The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-23
CHAPTER XVII


sciols Of her lost r-a-ce--l-r- Smith
away Mark upstairs rrlIcCl-- 7r
the fire Seated opposite % her. her
stranre little bonnet and ---a-. neaFF
shawl 1n % chair beside, was Daguar
NotOszi. quite ~ home
SBe jumped lp- her eyes flashing. as
MARI entered
80. ho- Ta-a10ud. I've found Eg8-a-
LAST she said "A nice @U8 res.-Tl7E sou
ar making Of This poor girl 7 have o
crow o. pluck with -rl- MARI BOYD
Pluck along then. be- said WITH bra
vadO You knew where I lived v0l
might as vel have come first as last.
Knew where rcI lived. she said.
shriliy Not I vas bird Of MANY homes.
I've haunted here as uleL rs ] could
lately. but never once iii to-day nave
met YOU Now. then. Mark BOYD where
Is my poor olga
The same question put pF rar only q
oaV previously would have covered MN
with iueEtrie1b.e confusion u had 10
power ~ move him now.
she is dead and III her grave. worse
luck be said
Nelly looked 1p. o strange. Jnspozen
Gcorn iu her eyes She verify believed he
lied
-Olca is not eeal.' cried DagUar- We
hemmtlr j net Jacauia UlGtI ago
He did not know me. how -lJr-a he. I
never haj anything % DO with him per-
sonallv. bat asked after SIr Barry and
his WIFE
Jacob thought YOU meant her"
pointing % Nelly
He did nor I distinctly asked after
Olga. the pretty lady with the olive skin.
] expected 20 see BIN distressed. because
Olga was good 10 him. gave MIN many
sixpence and meal. The pretty lady is
quite well he said, but had left sou
Well ia good heaitht 7 cried. -Lmp0s-
siOle. for had not ] been ~ her funeral. = %
Just 50 Dagger The man was merely
imposing ou You. 7 saw him on ms way
here and and vTe were talking about
Olga's death. the sadness Of j., she 50
But this is impossible screached
Dagmar II believe Jacobs word. beg
gar though he may be- before yours You
had q reason 70 impose on my crrdulity,
jacob had none Besides. he would have
withdraw his assertion directly Ee saw
that was an interested party. tried 10
back out Of u. But the mischief is done,
and you vii have 20 pay for all You
know me I can wait 20 spring, but never
spare mv prey. Take me 20 ms Olga.
restore Us o. each other and we viii 20
our way"
But. Daqnar yotoski. on my honor,
Olga is dead t-f
That Marx spoke the truth 10 the best
OF his belief, mis- unusual gravity and
eauestuess betrayed.
Dagmar was impressed for one moment
with H. But that anything hat Mark
Said was 70 be relied on her experience Of
nearly two years told her syas improb8 bic
She knew him - b. crafty false in
constant. and that ne had imposed GA ser
once 1y his acgteLess told against his
credit now.
You managed il all very CleverlV. fu-
neral and al. but ] never saw ay OlEas
dead face. - she said -ol1blv. It'll sou
effect that 7 shall believe IacObi's asser-
ton far before yours, Mark Boyd and
III never leave one effort untricd 70 re-
gain my lost Olga. II she rs really alive
On the cruelty 81 dividing Us il that be
the case she cried. rlasViug her hands
together iu pain tears streaming down
her furrOwed cheeks she whom
loved 50 dearly, my IDOL my all
i tell YOU DagTnar NotOski, said
Mark. sulleHly. his spleen up 81 having
the truth disDelieved Oh the rare occasion
when he spoke il, that Olga is dead and
buried -
you never tried % deceive me!
Never was her hooking reioinder.
Il own did my utmost" he acknowl-
edged, cailously. Il got tired Of the
pretty little dear. and it plcases me 70 re-
member that was clever enough 70 dune
Dagmar. her eyes abiaze, was at him,
trying 70 seize his hair, his throat his
arm, 70 shake MIN He cleveriy eluded
her
You did deceive me, then; you ac-
knowledge it,
i did. worked up q pretty plot, and
the tears YOU deluVed the coffin with so
freely were over Paul Hiuklev, q nephew
or distant relation Of jacob Oh, IL
was fun 10 see you. ] had peep now
and then from behind the pocket handker
chief that MD ny grief Here, leave. go.
Keep your claws to yourself I'll none
OF you.'
To md my Olga. Or
Don't I tell you till my tongue is
tired he yelled, furiOuslv, that she is
dead 60 and ask Jacob for particulars
he's got them. A pleasant dish ne re
called me with as ! came here Believe
me or not. as you choose. but ! would
give fifty pounds down 70 find Olga alive,
or that She lived tin "a day after I went
through the ceremony OF marriage with
1hat-lOg " pointing seOrufully. contempt
uOuslv 10 Nelly. Poor OLGA died of
grief for me. Ha, ha, there. Died rs if
10 spite me Just one week before we
hoodwinked Nelly into a match that
would give my head 10 be free from Z"
He jumped up and hurried out as he
spoke Wen iyr him that be did 10th
Nelly and Daguar Were on their feet to
attack him.
"I'he f-e-nd .-' calculated Dagmar.
drawing on her bonnet and shawl rap
IDLY. lie hall pay Tor his villaiuy. try
ing 20 deceive Dagmar and rartsng her
from her darling Olga. before before
there vas need
She broke on in a convulsive sob She
had quite forgotten Ncl'N's presence till
She felt two soft arms round her neck