The Slave of the Mine

ght at the theatre, an

pera Company which had been del

evening dress, sought the seclusion of

inside?"

" replied the ushe

lad

s,

some mistake. I expect

the usher said,

very pretty young lady, who

o had gone away, telling her that he had a little

d very much, but she did not seem to be

ruding," exclaimed Jack. "I wa

if you are Mr. Hark

hat ind

me hastily to the

me. I owe a duty to my husband, and also o

s to understand you," answere

ave an

a very b

od it is because I am agitated," said Elise. "You are brought

smi

"That is not my way of

ref

y. I must see t

s to help you," sai

m living in the midst of danger, and you said so

ment is p

then? You seem to tak

h! what shall I

so that no one could see them, and the crash of t

ck; "and I can see by your face that you are too good a y

enly made

stranger. My husband is a clerk in a bank; he has committed forgeries to enable him to g

aculated

rd Maltravers here this

y, you a

to make terms with Vasquez,

d t

re for the remainder of your days you will wo

o be done, my dear gir

e their plans all mad

that

ss Lena Vanhoose

d

and will come

he

turbance. You are to be arrested. The case will be in all the papers to-mo

whi

tory was disconnected in parts, it wa

was active

id he. "I am a thousand time

is not safe for

ind

l what I have told

for w

ill me if the

en he saw Elise's handkerchief lying on the floor. Always ga

think," he said; "al

u!" repli

, when the door of the box ope

nded to be profo

xclaimed, "wh

rribly frightened

larence, "I insist upon

epped u

for you know perfectly well that my name is Harkawa

I want you to be good enough to explain how it is t

ve you no e

ve one," blust

altravers,"

epped back

ed. "This is my wife's handkerchief you hold in

call me that

e down, which was precisely what that

shri

house was quickly transferr

p!" shoute

en stationed outside now

orter, who had also been told to

I charge him with assaulting me, be

t," excla

avily bribed, dragged him

l about?" aske

u presently," r

confusion, Eli