The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 93: what you’re looking at

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< ding? CT ee ® Canepa ener eeatenarengern—— nr saepeece =: = av female highwaymanturned round in hor couch and coinposo heraelf off to.slecp as calmly and tran- euilly as if there were not even the remoteat | chance of being brought into collision with the authorities. | stable too? The lady isin bedandill? But is there anything wrong about ber? I'm sure I took her for a most respectable person ——" “ Wrong about her? reanectable persogr?” ejacu- lated Mr. -Marlow. ad Why, she's a ‘robber—a | thid@———" w CHAPTER XX. _ THE RQSULT- | Ir was a little after mid-day when a short, elderly, | bustling gentleman, accompanted by one of the Dover police-constables, entered the Adméral’s H straight up to the’ ber, in- ft “Aired for the landlord. Old Marshall, who from the window of his parlour behigd the bar imme- diately obsorved the visitorsand of course guessed | their errand, came forth with fhe coolest gelf- possession imaginable p and the polloe-afficer at. once said, “Mr. Marsball, we waut to have a fow. minutes’ conversation with you, if,you plaase.” * ‘T'o be sure: stepin here,” respraded the Jand- lord: and he accordingly admitted the bustling gentleman and the constable into the bar-parionr, whore his wifeand three daughters. were seated. | “ But if it’s private,” the old man immediately ex claimed, “we céh go into another room.” -- | ho constable looked at Mr. Marlow,—for he , and proceeding the gentleman was,—for him to givens answer; | .or two, even if she travelled post the wholo | way from London: for we know she didn’t | and the London solicitor at onée said, “ Piesume- | those ladies are of your family die | _ “My wife and daughters, siz,” responded old Marshall. before them the questions which I have. to. ask. In a word, do you happen to have an individual | or to be more explicit, a woman in male attire, bengath your roof?” “Well, I never!" whispored Miss Kate to her sistoss: but purposely loud enough to be heard by the lawyer and constab.e. ‘A what, sir?” exolaitted old. ‘Marshak, af-. focting the utmost astonishment. _ “ Well, then, I seo that sho fs nat here,” ob- sorved Mr. Marlow, turning to the. constable. “This is the eighth ‘or ninth tavern we ‘have visited, and every where the same nogadlve anewer. But I am determined to inquire at:all the taverns in Dover, sooner than give up the chask” “ But why do you. t in thinking, sie,” asked tha.constable, “that she dein Dover?” “T have no reason beyoifl ‘my belief that. she |: ha af: a Bees will try and get over to'France. However, we have set a watch for the railway trains———" Atthis tomort the dootor's penrnnce & the the counter shouted cat, “Mrs. Chandos !* | then hurried away to deliver the remeining-99 p: Be a woulda hay tents of hie vesket. “ Mrs, Cha 0308 ejaculated Mr. Mattow.: # ty heaven, it is she !" . “'Yos, air,” old Marshall promptly observed, “ there is a lady of that name In the.houge.” _ “Enough, enough!” cried the excitable attorney. “Show us up tohor room! Come, along, don-' stablo—the bird's caught at last !"--and he was | qnickly rejoined Mr. Marlow. } endeavour to clear up one point-—-when did this alroady rushing with frantic haste out of: the ber whou old Marshall's voice called himebagk. | ““ Where are you going, sir-—and with this cons | € 4 Bing quite bewildered, “hen there can be no harm in. ‘my.] putting. , what sort of « looking woman is she ?” ‘boy made his op “3 ay Saas Ms form r; and depusiting # bot “on | More shen “@q 1 heavens, girls!” shricked forth Mrs. ao “do go aud count the plato. <A thicf ou say, air?” 6¢—~but a most darin thief, too—a high- a | eee rather a LighWay-woman !” “Qh, dear, dear!” cried Mrs. Marshall, ap- pearing to be dreadfully alarmed. “Only think of our having had such s desperate character in the house all night!" “Tt's fortunate we have not every one had our throats: cut," said Eate, making herself shudder from head to foot, while her two sistors likewiee © gave ve vent tq their pretended feelings of ey diamay. . i if ghe's all that I* said old Marshall, “ the Goober.ehe's out of the house tho better. ‘Go up, oné of ‘you girls, and show this gentlsman and the constable which ig her room. But I hopo she will psy ler. ‘bill, ough—and her doctor's, ‘too, for thas, matter.” «There must be some mistake,” ssid Mr. Mar- low, who for the last fow moments had boen luok- “One of you talked of fier having slept here all night. Why, she can't have been in the house above’an hour come by the railway-—we have already _— in- quiries | about her there.” % There must bed some mistake then,” aid old Marshall; “forthe Mrs. Chandos we are talking of, has been here ever since six or seven o'clock last evening.” | “Then its not the sane.” ejaculated Marlow. “How aingular !—a coincidence of named! Put The Mrs. Chandos I mean must bo about six-and- twenty—though when dressed as « man, sho of course looke: seversl years younger. Complexion, . delicate olive—-s rich colour on the checks —large. black eyes—very bright bleck hair, beautifully | cofling—full lips, the least thing carne oon testh—stends about five feet should think—éxcellent figure, upright as a ten, I ein ete el THE(MYSTERIES OF TIE COURY. dart—end ine a: volen) strong: for a woman but not - barah me : * ain do be arreated at a 80 di r sickly ya einted Mr. Jam onthe nigh scent again. conse ig male. attire ? od thie head; “or Iam sure that she been received into this house. The ophetable thire oan tell you that the Admiral’s Bead in of ‘the highest’respectability.” & Yes, that I will warrant,” remarked diink at the bar of the establishment. * But do lot us ‘Yady artize?” “ Well, well, I meant no offence, young lady,” » exclaimed Kate, knowing: | od Kate, with anindig- | ithe officer, who bad received many ‘a gratuitous EO NOG SS (CO)