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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDIXG CB.IP'l‘BR5.
CoMro1t'r
‘ l Creatures 0fDestinY;or-.VVhe1'e LOVE L3adS
By Charles Garvice " .
H Ilren h ‘lab I h‘l.nlL!ome gspdnr lllll ‘IL! IIXINNI
A vim: In In V I2! 0 Inch it , 3 la-rruvl
:5-lleqynfillgi Mm -I x copy-iyii, was by snuitll Pulllialliny House. serial lziylm by W. H. Gonnctt, Phh., Inc.
0 as o
:-d’!uh;'"l= Ct‘ with her uneven hrcathlng, and covertly wiping the woman came out at her tent and approached
" " the pcrspiration irom hcr hrows. - .
and his iv -4 nos, rett entlcmenr
"" "" i I “ll?” ti: ""'.”rc"l""iii‘.ii-Cs‘“i'.“'wa'i$ <E.‘rim"'l!Jvx: Shesahalllil Iwtililll %ol:m.i:l‘gll'-nhtlihllnig Emlyleglhnt weng
"“ ‘i‘,;‘'’‘’ "5 “'ii"’"' "M" " gut’ clad lug]? tsnlfhtl? y p ’ owever’nn turther than her lips. ll r eyes were
or I ea. c. r. , - - . ‘
rloulitd with air Shtrllorne. the let: ihe expression or anricty deepened in her eyes, fixed duh Reubens wi'isli :]lger‘EI“;vn‘tcl;)l‘l;’l:esost
Bitlinnyntu air. which she hxed on him exflci‘ an .-t Crassmt e poor XYPSY P
rho two ranulles. nail in the gypsy sfhto ii, halt in Pa lisll. he sliver-
In the sweetheart or the II a gave her an account o the "bad luck ; ut, had lllr. lvharton shook his head. ‘I
myhe. i- ere though it was, a look or renal crept into her “No. no, my good woman, he said,‘ with moc
Laily Normandy tat severlly. --l am a lawyer and a magistrate, and
of we “mule 0' Nm-!"= ""1 W’ ""’”"' he '11 he here tomorrow. surely, searching l ought to send you to jail.
5?-"D0"-H L‘ for meyi he said “and it will he a serious husi. --l'ou wouldn't he hard on poor Leah, the gypsy,
0"“ ""1 ““'“= '“ “'"""’“""‘ "“ M "W" near case or suht-lug curse the youn honndl slr" she returned.
f,,f‘I’,p-‘:;;,‘,wn, why'dld'n‘t i go i-or him 1 can feel xlils hand lteuhen. ho had hccn looking at her intently,
,, 9 ::‘..':.!,‘..::: i.a‘.'.‘:.r;:."i:'“.i.i'.::i;'‘ 2% ism‘; "'9 ili':'.'i.',... any ....,.. ai-
“ M" ' on lllt%lil:lc a yoiong wolr. dlsut ll'lll he Even wlitlhl 1 "Leah, good gentlemen," she replied (awning-
him some lay,‘ e mi: tel-e inn gnun y. “' y. ' ,,
teach him What‘: ihl:t'."' "You have heen here in naventard hctorcl
"Una or the horses stirring." the woman said, said Reuben. v
something. in a bu-med valce. "We'll hotter all he moving she shook her head. her dark eyes hlank ot
muting ni rsninni - all expression.
-wlt-n- --rca. he said shrewdly. “We cilllIdn‘t travel "No, sir, this is the nrst time. It‘: not the
-1'" ‘ lost enou.zh- tut-y'd catch us ooiore we’d gone a lace tor us. There’s no tra e. We shouldn't:
I““''“' "'"“'" "“‘" ‘ dozen miles’ o- i must go a one 1 can get gave stopped only one or the horses tell lame."
"3 Hi s'nan'"r disappears e on early enough. trust moi You'll stay o are “Yo had better move on," said lllr. Whnrton
'“ ,,.,,,,',,, .9,‘ p o llll ilonday; then join me at Market stretton sifernly-, “W‘ehItl‘e notkton glug)l',psle&“h;:re, ‘and
,.,., .i,...,, ...i r ‘ lair. "There: some gin in the hot e get me I a ter ast n g s wor we s a 9,: css av-
, Fgllown lit: butler discovers that n . a hand went to his throat again. or?‘ is to r em. You understand? ‘A I
and the knife ii. “That young whelp! He shall suitor tor thi, es. od gentlemen, she responded. Were
now how to he he shall taste what my angers reel like at his going today or tomorrow. iheresno rest for the
to her -ml rllsllklnz I W“ '4"! ""““ throat: Yes, it's a dozen cars hence. But like 0' us."
-nil e ior him. rd have done a go night's work up The two men walked away together.
m-uluhh “‘ there." “Of course the man was one or this gang,"
them “At the Hall? You have been to the Hall, said Mr. wharton. “and this woman was ly rig."
5""! 1' no?" she a ked, with a catch in her breath. "Very like, sl " assented lzeuhen, touching his
0'" 0' The snapper eyed her with a cunning lee “It hat, and preparing to turn or to the mill, nut
"‘ . was at th castle hnt I've hecn to the Hall. too. r. Wharton stayed him with a eature.
CHAPTER “- . yes."'] aid, inula I hispetr duntrl with a ‘sly: h -4 ‘hat boytali; ty;;iurs,1i.ia1rry;,"ihgtsal;if; t“‘1he bie-
, ister sin e: "l'latnrla y, wan e o are a s ave onmisa a y we as ng . ere s
T“ “"5” E““"‘ , or his you ., lordship. Lie‘ ok ng well, you'll an thing i can-her ladyship would like me to
i-ru his hand still tl-gglln: with the be glad to ar, my dear; very well. me, still, he p him, i m sure. something to give him I.
grasp 0‘ "3’ "mg"! I‘'-"'’ Went or course?" . start in lite. ell, Reuben? Whntt"
- ome. lisn‘ "5 b'""‘“u In the she put out her hand. V V itenhen Payne stood, his head hent thought-
onc llvln room or t e iulll cot- --ion you saw him, spoke to him!’ she rally. "
uigc- an llenhen Payne. the :ull- s.aid‘thiclil I. p v “ I -i thank you and her ladyehip. sir, he said:
er. looked up from I hook over "ho, ho, Iievrctorled. with a chuckle. Why ‘ nt-I dont know. '1'he‘lndsAhap y,-as happy
which he was bending. his hand thrust In his should ll Timesvnot rip lilirl m on: puck as the days long‘ and with his ds ing. and the
thick hair, iwwdered with use and the hue hm-r your irult w. its groe , lot it at on the tree hand he gives in a t e mill. he earns his ii ng
st. lle eye Larry smlllnzly. hill I9 ht! 8“ till ‘the lids burned it golden-goldenl‘ es. Wuuld he be any the happier if he went out. into
an niood stain: the smile gave place in a lnolt that: it! Bah. you re tremh ng. dear lilirlanil the world? 1 dont know. 1 douht it. i ve heen
or anxiety. V ,, ionic as white-livered as the Roinanles. it i t one iink you, all the same, liir. Wharton,
"You're lat LhrI'Y""d Wm" "ml? [1 dn know you were my daughter the and if. at some tutors time; well, 111 remcmher
Larry atided a K1'“3“v 1" he 5"" “"“ “' ""“l .- - our kind M195, sir. -
have to :0 lhrouzh Ihe 5101'! 0099 “low 1 9 e went to the van and returned with a I‘ “We , well,‘ said Mr. Vfharton, with a smile,
told it succinctly while lteubeh examined the m 11.13139! sp:Ip?e;-“took 3 long drink and sighed 1p:[):?’?g’l1!:i;‘];:ce:;%hf,lawgglppfhgg 1 (9; duh?
ur, esszosasac . OH ll sge.Inn,'
"Yes. it‘: only a cut. as you sh ' h “I'll out myself a stick." he said. as he (alt chance places with h mi Good morning, Reuben!”
remarked, with a breath or relief: but it mile E in his pocket. Then his face darkened, and he -
have b n w on ds like a gypsy‘ ion: on his teeth on an oath. The knife. I lett it
your description, lad And he was lurking about thereijrhata had. its evidence-good evidence.
the castle. ell? A daring thing to do. ecin the ies. its timed padded the hoot. titration Full’. CHAPTER 17.
way the place is watched, and lhe‘l'lillr'l'lilrr o ser- 9.. [no can , V
y i.lt5.. an man, and uai.lo lion: , “lib a word of iarewell he glided lunong the uni MARIE uons maniac,
“An evil-1 kins: beast." 5'” Irry. attacking trees and disappeared. e woman stood for a .
Lhe proud and cheese laid out tor h m. moment or two lookin into the darkness which Larry slept late that morning. and started
“Tiler mus be a camp t them out in ihcrhou had swallowed hit; up: t‘l]il:l.ld “sin! onto 1:; awalke vivgith a novel sense gt stralllgg happenings
low." suit! Re hem "The! D’! mm are 0 em irronn . an wi or an s g y grippe an cxc ng expel; cnces. e at e n the mill
1:‘: too remot not houses t>iioui;h.Io buy their round her knees gazed heiore her with hcr hlack pond. and round his lireaktaat ready tor him; but
hrooins and kery lliey re honcsriaa hr! and orooding e on . i eub n was not yet returned, and Larry. wiih
the gypaiea; hot i s ppose he couldn t resist the Quite sari in the morning Mr. wharton was at the last slice of hread and nutter in his han .
tcnipratlnn or such nhaul as a dlnnion orna- the camp le c me alone: there was no poiice- and his lunch in his hag. hurried to the h ach
our. No. y dnnt cnnie lien. he n ii run in naveniord indeed, one nearer than 1 r the tide was glllnz t and he must catch it
thoochttully. “I dont remain or all! illness-I 1-rarrlla, the market town, nine miles distant, heiore it receded too far to permit him in launch
on. tor a mailer of eighteen years. ‘uric: On: 3' lo:“Rl:vl>ngo:‘l;l vlvzu and innocent or crime as Ar- his hoat, He glanced up at lie castle, glittering
yyp s, there d to he. a in sy it t a t re‘ a, In e an some gypsy woman met h in the sunlight, and something thrilled tbmuizii
the liall lodges-a liantlsonie Kiri. she came ins wilh a rt-spectral corlesy and an impasslve him as he remembered the scene or lost night.
he lett "- lie ilnnllrrnd tor E moment counlonnn The thrill deepened as he heard the clatler of
two “I thi k l reineinhcr no ug
heard that she inarrii-ii a -at r'- Eu.
' hair hlcw across his lace and hli dc
bctobnr
“Why not?’ shc demanded impel-lonsly.
“Because there are the eople in the villll 9;
‘they would have none; an theres none ilsh ng
in me.“ .
“I see. she said. “Then, send all you can't
sell. is that your hoati - it a pretty."
--Just vainlcd." remarked Larry, eyin his he-
ved boat ‘Ill? e iwssessars pride. he's a
good sailor.‘
h The glrl rode Ylglit down to the Death beside
in.
"II. must be nice to sail I boat." she said re-
licc . "How long are you going to be?‘
Larry looked at the tide and sky "A couple
or hours," e sn .
“l)ll!" ahe commented thoughtfully; (hell hbe
ii mm her why and caught up her short
"l‘ll go with yo
l‘ry‘s race Ilushed. Ind his eyes sparkled; but
the it-room's severe countenance lengthened with
apprehension. -
“Pat-;; your ladyslilifa pardon," he said. much-
ing his list. “but your hrenkrast, my lady; uncle
and Ladi Merston 1"
Lady
“Edwards. you .
ct yoursclt. l door as
name Ind tell Lady e
with Larry, the hay who
me.
at hlm Over her shoulder.
E
as
2
Ant]. Edwards"; a!
all l:l
SJl0l1d0?d Larry; "I'll take care you‘re
not dl-ownc ,Vl'lli1e you‘re out wltll me.”
“ ow are you going to get the boat into the
scat” she asked. [aha he shipped the anchor and
e rd 9
neatly coiled u .
"This way." e said, and he put his shoulder
to [lie how and ran the host down the incline.
he winced and changed his shoul-
As he did so.
‘-'Let me help you 1" she cried; and she lent
E leather’: weight to the task. '
“Don't do that." said Larry: --it xvii! run or:
e hint on your habit, Lady al-re.
“ lea!‘ me. y0n're awfully alrnld about our
‘Oh in hhblt! but
boat." she said scornrnily.
does that me er‘) I‘ve io
oh. here is the wii er."
wee, stand hack, or you'll have it over your
Ehoesl" said Larry warningiy, as he entered the
out
or, live. six or them.
at how am I to get in, you stupid hoyl"
demanded her ladyship. “I shall splash mysel:
up o my hi-es. L k at you." .
. Larry laughed hrightly. There was only one
at or t i , and his lnocence, and
r all
in his strong
out her long
41 him.
aid, “or i shan't
She swept it lrom his race lauirhlngly, and he
placed her as gently as ossihlo n the boat and
on the coat he had made ready ior her; then he
lenilcil in himself and vowed .
-“ ll lllls is 10179]! 1'’ Lady Marie Exclalmedr
ca r up
in the stern.
n
nestling in her place in the a en she
glanced it the hey so reheuslvely. “You're
never sick, i sllppl>se7" sge asked casually.
lairry laughed.
'ou couldn't be it you tried in a son like
. 1! sn . '
site leaned forward and watched him; then
said auddcnl :
'- u go Io Sunday schooll"
“Ycs," said Larry uuausuoctingly.
"Then rm sure you've been might
but its wlclic to ell stories." she
observed, with childish heverIly.."(IlL
cs. you re a story-teller.” she added-
t. conrlucln , as rr r.
.r "l"! ‘”’‘C‘‘‘ 59'9"‘ ‘" "5"" "Yau saldgyou weren'tyhurt last nlnht,
liglizlinusc at the Bold! hcs. vs and I you Wm“ M W shed
mime wu hn mus I M” M" the host" she looked at h a shooldcr.
i""‘m.- 1 i‘::':.ii=...;h"."-iaslzirla xsliw. me it in so
any. auc e ."
the man or tho I turn it-1'“-nf;‘;,‘l Larry redderled and shook his head,
this hlisinefia at yours r as: an? FM “owned 3‘ Mm
hack to me.
iillntd E YRWII I1! he mllnrhr-(I
. proud and cheese. The mil hilt!
not much interest tor a hit or sis-
teon; it is the present and the tutors
that IYIOSIL conllern . -
"I'll no no to the hollow tomorrow
s ow me a once. you wicked
hoyl" she sold lmperlonsly. and as
Larr still shook his sad. is e
c light him hy his shirt at his heart
and revealed the place.
“0hl" she shuddcred, and shrunk
tuously. “It was only a scratch, and
it-s hcnlcd
" hark iron: in
morning. and see it a camp is there: J - g
i 5-lfll'l;f.';“: no ''';“‘;‘3,f . - i.,i.“::s'..<i::l:.i‘i,ii::i 2le;.':‘ii::ii;.
‘hm yiyr “That”: nothing.” he sai conleinil'
13
so .
lmh M” i"l'i “Ila til’! ird c:i't"lliY;i 5’, '
V ll W81 I true Ell '1‘ V l
re to (hr ldvt-nxt&lll;ou.i‘.' is. thars 0”
u
‘TsmaE”jrE 30
exceedc in the gentle art
hlrnsclt. nd no dldlculi in evading
'ildu'ed servants who sought or him. no
annoy the hraclrrn until the search
thcn he Mule into the ia owe.
cllmhc he wall or the home park, and, still
keeping among the trees that homered lhc mild,
gained the hollow.
As neuhcn had suspected.
camped mere. it was scarcely a
e only two tents an van no lalnlng the
Ivtllnl hronms and wicker chair-, tin l. a
mats which iorm part or the gypsya Mock
trade.
The man went in one ot the tenth and called
BDIILV I
“iilrlhml"
. o answer came rrom inside; but a moment
or two Iller a woman came out of the wood pant-
ing, as it she had won run luiz. She was a rt 0-
looklna woman. middle-aecil hut handsome still-
and the red shawl around her hcad hclghtcne
the edect or her hlack e es and air. There
was a certain anricty and nulnlrltinli scrutiny
in her eyes as the scanner came up; hot she
gave him no greeting. and waited tor him to
speak -
the hen
Ilrnply
h
the ltyhsics had
ramp, for there
n
rs
a.
The snapper, alter havlnz ltinlwd rmlntl can-
ilonsl , lglimtzd to her to Itiilnw min I! a clamp
0; "N, and .i,,,. our-fed, still with the anxious,
suspicions exvhettsi .
“Where have you Elana?" he denllnded, with an
--only for some wood,” she rcpllcd, righting
on
,l>
,, ptwmwtll awe-can
I
llziz
-079;”
If
yaurmoutlt La y aria."
2 did not belong to her
people. The izeniicnian was tree to examine the
lent. the vans, and question anyone.
3 I’. W Brl knew that the man hid
cscapcd, hnt be lined the naps oi’ the hlackenod
lent and peered into the va ,
woes-tlons a
n rncrcly lllla k
e
. As
no cam
a
a . i suppose
"I! you're looking for the man who slshhed
Larry. we are, air." raid itcnhen, in his prose
ffxlilon. “I see by your taco that he's made od,
5 r...
Mr. Whllrtall nridl,d. “Y s. . ii
iollowcd him u ianitpnlzhi. cll4'x:'sm:i=l=tl1'ltrrl‘?nEve
"All rllhfr It
dead gsleco and
-- as o h h --
hlr. Wllllrtgn‘: --Edfntgsnhlvrfifyaldogrlgaliltmhlmmllg
well u hau-lsonle hay.”
‘ looks. sir.” Mild itenhcn,
“And he's like my own
mother dcaii!" said Mr.
' instants pause, heroic
oi pride.
“li6lh father and
Wharton lnterroizntlvcl
Tllnr wh
a‘: all 1:
WHY! I touch
to me"
sir. Wharton was turning W
e n .
a
.wWhurtoil, “we're on
r," replied llnom-n. “l let: him
well.’ M.
cnlle
u
S! 8
ileohcu nodded asscnllgglyi and at may mom”,
can’!
La
was
and. his
dushcd hy
lsh energy.
The E
pnllcd u
“Then
'rh'an
d.
rry did
D)‘
you
. “You
v hrave boy 1- t
riyoaliahl JR "
w y wera‘you'irlcluencili'
wasn't (right rd," , id
or hovlsh resl"l‘J!:‘i'l'it>nl.=g Ln?’ ‘mm a
en why did you
3’
do lhal).
eyes intent
dm
i tiiei-.7"
"Ive not forgotten, Ishle sai
boots on the road behind him. and his mime
(are he glanced
on her
new who it was be
the Lady Marie
5 2'.
“Slop.
more than stop. with n
htion
re uoi nor
werelfi hadly siahhi-dz
lib
pony’.
please; i
bound he
on the road heside ht-r. his can in his
on hcr race, which was
the ride, her eyes all oi.-low wllh child.
room, mnunled on a tall man h . h
it wiihin Ihe l'l' disianierfm M
lshe raid. leaning ior.
You ill
2
is
1: hot you bi-lmveil
ii
Why fll(ln'Yl you apoak at rat-
dcd
r rail."
c said. rt-ild
going
ni
to know, she
ii izoinz?
do W
' said Larry, tolerantly.
33.“ he said hesllallngly.
stare with your mouth shut
. “I was
down to
n .
it was the [lrngfer thing to do.
" added naively,
Pl
oil shall send them--all you cnlchwm lhn
110 you near?"
“No. l
already. Only a girl would
s: t it."
a nbou
5
(9
ion ed up and hit her lip.
: 1 dl n‘t
dignantly.
can rave
of l em."
as such," adl-‘lied
-0.
I'm one
hchave
Larry. adding tardliy--Lady lllai
ere was silence for 1 mlnulle or
two. but Lady Marie was not able to
remain still for ion .
t- must he nice to row.“ ahe said.
As she watched him. “It looks quite
easy-i'll try." a '
i.nrry led.
“Oh, it's easy enough. but I would-
n't try It if I were you.”
at was quite andicicnt tor her
lndyship. she rose and wave lm
to her seat with Lhliughty gesture
of command. .
Lair , atul smiling up his sleeve.
sliiplse the oars and lollcd in the
stc-ii. i
he lifted all out with dimcult)”,
the seemed
ones.
. y cnou h wh u you've got into it,"
she said trium huntiy, arier a trw strokes. "Its
brnlllilnl. huitvr than rlliiuiz. it's a lazy way of
Frhlilnif your living, I should think," she aildvd.
s 'n: a glance oi childish malice at his in-
tent 81:8.
Ltlrry
“lt
nnd you're wondering whtrllier you'll ma
cove or have to put out and spend the night in
e open. -
“oh. i shouldn't dsh then: i should ‘
hcmlt and play my scalcs." she laughed. h
doesn't it? Fish and scales-why
i don't lieliorc you under.
. hcad. ,
yes. Ldo.’ d Larry calmly. "hut I don:
think it‘: very lunnv. ’1lred, Lady Mariel lll
lake.‘ Hie aura if ou Me"
ho. stic respouiled curtly “I74: ou think
you'll catch uiyllllng?” as he put his incs over-
Min!
' 'rhcra‘a
Bl V at
at
lcnty here." Ila
lle spoke. and Lady
t the slum.
mu you call your host illdrlci" .-he
asked. ODQH-eyed. - -
Larry colored and avoided her eyes.
(CONTIIIUED 0:: no: lo.)