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I i.. i:ii II,., i lii.ik.. iiii.I li.ii-nit li.ii-nit wire Ilil. v. n. CHAPTER XV. Continued. I ii 1 1 .'ml ii smuiliered ejne illation. "Tliero In ninre Iti roiiii" slio Haiti, "tml I tin nut iiiliu know liow tu It'll you. To-nlnht, hen yn am nil here lit tlie Imll, those two nii'ti liiii'inl tu foire un entrance In ytiur cottimo. I know thin to tin truo In (mil, they have already unite." I . nh. paused auruptlr and added In a Ion ol real tollrltuilt1: "Have I hurt yuu no viry nint h?" "Nil," I hastened to reply; "nn. iif cmirno not. Why should I In' hurl? lie In nothing; to in.'. Hut you munt prove II; you mlKht be mlHlakcn. you know ' My hi'nil was swlmmlna; wilh Hi" ItkmliiK aenuitlon often ciium'tl liy sxvlnidiiK too Iiiiii,'. "ml I ntureely knew I xvliiu I suld, Inn felt vimiii'ly that I 1 iiIkIiI In IhlH nay Kain tlnii). anil Hint t lint, xvna vn I tin !. "I vlll prove II." hIii milil. nitthlnK mi n wian hihI hnnilliiK It to un'. "Would yuu hollnvo nio If you miw I v.'ltli your own ,h? 1'htMi foiiut Willi I nic. You urt. fiiltt mil.' tlo not In- I Bfriihl." ' 1 wim not nfriilil. hut nn 1 wulkfil hy f hfr nltlt' tliroiiKh lint tpilt't vlllnKt. nml ; iliiwn lht faiiilllur llltln pnlh to our ' I'ullMue I wiintli'r.Ml illnily why hIiii hail i lirtinulil inn t h'ri why tiho hail not v Bi'ii'i ii il tine of tint olhi'm. "Wo huve nolhliiK viiliiahli," I iialil. nt hint "nolhliiK. Ho known Unit." "Vou hnvo my pi'iirlB." ln ruturut'il: "but of courmi you havu nuvi-r nitui-tinned nitui-tinned llioin." I toppi'd Hhort, horror-Htrurk. What bad I not doiut, hy my thoiiLililli'Hii roh-Ipini:? roh-Ipini:? "Oh, hut I did!" I rrloil. "I did! I tnltl him ubout tint mil" and what van In It." "Ah!" It wan a Hhort t'xi'lainallon. pnKiiunt with nifiiiilnn. Thfii "In' turnt'd ipilt kly anil It. nil in y hand In Ihth. "Ni'Vfr inliiil." "lie whlnpiTrd; "II will hi' nil rlnlit. Don't worry." I trlPd to my mmi.'thliiir. hut ilif niotloni'd mi. to hi alltMit. for w wort' approai'hlUK Iho rottiiKi now. mid mIh' alt'plfttl Hofily. an thinmh ffiirlni! to disturb noiiitt out. At t hit rorniT of Iho hoiiHti nhtt puiiHPil. llntoni'd u mo-nient, mo-nient, tlnn bi'ikmit'd inn to coini' ncnriT and polnifd toward the klii hi n. At thn oulor door ltaillni! Inlo tht' cellar knelt two IlKiiren, lu. n In evening; even-ing; rlotlii'H. I did not nri'd the an-alnlanie an-alnlanie of the moon, whlrli Jut then einerneil Irliiiutihant from belilnd n clniid, for I reinnlzed llii in at once. So UHt.." null! Mr. Illnke'a even olte; "tliln tloor neonin lo he fnntened by an Iron liar Insltlu. We iimnt try Iho Liiallioime iikiiI" I iiipon the servant In Inside." Yen," replied (iordon Bennett; "I saw her n moment nuo, when nhe panned the window. I hope well have luck with the li'inihniiKit thin time." Wo shrank Inlo the romer of I he limine, and they panned ho elnse wo mls'lit have loiiilntl Iheni. An liny ilisappeaieil down ihe siepn le.idluii lo the slip, my rnmpiinioii followed lh. ni, mill hnldlim my hand and diawliiK me afier her. "Look!" nho whlnpereil. And I iikiiIii naw Hie two men before the liiiaihous... Jnst an I had seen ili. ni nnee before; saw llu'ln try Ihe (I '. and even net their aliniililern imii.nsi II Willi an Ineffei lutil cfTtn t to liuml U i i.i . i s open. I.ii'lt Ktllih'n l.tn' il . ar. tl . t.'ty while and liitcnanl In the iuhhii llcht. and Ihe lltfht shiittl site wute to-., ninl tell nwldh wiih her unit k , l;t, i'h 11 li H"' she e).i, tihi'etl -rhe dc-or I... I,-'- I It s.fii.'il tu he h nlannth l..r. In-1 ill fit. fur. In n He of rept nit tl .'r7,,rt. Il al'H.i! Iinpi. cn.ilile. Ii ti 1 1 1 ill l:t-t 'li.-i ti..i-i,l hiiiI.Iii over II ami le tu.-1 Iti tilt I ml nf Ihe slip. I.llkllll! e.lMl.'.ll. "'rilt'l have L' IV ell II np." slit- wilt I'l-e I. iltld her V.tll'.. St. III., I III till III f t't;l -it ' 'See. Ihev III'' KoltlK IIM.IV Tl'. v ate raflly .lli.enuiai:e.l. Iile Ihev II w,l tpille line lhf w.'ie BnltiK .i,n. i. saw iheni titit Int. i ll 'I'll.. I., ;,l .tin I tfll.l,. Inlti Ih,. i til, I w:.'-r li.W.llil Ihe ,11,1 i,f till' M.II..I uhlih iltey iiiimI rniinil In unler lo t"' If in,'. You III.' s.lfe ft r l.lllUlll." she said "I Mill nlm.iwl m. try I l..ltl ten. tin they will nut r. iiirn. anil t,. mm.i i ..w Ihet t :tl, It.il .. us K,t l.ni'k lit ll.t In.'. 'I ami fiirtet It " I shtsik my I,, ad nml w.ll. In tl lite Utile I.e.. I. In.W II mire spelk oil Hie spai IJlim water. "I urn not vnlni: hack." I said tltll "I tin mil fare in dance. I in :.liit! home. Mniy Anne Is Mure, ami I shall mil he nfr,,i,l Will vim it II lite U'lllt. I ill. I mil feel w.ll. I tame hnliie'." ' I'.Ktr ihlltl'" she sal.l I under, niaiitl. 1 knew yuu wtnihl tml un h:n k. and til l iiiiut il w ith Willi Id In Inhm Ihe mil. 'in liiime. lie known all alnnil It.! hut he will mil spiak tint 1 1 I see li I III I will nla wlih you.'' I.ndy Ktllih wan very nenile and veiy taeiliil when she went hack Inlo the rnttni!. with me. She explain.',! In Maty Anne that I liatt one uf my heailaitien nml wnnled to K' iiuieily to Thiy Pud So Clone We Might Have Touched Them. bed. Rhe tnltl her also to lirlnK me k rnp of hot ten, anil when I renlnteil followed her Into Ihe hull, nml I heard n low-voiced con vomit Inn, of which I dlstliiKiilsheil only the cont'ltidliiK sen teneen. "Very well." mild Mary Anne. In a lone of sullen retnonnlriince that nur-prlned nur-prlned me; "very well, I'll make ihe I ten, but I'll Klve It to 'or nieself, ao I j will. I'll have no 'and In" ! "That In qulle enotiKh." mild I.mly Ktllih. sharply. "You will make the ten nml hrlim It here. I will come out nml net nml take It to Minn Kline; she In 111. nml iiinnot have you ltiinli.-t Iiik about her room." Afler all, It wan Mary Anno who brought me the ten. pushlnR the bed-, bed-, room diMir open untl innrchliiK to my '. nldii with the manner of one determined deter-mined lo do or die. I drunk It. and he went away nituln, without a Klanee ! lit Lady Ktllih, who mil benldo mo, say- Inn lit til n k Indeed, hut occasionally I louchlnit my forehead with flnitern which were cold rulher than ctnil and I now and then trembled hIImIiIIv. I . low that In nplin of her admirable self cnnlrol the evenlnx had been an exhausting one fur her as well as ! for me. i After a while we henrtl flahrlelle i uml Kllznlieih come home, and nho net Iheni In the hall, tellliiK them I had fallen iiHlccp at hint, hut hail been ipille prostrate with a sudden headache, head-ache, and would no doubt be nil rli;hl In the niornliiK. I heard them say kooiI nlKht nml come tipnlalra very nofily In onler not to disturb me. Then the I lull In went I out, the house trow nulti. mid I lay I there alone with my lecrot my two secreln. Indeed, for I knew why (Iordon (Ior-don llenuiit looked nt mo ao si inline I.', and knew iiIkii Hint ho wun un- worthy a woman's Inve. I So I clinched my hnndn and foiiKhi my flKht. uml afler n while the tumult j In my brain reaned, for nleop la merciful mer-ciful and biiiiKH wilh It oblivion tu exhausted ex-hausted nature. CHAPTER XVI. "Kline, wnko up." C.abrlelle, lookliiK unnnturnlly tall In her yellow kimono wilh hum I.tkciI niorkn untl Iiukc chrynnnlheinumn HlriiMKlliiK Indlncrlmlniilely ocrosn It. Hlootl hesldo my In tl ihe IIkIiIi iI can-tile can-tile In her hand heltl at an uiikIo which caused the Kreane to drip upon my fate and materially assist In muslin: mus-lin: me. "What'a the nialler?" I demanded, nlillim InillKiiauily upright. "I d only Just iione to sleep." "Hush don't make a nolHe. There Is soiiiu ono In the house." " What 7" I wun witle enough awake now, and the eveiiln of llin prec,ttim evoiiiim 'Hashed niiosn my 'iilnd wilh i.nwel- come distinctness. I "At least, we think so. I heard a I nole and waked Kllial-'th. and w 1 htiili listened It wan In the dining-rt.,111. dining-rt.,111. .nol oh. Kline ' ' l.nih K.llih n p, ails'" I flnlnhed In an nwe.l whisper, a, Mini; an an afler Ihteii In : lo re N lilralteth'"- io.t... I,, vx til, Man Anne. In act up nttd nt on xour wrapper; w teli'lil as well he pri pined." I I avc sin. e a-l , I (ial.tlclle If sh Ihi.ti.iil It tmc.'tui 'illenal In reeelvf Inn "l.ui in a tol.e i.. unit : nt t Ii til time lewexer. I did not tilt st,.i Ihe IllnllXI' of I'.T 1 'i 'III II 1. I, il I. ached oli.', II. nl H I..I tl i :t. , is a:t I w is envelopell in li, v pml, httnotiti wh.'ii Kllaltetli np I .t" it In hi t Line one K'l il..''b as ei pale and hntketl a- '!" tl -he hail . it. ..Illt'eie l a reirl itt.nl i t '.'li..-i. as he io!laitset In n t initii'l, .1 It. i,. tut the f. ol of my h.d "SI,.- it,,,', I tl'.'i.' " .'he nnlil. Ill f ft I'lil. n. : I"- et . pet Ite I had no' l.een i I . ,. ami oh. 1 in nf.nlil!" ,. i. Il ,'. f,,r t ti .it mailer, mi'1 Im, , II. , I . ;.i .. t.,' i iher. Ilslonlna: It. .' Iv Vllix All";.-. a lower e' sii.ntlh In nnv . ni.'t uetiex , hud fnll'l us n i I,, -hi of i I. nml we fe" V.e tl.ly In. o'U etent l M Well a- al I We lhl.n.,1 wl'h sttalti.'d ntlenllon and ei, i set leu. ilit'ollnu tin unknown, i.i still mine fearful of the -lleiie,' which .in. l I lie limine lls a pall. We I, .ill, I to, thine, however I XI i l l III.' solltlil of Ihe WHICH. Ilslllllll il l, i; in its ii'L-nlarliy. hut tonltli ncnitiip nil. tl wilh nn oxerinwerln,' sen-e ill l. n.-llii. - mid a renlllllthi'l of our h.'lpli B-lless 1111,1 cnlliplele IH" 1 1t 1 1. .11 llul ns the slow in, un. -ills pnnni'l nml tioihliti! hiipp.'iinl we crew iirniln ally calmer, mid i v.-n venturetl ir creep noiselessly lulu the hall anil him our Hie l.anl-tois. rently for In slant lliuhi hat k lo my rtnuii nt thf lllvl itieplclon of a tlliivclllfUt heh.w- llu ie Iii t.nt iii ado Ihe door and In sure personal safety If possible. Araln we li'tom-it, mid nicaln nolhliiK Imp potted. "Would you he afraid lo an down-ntalin" down-ntalin" nui-'Kt'sted (Inbrlelle, nlw-sts Ihe most valiant. "H seems nil rlKhl." We w.ie iifiald. mi, I said ao im-phailcnllv. im-phailcnllv. "(if emits.-." said Kllnlieih. afler an oilier period nf silence, "we iiiIkM haie I ii mistaken about the noise. Hut. then, there's Mary Anne whit of her-' Calirlille snt Hat upon thn floor, niliuietl relief and dismay In her fwe "Tluifa usl II !" she exolaliuM "Il wn- Mary Ami"." "What do you mean?" "The noise II wnn Mnry Auie Ikiii'i yon see? She htm been derlv-I derlv-I ti K un nltniit her nnn: he In mill hmti-luu hmti-luu abntit nomewliere, and nho fs-n out nt nlKht nml lueetn hlln. ao II In no wonder she wan not In her roan" "Why, of course" Kllznbeth ac cepted the theory without question, while I mnlnlnlii.it nn uneasy sllnre. "I'm so relieved lint I'm aiivrtr t, I I hale to think she haa deceived us nKnin." (inbrlelle snuffed Iho wlrk nf her cnmlle and rone lo Ihe nccaslnn. for. na she saltl nfterward, nhe fell herself more thnn eipinl lo Mnry Anne, nl thnuith shit nilnht teibnps flunk a masked hurKlnr. "Now. I'll tell you our host plan." she saltl. decidedly. "Weil an down malm anil nee If nhe hnn left a dtmr or window open (an, of course, nhe must), nml then we will link It mid wait urn wu henr her romliiit. and then" "Well," I Inquired, nn nhe pained Ir-resiiluiely, Ir-resiiluiely, "wiiut Iben?" "Why, then we'll confront hor." (inbrlelle spoke firmly, and wn fell na ihtitith the act of coufinntlni mum be In the nature of the ninient onion! of red hot ploimhshiiren. "l.ot un no rlciit down," she ronllii lied, "before she hns a chance to conic In. I It till of you Ret candles and conm on." "I don't qulto like It," demurred Kllnheth. "Supitose she hilnns that man wilh her? He niliiht not nhjei't u three olher murders If he thuimlit It necessary." I Rot my ciintllo In purrled nllsnce (labrlelle'n explunitllon wan very proh iible. untl I ferveully hon'd It ml nil I prove lo he true, but I hnd n niinial vision of Hie lit ii res at the ihsu of the biHilliouse, and my heart sank Willi III me. iTn in-: f(iNTiMi:ii i |