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WILLIAM LE QUEUX, BAŞA Author of "Whose Findeth Wife," "Purple and Fine Linen," "The Day of Temptation,”

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CHAPTER XXVI. HUSBAND AND WIFE, Personally, I am one of those who pay no tribute of grateful admiration to those who have oppressed mankind with the dubious blessing of the penny poet. Just a no honsahald which is ador and with the prosegod of pon-compelling young ladies in over without its due quantity of morning letters, so to breakfast table is quite complete if the fort bag Kas been drawn high, The aru may be, eggs may be boiled to the precise degree of adidity, derling strips of home oured smile upou yon from dish of silver, or gollen marmalade may strive to allure you with the richness of his hae; but if the morning latters are not present the picture is incomplete. They are the crowning glory of the British breakfast table. Enantor down to it, and find two or three stiff squats envelopes on your plate, and you fool yourself & somebody in constant tonet with the world at large: just fied in talking of" my letters." Saunter down to find yourself one of the letterless mambers of

0004 UT THE HONGKONG DAILY PŘESU, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17rn, 1903

**You are satiroly at liberty to think what | you please I only dany that I have set eye upon my, mysterions viator sine that evening In Gloucester Square."

Well, she was in the house last night" 7 szawared decisively fit to she was in your voONS * "In my room 1 grasped my well-beloved in alarm. Impossible 1**

"I watched her enter there, I replied; and that transpired-how she had first antered my then continuing, gayo her an exnet nocount of all room, and how the evil influepos of her presence had so strangely affected me afterwards:

G7 bin Ita abeolutely astounding ske declared. "I was utterly Ignorans of it all. Ars you simolutely certain that it was the same worse?"

The description given of her, by

your sh and your cousin's servant in London is exact. Shea here with some distinely since purpose, that is quite erident

AX

But she must have entered by the servants quarters if she passed through the hall as you have described. She seems to have been in search of us both."

No doubt," I answered, “And if, na you say, you were absent from the room at the time, it is evident that she went straightway out into the park in search of you. In that case she would have left the room before I tried the door, and would be ignorant of the fact that I had detected be

But what could she wint with ns?” she asked, in a voice which fold me that this un expected revelation had annorved her.

Ah! that I cannot tell, I responded, "She came here with an oril purpose, and

moodi alascalde girl in all the world. Every thing in no hasy, so enshrouded in mystery. is married, and yet I have no bug band,

"But is it not perhaps hart that under the diremslanges you should be apart?" I said. could never love of gly, a man whom you Kada häarmly.

I dread to think of it, she Sometimes I wonder what he is really like, and who he really is

“And at the same time you love Cyril Chot- wodo," I said, the words almost cholding me. I saw that she loved that young age, and ny lebt." tank within me,

“We are very good friends,” she answered,

But you love him. Why not admit it?" I

Baid.

she murmured. Yes," 1 obeerred, it is useless. You aro already married."

lase I do if I do, it is useless--all

"No," the orled, holding up her tiny hand Do not let us as though to stay my words. talk of it. I cannot bear to think. The truth hangs like's shadow over my life.

I inquired. "I Does Clietwode know ph be aware that you can never be his Ÿ”

He knows nothing. He loves me and be loves that one day we shall marry. Indeed, now that he has succeeded to the estate he does no reason why our marriage should be delayed, and is pressing me for an answer."

Her breast heaved and fell quickly beneath her starched blouse. I saw how agitated she was, and how with difflenlty she was restraining her tears.

What answer can you tire hini

tha Bering, and you cannot help noticing fortumataly” (“we” were both absent from our Ah!" she cried. What answer, indeed!

tho

fast with a monaura of wistfulnōgs.

· rooms.*

walk and

For good maux days hry correspondents bade knit ber brows in thought. Possibly she happily left me in the lure, but as I sank into he recalling some event during her midnight my west. I saw upon my piste aingie letter, and took it up mechanically. As a rule th handwriting of the envelope betraysth the

**** And you say that you actually experienced in your own room on returning there, an texnolly similar mondation to that

Was there over woman before who knew her husband, or who suffered as I am suffering?" *** Your case is absolutely unique,” I said. Hare you not endeavoured to solve the pro blem? Barely from the official record of the

nama? You have a wedding-ring. I suppose I said, my thoughts running back to that fate. ful moment when I had placed the golden lond of matrimony upon her hand.

writer, but this possessed the additional attrasfolt at Gloucester Square Pykich we all marriage it is possible to obtain your husband's

tion of unfamiliar padmanship. It had been addressed to Rowan-rd., and Bob had forward-

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*Exsotly. It seems as though when this woman enfers any chamber she leaves behind her The communication was upon paper of pale the chill of the grave. The thing is uncanny straw-colour, headed Maizopolitan Polico, Tindeed, and an utter enigma which oven floefer

| himself, with all his research, caunot solve.”" Division, Brantford," and signed J. Rowling. De you know she faltered, I felt the sub-divisional inspector There were only two or thrco Enes, making whether I could make it same sensation in my own room this morning: faintly, but still the same feeling of being convement to appoint an hear when he could chilled. What is your own private opinion onll upon me, as he wished to consult me upon about it, Doctor? 14a matter of extreme importance." The matter to my opinion in that there is conspiracy

referred to was, of conred, the tragedy at Whitton. Truth to tell, I was sick at heart of earnestly. For some acountable reason we afoot against, both of us,” I respondad vory

ated placed the letter in my ppoket with a Yan will forgive me for speaking plainly, but I resolve to allow the affair to rest until I believe that you alone held the key to the my returned to London on the conclusion of mystery that you alone know the motive of the to tell me frankly of the past we might unite: yongeunde, il vengeance it be, and if you were to vanquish our enomiss," katarina

"Yee," lie auswered, and placing her hand within her bodice drew forth the ring susper ed by a narrow bine ribbon. It is hore

I took it in my hand with a feeling of curiosity. How strange it was. That was the very ring which I had placed upon her finger when in desperation I had sold ayself to the Tempter.

"Have you no idea whatever of the circum. stances of

all this ever-increasing mam of circumstances, are marked down as viotima; why, I cannot tell thing your marriage? Do you know no

visit.cit consen

quired with just a touch of indignation.

What do you mean by the past?" she in-

The receipt of it, however, had served one purpose admirably--It had given me an op- portunity to recovery, surprise at disco Beryl sitting there opposite me bright and viracions, as though nothing unusual and occur red. That letter which I had seen her writingThere are several questions I have put to in the study on the previous evening had, I now felt convinced, made an appointment which she had kept

But with whoiń ?

I glanced at my hostess, who was busily er- ranging with those near her it table for a driv ing party to visit the Haywards at Dodington Park, and wondered whether she could be aware of the strangé midniglit visitant. I contrived to hate a brief chat with har efter breakfast was finished but she appeared in entire ignorance of what had transpiral during the night li cigarette, and as usual strolled around for morning visit to the kennels with Sir Henry. On returning I saw my well beloved seated beneath one of the great trees ar the house reading a novel. The morning way hot, but in the shade it was delightful. · An I crossed the grass to her she raised her head, and then small, ing gladly, exclaimed

Why I thought you'd gone with the uitbora, Dr. Cando

Dodington

"No." I answered, taking a chair deur ker. I'm really very lazy this hot weather."

How charming she looked in her fresh cotton gown and large top hat of Leghorn stray trim and with poppieaus verzi) positALE

And I prefer quiet and an interesting book to driving in this so I wonder they didn't start:Gbont three and cons homme in the sunset, But Nom's-always ao wilful.”

you which you could threw upon two or three points now in obscurity might lead me to a knowledge of the whole truth

Ble tighed, as though the burden of her thoughts oppressed her.

"Absolutely nothing-save that I am actually married."

46 The identity of this man who placed tide ring upon your hand is an enigma ?**

Yes. I found it upon my finger. That in all that I am aware of. 1 changed my name, yet I am ignorant of what my new name really

ja,"

A sound of wheels approaching up the drive greeted one ears, but I still hold the ring in the hollow of my hand.

Shall I tell you the true name of your husband I said, earnestly, looking straight into those clear deep eyes,

I have told you all I can," she answered.

No. You have told me all you dare-is not that a more truthful way of putting it?"

She nodded, but rade no response. "You have feared to tell me of the one fact concerning yourself, which has, in my belief, the greatest bearing upon your perilous situation and coming na both to raise or hende.

What " she cried, starting in quick surprise. "you know it? Surely that is impossible!

"Yes I said, in a low voice, "I know.it." At that instant the ralli-car which had evidently been to Corsham Station dashed past us towards the house, interrupting our converRA-

tion."

**And what is that ?”

The fact that you are married

:-

Her fact blanched to the lips. Her hands trembled, and for a moment my words held her dumb,

**Who told you that?" she gasped in a low voice.

any know it long ago," I replied.

Nors has betrayed my secret," she observed: in á hard volck

No, I declared. "Your cousin has told

me nothing. I have known the fact for monthui

N

For months past? How?"

You are not frank with me,” I replied, therefore I may be at liberty to preserve what secrets I think best."

**I-I do not deny it," she faltered. Ther Though as matry as was her want, I detected Ali, De Calkirk, if you knew all that I have in a voice trembling with emotion she added": a tired look in her pres. Where had she been suffered, you would quite understand my fear during the long night and with whom? The last anyone should discover my secret. I often silence was only disturbed by the him of the wonder how it is that I have not taken my own insects about us and the songs of the birds life long, long so." above. Tas mokhiig was a perfect one.

* sada Bear up against al these troubles, that aid, with deep sympathy, taking her have growed themselves upon you, whatever they may be Let me assist you as your friend,

I found it very oppressive last night." I said, carefully pacting the subject upon which I wanted to talk to her I couldn't sleep, so I came eat here, into the park.".

way & But you cannot," she declared, despairingly Into the park the beaded quickly, and tears wellig in her eyes, You can only assist I saw by her looks that she was appréhensive

me by keeping Yonest was a boutiful night, 000), refresh my secret. Will you protiiso me King and starlightshinzid Aya Sakkauk{"a VAS You are send P***

I do

Most certainly" I replied But I want to more. I want to penetrate the veil of "mys

I hesitated. Then, looking her straight intery which sooms to surround your marriage, the face, answered Al-Qurgerli

No Is I had you yourself se com

Po dolone ih An instant left her cheeks,

The

Me" heigged

Yra 'cau never do that, she interrupted Heren * quickly," "I have tried, and tried, but have.

Why P

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You," I replied in a low earnest tone. Because strange though it may teens, I am were also in

-4entirely unaware of the identity of my husband. She was silonpotik 4ight."

47RMAID AVELANA | Ehave never seen him.” Tid hot Boston, ale faltered. Then, though recovoring her self-possession she added with abis hauteur: "And swap if I chose to walk hereafter everyone had gone to rest And do you know his same P really don't think that you

truth? She would not believe me if I did. I was allent Should I reres, to her the What proof could I show her?

At the side of Barbou, the coachman there t stranger who, as he passed, turned his head aside to glance at us,

Our eyes mot. In an instant I recognized him. It was none other than the man for whom I had been in active search through all these weeks--the Tempter.

*(To be continued.)

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