ia cion. "Shr has just descended TO dane
for her guests
ne One of Patria's hands brought fro
ia beneath her beach wrap Il trcasuI
Il note.
tn please find her for mc-ask her
IS. come here without delay"
rs and whom shall | say
or Tell Miss Charming Il friend OF l.