Part 49 (1/2)
”Yes; I He says you are suffering and in great peril I am alone now here in London, and if you will come with er, whatever it hed Marion, the spas to tear itself from her breast, and she lay still for some moments with her eyes closed
”Come--sister,” whispered Isabel, and she bent down and pressed her lips to the forehead so near her
Marion's colour flushed to her te her ar her passionately
”Yes,” she said ”I will come”
There was a tap at the door, and Chester hurried across the roo
”Yes,” he said excitedly; ”what is it?”
”If you please, sir, it is the police; two of them, and they say they must see you directly”
”Great heavens!” cried Chester, wildly, as he turned and gazed at where Marion had started to her feet and stood pale and ghastly, for she had heard the words ”Too late--too late! Yes; I know Marion, that hound! that fiend! He is taken, and in his cowardly revenge he has sent them here”
In the full belief that the police would be co up to the room, Chester ran to the door
”Where are they?” he whispered sharply to theat the undue excitement displayed
”In the hall, sir”
Chester's mind was made up on the instant, and he turned to Isabel
”Heaven bless you for this!” he cried passionately ”I cannot explain now, only that it is a case of great eh with you, and keep her until I write or come I do not deserve this at your hands, but your presence here is like that of soel You will take her home?”
”Yes,” she said softly, as she avoided his eyes
”Listen, then,” he whispered anxiously
”These people below have come in search of her, and she o and keep, theet her away at once”
”I will,” replied Isabel, calmly
”Heaven bless you!” he cried passionately, and then he turned to Marion, who looked quite exhausted
”Go with her,” he said--”at once You will be safe there until I coly ”It would be better for you--for her-- that we never ht her hand in his
”Refuse this, and I will not answer for the consequence,” he whispered angrily ”Re to be perfectly calned to the-room, and closed the door