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OOMMBL QI ARlTt'H»taaaaas«.l
I saw you painting." want on Edward
Conwy, in a low tone, "so 1 thought i would
come and tall you that I have settled that
matter with Mr da la Mode."
"Ob. Indeed." answered Ida, bitting
viciously at a wasp with bar paint brush.
'•Well, I hop* that you will find tba invest
meat a satisfactory one. And now. if you
plsaaa, do nut let m talk any more about
money, because 1 am quite tired of the sub-
Joel." Then raising ber votes, she went
on "Coma bars. Col Quarltch, and Ur
Coesey shall Judge between os,” and aba
pointed to bar picture.
Edward glanced at the colonel with no
amiable air "1 know nothing aboat art,”
be said “and lam afraid I must be getting
on. Uuud morning ’ And taking off his
hat to Ida he turned and want
“Uniph," mid Die colonel, looking after
him with a quixsical expression, “that gentle
man seems rather short in bis tenqier Wants
knocking about the world a bit. 1 should my
But I i«-g your pardon, i suppose that be is a
friend oi yourw. Miss dele Uoller
“Us is an acquaintance of mine," answered
Ida. with empbasia
chapter xrv,
re« TtOKB •BOWS HER CLAW*.
After this very chilling reception at the
hand* of the object of his affection. Edward
Cusaey, aa may be imagined, continued bia
drive m an even worm temper than before.
He reached bia rooma, bad aome luncheon,
and then in purauance of a previous engage
tnr'it wout over to Tbe Uaka to aae lira. Quest
ile found bar waiting for him in tbe draw
ing room. She was standing at the window
wllh her banda behind bar, a favorite attl
l ale of here. Aa toon aa tbe door waa abut
the turned, came up to him. and grasped bia
bund affectionately between ber own.
“It is an age since I have seen yon, Ed
ward, ** aba said, “one whole day Really,
when Ido not aae you, Ido not Uve—l only
exist"
He freed hlmaalf from bar clasp with a
quick movement
‘ Really. Belle," be said. Impatiently, “yon
might be a little more careful than to go
through that sort of |ierformauce in front of
su oj»en window—especially as the gardener
must have seen tbe wbole thing.”
“1 don’t mucb care if be did," she said do
fiantly “Wbat does it matter! My husband
is certainly not in a position to maka a fust
about other people."
“Wbat does it matterf be said, stamping
bia foot “Wbatdoea it not mattarf If you
have no care for y. nr good name, do you
auppoae that I am indifferent to miner
Mrs. Quest opened ber large violet eyeo to
tbe fullest extent, and a curious light re
flected from them.
“You have grown wonderfully careful all
of a sudden, Edward,” she mid meaningly.
“What is the use of my being careful when
you are so reckless! I tell you wbat It la,
Bella. Wa are talked of ail over this gossip
ing town, and I don't lika it; and, wbat is
inura, once and for all. I won’t bava it If
you will nut be more careful 1 will break
with you altogether, and that is the long and
abort of It"
-“Where bars yon bean this morningl" aha
asked, in tba asm# ominously calm voioa.
“I buvs been to Uonbani castle on a mat
ter of bukiraaa."
"Oh. and yesterday you wars there on a
matter of pleasure. Now, did yon happen to
see Ida in tbe course of your business!”
“Yes," be answered, looking ber full in the
(ace. “1 did sse her. Wbat about itf"
“By appointment I suoiweeP
"No, not by appointment Hart you dona
your catechism P
“Ye*—and now 1 am going to preach a
homily on iu 1 see through you perfectly,
Edward. You are getting tired of me and
you want to ba rid of m& 1 tell you plainly
that you are not going the right way to work
about it No woman, especially if the be in
my unfortunate position, can tamely bear to
■ee herself discarded for another Certainly
1 cannot—and 1 caution yon-caution you to
be careful, because when 1 think of each a
thing lam not quite myaelf, n and suddenly,
and without the slightest warning (for her
face bad been hard and cold as a stone), she
buret into a flood of tears.
Now Edward Cossey, being but a man, was
somewhat broken down et this sight Of
course he did bis best to console her, though
with uo great results, for she was still sobbing
Utterly when suddenly there came a knock at
the door Mrs. Quest turned her face toward
Ukj wall and pretended to be reeding a letter,
and tried to look os unconcerned es possible.
“A telegram for you. sir," mid the girl,
with a sharp glance at her mistress. “The
ivlegrapb boy brought it on bare when ha
found that you were not at home, because be
said he would be sure to find you hers and
please, sir, he hopes that you will give him
*i*penoa (or bringing it round, os be thought
it might be important."
Edna, d telt in his pocket and gave the girl
a shilling, telling her to say thatthsre was do
answer. As aoou as she was gone be opened
the telegram and started. It was from bis
sister in London, and ran as follows:
“Come up to town at once. Father has had j
a stroke of paralysis. Shall expect you by
•be 7 o'clock tram.’’
“What is itr said Mrs. Quest, noting the
a'-srm on bis face.
“Why, my fathsr U very ill. Bs hashed
ae: roke of paralysis, and i most go to town
by the next train.”
"olmii you be long awayf
•1 do not know How can I toll! Oood-by,
Evils. lam sorry that we should have had
ibis scene Just as 1 am going, but i cant
help it."
• Oh. Edward," she said, catching him by
the arm and turning her tear stained fees up
toward hit own, "you art not angry wUb ms,
are you IDo not let us part ia aagsr. How
can 1 help being Jealous when 1 love you oof
Tell me ihat you do not bate me er 1 shall be
w rv;c-he«l all the time that you art away."
"No, uo, of course uU— but 1 must sey that
I wish that you would not make such shock
ing scenes. Good by."
“Good-by," she answered, as she gave kirn
ber shaking baud*. “Good-by, my dear. 11
only you knew what 1 feel hero," she pointed
to her breast, “you would make excuses (or
me.” Almost before she had ffuished her
smUiK-e be was gone Bhe stood near the
door. listening to his retreating footsteps till
tl«ry bud quite died away, and then flung
. vnwif in the chair end meted her bead upon
k< r hands. “1 shall lose him," she mid to
.ncrscif in tba hitteraea of ber heart. “1
inuo* 1 shall W hat chance have 1 against
hei« U« already cans lor Ida a great deal
noire than he dose (or am In toe end he
will hrcitk from me and marry her some
Jt.me uh, I had rather see him deed and
. uivmU loo.”
iiaif an hoar later Mr. Quest cams la.
" Where is Cosayr be asked.
“Mr Cuaeyh father has had a stroke of
grtialysa, and be has gone up to London to
iwok alter lug"
“Oh, v mid Mr Quart. “Well, if the old
.gentlemen dun, your friend will bo one of
ibe wealthiest men in England."
•U *a. so much the better for him. 1 am
-Mim money w a great blessing. It protects
- one I nan so much.”
•‘Yes.- w*d ili guest, with emphasis, “so
•.-nnca the iwtu-r lur linn, and all connected
.. i.j i um. U li) lave >uu boon crying! Be*
w..a*e Ctsnay bus gone away—or bare you
...nvisd wall lime
• ...>w ~M \«>o kuuv. that 1 bare been cry
inK* If I ten, ItV my affair At any rata
mu f—m■ rm mv nwti "
"Certainly they are-1 do not wish to inter
fere with your crying—cry whan you like
It wtil be lucky for Coaaay if that old father
of bis diaa Just now. because ha wants
money *
"What does ha want money forf
"Because be has undertaken to pay off the
mortgages on tba castle estate."
“Why baa be duua that—as an invest
"No, it Isa rotten investment I believe be
tana dona it because be is In love with Mias da
la Mulls, and Is naturally anxkais to in
grmtiata himself with her Don't you know
that* I thought perhaps that was what you
had l«en crying almutf”
“it is not true,” she answered, ber Ups
quivering with pain
Mr Quest laughed gently “1 think you
must have lost your (Miwer of observation.
which used to be spfliciently kevu Uow
ever, of ci.iirse it dues not matter to you. It
will in many ways be a most suitable mar
nage, ami I am sure they will make a very
handsome couple.”
Hbe made no answer, and tnmod her bock
to bide the workings of ber face. For a few
moments her husband stood looking at ber.
with a gentle smile playing on his refined
features Then remarking that be must go
round tothe ufilce. but would be back in time
for lea, lie went, reflecting with satisfaction
that he bad given bis wife something to think
about which would be scarcely to her taste.
As for Belle Quest, she welted till the door
oad closed, and then turned round toward U
and s|>oke aloud, os though aha were address
mg ber vanished husband.
“1 bats you," she sold, with bitter
emphasis, “1 bate you. Van have ruined my
life, and now you torment me as though 1
were a lost tool. Oh. i wish 1 were dsadl 1
wish 1 were dead!"
On ranching hi* office, Mr. Quert found
two letter* for him. omoT which hod Jim nr
rived by the afternoon (mat The Art* waa
addressed in the squire's handwriting and
signed Hltta his big seal. and the other bore a
•ufierMTlptiou, the eight of which made him
turn momentarily faint Tahing op tbia last
with a visible effort, be opened It ran m
follower
"Oran Bill—No answer this morning. I
nope yon ain’t up to any of your tricks
about the tin. because I wont stand It, that's
all 1 told you that I had dropped all my
nof. not that I bud mucb out of you this
year, only five hundred and a beggarly £3O
on my birthday and wbat 1 maka at the Bir
nungham—four pound ten a week, and hard
work for that. I’m cleaned out, and that’s
all about it. Only Just now a brute of a fel
low came in with a summons for rates, and I
told him that my fri«nd—that means you.
Bill dear—was goiug to coma down band
some in a day or two. He would not believe
it—Just as though be knew what a mean lot
rou were—eo 1 told him to bundle out double
quick, or I’d have the coal shoot at his head—
and he went, you bet. but he'll be back be
fore lung with tba summons. 1 my tba pool
shoot, for there ain’t no coals in it, and 1
can’t afford any money to get a bit of flra to
warm my boom with. Thao tbare’s tba
landlord say a he'll distrain for the rent, un
less it's paid up in doubla quick time. And
so tbe long and abort of it is that, if 1 don't
get about five hundred quid out of you In the
course of next week, I’ll know the reason
why. And I’ll Just be plain with you. Dill,
my old boy. If I don’t sea tbe color of that
money by this day waak, why, 1 will tall you
wbat lam going to da lam going to taka
a little country air—my complexion wants it
-and I think Boisingham would salt first
rate. In fact, I shall come down and pay
you a visit, old boy. eo perhaps you’ll ask tba
lovely Mrs. Quest to get a room ready for
me. and when 1 got down there, if 1 don’t
tell all tbe old respectables a thing or two
about their beloved lawyer, and generally
make them ait op and see stars, why, 1 ain't
I And now there’s tba straight tip from
your affectionate ‘Tiger.* But remember
she’d always rather purr than growl It’s
only when tba cash don’t coma down that
her back goes up. All a question of money,
my boy, like everything elm in this wicked
world. Your beloved Edith."
By the time that Mr. Quest had finished
reading this precious effusion, the cold sweat
was standing In beads on hie forehead.
“Great heavens!” be said, “this woman
will destroy me. What a devil I And
•he'd be as good as her word unless 1 found
her the money 1 piu»t go up to town at
once. 1 wonder how she got that idea into
her bead, it makes me shudder to think of
«uch a thing," and bo dropped bis faoa upon
his bauds and groaned in the bitterness of hie
neart
“It Is herd," be thought to himself; “here
I have for yean and yean been striving and
toiling and laboring to become a respectable
end respected memtier of society, and always
this old folly haunts my steps and drags ma
town, and, by heaven, 1 believe that it will
lestroy me after all" With a sigh ba lifted
ms bead, and taking a sheet of paper wrote
■n it, “1 have received your letter and will
■oine and sea you to-morrow or the next
•lay." This letter bo placed in on envelope,
which be directed to the high sounding name
•if Mrs. d'Aubigne, Stanley street, Pimlioo,
and put It in bis pocket.
Then with another sigh bo took up the
•quire's letter and glanced through 11 Its
length was considerable, but In substance II
announced his acceptance of the arrange
ment proposed by Mr Edward Coseey. and
requested that be would prepare the noose
•wry deeds to be submitted to bis lawyers.
Mr. Quest reed the letter absently enough,
and threw it down with a little loach.
“Great heavens/” he said, “(hie woman trill
desfro * me."
“Whet a queer world it to,” he Mid to Idm
•elf. “and what a ludicrous tide It hae to it
all Here to Coamy advancing money to get
a bold over Ida de la Holla, whom be means
in marry if be can. and wbo to probably play
ing ber own band. Here is Hells madly in
tore with Comey, wbo will break bar heart
Here am I tat lore with Belie, wbo hates me.
and playing ererylmdy’s game in order
to adranoe my own. and become a res
anted member of a society I am sup*
nor to. Hers to the squire blundering
SUPPLE M E IV T.
-rji ilka a walrus In a horse pond. ar<
mcying everything la being conduct*
for tala tola advantage, and that ail U.
world revolves round llunham castle Ar
turn here at the and of tba chain is tbts »«•
mala harpy, Edith Jones, otherwise U An
bigns. alias tba Tigar, gnawing at my vital
and holding my fortonas in her bands Bata
It is a queer world, and full of combinations
but tba worst of it is that, plot as we will, lb*
solution ot them does not rest with us. no
net with ui"
CHAPTER XV
THk noesa with thb ud pittana
Two days after his receipt of the secom
letter from the Tiger. Ur Quest aunounc*
to hie wife that be was going to London «
business connected with tbs bank, and as
pectod to be away for a couple of nights
She laughed straight cut “Really. Wll
Ham,” she said, “you ore a most consummat.
actor I wonder that you think it worth
while to keep up the farce with ms Well. I
bojw that Edith Is not going to be very «
pensive this time, because we don’t teem to
be 100 rich just now, and you see there is no
more of my money for ber to have."
Mr Quart winced visibly beneath this
bitter satire, which his wife uttered with a
smile of Infantile innocence playing upon her
face, but be made no reply She knew too
much. Only in bis heart be wondered what
fate she would mete out to him if ever she
got possession of the whole truth, sad the
ttiougbt made him tremble. It seemed to
him that the owner of that baby face could
be terribly merciless in ber veugsanos, and
that those soft while bands would class round
tbs throat of a man she bated, and utterly
destroy him. Now. if never before, be
realised that between bun and this woman
there must bs enmity and a straggle to the
death, and yet, strangely enough, he still
lored her I
Ur Quest reached i*ondon about 8 o'clock,
and bis first set wss to drive to Coesey &
Boa'S, where be was informed that old Mr
Coesey was much taller, and having beard
that he was coining to town had seut to
say that be particularly wished to see him.
especially slmhii the llooham castle estates.
Accordingly Mr Quest drove on to the old
gentleman's mansion in Uroevenor street
where he asked for Mr Edward Coesey The
footman said Hint Mr Edward was upstairs,
and showed lain into a study whils bs went
to tell him of the arrival of his visitor Mr
Quest glanced round the luxuriantly
furnished room, which be saw was occupied
by Edward himself, for some letters directed
in bis handwriting .lay upon ibodesk, and a
velveteen lounging coat that Mr Quest recog
oizod as belonging to him was banging over
the back of a chair Mr Quest's eye. wander
ing over this coat, was presently caught bj
the corner of a torn flap of an envelope which
projected from one of the (mcketa It was of
a peculiar bluish tinge, in fact of a hue which
was much affected by bis wife. Listening
for a moment to hear if anybody was com
ing, be stepiied to the coat and extracted the
letter. It was in his wife's handwriting, so
he took the liberty of hastily transferring it
tohisowu pocket. In another minute Ed
ward Coesey entered, and the two men shock
bands
‘‘How do you do. Quest P said Edward.
“1 think that tba old man is going to puli i
through this bout. He is helpless, but keen '
as a knife, and baa all tba important matters
from the bank referred to him. 1 believe
that ha will last a year yet, but be will
scarcely allow ms out of bia sight. Hs
preaches away about business tba wbole day
long, and mys that be wants to com muni case
the fruits of bia experienca to ma before it is
too late. He wishes to see you; so if you will, |
you bad better come up.”
Accordingly they went up stairs to a large
and luxurious bedroom on tbs first floor,
where tba stricken man lay upon a patent j
couch.
When Mr. Quest and Edward Coseey en
tered, a lady—old Mr Ooaey'e eldest daugh
ter—put down a paper «.ut of which she had
been reading the money article aloud, and, .
rising, Informed her father that Mr. Quest ;
bad come.
“Mr Questr said the old man, in a thin
voice. “Ah. yee; 1 want to see Mr. Quest
very much. Go away now, Anna, you can
come back by end by ■ Dinduces before
pleasure. Most Instructive, though, that sud
den fall in American railway*. But 1 thought
it would come, and 1 got Coney * 800 clear
of them." and he sniffed with satisfaction
and looked as though he would have nibbed
bit bands If be had not been physically in
capacitated (rum so doing.
Mr. Quart came forward to where the In
valid lay. He was a gaunt old man with
white hair and a pallid face, which looked
almost ghastly in contrast to bit black velvet
skullcap. Bo far as iir. Qusrt could tea. ho
appeared to be almost totally paralysed, with
the exception of his heed, neck and Mfaru,
which bo could still move a little. Hie blame
eyes, however, wore full of life and intelli
gence, and roamed about the nxxn.witboat
“How do you do. Mr. Questr ho mid;
“sorry that I can’t shake hands with yen;
but you seal hare bsen stricken down, though
my brain is clear enough-clearer than ever
it was, 1 think. And I ain't going to die yet
-don’t think that I am, because 1 ain't 1
may live two years more—the doctor toys
that lam sure to live one at least A lot of
money can be made in a year if yon keep
your eyes open. Once I made a hundred and
twenty thousand for Cuawy A Bon (none
yean and 1 may do it again before 1 die. I;
may make a lot of money, ah, a lot of
money," and his voice went off into a kind of !
thin scream that was not pleasant to listen to.
“I am sure 1 hope you will, sir," mid Mr.
Quest, politely.
“Thank yon, take that for good lock, yon j
know Wall, well, Mr Quart, things haven't
done so bed down ia your part of the world,
not at all bod, considering the times. I
thought that we should have to sell that old
D« la Molls up. but I hear that be is going to
pay us off. Cant imagine who has been fool
enough to lend him the money. A client of
yours, ebf Well, bell low it. I expect, and
serve him right for hie peine. But lam not
sorry, for it is unpleasant for a boom like
ours to have to sell an old client up. Not
that bis account is worth much—nothing at
all. more trouble than proflt—or we should .
not have done it He’s no better than a
bankrupt, and the insolvency court is the
best place for him. The world le to the rich
and the fullness thereof. There's an In
•olvency court specially provided for Do la
Molloand bis like—empty old windbags with 1
Uxig sounding names, let him go there and
make room for the men who have mode
money—heel heel beef and onoa more hi*
voice went off Into a sort of scream
Here Mr Quest, who bad had about enough
of this sort of thing, changed the converse :
tion by commencing to comment on various ■
business transactions which be bad been con ,
ducting on behalf of the bonea The old man
listened with the greatest interest, hie keen
black eym attentively fixed upon the speak
ere face, till at last Mr Quest happened to
mention that among others n certain O.L
Quarttch had opened an account with their
branch of the liank.
guantchr said the old man. engerly, “1
know that same Was be erer In the Oae
Hundred ami Fifth K.-*r
“Tee,* 1 said Mr gusto, who knew erery
thing about orerybody. “lie was an oneign in
that regiment during Uw Indian nmUnv,.
where he wa» Iwidlv wounded when still quits
young. and got the Victoria cross. 1 found
It all out the other day."
Us was a pawn* old man mtk whits hair
"That's the nuin. that n tho man," said oi.l
Mr Cossey. jerking his head in an excited
manner “He's a blackguard. I tali you he's
a blackguard. be Jilted my wife’s sister Hhe
was twenty years younger than my wife
jilted her a week before her marriage, and
would never glee a reason, and she went
mad, and is in a madhouse now I should
like to have the ruining of him for it. I
should like to drive film into the poorhouae."
Mr Quest and Edward looked at each
other, and the old man let bis bead fall back
exhausted.
"Now, good-by, Mr Quest; they'll give
you a bit of dinner down stairs,” be said at
length. “I’m getting tired, and I want to
hear the rest of that money article. Yoo’ve
done very well for Cossey ft Son, and Coasey
ft Hon will do well for you, for we always
pay by reeulte. that’s th» way to get goes I
work and make a lot of money Mind, Ed
ward, if ever you get a chance don’t forget
to pay that blackguard Quaritch out, pound
for pound, and twice as much again for com
pound interest—heel heel beeT
“The old gentleman keeps bis head for bus!
ness pretty well,” said Mr Quest to Edward
Cossey as soon as they were wall outside the
door.
“Keeps his beadf answered Edward. “I
should Just think bs did. Beh a regular
shark now, that's what he is. 1 really Iw
lievs that if be knew I had found the thirty
thousand for old De la Molie be would rut
me off with a shilling,” Here Mr Quest
pricked up bis ears. “And ha’a close, too,"
he went on. “so close that it is almost impo»
eible to get anything out of him. lam not
particular, but upon my word, 1 think that
It Is rather disgusting to see an old man with
one foot in tho grave banging on to his mone>
bags, as though be expected to float to heaven
on them.’’
“Tee,” said Mr. Quest, “it is a curious
thing to think of; bat, you see, the money to.
“By the way,” said Edward as they entered
the study, "that’s queer about that fellow
Quaritch, isn't itf 1 never liked the look of
him, with bis pious air.”
Tsry queer. Mr Cossey,” said ha; “but do
you know, 1 almost think that there must be
mm» mistake. I do not belle** that Col
Quariteh U the man to do things of that tort
without • very good reason. However, no ,
body can MU. and it is a long while ago."
“A long while ago or not, 1 mean to let
bln know my opinion of him when 1 get bark
to Bulsmgham,” said Edward, viciously
By Jorel it’s twenty mlnutca past 0, and in
this establishment we dine at the pleasant
hour of half past Won't you come and wash
your bands!**
Mr. Quest got a very good dinner, ami.
contrary to his custom, be drank the best
part of a bottle of old port after it. He bad
an unpleasant business to face that evening
and fait as though his nerves required brac
ing. About 10 o'clock be took hi* leave,
and getting into a hansom bad* the cabman
drive to Stanley street, Pimlico, where be
arrived In due course. Having dismissed his
cab, he walked slowly down the street till be
reached a small house with red pillar* to the
doorway. Her* be rang the bell The door was <
o|iei>ed by a middle aged woman with a cun |
nlng face and a simper. Ur Quest knew tu i
well. Nominally the Tiger's servant, she was
really her Jackal, and in return for the Intel
llgence she lent to the chase, received hei
portion of the prey.
“Is Mrs. d’Aubigne at boms, Ellenr be
said.
"No. sir," she answered, with a simper,
“but eh* wUI be back from the music boll
before long. She dose not appear in the
second part. lint please com* in. sir. You
are quit* a stranger hers, and lam sure that
Mrs. d'Aublgn* will be very glad to cm you. j
fur she have been dreadfully pressed for
money of late, poor deer Nobody know*
the trouble that 1 have had with those shark*
of tradesmen.”
by this time they were up stairs In the I
drawing room, and Ellen had turned the gas
up The room was well furnished in a cer
tain gaudy style, which included a good deal
of gilt and plat* glass Evidently, however,
it bad not been tidied since the Tiger bad
left It, for there on the table were card*
thrown this way and that, amid an array of j
empty soda water bottlin, glomes with dregs
of brandy in them, and other debris, each es !
the ends of cigars and cigarettes, and a little
copper and silver money On the sofa, too.
lay a gorgeous tea gown resplendent with
pink satin, also a pair of gold embroidered
slippers, not over small, and an odd gant de
Suede, with such an extraordinary number
of buttons that it almost looked like the east
off ekm of a brown snake.
M 1 see that your mistress has been haring
company, Ellen,'* be said, coldly.
“Yes, sir, just a few lady friends in to
cheer her up e bit," answered the woman,
with her abominable simper. “Poor dear,
ebe do get that low wltb yon away so much,
and no wonder, and then all thee# money
troubles, and she night by night working
hard fur her bring. Often and often bare I
seen her crying over it air—
“ Ah." said he. breaking in upon hereto
quenre. “1 suppose that the lady friends
smoke cigars. Well, clear away this mess ,
and leave me. Stop, give me e brandy
nnd soda first. 1 will wail for your mistress *
The woman stopped talking and did as ebe
was bid. for there was a look In Mr Quest'*
eye which she did not quite liks So, having
placed the brandy and soda water befotr
i him, ebe left him to bis own reflections.
Apparently they were not very pleasent
ones lie walked round the room, which i
was reeking of patchouli or some such com
pound, well mixed wltb the odor of stale
cigar smoke, looking absently at tbs gewgaw
; ornaments. On tbs mantelpiece were some
photographs, and among them, to his die
gnst.be saw one of tumeelf With some
thing as near an oath as lie ever indulged in.
he award it, and setting fire to it over the
gas, waited till Ijw (li-nee began to erorrh
1 bis Ungers, and then i.tmg It, still flaming.
1 •town iut» the grate. 1 Ueu be looked at bun
•41 in l» • glam over tbe mantelpiece-tbs
•Mwn was full of mi min aad laughed bit
terly at tbe incongnnty of bis gentleman
Ilk*. PW(**.-tal.h« and itm retined appear
aooa. In that vulgar, gaudy, vicious looking
room.
Suddenly be bethought him of the letter Id
Die wife ■ handwriting which be bad etolen
from the portal of K ■ ward Coney'a coat
He drew it out. and throwing the tea gown
and the interminable glove off the sofa. eat
down and cummeuued to read It It waa, as
be bad «<i|«cted. a love letter, a wildly pas
donate love letter, breathing language which
In places almost touched the twenty of |*aetry,
vows of undying affection that were through
out redeemed from vulgarity and even from
eiliineee by their utter eameetneee and seif
abandonment Bad the latter been one writ
ten under happy circumstances and Innocent
of offenaa against morality, it would have
been a beautiful letter, for passion at Its
highest has always a beauty of ita own.
He read it through, and than carefully
folded it and restored it to bis pocket “The
woman has a heart,’’ ha said to himself, “no
one can doubt it And yet I ooul I never
touch It though Uod knows, however much
I wronged her, I loved her—yes, and love bar
now Well, it la a good bit of evidence if
ever 1 dare to use It It is a game of bluff be
tween me and her, and I expect that In the
end the boldest player will win."
tie rose from the sofa—the atmosphere of
the plaos elided him-and going to the win
dow he threw it open and step}*ed out on to
the balcony It was a lovely moonlight
night though chilly and for London the
•tract was a quiet one.
Taking a chair, be sat down them upon the
; balcony and began to think. Hi» heart was
I softened by misery, end hie mind fell Into a
tender groove tie thought of bis long deod
mother, whom be bad dearly loved, and of
i how be used to say his prayers to her, and of
! bow she sung hymns to h in on Sunday even
; mgs. tier death bad seemed to choke all the
; beauty out of bis being at the time, and yet
now tie thanked Uod that she was dead. And
then ha thought of the accursed woman who
bad bcun bis ruin, and of how she bad en
tered into hie life and corrupted and dp
stroyad him. Next there rose up before him
a vision of ilelle. Belle os bs bad Urst seen
her. a maid of 17. the only child of that
drunken old village doctor, now also long
since dead, and how the sight of her bad for
awhile stayed the corruption of hU heart be
cause lie grew to love her. And then he
married Belle by foul means, and the woman
rose up in his path again, and be leeraed that
i his wifs bated him with all the energy of her
passionate heart. Then came degradation
after degradation, and the abandonment of
, principle after principle, replaced only by a
Qerce craving for respectability and rest—a
long, long struggle, which ever ended in new
la; eee from the right, till at length be saw
nimself a hardened schemer, remorselessly
pursued by a fury from whom there was no
saempe. And yet ho knew that under other
circumstances ho might have been a good
and happy man—leading an honorable life.
But now all bope bad gone, that which he
: was ha must be till the end. He leaned bis
bead upon the atone railing in front of him
and wept, yea, wept in the anguish of bis
tool, praying to Uod for deliverance from
the harden of bis sins, and yet well knowing
that be had none to bope for. foe his chance
was gons and his fate fixed.
CHAPTER XVL
TH* TIO HESS IK HDD OUT.
Presently a hansom cab <e*iw rattling
down the street and pulled up at the door.
I.S» J I, II .1 ,1 _ t . . ■
“Now for it,” aaid Mr. Quest to himself,
as be metaphorically t.iook himself together.
, Next minute be beard a voice, which be
knew only too well—a loud high voice—say
from the cab, "Well, open the door, stupid,
can’t youT
“Certainly, my lady fair,” replied another
voice—a coarse, somewhat husky mala voice
—“adored Edith, in on© moment."
“Come, stow that rot, and let me out,” re
plied the adored Edith, sharply; and, in an
other moment, a larg* man in evening
slothes, a horrible, vulgar, carnal looking
man, with red cheeks and a hanging under
lip, emerged into the lamp light and turned
to band the lady out Ashe did so the
woman Ellen advanced from the doorway,
sod. going to the cab door, whispered some
thing to its occupant
“Halloo, Johnnie,” said that lady, as eh*
descended from the cab, so loudly that Ur
Quest on the balcony ronid hear every word,
-‘you must bo off. Sir d'Aubigne bos turned
| up, and perhaps ho won't think three good
company, so you bod Just beet take this cab
tiaek again, ray eon, and that will eav* me
the trouble of paying it Come, cut"
“D'Aubigne,” growled the flashy man,with
sn oath, “what do I care about D'Aubigne 1
. Advance, D'Aubigne, and all's well. You
: needn’t bo Jealous of me, I’m a married man
I am”
"Now stop (bat noise ami be off. He's a
lawyer and be might not frees* on to you
Don't you understand t
“Well, I’m a lawyer, too, and a pretty
sharp one arcades am bo." said Johnnie, with
% coarse laugh, “and 1 (ell you what it is,
Edith, it ain't good enough to cart a fellow
down into this bowling wilderness and then
tend him away without even a drink; lend
us another fiver, at any rata It ain’t good
enough, 1 say."
"Good enough or not, you'll have to go.
and yon don't get any Overt out of dm to
night Now. pock sharp, or 111 know the
’ reason why;” and she pointed toward the cab
In a fashion that seemed to cow her oompan
j lon, for without another word ha turned and
; got into It
"Where to, sir!” asked the cabman.
“Oh, to hell or tbo Unymarkst, it's all
one," be growled, flinging himself back into
the corner. In another moment the cab had
turned, and he was gone, muttering curses
as be went
The woman, who was none other than Mrs.
d'Aubigoe, alias Edith Jones, alias the Tiger,
turned and entered the boom, accompanied
by her servant, Ellen, and presently Mr
Quest heard tbs rustle of bar aatin drees upon
the stairs He stepped back into the dark
neasof the balcony and waited. She opened
the door, entered and closed it behind her,
and than, n little denied by the light, stood
for some seconds looking about her for her
visitor. Bbe was a thin, tali woman, who
might have bean any age between forty nnd
fifty, with the wreck of n very floe agile
looking figure Her faoe, which was plant!
fully bedaubed with paint and powder, was
sharp, flares nod handsome, and crowned
with n mane of falas yellow hair. Her eyes
were cold and blue, her lips thin and rather
drawn, so aa to show a double line of large
nod gleaming teeth. She was dressed in n
nen and hideous tight fitting gown of yellow
satin, barred with black, and on bar arms
were long bright yellow gloves She moved
lightly end silently, and looked round her
with n long searching gaae like that of a cat,
and her general appearance conveyed an idea
of hunger and wicked ferocity. Bucb was tbo
outward appearance of tbo Tiger, and of a
truth it justified her name. “Why. where
the dickens boa he got tof ebe said aloud; “I
wonder If be bae given metbeslipr
“Here 1 am, Edith." Mid Mr. Quest,
jtdatly, aa be stepped from the balcony into
“Oh, there you am are youf she said,
“hiding away la the dark-just like your
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