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Two characteristic noises pervaded the aparth thisof the two couishable; the other was the stroke of their heels and toes, as they smote the floor at every contortion of body or limbs

Cytherea had not lost consciousness for nizing that Edas her deliverer, unfastened the door, and rushed out, screa wildly, 'Come! Help! O, help!' Threeperplexed They dashed forward at her words 'Have you seen a shabby man with a smock-frock on lately?' they inquired She pointed to the door, and ran on the same as before

Manston, who had just loosened hirasp, see the conflict to a desperate end 'I give it all up for life--dear life!' he cried, with a hoarse laugh 'A reckless man has a dozen lives--see how I'll baffle you all yet!' He rushed out of the house, but no further The boast was his last

In one half-minute more he was helpless in the hands of his pursuers

Edward staggered to his feet, and paused to recover breath His thoughts had never forsaken Cytherea, and his first act noas to hasten up the lane after her She had not gone far He found her leaning upon a bank by the roadside, where she had flung herself down in sheer exhaustion He ran up and lifted her in his ar to hiiven to imprint a kiss upon her lips then!

They walked slowly towards the house The distressing sensation of whose wife she was could not entirely quench the resuscitated pleasure he felt at her grateful recognition of hi seizure of his arm for support He conveyed her carefully into the house

A quarter of an hour later, whilst she was sitting in a partially recovered, half-dozing state in an ar anxiously till Graye should arrive, they saw a spring-cart pass the door Old and dry ured its wheels and sides; the varnish and paint had been scratched and diotten in a restless contemplation of use ThreeManston His hands were bound in front of him, his eyes were set directly forward, his countenance pallid, hard, and fixed

Springrove had told Cytherea of Manston's crime in a few short words He now said solemnly, 'He is to die' 'And I cannotback and covering her face with her hands