Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-14
CHAPTER III.
81 AN SAFE NOW!

Miss Maud Ovington had returned at half
past one o'clock from ball given by one OF
the leaders of fashion, and wore her ball
dress of floating azure gauze, looped here
and there with water-lilies and diamonds.
This pale and cloud-like dress gave her
the appearance of some beautiful water
nymph newly emerged from her crystal
fountain.
Her long yellow hair had fallen loosely
over her shoulders, and hung about her
large blue eyes were unnaturally dilated,
and shone with feverish light.
Sometimes she clasped her small jeweled
hands and lifted them wildly above hez
head
Twill he never Gomez" she cried, again
and again. 'sIs this suspense to last for.
everf"
At last, exactly as the hands of the time,
piece pointed to ten minutes before five, q
cautious knock sounded upon the panel OF
the gilded door.
SAT lastp' she exclaimed-"a lastv'
She sprang toward the door and unlocked
it almost noiselessly; then, opening it with
the same caution, she admitted man
wrapped in heavy great coat, and with his
Cold as the night was, heavy drops of per.
spiration rolled down his swarthy face, and
his breath came short and quick, as if be
had been running.
"Wellr' exclaimed Miss Ovington-swell!"
The man hesitated for some moments,
twisting the brim Of his hat round and
round in his trembling hands, and staring
vacantly straight before him.
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looking at Miss Ovington, he said, slowly:
GIVE done everything, madam, according
as was arranged"
her fullest height, and glance of mingled
joy and triumph shot across her expressive
countenance.
II am very glad" she said.
There was something almost terrible in
the slow, deliberation with which she pro.
nounced these few words.
"Iou have done me great service, she add.
ed after long pause, during which she had
seated herself in thoughtful attitude before
the costly toilet-table- ''you have done me
O. great service, and I will not forget nv
promise.
She unlocked her dressing-case, which
was a massive casket of ebony inlaid with
gold. She pressed q spring in the inner
part of the casket, and secret drawer few
out, disclosing few neatly-folded papers
and roll of bank notes.
Miss Ovington took out the roll of notes
and handed to the man.
''Take this she said. cit was to have
paid for my wedding dresses, but Stewart
must give me credit for those. Who would
imagine, to look at this room, that there is
no one in this great city more in need OF
money than the Honorable James Ovington:
But what of that?' she added. with o sudden
change of tone. ':Give me the packet, Will
liam-the packet
The man recoiled few PAGES.
I'm very sorry, madam he answered,
looking down, as if afraid to meet
the eyes of the beautiful creature before
him-"I'm very sorry, but I couldn't get
that"
'.You have not brought me the packet"
s'No, madam"
"He hadn't it about him, theny'
''No, madam"
'tAnd yet you-
81 did as you directed, madam" replied
the man, ''because, by his words and his
manner, 1 fancied he had the packet that
you wanted about him, and I offered him
what you told me if he'd give it up, but he
wouldn't; SO I told him what you said, and
there was only one course left, and then
She stopped him with an imperious ges.
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