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a hands, Mr; Leicester Dodson.
.194 ' Lnred : to ‘His Doom.’
“,,Two' or three hands slipped the gag over the captivei’s',
, mouth, and hawas raised on two pairs of stout shoulders.
“Good-night,” said the captain. "fl leave you in good
' Tl1ey’lltake care of you.‘
Good-night. VI will make your excuse to the person whom ,
you shouldhave met,” and, with another mocking grin,
the captain, having waited until the crowd of ligureswere
lost in the gloom, turned on his heel and walked ‘rapidly
away. I V . I r p s ,
So quietly had the capture and removal of Leicester .
Dodson been effected that not a dog about the Park had
been roused, and the captain, standingonvthe lawn, waited
until he saw the signal which announced the success of
the undertaking, then entered, the house, and stepped.
quietly upstairs." ' I ‘ " , A p ’ r V
‘ Not so quietly but thata pair of ears heardhim.
‘As he passed Violet’s door, it opened, and Violet stepped
across the threshold. g ' V . .
“I had hoped that you would not have waited,” he said.
Violetknew by his words that he had been unsuccessful‘
‘in his mission of peace,,and a grayezg tint came‘ over her .
face. . a p , v, y .
“You have seen him?” she ‘said, in a low,’strained voice.
The captain inclined his head. -.
“Yes,” he said, “I have seen Mr. Leicester.” ‘ M - I
“Andyou gave him the message? Oh, tellme, please !” ‘f
and she clasped her hands, with a gesture of despair. .
“I know not how to tell you,”v said the captain, brokehly.
“At least, I can assure you this, that Mr. Dodsonvislznot
worth another thought ,of yoursg You--and I, also-are
utterly mistaken in him. He is neither generous, noble, ‘
nor forgiving.”
Violet interrupted by a gesture.’
“VVillyou tell me what he said Pf’
“When ‘I left you,’? said the captain, “I walked. up to the 1
Cedars, hoping to find him at home, but a servant told me
he had gone for his walk. I‘ went down to the village,
and waited there for some time, and at last looked for him
on the beach. I could not find him there, and,’as I was
determined not to return to you until I liad seen him, 'I
made my way back to the village, and waited bypthe cliff
road.” ‘ ' I i I ’