Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-09-25

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chat time what had taken place in the gar.
den between you and Daisy"
"How could he discover thats" I cried.
"Don't you understands Did you not see
Flinter leave the garden at the same time
that we dido No" he said, raising his hand
to check my impetuous cry of anger, "t
would not be fair to blame Flinter for what
he did then. Remember he is devoted body
and soul to the service of his master. But
what l feel is that Mauleverer's concealment
of his anger while he sat with you in the
smoking room is very bad, because it looks
so much like the cunning of insanity. And
that he was mad-really mad-when YOU
left the hall. I am prepared upon my oath
to aver. He would never otherwise have
treated Daisy as he did"
l~shuddered. "Do you mean to say that
there has been positive i~ll-usages"
AYE, more than enough of it. OF course.
you understand that the poor child is neither
starved nor beaten. But there are moral
weapons which are still more cruel and
terrible thin these"
oh, how could you leave her to his
mercy| l cried in an agony of pain. ~
cannot understand how any one could have
deserted her in such circumstances. Let us
go back to her at once"
MY good fellow, keep calm" replied the
doctor, on whose face sympathy rather than
indignation at my fiery language was OK.
pressed. "Do you suppose that if I could
have been of any service to the dear child ]
would have left her as I did? I found. low.
ever, that my presence, for various reasons.
actually aggravated her sufferings; so 1 did
what I couli. Isummoned Mrs. Cawthorne
to her, and in obedience to Mauleverer,s
orders came up here to attend to his affairs"
But you say we are in the Arctic regions:
what can be the affairs of Mr.. M%auleverer in
this part of the world?"
"Have you not heard of the discovery of
gold in Norway Our friend has a yery
large interest in what may turn out to be
one of the most important properties of its
kind in the world"
where are we at this moment." 1 asked.
within half IN hour of Bodo, the place
where L am TO see tho agent of the mines"
You viii put me ashore there" I said,
sternly, for was cut to the heart by the
thought of Daisy's situation. II must return
to England instantly"
Il understand your wish; but pray, Mr..
Fenton, 10 not act rashly. You will get
back to England, 1 imagine, quite as soon by
sticking to the yacht as by adopting any
other mode of making the Journey"
~"Thanks,"I said, ungraciously; "but you
can hardly be surprised that I should have
no desire to remain the guest of Mr.. Maulev.
erer for a single hour after l l have the power
OF leaving his too hospitnble ship"
He looked ut me gravely.
SWELL" he remarked, presently, II shall
not attempt to prevent the carrying out Of
what l feel is a natural impulse. But now,
If you will excuse me, 1 would suggest that
you change your attire. l have ascertained
That Flinter did not do things by halves.
After you had been brought aboard the
yacht he sent ashore for your baggage. and
lhave just had it placed in one of the state
rooms"
"Upon my wcrd," l said, II shall remembe,
my obligations To MI: Fiinter as long as i
live, and some day I hope I shall he able tc
repay them"
Branksome made no reply. I was con.
scious Of the fact that, although very indip.
nant at the treatment TO which I had been
subjected, he was not inclined to take any
active part in my quarrel with Flinter.
That being the case, l was resolved not to
reveal to him those darker suspicious which
Ientertained against the villain. If 1 did
SO it was just possible that the doctor might
let drop some incautious word which would
put Flintcr on his guard. That tho latter
meditateu murder-either my murder, or
Daisy's, or perchance Mauleverer's-and that
he had thought of using poison for the pur-
pose, was almost certain. I had not spent
ten long days in studying that sinister chap
ter in the medical work without having
formed a theory of my own regarding it.
1t was certainly true that I needed before
everything else a change of attire. Although
b been able to indulge in unlimited ablu-
tions in my cell, l had been compelled to 20
without any change Of clothes for the whole
period. Enraged as I was at the daring in
science of Fiinter, I could hardly find it in
my heart 10 rebuke this last instance of it
when l found myself comfortably clad in
clean linen, II in a more suitable attire
than that which l had recently been wearing.
heard the engines stop and the anchor
chains go r~attling through the hawse hole as
I was putting the finishing touches to my
toilet; n Immediately afterward Drank
some appeared at the door of the sumptuous
little cabin where l had found my property.
and invited ms to go on deck.
was altogether unprepared for the scene
that now presented itself. All around, Us it
appeared to me at the first glance, We:
great snow clad mountains, glittering under
che cold sunshine in a dazzling robe OF white.
We were i'll a landlocked harbor, within hall
aimlle of q little town, the roofs of which
were heavily laden with the silvery snow,
1t was only the water in the harbor, and the
winding channel which seemed to lead to
the outer sea, that afforded any relief to the
gllttering white which covered the whole
landscape. 1t was in very truth an Arctic
scene which 1 beheld. No wind was blow.
ing, and l was surprised to find that the
temperature was by no means painfully
cold. 1t was delightful once more to be.
hold the outer world. Strange and barren
as was that land, I longed for the moment
when l should set foot upon it, and find my.
self free from the accursed vessel which
had been my prison.
Il am sending ashore for our letters" said
Branksome. "If you are really determined
to leave the yacht at once you may go with
the boat; but it you will allow me to advise
you, I should certainly recommend you tc
stay.on board till the letters have been re.
ceived. Who knows what news they may
give us of affairs at Great Lorton2 Do moi
let your natural and justiiable anger carry
you too fara"
yielded to the temptation, and agreed t.
remain until the steward had returned from
the poste ~restante, and meanwhile l watched
the strange and interesting scene before mt
with a curious y There wal only on