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Florian in the parlor-car. Amidon, his nerves strained to the point of agony, sat dreading the end of the journey, as

field must have adopted some course o

lizabeth," said Mada

iled to break the pause. "Have you

est' and 'darling' at times. And occasionally 'pet' and 'sweetheart'-and

" groaned Amidon;

me le Claire; "and mo

" said he, in perfect seriousness.

sometim

not

your arm went about her waist; her head was drawn down upon your

never could have done it! And do you mean to say I must now act up to a record of that kind-and

eemed to want words for a reply

e. "To make a mistake in that direction

said Clara; "I d

e may take tha

," said she, "or you'd know better." Here ensued a long silence, duri

last, "how can you guess out any su

reatment-of-of me-when I made him think-that I-was Elizabeth! Oh, don't you see that I had t

g, so miserably are our American railways managed; and Clara winked back i

" said he confu

laire, nodding affirmativ

en dreadful-for

"but the work had t

his hand on hers, "I could do it, if you

st go further and faster than a public place like this allows, or you'll seem cold by compa

e power to annihilate and restore him, the occultist with the thrilling gaze and the strong, supple figure, was calling more and more to the aboriginal man within him. So, while he took Elizabeth's letters from his pocket and read them, to get, if possible, some new light on her character, it was Clara's face that his eyes sought, as he glanced over the top of

e other end of the car. As they walked down the platform, Florian met his first test, in the salutation of a young woman in a tailor-mad

r. Brassfield?"

Amidon; "tak

otel, or--" The man w

is in a whisper to his friend, who had reached his side, "this is terrible! Where d

he Bellevale House!

the Bellevale House

at way; but the young woman in the one-ho

ifted my hat to her-she

ose. Don't stay with her long, if you can help it, and come to me at the hotel as soon as you can. She's been driving over to see who got off every New York train ev

of gory horns. He would gladly have changed places with the gladiator who hears the gnashing of bared teeth behind the slowly-opening cage doors. To walk up to the mouths of a battery of hostile Gatlings would have seemed easy, as compa

t-crossing, the face, surmounted by dark hair, began to show its salient features-great dark eyes, strongly-marked brows, and a strong, sweet mouth with vivid lips. Then came the impression of a form held erect, with the strong shoulders and arms which come from athletics, and the roundnesses which denote that superb animal, the well-developed w

and in the face and voice there was something tremulous, vibrant and pleadingly anxious. Yet she did and said only c

ack, dear," said she, "

e answered, "until the very hour of starting

He looked searchingly, though furtively, at her, and blushed as if he had been detec

gene?" said she. "You

of it since I left," said he;

im lightly w

d paused as if to let him supply her reasons fo

oms, I shall be quite refreshed. Will you please put me down at

and again at him. "Soon?" she went on, as if astonished

"this evening, yes! I meant soo

e drawbridge of pique; "you must rest until this evening. Who is th

e, relieved to find some matter with re

looking lady-do

midon; "she is a

aid almost anything, but was not by any me

dame le Claire; in private l

upe," said Miss Waldron icily; "o

e's an occultist-a sor

ew near to the big brick building on the side of

riend?" inquir

ian; "I met her onl

so much friendship in so short a time. Here we are at the hotel

shutters of the castle in place. Moreover, in the outer darkness in which he moved, he imagined there roamed lions and wo