WHEN SHADOWS DIE
CHAPTER I
MEETING AND PARTING
The Earl of Enderby and his sister, Mrs. Force, acting under the directions of the earl’s doctor, now set out for Germany, and in due time reached Baden-Baden. Their apartments, which had been secured by telegram, were ready for them.
They had one night’s rest from the journey, and were waiting for their breakfast to be served in their private parlor, when they were surprised by the entrance of Mr. Force and all his party.
The family had been separated scarcely three months, yet to see them meet a spectator might think they had been parted for three years.
They soon paired off.
Mr. Force and his wife sat down together on a corner sofa and began to exchange confidences.
Leonidas and Odalite stood together at the window of the room, looking out upon the busy scene on the street, or rather seeming to do so, for they were really talking earnestly together on the subject of their troubled present and uncertain future.
They had not been separated for one day during their travels; but they were to say good-by to each other very soon.
“It might be for years, and it might be forever.”