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THE SPUR
OF H ATP By Asl, l ey Towne
-% I I COPYIWUTT . 1901,
I /II WL-J by CHARLES D.
—-*■ ' ETHKRISQTON.
CHAPTER V.
vera’s visitors.
87] HE llfrht of morning
A was in the sky w hen
* Darrell reached the
*' Gordons’ house. Mrs.
jg Gordon and Vera met
him at the door, hav
'' ing heard the cab’s
6 wheels upon the pave
ment. Before he could
tell his story, even In the briefest form,
another cab rolled up. bringing (Jordon,
who had been but a few’ minutes too
late to meet his friend at the station.
Darrell laid the facts before them all,
admitting that he was wholly unable to
fyruish an explanation.
* “It would seem to me like one of
those accidental crimes that are so
hard to trace,” said Gordon. “This
man Ladislov, after vainly pursuing
you. became separated from his com
panion and encountered an enemy,
who took advantage of an unexpected
opportunity. Such men have number
less enemies. They carry their lives in
'their hands. Perhaps this act of pri
vate vengeance is connected with the
attempt to drag Mile. Shevaloff back to
Russia, but probably it isn't.”
In regard to this question Vera evad
ed a direct expression of opinion.
"There are among my friends,” said
she, "or at least among those with
whom I have recently been brought
into contact, men who would not regret
the death of Captain Ladislov. lie was,
like almost all spies, as well known
and conspicuous ns the Eiffel tower.
But my closest associates had no idea
of liis designs upon me. They could
not have learned of my capture in so
short a time. Therefore I have no sus
picion as to who killed Captain Ladis
lov.”
Tiie fruitless discussion which fol
lowed was broken off by Mrs. Gordon,
who insisted that Vera must seek rest.
Indeed there could be no doubt of the
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need, for Vera's head was unsteady
upon her shoulders with weariness.
The acute nervous, strain had broken.
In the security of this haven, so
strangely opened to her, she felt nei
ther the demand for action nor the fear
of danger. The bright glow of power
and resolution had gone’out of her
eyes. She looked like a pretty child
who had been kept up too late.
“The most singular creature that I
have ever seen in all my life,” -said
Gordon when the ladies had with
drawn, “and surely one of the most in
teresting!”
“Interesting,” repeated Darrell dream
ily; “that’s the precise word. You
can’t get her off your mind. Upon my
soul, 1 can see her face now as clearly
as when she was in the room!”
“A bail sign,” replied Gordon, shak
ing his head. “Tell me. what Is she?
Did you ever know anything like the
way she has veiled her secret through
out her talk with us? Perfectly frank
about herself and about her past sor
rows, absolutely elusive on matters of
the present and future! What is she
doing in Paris?”
“I give it up,” said Darrell, “but 1
hope she’ll succeed, whatever it is. and
if I can help her”—
“Why, you’ll plunge into any scrape
to do it ” said Gordon.
“I’ll not drag you and your wife in
after me, however.” rejoined Darrell
firmly.
“Don’t xyorry about üb,” responded
Gordon, with a laugh. “Any friend of
yours Is more than welcome, even
though her baggage may be full of
dynamite. And as to Mile. Shevaloff,”
he added seriously, “my wife is com
pletely satisfied, and that decision is
final hereabout; also it is Invariably
correct.”
Darrell crossed to the eastern win
dow and stood for some time in silence,
looking out upon the gray morning. He
turned at the sound of Mrs. Gordon’s
voice.
“I have to thank you. Jack,” said she,
“for what I believe to be a great and
splendid opportunity. This girl you
have brought to me is a wonderful
creature, full cf glorious possibilities,
but she stands in great peril. She has
birth and breeding, and, unless 1 am
grossly mistaken, she has that which
better—the Instinct of true wo
jjHhti ood. But she is as lilt >■ tit for
as Hamlet \va- ! she
prevent”
“Vengeance?” echoed Gordon.
“ a doubt the girl is a conspir
ator of some sort,” said the lady, “com
mitted to an impossible plan that will
result inevitably In her own destruc
tion. Selfish men are probably using
her for their own ends, playing upon
her father’s wrongs, squandering her
money, I have no doubt, on the pre
tense of furthering some mad design of
extrajudicial justice. I am going to
| gee what common sense can do for her.
I She cannot briDg her parents back to
life. She cannot right the w’rongs that
have been done. It would be better for
her to consider her own life and to ac
| cept such happiness as the world of
! fers."
“I hope to heaven that you’ll suc
j eeed,” said Darrell, taking her hand.
I With Mrs. Gordon’s amiable attempt
to stem the tide of destiny this present
record is not intimately concerned. It
is sufficient to say that Vera was for
several days a member of that house
hold and that she revealed a many
sided and most interesting nature. But
she did not reveal the secret of her
mission in Paris. She continued to be
frank about herself, disclosing without
reserve the facts of her ancestry and
j earlier life. It appeared that upon her
mother’s side she was descended from
a princely house of Circassia, of which
she was almost the sole survivor.
Moreover, she had a strain of Amer
ican blood through an international
marriage two generations back, and
to that, in her opinion, she owed her
chief distinguishing peculiarities both
of mind and body. Certainly her ap
pearance was most unusual for a Cir
cassian.
She made no attempt to secure her
personal effects, and the Gordons were
not aware tiiat she communicated with
the persons in whose charge the tilings
then were, but she obtained money
from a bank where she had an ac
count under an assumed name. Dar
rell presented the check for her, and it
was for a large sum, which was paid
without question. Such tilings as she
required were purchased for her by
Mrs. Gordon, Vera herself remaining
strictly within doors.
On the second day she asked leave to
receive two gentlemen, and as a result
of this permission and a note dispatch
ed by a messenger there appeared at
the house about i) o'clock in the even
ing two persons of a somewhat formi
dable aspect. They were presented to
Mrs. Gordon as M. Kilziar and M.
Korna and were subsequently referred
to by Darrell and Gordon In their pri
vate -conversation as the alliterative
duo.
M. Kilziar was a bulky man, nearly
fifty years old, swarthy and keen eyed,
He had the air of one inured to phys
ical hardships t familiar with the saddle
and the sword. M. Korna Was under
thirty, slfendef and graceful. He nar
rowly escaped being handsome, but the
leanness of his visage and consequent
unpleasant prominence of his high
cheek bones spoiled t lie effect of brilliant
eyes and a line, firm mouth and chin.
What these gentlemen had to com
municate no one but themselves and
Vera knew, for Mrs. Gordon retired be
yond earshot when the serious conver
sation began.
Ou the day following a gentleman of
quite a different type presented him
self. He was M. Jules Clery, a very el
egant individual, a Frenchman of dis
tinguished family. During M. Clery’s
visit Gordon discovered Darrell in the
billiard room, walking around the ta
ble, his hands deep in his pockets and
his broad and studious brow deeply,
almost painfully, furrowed.
Gordon sank into a chair and watch
ed Darrell walk half a mile. Then he
said:
"Old man, you’re jealous.”
Darrell stopped short and for some
seconds regarded his friend with that
glance of careful, searching inquiry
which was so good a mask for the ra
pidity of his thought.
“Bob,” said he, “do you know who
M. Clery is?”
“Certainly," replied Gordon, and he
gave a hasty sketch of the man.
“Do you know what he does?” de
manded Darrell.
“Does?” repeated Gordon. “What do
you mean?”
“I mean for a living,” responded
Darrell. “1 suppose it is not generally
known that he does anything, but the
truth is that he is a man of business.
He is a silent partner In the biggest
powder mill In France. He make* all
kinds of explosives, Robert, and sells
them, sometimes on the quiet. Now,
what do you make of that?”
“I don’t like it,” answered Gordon.
“This girl has no right to be mixed up
in nihilism and that sort of thing. She's
a big hearted, high souled woman.
She is out of place as a conspirator.”
“Isn't this situation preposterous?”
exclaimed Darrell. “Here is this beau
tiful child—for really she’s nothing
else—plotting heaven knows what atroc
ities with hardened adventurers like
Kilziar and negotiating for dynamite
with this fellow Clery. who is hand in
glove with the most desperate revolu
tionists on earth, and we can’t do any
thing to save her. We are restrained
by the conventionalities of polite socie
ty from prying into her affairs.”
He ktughed at a reckless fashion, as
if ur to the whole he relished the ad
vent nr. >
“If she would trust mej Bob,” be
said, with sudden earnestness, "I’d fol
low her to the utmost limit and make
no end of a fool of myself] of course.
But I'd do it gladly for he, and you
know why. my friend.”
“I'm afraid I do.” returnel Gordon,
j “You're caught in the net.”
“She has set no snares fo - me,” re
plied Darrell. “Quite the contrary. She
cares nothing for me. either to serve
her in this dangerous business or for
my own personal merits. I love her
wholly upon my own responsibility and
because I can’t help it. there’s a
frank confession. Bob, I bve Vera
Shevaloff with all my heart aid soul.”
Gordon had been pacing the floor.
I At Darrell’s last words he turieel as If
' to speak. Then something seeued sud
denly to arrest his attention. He
wheeled about and opened a door that
was close upon his right hand.
“I beg pardon, sir.” said a manserv
ant wiy> was standing Just without
“Did you ring?”
“No.” replied Gordon, regarding the
man attentively; "no, Franqois, 1 did
not. You may close the door?’
He turned again to Darrell as the
eatcli of the door snapped, and the two
men exchanged glances.
"I don’t like the looks of it,” said
Darrell in a low tone. “The fdlow bad
a sneaky air.”
“You had just spoken her name,” re
joined Gordon. “It has never been ut
tered before the servants, and I trust
this man Francois the least of aay. Of
course we cannot conceal Vera’s pres
ence here forever. Miss Lorrimer’s
new abode will be reported to the po
lice in the usual way, and when the in
formation sifts around to the right
place our new guest will have to be
accounted for, like every other person
who is unknown to the commissaire of
the precinct. But that might not hap
pen for a week or even a fortnight.”
“With Francois’ assistance, howev
er.” said Darrell, “it may happen imme
diately."
At this moment they heard Mrs. Gor
don's voice. Gordon crossed the room
and opened a door.
“Millie!” he called.
“One moment,” she replied, and then
to a maid, “You say that the young
lady is ill?”
“I do not know, madnmo,” replied the
maid, "but I thought best to tell you.
A few minutes ago 1 saw her passing
through this hall hurriedly. I thought
she was going into the billiard room,
but she paused at the door. M. Gordon
and M. Darrell were within. Perhaps
she heard their voices. Then in an in
stant she fell back against the jamb of
the door and clutched the bosom of her
dress. She remained thus for a mo
ment and then ran away up to her
apartment, I suppose. I spoke to her,
but she did not seem to hear me.”
“I Will go to fair,” said Mis. Vionlon.
Her husband laid a hand upon her
arm and drew her into tli# room.
“It is not necessary,” he said. “The
illness of our guest is beyond cure.”
Then to Darrell: “Jack, we were over
heard from both ends of the room—
Francois there, Vera here. She heard
you say you loved her, and from what
the maid just told us I think you are
to be congratulated.”
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LATTER’S TIMELY SUGGESTION
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In Hearty Accord. v
Danville, Ga., Jan. 30, 1902.
Hon. O. B. Stevens, Commissioner of
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Hon. Dudley M„ Hughes, President ol
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Dear Sir —
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THE SPUR OF FATE will be The Spur op
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