The Argosy — page 31: what you’re looking at

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tee Aeron. Anne Hereford. 21 The notion that he had been “ spying” was, of course, taken up by Mr. Heneage. With a passionate word, he was speeding after him; but Mrs. Edwin Barley caught his arm. ‘George, you shall not go. There might be murder done between you.” “Tl pay him off; Pll make him remember it! Pray release me. I beg your pardon, Selina.” For he had flung her hand away with rather too much force, in his storm of passion; and was crashing through the opposite door, and down the steps, in pursuit of Philip King. Both of them made straight for the wood; but Philip King had a good start, and nothing in his hand ; George Heneage had his gun. Selina alluded to it. “T hope it 1s not loaded! Flying along with that speed, he might stnke it against a tree, and be shot before he knows it. Anne, look here! You are fleeter than I. Run you crossways over that side grass to the corner entrance; it will take you to a path in the wood where you will just meet them. Tell Mr. Heneage, from me, that I command him to come back, and to let Philip. King alone. I command it, in his mother’s name.” I did not dare to refuse, and yet scarcely dared to go. I ran along, my heart beating. Arnved at the entrance indicated I plunged in, and went on down many turns and windings amidst the trees. They were not very thick, and were intersected by narrow Paths. But no one could I see. And now arrived a small calamity. I had lost my way. How to trace an exit from the wood I knew not, and felt really frightened. Down I sat on an old stump, and cried. What if I should have to stay there until morming! - Not so. A slight noise made me look up. Who should be standing near, his back against a tree, smoking a cigar, and smiling at me, but Philip King. ‘‘What is the gnef, Miss Anne? Have you met a wolf ?-’ ‘“‘T can’t find my way out, sir.” “Oh, I'll soon show you that. We are almost close to the south border. You He stopped suddenly, lifted his head, and looked attentively in a direction to the left. At that moment there came a report; something seemed to whizz through the air, and strike Philip King. He leaped up, and then fell to the ground with a scream. This was followed, so instantly that it seemed to be part and parcel of the scream, by a distant exclamation of dismay or of warning. From whom did it come ? Though not perfectly understanding what had occurred, or that Philip King had received a fatal shot, I screamed also, and fell on my knees ; not fainting, but with a sick, horrible sensation of fear, such as perhaps comicaocks (GO)