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whispered a few words�察 �and Ethel answered�察 �You poor little one�察 �you
shall go to your mother。 Where is she�拭─�
;She will be in London next week�察�and I must see her。 He will not let
me go�察�but go I must if I die for it。 Mrs。 John Thomas Rawdon told me
what to do�察�and I have been following her advice。;
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Ethel did not ask what it was�察�but added�察�
;If Tyrrel and I can help you�察�send for us。 We will come。 And�察�Dora�察�do
stop weeping�察�and be brave。 Remember you are an American woman。 Your
father has often told me how you could ride with Indians or cowboys and
shoot with any miner in Colorado。 A bully like Mostyn is always a coward。
Lift up your heart and stand for every one of your rights。 You will find
plenty of friends to stand with you。; And with the words she took her by
the hands and raised her to her feet�察�and looked at her with such a beaming�察�
courageous smile that Dora caught its spirit�察�and promised to insist on her
claims for rest and sleep。
;When shall I come again�察�Dora�拭─�
;Not till I send for you。 Mother will be in London next Wednesday at
the Savoy。 I intend to leave here Wednesday some time�察�and may need you�察�
will you come�拭─�
;Surely�察�both Tyrrel and I。;
Then the time being on a dangerous line they parted。 But Ethel could
think of nothing and talk of nothing but the frightful change in her friend�察�
and the unceasing misery which had produced it。 Tyrrel shared all her
indignation。 The slow torture of any creature was an intolerable crime in
his eyes�察 �but when the brutality was exercised on a woman�察 �and on a
countrywoman�察�he was roused to the highest pitch of indignation。 When
Wednesday arrived he did not leave the house�察�but waited with Ethel for
the message they confidently expected。 It came about five o'clockurgent�察�
imperative�察�entreating�察 �Come�察�for God's sake� �He will kill me。;
The carriage was ready�察�and in half an hour they were at Mostyn Hall。
No one answered their summons�察�but as they stood listening and waiting�察�a
shrill cry of pain and anger pierced the silence。 It was followed by loud
voices and a confused noise noise of many talking and exclaiming。 Then
Tyrrel no longer hesitated。 He opened the door easily�察�and taking Ethel on
his arm�察 �suddenly entered the parlor from which the clamor came。 Dora
stood in the center of the room like an enraged pythoness�察�her eyes blazing
with passion。
;See� ─�she cried as Tyrrel entered the room;see� ─�And she held out
her arm�察�and pointed to her shoulder from which the lace hung in shreds�察�
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showing the white flesh�察�red and bruised�察�where Mostyn had gripped her。
Then Tyrrel turned to Mostyn�察 �who was held tightly in the grasp of his
gardener and coachman�察 �and foaming with a rage that rendered his
explanation almost inarticulate�察 �especially as the three women servants
gathered around their mistress added their railing and invectives to the
general confusion。
;The witch� �The cat´faced woman� ─�he screamed。 ;She wants to go to
her mother� �Wants to play the trick she killed Basil Stanhope with� �She
shall not� �She shall not� �I will kill her first� �She is mad� �I will send her to
an asylum� �She is a little devil� �I will send her to hell� �Nothing is bad
enough nothing;
;Mr。 Mostyn�察─�said Tyrrel。
;Out of my house� �What are you doing here�拭�Away� �This is my house� �
Out of it immediately� ─�
;This man is insane�察─�said Tyrrel to Dora。 ;Put on your hat and cloak�察�
and come home with us。;
;I am waiting for Justice Manningham�察─ �she answered with a calm
subsidence of passion that angered Mostyn more than her reproaches。 ;I
have sent for him。 He will be here in five minutes now。 That brute;
pointing to Mostyn;must be kept under guard till I reach my mother。 The
magistrate will bring a couple of constables with him。;
;This is a plot�察�then� �You hear it� �You� �You�察�Tyrrel Rawdon�察�and you�察�
Saint Ethel�察�are in it�察�all here on time。 A plot�察�I say� �Let me loose that I
may strangle the cat´faced creature。 Look at her hands�察 �they are already
bloody� ─�
At these words Dora began to sob passionately�察�the servants�察�one and
all�察�to comfort her�察�or to abuse Mostyn�察�and in the height of the hubbub
Justice Manningham entered with two constables behind him。
;Take charge of Mr。 Mostyn�察─�he said to them�察�and as they laid their
big hands on his shoulders the Justice added�察 �You will consider yourself
under arrest�察�Mr。 Mostyn。;
And when nothing else could cow Mostyn�察�he was cowed by the law。
He sank almost fainting into his chair�察�and the Justice listened to Dora's
story�察�and looked indignantly at the brutal man�察�when she showed him her
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torn dress and bruised shoulder。 ;I entreat your Honor�察─ �she said�察 �to
permit me to go to my mother who is now in London。; And he answered
kindly�察 �You shall go。 You are in a condition only a mother can help and
comfort。 As soon as I have taken your deposition you shall go。;
No one paid any attention to Mostyn's disclaimers and denials。 The
Justice saw the state of affairs。 Squire Rawdon and Mrs。 Rawdon testified
to Dora's ill´usage�察�the butler�察�the coachman�察�the stablemen�察�the cook�察�the
housemaids were all eager to bear witness to the same�察�and Mrs。 Mostyn's
appearance was too eloquent a plea for any humane man to deny her the
mother´help she asked for。
Though neighbors and members of the same hunt and clubs�察 �the
Justice took no more friendly notice of Mostyn than he would have taken
of any wife´beating cotton´ weaver�察�and when all lawful preliminaries had
been arranged�察 �he told Mrs。 Mostyn that he should not take up Mr。
Mostyn's case till Friday�察�and in the interval she would have time to put
herself under her mother's care。 She thanked him�察�weeping�察�and in her old�察�
pretty way kissed his hands�察 �and ;vowed he had saved her life�察 �and she
would forever remember his goodness。; Mostyn mocked at her ;play´
acting�察─�and was sternly reproved by the Justice�察�and then Tyrrel and Ethel
took charge of Mrs。 Mostyn until she was ready to leave for London。
She was more nearly ready than they ex´ pected。 All her trunks were
packed�察�and the butler promised to take them immediately to the railway
station。 In a quarter of an hour she appeared in traveling costume�察�with her
jewels in a bag�察 �which she carried in her hand。 There was a train for
London passing Monk´ Rawdon at eight o'clock�察 �and after Justice
Manningham had left�察�the cook brought in some dinner�察�which Dora asked
the Rawdons to share with her。 It was�察�perhaps�察�a necessary but a painful
meal。 No one noticed Mostyn。 He was enforced to sit still and watch its
progress�察 �which he accompanied with curses it would be a kind of
sacrilege to write down。 But no one answered him�察�and no one noticed the
orders he gave for his own dinner�察 �until Dora rose to leave forever the
house of bondage。 Then she said to the cook�此�
;See that those gentlemanly constables have something good to eat
and to drink�察�and when they have been served you may give that man;
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pointing to Mostyn;the dinner of bread and water he has so often
prescribed for me。 After my train leaves you are all free to go to your own
homes。 Farewell�察�friends� ─�
Then Mostyn raved again�察 �and finally tried his old loving terms。
;Come back to me�察 �Dora�察─ �he called frantically。 ;Come back�察 �dearest�察�
sweetest Dora�察�I will be your lover forever。 I will never say another cross
word to you。;
But Dora heard not and saw not。 She left the room without a glance at
the man sitting cowering between the officers�察�and blubbering with shame
and passion and the sense of total loss。 In a few minutes he heard the
Rawdon carriage drive to the door。 Tyrrel and Ethel assisted Dora into it�察�
and the party drove at once to the railway station。 They were just able to
catch the London train。 The butler came up to report all the trunks safely
forwarded�察�and Dora dropped gold into his hand�察�and bade him clear the
house of servants as soon as the morning broke。 Fortunately there was no
time for last words and promises�察�the train began to move�察�and Tyrrel and
Ethel�察 �after watching Dora's white face glide into the darkness�察 �turned
silently away。 That depression which so often follows the lifting of
burdens not intended for our shoulders weighed on their hearts and made
speech difficult。 Tyrrel was especially affected by it。 A quick feeling of
something like sympathy for Mostyn would not be reasoned away�察�and he
drew Ethel close within his arm�察�and gave the coachman an order to drive
home as quickly as possible�察�for twilight was already becoming night�察�and
under the trees the d