A Working Housewife
Nervous Depression, Neuralgia,
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THE PATH
OF A HUNDRED DEAFIIS,
BY
GUY THORNE, (Author of "When It Was Dark," "A Lost Cause," otc.).
CHAPTER VI.
MURIEL VISITS THE KINK,
The Morduants lived in Grosvenor Street in a house at the Bond Street end, which belonged to Mrs. Morduant
Major Morduant was attached to the Staff College, and his work enabled him to be frequently at home; whilo his wife, popular in society as she was, had made the houso the centre of the best military aut in London.
Muriel Tracey lived with her sister, partly sharing in the expenses of the house, though, as both the Tracay girls had been left a considerable fortune by the old General, and Major Morduant himself was a rich man, money was not a thing that entered much into their lives, or was any particular consideration to them.
New
in the affair.
Popular interest had not waned at all:
An army of special cor- respondents tramped the moor theories of the most subtle and ingenious kind were daily promulgated, but so far there had been not the slightest approach to the truth. Scotland Yard was silent, as also were the authorities of the convicti prison. In this silenco somon of thoi journalists affected to see the imminence of discovery; but Muriel, better inform mi than any journalist, by Mr. Saltus, know that the officials were absolutely' at Bea
Yet, try as she would, the girl was unable to shake off the sense of appre- hension and depression, which as the hands of the clock moved round the dial, only increased in intensity and force. It yas not, she was sure, merely the in- fluence of the dark and thunderous morning. Something deeper than that lay heavy upon her. She had a premoni- tion that all would not he well, and in her heart of hearts feared terribly despite the assurances of Saltus-that some evil waited for Arthur, that the danger was inercasing hour by hour.
Mariel was not entirely in the con- Ridence of Saltus and Her brother-in-law.
She knew, of course, that both of them believed Arthur to be absolutely innocent of the crime for which he had been sen- tenged. She knew that the cleverly-
Four days after the sensational escape of the convict, Arthur Hughes, from Marshnoor Prison, Muriel Tracey came down to breakfast in the house in Grosvenor Street. Mrs. Morduant and the old clergymau, her uncle, were stil living in the little villa in the Cornish drived escape was designed to be but village near the grent prison. They had a preliminary to her lover's thorough been there for some months previous to rehabilitation before the world. This the escape,
and though Mr. Saltus was the end and aim to which they were plans had been arranged with th all working. But of deeper and more precision and brilliowy that no possibly hidden things the girl had been told suspicion attached to the household at mithing definite. She was too intelligent Zerran, it might have seemed strange if and had heard too much not to know that it had been broken up immediately after things were being kept from her. But, the escape.
Moreover, as Major Mor-trusting absolutely as he did, in Saldus doant was still engaged in the manœuvres and Major Morduant, she forbore upon Marshmoor, nothing was nor question. Of Arthur's hidden enemy, of antural than the wife should renuit in the strange and evil force in London, the vicinity.
which old Mr. Hughes and Saltus had discovered, and which was now in armed array against her lover, she was pro fondly ignorant. The very name and existence of the Marquis Oshie Matsumi was unknown to her.
It was a hot, lowering Burning as Muriel came into her own humidir, where breakfast was laid for her. The house was in charge of old Mrs. Parker, house-keeper, a dear old thing who had known the Morduant girls from their youth, and who was almost like a mother to Muriel..
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The girl entered her rooms. It was a bright and pleasant place, decorated in China blue and white. The white shelves upon the walls held innumerable photo graphs of the popular society girl's many friends in frames of beaten copper and The little round table, gleaming with black napery and silver, had a huge
you are looking very pale and, copper bowl in the centre filled with a
woru. It must be a dreadful time for mass of sulphur-coloured rose. A brass kettle hissed above its little methyl lamp, you, Mis Muriel, being so uncertain and that. I am sure I don't know what to It was about 'dock, but the room
sey to comfort you. Let's only hope the was quite dark. Although it was sum mer, the sky was leaden colour and poor drar young gentleman has got safe seemed charged with storm. Now and away, and that they'll give up looking But again, above the hum of the early traffe for him. In time he is certain to write from adjacent Bond Street and the more and let you know where he is. distant highway of Oxford Street, there cheer, up, my dear Miss Muriel; you've was a far-away and sulle murmur of made a wretched breakfast, and your thunder. Tall and slim in her morning little yachting trip does not seem to have it; if not, remain at home, I would former association with the convicted mar wrap of dark red Indian silk, Muriel done you any good at all. I shall be very suggest, in that case, you ask one or two had long since become a thing of the past After three-quarters of an hour, she sa came into the room, and snapped on two glad when the mistress comes back, and girl friends to spend the evening with or three electric lights. She shivered a you have company again. I wonder you you. I know how great the strain muat down by herself upon the encircling dair little as she saw the menace of day out don't ge down to the cottage in Cornwall, be, but in all probability you will be and a waiter brought her a cup of te watched by people of whom you know From the buffet. She was beginning to b side, shivered not with cold, but with a Miss Muriel, and he with your sister."
is essential that you keep so near to and yet so far from the ma nothing, and certain apprehension which had never left
up and show a smiling, unconcerned face she loved. She had finished her tea, an ber now for many days.
you again. Is all through the big red velvet curtains ar to the world. Tomorrow morning I will was once drawing on her gloves, when, which card marked "Private" was communicate with
pinned, sho saw the little figure of Wis- this clear?"
ten. which she had been expecting. factotum of Mr. Saltus, and her heart
The lovely oval face was a little drawn and strained. It was whiter than usual, and any one of her friends who had seen her at the moment would certainly have thought that she was unwell or mentally worried.
"I have too many things to do in London, Parker," Muriel said, with a faint smile, longing for the kind old woman to go away, feeling the strain of talking to her to be almost unbearable. "I feel I must be in London just now. I am going down to the library now, and I don't want to be disturbed. A friend is going to ring me up on the telephone
Perfectly," the girl replied. Very well, then. God bless you, my dear, and remember that all goes well, and that I have everything in my hand.
She End often seen this confidential
him.
hebind her.
She did not look round, but léant back: a little, aut in a moment she heard a to'r wiec speaking to her.
And in truth her nerves were strung
He was not wearing skates, bu 1 am working hard with my friends, and gan to beat furiously as she recognised in a few minutes."
we have up and tense to a degree that she had
Very well, Miss Muriel, I will see that a certain that the success never in her life experienced before, Ever during the frightful shock and nobody comes in to you. Cheer up, my already obtained will be continued. I carne up upon the dais in his ordinary heard from Lucy and her husband this walking boots, and sat down upon a seas misery of her luver's trial and condem- lamb; be brave; all will come right."
Muriel descended to the library upon morning. There is not a suspicion of Cornwall nation, the sense of fear had not been so consistently present. She had gone the ground floor, a long low room at the their interference down in through experiences which might well back of the house which opened out into Good-bye."
Muriel laid down the receiver, and
"It's me, Wisten, miss. I saw you have wrecked n nervous system lesa smell conservatory. It was now very
rang off.
Most of the members ar healthy than her own during the last few dark and gloomy, and the scent of the
Iler face was brighter, the blood seemned recognised me. lays.
The stock vi seeing Arthur on flowers beyond lay with an oppressive
to nove more briskly in her veins the having tea now, and no one will notic board the yacht-a new Arthur, grey, heaviness upon the air. She sat down haggard, and broken-had been torrible at the table in front of the little silver-
and re-animated her purpose. She had risen to the occasion with all plated telephone, took her watch from her strong, quiet confidence of the voice com- you, if you follow me her powers, and her lover had known waist band, laid it apon the table, anding over the wire had recalled her courage those red curtains, marked Private little UT nothing of what sho enduring, he himself requiring all the help and comfort she could possibly give. But now a reactior was setting in, and the girl found it increasingly difficult to appear normal, and to play the part which was assigned to her in the sinister drama which had become a part of her life.
was
waited.
11
At 11 o'clock precisely there was whirr of the bell. She lifted the receiver to her ear, and heard the precise, quiet voice of Mr. Saltus.
But, as she rose and went back to her room upstairs, she breathed a deep, voice- less prayer, that her lover might be protected from the deadly perils by which he was surrounded.
It is through.
With a half-turn, she answered him.
Very well, Wisten," she said, lead the way, and 1 will follow."
In a moment more the little man had unobtrusively left the dais, and looking round her, seeing that no one of he A little after 2 o'clock Muriet drove to friends was about, and that she was en- the Empire Skating Rink in a taxi-cabtirely unobserved, Muriel followed. The day had grown darker than ever, Wisten ushered her immediately intr and already that rather rare phenome- non,
"Is that you, Muriel?" She replied in the affirmative. The voice proceeded in French. "We cannot be overheard," it said,
summer fog, threatened the streets the Professor's private room, shut the "but it is as well to take every precau- Arthur was safe--that she knew. The tion. Listen most carefully to what of Town. The big, gorgeously decorated door and locked it.
With her heart beating furiously. plane originally made for getting him off have to say. You will see our friend rink, however, was brilliantly lit, as she
prise the spiral stairway which ran up- the yacht and bringing him to London during the afternoon. With the greatest entered, and her skates were affixed in the Muriel looked round, noticing with snr- undiscovered had all been suddenly dificulty ny plans were carried out satis ladies' ante-room.
It was a Club afternoon, and no one wards through the ceiling. Wisten press- abandoned. This eho knew, though factorily. Not a living soul, except my
know anything of our but members were present. At this early ed a bell-push on the writing table, and friend's
neither Mr. Saltus nor Arthur had told trusted orenbonts. He is absolutely hour, the great rotunda was not very almost immediately a slim, pretty girl,
her anything of the strange midnight
She smiled anxi message which had come to the Seamen safe for the present. After lunch, go to full, but there was a fair sprinkling of whom Muriel had never seen before.
well-dressed wen and women gliding descended the stairs.
ously at Muriel. through the air. She herself had left the the Empire Skating Club. You are a
"I am Professor Martin's daughter. yacht at Southampton, and travelled to member there, as I know. Skate as usual, round and round.
The red-coated band was playing, and
"Will you come this Grosvenor Street with her maid. Of speak to any friends you may meet, and Arthur she had seen nothing. All she show a bright and cheerful face. I have Professor Martin, in his gorgeous ani- miss, she said. knew was that for the present he was already caused it to be put about in form, was performing intricate figures way?" And, wandering greatly, Murie safe, and not a soul, save those intimately society that A's escape means nothing to in the centre of the rink. Upon the loun began to climb the stairway, preceded by concerned in the escape, had any idea you one way or the other. Nobody in ges round sat a fes couples talking and her confuctress. They came out into tan of his whereabouts. Saltus had promised society during A's imprisonment has firting, and there was a general air of long corridor, carpcited with felt, the gir her further information on this very day, known that you remained faithful to his merriment, and well-being, contrasting opened a door to the right, and Murici
The door elosed behind her. She sat down at the table, and a trim Now everybody thinks that when he was strongly with the gloom and heat of the entered,
She found herself in a comfortably fur- maid-servant macde the tea, and brought convicted you gave him up. Show your strects outside.
The place was delightfully ecol as the care in the world. in a couple of silver het water dishes, self, therefore, as usual, and behave as
theagh you had not
lit by electric light. Standing in th One letter lay by her plate. She waited I have not told you before, but it has big electric fans in the roof whizzed nished sitting room, remarkable only fo till the maid had gone, and then, with been part of my plans, which have been round unceasingly, and as Muriel took the fact that it had no window, and wa
suit of tweed, stood Arthur Hughes. trembling angers, tore the letter open. It carefully laid for months past, to use the the floor and began to skate she was con white paper without any heading. She ment. I tell you now for the first time, and happiness. That afternoon, it night His face was very palo, drawn axi was written upon a square sheet of thick Empire Skating Rink for their develop scious of a distinct sense of exhilaration middle of the room, dressed in a loung
be in a few minutes, it might be longer, knew the writing at once, that thin, that though nobody suspects it, the place he was to meet her lover. She was es strained, but as he saw her it lit u
It ne
come
rub.
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21 moment his oiggling, precise writing, with every belongs to me, aud is run by faithfulsured that all was well, and the appre. Almost as though a lamp had been letter clear and distinetly formed. people in my employment. Our
to be an almost pleasurable excitement, which arms were round her, and his passionata was the characteristic hand of John is concealed there the last place in hension of the morning had changed to kindled behind it, and in
Europe where he would be lik
My love, my love," he said, in Baltus.
For half- "All is well, my dear," he said. "To- looked for, and yet central, co nient, sent the colour to her cheeks and dark- kisses were falling upon her face.
broken voice, "say swoet, beautiful lady. day you shall see him. At 11 o'clock this and in the very heart of the Wet Endened her dark blue eyes.
friends, and exchanging the news of the
bere to ine, to run the risks you morning I will ring you up and give you of London. He arrived there late last ar she hated, meeting several: How good of you, how noble of you, to full Brections. That was all, save for night. By what means, it is unnecessary day. the noticed, of course, as this or
to tell you now. You will go and skate that pretty girl or well-dressed man came Hush Arthur," she answered grav- P.S.-Burn this at once."
up and spoke to her a certain question ly, clinging to him still. pieces, and held a match to it in the will see little Wisten, my valet, who in their eyes, an interest in their manner, risks, but even if I did, it would be o
She tore the sheet into three or four a usual, and during the afternoon you grate until it was courumed. Then, with you know quite well. Put yourself rather more than the usual. Knowing highest joy to do so; for, oh ! how I hav
began in bands, and the barest pretenos of appetite, she be lay he says. You can trust him, and Pro-less sppegred to be serenely unconscious wait for this moment. Upon the yach folded on the table. She opened one offessor Martin, the rink master, absolute- of anything of the wort, and she had not time that I was with you was so shor
ly. You will be able to see our friend, been in the sink fox three-quarters of an Now, in spite of everything and every them, and glanced with hot, dry eyes and have a long talk with him. For the hour when she knew well enough that her body, you are here, safe and hidden down the two columns of leaded type rest, live exactly as you would live friends were all saying to one another London. My love! any love!".
that the sensational news in the papers upon the principal news page which were ordinarily. That is to say, if you have
(Continued an Page 8.) still devoted to the sensational escape at any engagement for this evening, keep had affected her not at all, and that her Marshmoor.
what
she