Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1913 Page: 3 of 10
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STORY J
My Lady
if Doubt
m
m
By Randall Parrish
Author of "Love Under
Fir*." "My Lady of the
North" and other etoriee
BanoneugDl
illustrations by
henry th1ede
W he here yesterday morning when
'"V^'no trace o, hi. prcence.
Blf,There «■ a moment of •Hence,
broken unexpectedly by the rustle of
rdresa. I turned In surprise and saw
Claire standing quietly In the door-
W*Pardon me, gentlemen," she said
"hut nerbaps I can explain
much'of this mystery, and establish
the identity of Major Lawrence.
Seldon sprang forward aQd offered
her a chair, but she merely thanked
him with a bow, and remained stand-
ing her eyes upon her father Not
once had she even glanced toward
"Good enough, by Gad!"' fcj «
earned heartily. "The ^shaa clearc^
jsss.
len response, his face dark with pas-
al°°Hell's acre! This thing may touch
your humor, but not mine. What Is I
the meaning of your words Mlstreas
Claire? Are you shameless, forgetting
the pledge between us?"
She turned her face toward hlm as
a queen might, her head held high.
her cheeks flaming.
"You have said your answer once
for all, Captain Grant There Is
once had she even glanced toward between us."
either Grant or me, but 1 notice* the , -But, daughter," broke In thecolones,
. ^ 1 />V\oolr ovldfinc* ... 3 l-— *v.ia auHrlpn ftXDlO"
,Mi cuire" be said kindly. "It Is
evidently not safe for you to remain
here alone." n
"Very well, father.
"Come. Grant, we shall have to ride
hard to overtake our men."
The captain started reluctantly,
■cowling at me as he passed.
"I should enjoy having the privilege
I of being left In charge here, he said.
f° "No7 doubt1 sir," returned Mortimer
coldly. "But I have already selected
Mr. Seldon for that duty."
They left the house together, and
watched them ride past the
followed by a dozen soldiers. As they
disappeared Seldon turned his eyes
to my face. He was rather a pleasant
Copyright, A. 0. MoClunt « Wll.
SYNOPSIS.
pither virZLiiL vji
deep flush of color on cheek evidenc-
ing her excitement. What was she
Jing to explain? How account for
fhl strange actions of the past few
days9 How came she to be here at
all? Would she confess the truth
before us all. or would she feel
SL in conoen.rn.nt! 1 could not
she venture a falsehood to protect me.
she venture a falseb
1 or to save herself?
"X—I have alread:
form Lawrence arrives wunm at€ the care witn wmcu
lines. The Major att®nds, ath* Blended I .. far been guarded. Now I am
and saves the Lady o meets the tfrl thu _.„ke my own explanation.
Bose".frommob^;HeUteurbm ^ sta_rted ready tomakej^o 6aJd her tather
"Ut, vnn n re
e later meets u« -
brllTi'anT"ball. Trouble J Vged by
over a waltz, and Lawr®" (The Lady
his partner, Mistress Mortimer (™egcape
^ Arvrxcss;f.
K sasa-j •&
row escape. The Maj ^ friendly, an"1
shop of a blacksmIth. Blended Hose,
knows the l*dy of «£ ® h bla,.u.
Captain Grant and r "fe"he gpy. Law-
smith shop In vain Grant and
rence Joins the ml nutte ian ■ ,nut# men.
his train are captured oy in Indlan
Lawrence Is made Pawner J y Jn ft
and two ,Yhlt® ^"advises Lawrence not
strong cell. P'eter "some one
to attempt to eseap® , appearance
would send for htm Grant s aPP of
adds mystery to the com m the
cumstances. Lawrence as informs
Lady of the Blendld Rose wnc ^ phe
him that he Is In her nouse. <hat cap.
was In command of the P f ,nt0 n
tured him. The captive Is tnr^ Ca
dark underground chwnD premises.
Grant begins a search ol in £awrence
After dicing his way ,dence of a
finds the place d/3^rflnacr033 the thres-
ffi" "f Mortimer. father oftheWd
be strung up at once.
rsen; M
«I_1 nave already explained much
I hastened to say, thinking she might
Wl«? oveSd what has already been
said " she returned quickly, but with-
". looking toward me. "and apprecl-
U,e car. wltb which m, nam 1...
CHAPTER XVIII- Continued.
••Have you any proofs
delay
tained
■On what service are you In
the
Jerseys?
srseys i .,
"•Were Von^'n Philadelphia, wearing
" id
i mv word against Captain
Grant—-yol^ would doubtles. preler to
^Grant''whispered In hla ear. the
TOr.m —"Ih'a't you have al-
ready acknowledged being concealed
in this house yesterday.
"I have, sir."
soberly, "how does it happen you are
here? We supposed you in the hand,
of 'Red' Fagin. and a squadron of my
men are out now tracking the fel
'°*I was not in the house when they
came, father; Peter and 1 were back of
the stables, fortunately mounted. U e
were obliged to ride hard as we were
chased several miles, and return
soon as it appeared safe."
"Heddeplrted before Captain Grant
arrived." she replied . °gJg
••and must be already safe within his
own lines."
"It was Eric, then?"
"Who else could it be? Surely Cap-
tain Grant told you as much."
The colonel's eyes wandered about
the little group, and his doubt and be-
wilderment were clearly evident
-Do you know Eric's purpose in
coming here? in presuming to act as
an officer in Delavan's company?
"He did not inform me, sir."
"You know this man?"
She turned, and looked at me for
the first time, a silent plea in her blue
Tdo-he Is Major Lawrence of Gen-
eral Washington's army," her voice
low, but distinct. "I have known him
since the Continental troops were first
quartered In Philadelphia."
I started slightly, yet as Instantly
recovered my outward composure,
realizing that this strange girl again
purposed protecting me from exposure,
even at the expense of a falsehood.
"Indeed" you were doubtless aware
then that' he was within Sir Henry
Clinton's lines as a spy?"
"Far from it." she laughed easily.
I not glancing toward me, but Permit-
ting her eyes to rest upon the bewil-
r pA of Captain Grant. Why,
'i nave, «• 1 fare of Captain Grant. Why,
■Did anyone know of your pres tfaat ,d€a lB perfectly absurd. Did you
"ira brought here-a P^"/
"What!" in decided surprise. Prls-
°D"ir wa^wptured by three men
4reSMdm,Te,QroeTh:r.rrTh0e°y*mTdde
-'^r^eyfrwS^SenTor
another 1 *aa held in a strong room
In the basement overnight.
"You were not there when I .earthed
the houae." broke in Grant hoararfy
"No," and I turned and smiled a
btm "1 had been brought upstairs be-
'0:.Thf\o«ri«w';nur captor, by day
Ug.bTwo of them, yes-a man called
Peter, and an Irish fellow, with a chin
'what!" and Mortimer started^for-
••Peter and Mike In uniform!
la beyond belief. Were they
beard.
ward
This
alone?"
lZm"\ho had command of
advance guard. 1 w« unable to die-
tinfeuisu the lad's face.
-Dewvan's advance guard! andthe
mlnnel turned toward Grant. What
Cdo yoijnew about thl., .Irt Who (
""he'captain hesitated, .bitting un-1
easily on bis feet. t ^
silV Oil DlS ieeu
"ill do not know, sir." he explained
Anally, driven to answer. "I merely
had a glimpse of the boy when I first
Joined the column. I-I thought I rec
ognized him, but was not sure.
D . j etinnnfip lum t<
"Pardon Me, Gentlemen," She Sa d
Softly, "but Perhaps I Can Explain
Much of This Mystery."
tell my father so ridiculous a story.
Ca"Dflid I! What else could I say?" be
growled indignantly. "He was within
our lines in British uni;°rm-'
Her long lashes veiled the blue
lized him, but was not sure modestly.
•Who d'.d you suppose him to be. I P^ therft might be other reasons
•Your eon, Eric, sir." | guch ma8qUerade, gentlemen." she
I . * I* ho imDOSSibl€.
CHAPTER XIX.
"But, daugnter,
still bewildered by this sudden explo
Jon "I can scarcely comprehend.
surely it was understood that you were
affianced to this son of an old neigh-
b°"Understood. yes. by those, wta.Kind-
ly arranged the affair, but the fact
that I might possess a heart of my
own was entirely overlooked. As a
child 1 permitted you to plan my fu-
ture without protest I am a woman
now- I have been out In the world,
r; as taken all girlhood from
me It this were not true the way
Captain Grant has watched my every
action in Philadelphia wouM have dlls-
gusted me with the thought of ever
intrusting my happiness to him.
has openly quarreled with every m
I have spoken to. or dancedL-wlttu He
has made me the sport of all the cUy
gallants by jealous wrangling Now
-drn^ayPSEt
and for no other purpose.
Colonel Mortimer's face had ex I
pressed many emotions, while she was
leaking but now It hardened Into
Stary .everity, hi. hand clinched
on the arm of the chair.
"Do I understand, then, that
officer was there at your request.
"I think," hesitating slightly.
knew he was not unwelcome."
"And" his voice breaking Bll8btly.
-hP came here also to meet you?
"Certainly not." her head lifting In-
dignantly "I am your daughter, and
am guilty of nothing unworthy our
family naine. I have no shame to con-
. . Malor Lawrence is an officer
and a gentleman, the friend of Wash-
th^^idst^o^acquatn^JiMB^™^^^
has been nothing hidden or clandes^
tine He was brought to Elmhurst a
prisoner, bound to his horse, guarded
ly armed men. In the morning I
learned his identity, and at once had
him released. That is all.' and she
gave a gesture with her hands, and
1 trust, gentlemen, my explanation will
be sufficient."
"And you warned him of my suspi-
cions in Philadelphia," exclaimed
Grant, "causing him to attack me. and
then released him from arrest bere^
"That is partially true; you endeav-
ored to provoke a quarrel the moment
you met. I had no desire he should.
fall Into your hands as a prisoner
When you appeared at this house
assisted his escape."
"But, Claire, how came you here:
Why did you leave Philadelphia?"
"Because I have a brother, sir, whom
I can only meet in secret," she replied
quietly. "I came without thought of
danger, for war has not cost us friends
in this country; our home has re-
mained until now untouched by van-
dals, and I felt amply protected by
those who accompanied me upon the
ride—our old house servants. She
knelt at the side of his chair, ber
head bowed upon bis arm. and his
hand stroked her hair. "I regret if I
have seemed unmaidenly, or done
what you may deem wrong, father, for
It has all seemed right to me.
The colonel looked at us silently for
what seemed a long while, his Angers
fondling the tresses of the girl s hair.
"This situation leaves me in an em-
barrassing predicament," he admitted
at last slowly. "I hardly know what is
my duty either as a father, or an offi-
cer of the king. No matter what his
purpose may have been this man pen-
etrated our lines in disguise; he ad-
mittedly exercised command of those
irregulars who attacked and routed
Delavan's column, and has since been
prowling about disguised as a coun-
tryman. Merely because my daughter
confesses to a friendship between
them can hardly Justify me In setting
hi^paused, rising to his feet, his eyes
on my face. The girl lifted her head.
looking up at him.
"Malor Lawrence. I shall hold you
nrlsoner of war. referring your case
to Sir Henry Clinton. In the mean-
while you shall receive every consid-
eration possible in accordance with
your rank. I am now going to Join my
to my race.
looking young man. but possessed an
aggressive chin.
"While I have no orders to that ef-
fect major." he said quietly. "I would
take the responsibility of accepting
your parole."
"Are you not rather reckless.
"Oh. I think not," smilingly. I
would'have you give it to Mistress
Mortimer-surely under those condi-
tions you vfcrnld never run away.
She stole a swift glance at me.
shaking her head.
"That would be too strong an im-
prisonment." I responded Instantly
"Under all conditions I prefer not to
give my parole."
"Very well, sir." more stiffly, his
eenlality vanishing with my rather
curt refusal. "Then I shall take all
necessary precautions to prevent es-
cape." He stepped aside to the hall
door. "You may send two men in
here, Ferguson."
They entered quietly, glancing about
with some curiosity, but taking posi-
tion on either side of me at Seldon's
command. Claire stood beside the
table in silence, her glance out the
window. Only as we wheeled about to
leave the room did her eyes meet
mine. That swift glimpse beneath the
dark lashes caused me to leave the ,
room with swiftly beating heart. At
the door I stole another glance back-
ward. but she had sunk into a chair,
her face concealed in her hands. With
Seldon ahead, and the two guards be-
i hind I tramped down the stairs into
the basement, and was again locked
within the walls of the strong room
As the lock clicked I sat down upon
the bunk far from being disheartened.
Fate had been playing strange pranks,
but I was not left without hope, for
I felt assured I had read correctly the
_ ~~ ..rtliftnH hlno
ure, so mechanically m operat*
and the sentinel never for an Inatan
relaxed his scrutiny. "
I had picked up almost
crumb, toying with it in desperation
when a voice spoke apparently froa
the head of the stair. The Rw...
turned his head to answer, and aj the
instant a paper pellet was
my hand. Instinctively my
closed over it. and as the guard turned
back again, gruffly ordering us to
hurry up. Peter was at the opposite
side of the table gathering up- the
dishes, his bald head shining brlllllant-
ly, his eyes as dull as those of a fish.
I leaned back watching him clutching
the paper pellet in the palm of oM
hand, until he passed out with _ hl«
tray, and the door clicked behind him.
Not once did he glance toward me or
acknowledge my presence. Fearful
lest I might be spied upon. my heart
beating wildly in anticipation, I ay
down in the bunk with ace to the
wall and unrolled the pellet. It co
"Quck, Now, Yer Damn Reb®1/'
Said Hoarsely; "Be Up ^
Me One, an' Here's the Ropel
. a H,i «i few words, hastily scrlb«
nothing' Mover There wa. no .Igna-
ure. but I needed none ta know.
llelt eaeured 1 hai the I'< £Xur^ ^"alternooadrag^
swift message of those uplifted blue them9€ives along wit hoofbeats,
apprehensionri g bftck
eyes
cept paroie; a -
ulan of escape already formulated in
her mind. I could only wait quietly,
striving to solve the meaning of those
suddenly uplifted blue eyes, and the
promise they contained.
CHAPTER XX.
The Lady's Plan.
I must have remained there an hour
undisturbed, listening to faint sounds
In the rooms above, and peering out
between the Iron bars at a little
square of blue sky, and some waving
branches Cfnce, with ear pressed
against the door, I could distinguish
the regular steps of a sentinel pacing
back and forth, and out of the window
I caught the silhouette of a cocked
hat and brown gun barrel. Seldon was
evidently guarding me with the ut-
most care.
By the light I Judged the time some-
what beyond noon, when the door
opened suddenly, and Peter appeared
bearing a tray. He was as mysteri-
ously silent and professional as upon
his first visit, not even favoring me
with a glance, his mind apparently
Intent upon his duties, moving about
noiselessly, wiping the table, and plac-
ing his load of dishes thereon with
great care that all should be arranged
fn perfect order. The door remained
ajar during these preparations, a
Queen's Ranger standing there mo-
tionless. leaning on his gun. and eye-
ing us steadily. At last Peter drew
up a chair, dusted It, and with wave
of the hand invited me to be ^ated^
I ate as slowly as possible, while he
stood over me, anticipating my every
want He might have been a wa. flg-
apprehension nv^te ^ bftck
sibillty °f the opportunity for
b6ttina her Plans Into execution.
Darkne.8 cloaed me In hut no on.
cam. with (ood 0r.00gdini(
S3|g&5SS
StT "Though a number of men were
path, as tboug ^ houge<
fa. h.™ ?" g 10
Id a green and white uniform.
anY the deeply seamed face of a man
°f "Quick now. yer damned rebelI." b-
sald hoarsely. "Be up an lam me on*
and' here's the rope.
Wyer heart or wa.nt ye..told
... pome? Sufferln Moses. Its got
to be played swift, or ye'U lie hjrj
an' rot. That's what that bald-headed
skate is out thar leadln' 'em off for.
I'm ter come In wid yer uPPer:j[J
slue me first sight, bind me up wid
Sg "p., and aklp. Ti. a dirty Job
but the friends of^ ye pay well for It.
so come on now."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Wild Bird Returns to Captivity
_ .. _ i_ „iwr.net Hi old as history. Ub«
Again the Cellar Room.^
The father sank back in his chair.
breathing heavily.
•'Eric here, making use of this
house, and my servants." he mu"?r®d-
-I ean scarcely believe It true. Was—
squerade, gentlemen." she your ^ Fagin. Captain
confessed "Would it be impossible. ( men acc0mpany me. and.
think yoo. that he .hould have taken | Onint. y j ^ yoa ln <.baree
.o great a risk to again meet with , J . . ner untn e return,
me?" u tnnk a step toward the door,
There was a silence fo"ow<J°g ' * hene turned to his daughter.
simple question, broken by - shall expect you to be ready to
laugh, as he slapped his knee in ap- | Bhall^e P& ^ ^ ^ pMla(U1.
preciatlon.
Are birds able to think and remem-
* whare they have been well cared
?or? A gentleman living In Leith is
!n the habit of feeding the birds which
V. garden during the winter
!™nths Some time in January. 1911.
he enticed a greenfinch to enter a
cage and bo captured It " was wear-
?n| a ring on Its leg marked Aber-
deen University. 7185
Eh^JaHnu.r.3""9l,1,th.
tentedly into It and settled comforta-
f0r the severe season An
.lamination ot the ring lelt no doubt
as to the identity of the bird.
Trusts.
While the great moneyed and In-
dustrial combinations of the Present
day known as "trusts" are quite mod-
ern' affairs. It 1 true that the truat
Idea is almost as old as history. Un
der the Roman Empire, and eveo
away back among the peoples ot
Egypt and the other eastern natlona,
we find the germs, at least, of tn«
modern trust. The fundamental de
at the bottom of the doctrine of th#
present day trust Is that of the ex-
ploitation of the many by the few. and
It was against such an idea that the
Gracchi died ln Rome. In fact, all an-
cient history is little more than the
story of the few combining for power
and wealth against the many, and
that is all that the trust of today
means.
Complete Failure.
••I understand Dubley failed n busi-
ness yesterday for the fourth or fifth
time." m
"Haven't you heard the later new«T
He shot blmsalf this mornng."
"Suicide?"
•\n attempt, but he fallea even a®
that"—Catholic Standard and TlM*
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