I can remain near Nadine then, even if they have to disappear,
for Jules will keep the pathway open." And yet, shamefaced in her
own growing tenderness for her mentor, Anstruther, she took these
wise counsels away to hide them in her own happy heart. "It will
make us then, Captain Murray," she said, as she extended her hand
in good night, "a little circle of five, gathered around this
motherless and fatherless girl to save her from the secret schemes
of tyrant and fortune hunter."
"Precisely so, Madame," laughed Murray, "when I have sworn in my
beautiful recruit to-morrow. Then we will be five in very truth."
There was a flying early morning visit to Hunt and Roskell's on the
morrow, which greatly astonished Captain Anstruther, who had escorted
Madame Alixe Delavigne down on her way to the pretty chapel at Kew,
where Captain Murray duly "swore in his beautiful recruit," with
bell, book, and candle. The parure of diamonds which the lady of
Jitomir gave to Mrs. Flossie Murray caused even the eyes of "The
Moonshee" to open in wonder at the little campaign breakfast of
the leaders of this Crusade of Love. "Only suited to the wife of
Prince Djiddin's High Chamberlain," laughed Alixe Delavigne, as the
happy Captain departed on his honeymoon tour, escaping showers of
rice, to "move upon the enemy's works in Jersey."
"Thank God that I have got that sharp-eyed Hawke safely out of
town," cried Captain Anstruther to his beautiful confidante, as
they escorted Miss Mildred back to beautiful Rosebank.
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