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A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE.
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CHAPTER XXXV
The Sword of Damocler
At last the weary journey was over, and to George's intense relief he found himself upan the platform at Roising. He was a pretty tough anhjeet, but he felt that a very little more of the company of the fair Edithin would be too musb for him. As it happened the static master was a particular frisud of his, and the astonishment of that worthy who be the respectable George in such oorpany cannot be expressed in words,
"Why boar! Well I aerer! Is she a for riner?" be ejaculated in astonishment.
•He made his way direct to the ofloe: It wa closed, for he had told his blerks that ha" should not come backs after dort, and that they could go at balf-past foar. He had his kay, barerer, sad entering, lit the gas. Then he want to him safo and sorted some papers, burning a good number of thom Two large documents, however, he put by his side to read. One was his will, the other wie endorsed "Statement of the circumstance user", Connested with Edith."
!
First looked through lids will It had hoon made some years ago, and was entirely in favour of his wife, or, rather of his reputed wife, Belle
"It may as wall stand," he said, 'aloud: “if anything happens to me she'll take about ten thousand under it, and that was what she brought me." Taking a por be want through the do- ment carefully, and wherever the n of Bells get ocurred he pute X, and laserted these words "Gonnets, commonly knows a Bollo guest," Genuett being Bolle's maiden name, and fattialled the prerection. Next he glanced at the Statement. It contained a fall and fair sooonnt of his connexion with the woman who had rained his life. "I may as well leave it," he thengåt: "some day it will show Belle that 1 was not quite so bad as I seemed."
If you mean me, you dirty, wheel-gressing
He replaced the statement is a biaf errelops, steam boss you" said Edithis whe-was-by now. in fine bellicose condition. "I'm no core foreign led and directed itta Belle, and finally marked than you are. Shut your ugly month, can't it, "Not to be opened till my death W. Queet you or "and who took a step towards theben he put the envelop away in the safe and stent station master. Horetreated precipitately, took up the will for the same purpose. Next it cungot his heel against tan threshold of the on the table lay the deeds exuted by Edward booking ofles and tanished backward with a Cossey, trasferring the Henbas mortgages to Mz. Quest in scnsideration of bis abstaining from crash.
the commencement of a suit for divares in which de proposed to join Edward Cossey as co-respond ent. Ah!" he thought to himself, "that game is up Belle is not my legal wife, therefore 1 osprot commence, a suit against her in which Cousy would figure as co-respondeat, and so the consideraties tails. I am sorry for that, for I should have liked him to love his thirty thousand pounds as well as his wife, but it can't be helped. It was a game of bluft, and now that the bladder has been prickad I haven't a leg to stand on."
"Steady, maim, steady," said Gorge Sare it up pow, do, and as for yon, don't you irritate her tone of you or I won't answer for the con- sequences for she's an injured woman she is, sud injured women is apt to be dangoroza."
Au okance would have it. fy which had brought somoldy to the station was still stand ing thore, and inte il George bundled his fair charge, telling the driver to ga to the Sessions
Hopie.
“Now, warm," he said. "Listen to me: I'm going to take you to the man as has wronged you. Ho's sitting an clerk to the magistraten Do you go up and call him your husband. Then he'll tell the polleezash to take younway. Then do you sing ent for justice, because when people sings out for justice everybody's bound to listen, and say that you want a warrant against him for bigamy, and show them the marriage ser. tiBonto. Don't you be put down, and don't you spare him. If you don't startle bim you never get anything out of him.
goal, but by different rod"
**You ** she answered, locking up; "at-any rate you are not fired at money, or you would not do what you have done to get it."
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afraid to last 36 will hurt, and I've been trick- od. Oh, you are not going to kill me, are you ?**
Yo, I am going to kill you," he answered. "I tell you months ago that I wouhl kill yen Li "I never cared for moner Itself," he said. you molested me. You have ruined me now, only wanted many that I might be rich and there is nothing that death left for me, and you
shall äle too, yen fond.” therefore, respected
long"Oh no! monoanything hot that I was drank when I did it had man brought me there, mat they had taken all my things, and I Its starving," and she glansod wildly round the empty carriage to see i haly could be found, but there was none. She was plone with her fate,
And you tulal say mugane justifiable so as you get that
"I thought so. I do not think so now,"
I don't anderstand you tonight. William. is time for me to go to dres for dinner."
"Don't go just ret. I'am leaving in minuts"
Leaving. Whero for " "London; I have to go up to-night about some bisness."
Indood; when are you coming book " Ton't quite know--to-morrow, perhaps I wonder, Belle" is went on, his woles shaking little, "If you will always think as badly of me as you do now.
* If she said, opening her eyes widely," who om I that I should judge you? However bad you may be, I am worse."
Perhaps there are excuses to be made for both of ne? Le mail, perhape, after all there is no such thing on free will, and wo are nothing but perus moved by a higher power. Who knows But I will not keep you any longer. Good-bye, Bollo"
"Tbs."
She slipped down upon the door of the or riage and alsspod kis knees. Writhing in bee terror there upon the ground, in hoarse Booste sh - begged and prayed for mercy,
"Tan used to kiss me” the maid; „“you enuBOT kille women you need to kiss youre ago. Oh spare.me, spare mo
He set his lips and placed the murale of the pistol against her head, and at the contact she shivered and her teeth begin to chatter.
He could not do it. He must let her go, and leave bar to her fats. After all, she could hurt hita no more, for before another sun had sét he would be beyond her reach.
His pist haud fell against his sido and ha! looked down with loathing not unmixed with pity at the abject human maiku who was writh- ing at hle feet.
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Slowly, still groaning out supplications, she to her erned, simont unearthly.
"Yes, William, if you wish," she said, but I roso to her feet. wonder that you care to."
Let the dead bury their dead," he answered, and stooping he put his arm round her delicate waist and drawing her to him kissed her tenderly but without peston on the forehead. "There, good-night," he said, “I wish that I had been a better husband to you. Good-night," and
Then, taking a pen, he wrote on a sheet of pa per which be inserted in the will Dear Bhe was gone. You must return the Honban mortgage to Mr. Edward Cossey An you are not my legal wife the consideration upon which he transferred them fails, and you chemot hold them in equity, nor suppose would you wish to do so.-W. Q
Having pat all the papers away, he shut the safe at the moment that the clork, when he had deputed to watch the Tiger, knocked at the door and entered.
When he reached tik room he dung himself for a few moments face downwards upon his bed, and from the convulsive motion of his back an observer might almost have believed that be was sabing. When he rose, however, there was no trace of tears, or tenderases upon his feature. On the contrary, they were alern and set, like the features of eac bent dpon some terrible endeavour. Going to a drawer, be unlocked it "Well," said his mastor
and took from it a Colt's revolver of the small Spare him," sho enarlad, "I'll make him sit
"Well, sir, I watched the woman. She stop-pattern. It was loaded, but he took the cart- mp Fll have his blood. But look here, if bo's
ped in the passage for a minuta, and then George, ridges out and replaced them with fresh ones rut in alukey, whero's the tin to come from?"
"Why, marm," answered George with splendid Squire de la Molle's man, name out and spoke to from a tin bar Then he wont downstairs, pat mendacity, "it's the best thing that our happen her. I get quite close, so as to hear what he on large alster with a high collar, and soft felt for you, for if they collar bim gen get the pro-said, and he said. You'd better get out of this hat, the brim of which he turned down over his fsoo, place the pistol in the pocket of the ulster, perty, and that's law.**
sud started.
**Ob," she answered, “if I'd known that, he'd i have been enllarad long age, I can tell you."
"Come." said George, seeing that they were pearing their destination. Have one more zip Jest to keep your spirits up." and he produced the br ndy bottle at which the teak a long pull "Now," ho said, “go for him like a wild eat.” "Never you fear,” she said. *.
Where to she answered. I'm afraid." Back to. London," he said, and gave her a sovereign, and be got up without a word and lank off to the station followed by a mob of people. She's in the refreshment room now, but George sent word to say that they ought not to serve her with any drink,"
"What time does the next train go-7.15,
doss it not ?" said Mr. Quest.
"Yes, sir."
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It was a dreadful night, the wind was blowing very heavy gale, and between the gusts the rain dame down in sheets of driving spray. No body was about the streets-the weather was for too bad, and Mr. Quest reached the station without meeting a living soul. Outside the eirols of light from the lamp over the doorway ho pansed, and looked about for the clerk Jones: "Well, go back to the elation and keep an Presently, he saw him walking backwarda nad forwards under the shelter of a lean-to, aud get me a last-class return ticket to Lautton. Igoing up, touched him on the shoulder.
hall go up myself and give bor in obarge there. Here is some money," and he gave him a fre pound note, and look here, Jones, you need not
reable about the changs."
They dismounted from the oad and entered the coart-house without attracting any particular notice. The court itself was crowded, for a cosy open that women, and when the time comes which had excited public intornat as coming to coolusion. The jury bad given their perdhat, and sentence was being prenounced by Mr. de Is Molle, the chairman.
Mr. Quest was sitting at bis table below the bench taking some notes.
Thank you, sir, I'm sure," said Jopes, to whom, his salary being a guinea a week on which he supported a wife and family, a gift of fear pounds was sudden wealth.
There's your husband," he whispered, "now do you draw on.""
George's part in the drama was played, and
·with a sigh of relief he fell back to watch ite final development. He the face tail woman slip through the crowd like a maze or a panthered give me the ticket. That will do."
to its prey, and some compunction touched ha when he thought of the prey. He glanced at the elderly respectable-looking gentleman at the table, and railected that he too was stalking his prey-the old Squire and the anolent house of de la Molle. Then his companction vanished. and ho rejoiced to think that he would be the mband of destroying u mn who, to dil his pos kets, did not hesitate to destroy the family with which his life and the lives of his forefathers for zany generations had been interwoven.
"Don't thank me but do as I tell you. I will bo down at the station at 7.10. Meet me ontzide When Jones had gone Mr. Quest sat down to think
Bo it was dearga who had loosed this woman on him, and that was the meaning of his mys- terious warnings. That did not matter, he had found her, and in revenge for the setion taken against the de la Molle family he had brought her here to de nounes him. It had been cleverly managed, too Mr. Quest reflected to himself that ha should never bare given the man credit for the brains. Well, that was what came of underrat ing people.
How had he found her
The man jumped and started back. “Have you got the ticket, Jones P" he asked. *** Lord, sir,” said Jones, "I didn't know yon in that get-up. Yes, here's the ticket."
"Is the woman thore still ?"
"Yes, sir, she's taken a ticket, third-class, to town. She has been going on like a wild thing became they would not give her say liquor the refreshment bar, till at last she frightened them into letting her havasix of brandy. Then he began and told the girl all sorts of tales about you, sirsaid she was going back to Lion- don because she was afraid that if she stopped here you would murder hor and that you were Ler lawful husband, and that she would have a warrant out against you, and I don't know what all I eat by there, and heard her with my own care."
"Did she did she indeed r" said Az. Quest, with an attempt at laugh. "Well, she's a common thief and worse, that's what she is, nod by this time to-morrow I hope to see her safe in gol. Ahl here onmes the train. Good night Jones, I can manage for myself now,”...
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"Yes," he said, ""be quiet while I think if I can spare yon," and he half turned his head away from her. And for memant nothing was heard but the rush of the gale and the rell of the whools running over and under bridges.
This was hot-opportunity. All her natural ferocity arose within her, Intensified a hundred times by the instinct of self-protection. With a sudden blow the struck the pistol from his hand. and it fall upon the floor of the earrings And then, with a frightful pall, she sprang like a wild out straight at his throat. So sedden was the attack that the long, lean hands were grip- ping his windpips before he knew that it had Back the bore him, though he been made. seized her round the waist. She was the heavier of the two, and book they went, crash against the oneringe door.
It gave! Oh, God, the worn osteh gavo! Out together, out with a yell of despair into the night and the raging gals, down together through sixty feet of space into the black river beneath Dawn together, deep into the watery depths-down into the abyss of Death.
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By this time the woman had fought her way through the press, bursting the camaining but
And so this was the and of all his hopes, swbi- tons off her ulster in so doing, and resched tha bar which separated the apestators from the tions, shifts, and struggles! The story would be space reserved for the oficial. On the farther in every paper iu Englerd before another a gate instead of going through the booking H mide of the bar was gangway, then came the twenty-four hours were ever, headed "Remark effee. Well, I've had four quid out of it, any tabla at which Mr. Quast sat. He had been busy able occurrence at Hoisingham Quarter Saarions. way, and it's no affair of mine, and Jones weat writing something all this tim, now he rose and linged bigamy of a solicitor." No doubt, home to las.
beanwhile Mr. Quest was standing on the passed it to Mr. de la Molle, and than turned totoo, the Treasury would take it up and institute Bit down again.
spressoution. This was the end of his strivings wet and desolate platform quite away from the Meanwhile his wife had araned her long. the star respetability and the wealth that brings lamps, watching the red lights of the approaching body forward Fever the lar till her had was. He had overreached himself. He had plot train come rushing on through the storm and
ted and schemed, and hardened his heart against night. Fressilly las irsin drew up. No almost level with the bithor sdge of the table Thero she stood glaring af bim, hor wicked face the de la Molle family, and fate had made'nse anger get out.
of his success to destroy him. In another for "Now, mam, look sharp if you're going." oried allse with fury are, for the brandy months he had expected to be able to leave this the porter, and the woman Edith mama ent of had drank had mud her to forget her feare
As Mr. Quest turnel, his eye canght the forces wealthy and respected man-and new.
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He gave a gasp, and the art seed to whirl round him. The sword had fallen indeed.
Well, Bill whispered the hateful voice, 'you see I've come to look you up.”
With a desperate effort be recovered binmelf policoman was standing near him. He beckoned
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"Core you be off," he said, "e're drunk." At that moment. Mr. da in Molla ceased giving judgment.
He laid his hand upon the table and reviewed his past life,-tracing it from year to year, and seeing how the shadow of this accursed woman
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the earth, let him burrow in the recesses of the war one of those carriagos that are still often to cities of the earth and his shame would find him be seen on provincial lines in which the partitions
was drank. The polivenu advanced sad touched. He was an impositor, a bigamist; ma wao do not go up to the roof, mud was, if possible, had seduced an innocent woman into a mock more vilely lighted than usual. Indeed the light marriage and then taken bor fortune to buy the which should have illuminated the after-half of it silenoa of his lawful wife. threatened to bring an action for divorce against was not a soul in the whole length of the carriage. More, he had had either never been lit or had gonegut. There As soon as the Tiger was in Mr. Quast watched woman to whom he knew he was not really married and made it a lever to extort vast sums his opportunity, and slipping up to the dark car- risgo opened and shut the door as quietly as pos. of money or their valno
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"I ain't drank," said the woman, Joud sough to attract the attention of the whole court which now for the first time observed her er traordinary attire, and I've a right to be in the public court,
Come on." said the policeman, the Clark says you're to go.”
The Clark says so, does he "he answered and do you know who the Clark is ? I'll fell you all and she raised her voice to a scream, he'
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here's proof of i. and he took the folded cartist. eate from her pocket and flung it so that it fall apon the desk of one of the magistrates.
Mr. Quiet sank into bia chait, and there was silence of astonishment through the court.
The Sgaire was the first to recover hinwelt "Silence," he said, addrossing her. Silence This cannot go on baru.”
Mr. Quest roso and walked to the door. Halt that peculiar fashion wherewith the syes take their ad en Then with a sigh he went.
A few minutes later the train stopped at a f Roaching bis own house ke haritated whether station but nobody get in, and presently it moved or no to enter. Red-the-news-reshed Bellefon ogain. "Any passanger for Effry shouted If so, how was he to face her? Her hands were the portar, and there had been no response. If not clean, indeed, but at any rate she had no they did not stop at Elry there would be no ook marriage in her record, and her dislike of halt for forty minutes. Now was his time. He him had been unnoncealed thronghen She had waited a little till they had got up the speed. But I want justion," the shrieked. "I want never wished to marry him, and never for one The line here rua through miles and miles of A flation; I want a warrant against that man for single day regarded him otherwies than with for country, more or lost drained by dykes an
rivers, but still wild and desolate enough. Over: bigamy." (Benowot sangation) He's left me version.
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Well," aid the observant George to himself, abo has done the trick proper, and no mistake Couldn't have been better. "That's a master one, that is." Then he turned his attention to the stricken man before him- Mr. Quest was sitting in his chair, his face ashen, his eyes wide open, and his hands placed flat on the tably before him.
She had heard nothing; he was sure of that from the expression of her face, she was thinking of her own sorrows, not of his shame.
Yes, he would go in..
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"CHAPTER XXXVI.
HOW THE GAME ENDED.
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Mr. Quest entered the house by a midi door,this was the end of it, and there was the cause A
be revenged upon her at last. There was nothing
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When silence had been restored, he rose sad not having taken off his hat and coat wout into of it. Well, she should not escape him, he would turned to the bench apparently with the intention the drawing room. He had still ball-ao-keur to ef addressing the court. But he said nothing,space before starting to catch the train. either because he could not find words or boounse Well" said Belle, looking up Why are you his courage failed him. There was s moment's so pais p intense silence, for every ma in the crowded court was watching him and the sereo of it
seemed to take what resolution he had left out of
bim." "At any rate, he loft the table and burried.
here had a trying day." be answered. What have you been doing f
Nothing in partionlar.
"Beading, the Bible, I se."
from the omirt. In the passage has found theHow do you know that F" she asked, colour. Tiger, who, surrounded by a littla orowd, and ing a little, for she had thrown a newspaper over
He sot his teeth, drew the loaded pistal, from his pocket, cooked it and lifted it to fiør breast,
What. zzethez matter with the thing? He hid, never: known the pull of a platal to be wo bowry before.
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No it was not that. He could not do it. He oculd not shoot a sleeping wizuna, devil though she was; he could not kill her fu her sleep. H
with her hat awry and her clothes half torn from the book when she heard him coming in. Yes, nature rose up against it.
I have been reading the Bibis. Don't you know He placed the pistol on his kuce and as he did
her back, way heddled gasping against the wall.
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