Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER y
THE YELLOW DOVE

TN daze Doris say Cyril bend over
the prostrstc figure and then come
toward her.
"Dead?" she whispered IN horror
But he didn't seem 20 hear her. He
caught her by tho arm and forcbly led
her inlauo.
Dead" she whispered again. 1T
might have been you
''Or YOU" she heard him say sharply.
"Me?"
Yes. Blu, It's my fault should
"Jonn Rizzio would kill me. oh. it's
unbelievable -
You know too much" He gave a
short laugh. Far too much for your
suddenly 10y both arms and made her
look straight into his eyes, Doris.
you've seen nothing. you've heard moth
ing tonight. DO. you und, rstand?'
His grasp on her arms hurt her, but
she bore It without murmur.
YES" she snid.
you swear it?"
"Yes." family. IL do"
Chelt tonight I can't tell YOU w.y
You've got to go straight to Kilmorack
House now You rode over. Take the
short cut by Horsham Hill It's not so
well known. | would go with you, but
I've haven't moment TO spare. Don't
trust any one--not even the maids at
the house. Go back to London tomorrow
with Jack Sandys, and don't let him
leave you until you're safe at Ashwater
Park. where's your horse?'
she told him and followed blindly.
Where are you going, Cyril?" she
''It doesn't matter"
He found the horse and united the
bride.
something has happened" he said
quietly. which has put all my plans In
danger
"And you?"
"Yes. THE thing I've been trying to
do may fail 1t hangs or falls By this
"But what-what?"
You can't know that" he sa'a quick
ly. Don't ask me anything more.
can't answer. But trust in me y you
oan. Trus, in me, Doris. and II you
love me--silence !"
He gave her lift into the saddle and
kissed her hand. Then he looked around
VIZ" "Now @ cut sharp off to the right in
the darkness until you strike the old
sheep trail. You can see II quite plain
" in the heather. Follow It to the head
OF the ridge. then take the road to
A sob rose In her throat and she
could only wave hand In reply. And
10 she left him standing there alone
gazing after her with barred head In
the darkness. The strain on her nerves
had told on her and she sat her side
saddle listlessly. holding on by the POM
mel. and peering into the darkness be.
| fore her, with eyes that saw nothing but
| pictures OF death.
She could not forget the wounded man
| grasping at space as he tottered on the
rim OF the rocks. Cyril had killed a
man. WAR; She had thought war a
like murder. She blessed God for
| striker who had come so opportuntely
Rlzzlo had tried to kill Cyril IN horror
| she had seen him raise his pistol and
| aim but at her cry he had missed his
shot and with the disabling Of his con-
federaie he had fed.
Rizzio was German spy. Then since
they were enemies OF course cyril was
loyai--playing part to deceive the
land might profit by them. The mes
sage What was the message that the
| German naval officer had brought which
| had SO disturbed Cyril? What was this
sonnuch to his cause the success or fail
ure Of which hung by a thread? She
| tried 70 think what Cyril could DO IN
England and after a time the thing
for England. He had succeeded. In the
guise OF a German secret agent. In ind-
| inx the traitor In the War Office. and Il
was Cyril who had caused the arrest OF
Captain Byfieid. Rissio. too. was a
German spy who for some. reason or
| other had been sent--o tiod--that was
IL. The Germans suspected Cyril and
| had used yohn Rikzlo TO put him TO the
| test--had set a thief to catch thief
cyril had found that the message was
a dangerous one--snd had refused tc
give i, up to Rizzio; That seemed to ex-
| nlain everythine--Cyril's willingness "a
have her burn the papers. Rlzzio's anx
| iety TO save them. that he might sent
them to his employers. The second
| packet OF papers? A false me ssstge
pre- pared for a purpose which Cyril was
! 10 fulhll The German naval cfficer
4 His nessage--what WAS 1T Imagina.
tion refused &o aid her, she could not
understsnd. He brought = command
niris1s Wa that III Ana IL - X,