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Spurred to it thus, Ruth poured out | the entire story of her marriage, and 8o clear and lucid was her statement | that it threw upon the affair a flood of light, whilst so frank and truth- s'her tone, her narrative hung 1 together, that the bench be- er from the shock to its again in danger of be- Trenchard saw this and trem To save Wildiug for the cause he had resorted to this ‘d cxpedient of betraying that cause. 1t must be observed, how- ever, that he had not done so save under the conviction that betrayed was bound to be, and that since t was inevitable' the thing had ome from him—rfor Wild —than from Richard ott. He had taken the bull by horns in a most desperate fashion when had determined to | Ri and Blake with their own petard, hoping that, after all, the m would reach no further than the ? of these two—a purely easure. But now thi ned to wreek his as it was being safely steered to har- bor. Suddenly he swung round, in- terrupting her, “Lies, lies,. lies!™ he | his interruption coming at such | time served to impress the duke most | unfavorably—as well it might “It is our wish to hear this lady out, Mr. Trenchard,” the duke reprov- ed_him. | | But Mr. Trenchard was undi d. | , he just_discovered a hith- zlected card which should put | 1d to this dangerous game. | "1 do abhor to hear your grac | patience ‘thus he exclaime f heat. “This lady you. If you'll tions—or p finally to Have 1 D) your ‘ v “Let And his | hard _turn ind her Diana sz stched 1d wonder to Ruth. s attendant air for her—in fear <aw and heard, straying to Sir Row!and’s back, which was toward | e aid_he, “for | the po: i of which you have counted in so—so—picture ner, was intended for and to Mr. Wilding, you say | are prepared to swear to i Ruth | benen st T answ s dema haps, it " duke ldressed man's 1 think, ¥ did.” suid th all_deference She turned to Trenchard, her head her ¢ full upon his wrinkled, 1 “I swear, the she began, but he—econsummate actor that {he was and versed in tricks that im- press an audience—interrupted her, ng one of his gnarled, yellow ands. hish * said he. “I would not ¥ proved aga you. 1 You to sw It” would you pronounce yourself swear. her lip a the a | ar that the addressed to d Trencha her how “The lette: o doubt, Was in an OULEr Wrapper, ‘which there would be a superscrip- tion—the name of the person to whom he letter was addressed?’ he half oned, and Luttrell, who saw the drift of the question, nodded gravely. “No doubt,” said Ruth. Now vou will acknowledge, T am sure. madam. that such wrapper uld be a document of the zreatest importance—; nportant. indeed, 3 letter it sinee we could de- pend upon it finally to clear up this point on which iffer. You will admit o much, | think?’ Wh She answe voice a little and h | w F rless sa he had dui hi . :d forward, smiling . his voice impressively sub . and launched the bolt that w annihilate the credibility of the story she had told an you, then, comes that that d? r being 3 —in very self-defense against the dangers of keeping such a letter, vour brother not also keep that wrapper?” es fell away from his face, to Albemarle, who sat ¥ from him they to Phelips and to Richard, who, teeth, stood of his ruir faltered at Luttre , lastly very wh Lning to the v T—I do not | drawing the what was for sup- quoth he inseribed grac id Trenchard pressin 1 think n insight, and vours, gentiemen, . what was probable. nd now stood forward. ad- ng Albemarle. “Will your grace permit me to offer my explanation of | this2" 3 | "AMbemarle banged the table. His patience was at an end, since he me now to believe, as Trenchard ad earlier suggested, that he had been played upon by Ruth | “Too many wations have T | heard already, sir, He i s, 1In e forgot | his colleagues altogether. | oners arc committed for trlal,” said he hars and_Trenchard breathed i st. But the next instant again, for a a without de- manding to s race of Albey marle at once, and the voice was thé voice of Anthony Wilding, CHAPTER XL The WMarplot. Ma Wilding’s appearance produced many were individuals present. - He made the company a sweeping bow on his admission by Albemarle’s orders, a bow which was returned by a stare from one and all. Diana eyed him amazement, Ruth m hope; Richard averted his glance ‘rom that of his brother-in-law, wailst Sir Rowland met it with a scowl of enmity—they had not come faco to face since the occasion of that encounter in which r Rowland's self-love had been so rudely handled. Albemarle's face ex- | pressed a sort of satisfaction, which | wa | Phelips and Luttrell; whilst Trench- rd never thought of attempting to dissemble his profound dismay. And this dismay in so deep a measure, by Wilding | himself. Trenchard's presence ga: | him pause; for he had been far, in- deed, from' dreaming that his friend had a hand in this affair. At sight of him all was made clear to Mr. Wild- ing. At once he saw the role whic Trenchard had assumed on this occa- sion, saw to the bottom of the mo- tives that had inspired him to take the bull by the horns and level against Richard and Blake this accu- sation before they had leisure to level it against himseif. His quick wits having fathomed Trenchard’s motive, Mr. Wilding was deeply touched by this friendship, and for a second, as deep- 1y nonplussed, at a loss now how to discharge the task on which he came. You are very choicely come, Mr. Wilding,” said Albemarle. “You will be able to resolve me certain doubts | upon | ringing voice said Mr. ‘Wilding, “is_the for which T am here. N of rrest t beg that Yous hoist | leme just | clamored, and | que a man- | And you turned to the | still showing, her | ed, but her | ““The pris- | different emotions as there | reflected on the countenances of | was shared, though not | proof of | which have been set on foot by these | Grace will place me in possession of | the facts that have so far transpired.” It was one of his secretaries who, at Albemarle's bidding, gave Wilding the information that he craved. He listened gravely; then, before Albe- | marle had time to question him on the score of the name that might have upon the enfolding wrapper of letter, he begged that he might onfe art a moment with Mr. Rut Mr. Wilding,” said Col. Lut- trell, surprised not to hear the imme- denial of the imputation they , “we should first like to “By vour leave, sirs,” Wilding in- terrupted. “I should nrefer shas v |4sk me nothing until T have consulted with Mr. Trenchard.’ o o trell's frown, observed Bdward shift his wig to scratch his head in sheer perplexity, and caught the fore- | shadowing of ‘denial on the duke's | fuce. So, without giving any of them time to say him nay, he added quickly and very seriously, “lI am begging is in_the interests of justice. Your ¢ has told me that some linger- | doubt still haunts your mind upon | - subject of this letter—the other | arges can matter little, apart from | that “treasonable document. It lies | within my power to resolve such | doubts most clearly and finally. But | |1 warn you, sirs, that not one word will T utter in this connection until I have had speech with Mr. Trench- ard Thera was about his mien and voice a firmness that forewarned Albemarle insist would be worse than A slight pause followed his , and Luttrell leaned across to whisper in His Grace's ear; from the duke’s other gide Sir Edward bent his head forward till it almost touched those of his companions. Blake watched and was most foolishly im-| our Grace will never allow this!? said Albemarle, scowling at ) If you allow those two villains to consort together we are all undone,” the baronet protested, and ruined what chance there was of Albemarle's not consenting. It wias the one thing needed to de- termine Albemarle. Like the stubborn | man he was, there was naught he de- tested so much as to have his course ctated to him. More than that, in Sir Rowland's part, based upon the and Trenchard should not be allowed to confer apart, he smoked a fear on »oland’s part, based upon the isciousness of his own rned from him with a | ¢ und without so much as consulting his associates he glanced o s «ud waved his hand toward i do as you suggest, Mr. Wild- | aid he.” “But 1 depend upon | ¥ou not to tax our patience’ H | "I shall not keep Mr. Trenchard a| moment longer th: s neceasaty, | said Wilding. giving no hint of the second meaning in_his words. stepped 1o the door. opened It | cIf. and signed to Trenchard to | out. The old player obeyed him | y, if in silence. An usher closed | | t fler them, and silence | | the ked together to the end of i ‘ vour horse, Nick?" quoth | | Wilding abruptly. | “What a plague do where i< my hor; shed Trench- | ard. “What midsummer frenzy is| this? Damn you for a marplot, An- | thony! What & pox are you thinking | | of to thrust yourself in here at such fat “I had no knowledge you were in the ir”* said Wilding. “You should have told me” = His manner was | brisk to' the point of dryness. “How- -ver, there is still time to get you out of Where is your horse?” “Damn my hor! chard in a passion eve you mean, answered Tren- | You have spoiled sald Mr. Wilding Fou had done that thoroughly “before 1 arrived. Whilst | am touched by the regard e which has misled vou into i the tables on Rlake and West- yet I do blam for this al of the cause.” ere was no help for it.” no: and that why you should fiave left matters where they stood.” Trenchard stamped kis foot; indeed, almost danced in the excess of hif vexation. “Left them where they he echoed. “Body o' me!| are your wi Left them they stood! And at any ou might have been taken un- ares as u conscquence of this accu- ion being lodged against you by Richard or by Blake. Then the cause | would have been betrayed, indeed.” Not more so than it is now Not 1 at least.” snapped the player. “You give me cred t for n | more it than vourself. Do you think | that | am the man to do things by hulves? T have betraved the plot Albemarle: but do you imag de o provision for what follow?" ‘P’rovision?” echoed wust Wilding, s . provision. God lack: What | | do you suppose Albemarle will do? ispatch a messenger to Whitelall | B « letter within an hour. e it, do you? And where | the plague do’ vou think Nick Trenchard’ll be what time that mes- | ger rides?” | Mr. Wilding understood. | may stare,” sneered Trenc letter that has once been stolen may | be stolen again, The courier must go | by way of Walford. I had in my { mind arranged the spot, close by the | ford, where I should fall upon hi | rob him of his dispatches, and take | him—bound hand and foot if neces sary—to Vallancey's, who lives close byiand there I'd leave him until word - that the duke had landes That the duke had landed”” cried | Wilding. “You talk as though the | thing were imminent.” nd imminent it is. For aught we [ | know Re may be in England alread fr. Wilding laughed impatient You must forever be building on these crack-brained rumors, Nick," said he. “Rumors!” roared the other, *“Ru- mors? Ha He checked his wild | scorn’ and proceeded in a different k “I was forgetting. You do not | know the contents of that stolen let- ter.” . i | Wilding started, Underlying his | disbelief in the talk of the country- side, and even in the military meas- ures which by the king'svorders were | being taken in the west, was an un- | easy dread lest they should prove to be ‘well founded, lest Argyle's opera tions in Scotland should be but the forerunner of a rash and premature invasion by Monmouth. He knew the dultc was surrounded by such reck- less, foolhardy counselors as Grey 1 Ferguson—and yet he could not think the duke would ruin all by com- | ing before he had definite word that his friends were ready. He looked at | Trenchard now with anxious eyes. “Have you seen the letter, Nick?" he asked, and almbst dreaded the emarle showed it to me an hour | ago,” said Trenchard. “And it contains?” “The news we fear. It is in the | duke's own hand, and intimates that e will follow in a few days—in a | few days, man—in person.” | Mr. Wilding - clenched teeth and | hands. “God help us all then!” he muttered grimly. “Meanwhile,” quoth _Trenchard, bringing him back to the point, “there is this precious business here. I had as choice a plan as could have been devised, and it must have succeeded, had you not come blundering into it to mar it all at the last moment. (Continued in Tomorrow’s Star.) Two Burned to Death. HOUSTON, Tex., April 22.—Miss E. |M. Patterson,. a nurse, and a man | whose identity has not been learned were burned to death early today | when a residence here was destroyed by fire, Miss Patterson's body was found in the rear of the house and the man’s body was found in a front 4ivom, : } WASHINGTON, D. 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