The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
author Of Gilbert VIE" The Tragedy at Ooopdene'
copYRIeHTED. -. RY TILLoTsoN = sON

WIN a KNOWLEDGE LHdt betrayed q long
residence in the city Truth told, Dag
mar had lived in many cities-llnglish
and foreign--in her time In that fact
lay her propensity for bursting out when
pleased or excited. with scraps of various
tongues She was a singular creature
more like a cat in her slyness and treach-
cry than a woman, and most like it. per
haps, in her powers of tracing clearly the
veriest complicated and intricate path
WAYS
The latter quality our feline friend, the
cat, possesses to the full. doubt if it
does the former | have known many
faithful cFeatures-cats though they were
who never, to my knowledge, betrayed
aught Of bad nature; but it is only re-
| version of the old proverb, Give a cat
bad name and hang him
Anyway, be this matter as it may, Dag
mar Votoski without a single blunder,
! pursued her way until she reached a part
| of the city more secluded, less fashion,
! able than the one she had left Pausng,
! her goal reached-nOt for breath she had
! any amount Of that always sighed
and rang the bell She then mounted the
! staircase and was shown into a large
! chamber, ltXuriously furnished, fitted up
as a sale a manager, but having at one end
good billiard table, round which several
! persons, all gentlemen, We're congregated.
| The light from numerous gasalicrs was so
! brilliant that it would have dazzled most
| persons coming in from semi-darkness.
| Not so Dagmar With one blink she re
| covered ner aplomb, took in the whole
| situation, and turned to abuse her guide.
| bolt, idiot' J. must see Mr.. Boyd
alone "
Then you should have said So All
visitors are shown in here unless they
state otherwise. Come to his private
| room and will call him. What name"
None. Stay Just tell him that
| Olga's sister must see him. Must, mind,
and no nonsense about it.
Left for the instant alone, she threw off
| her heavy cloak and disfguTing bonnet,
and stood arrayed a creature of bewitch-
| ing l0veliness, arrayed in a dove-colored
! tea gown. Under the SOftening influence
! of the subdued light she might have
! passed-for what she wished-a young
woman under 25
Mark, looking his most attractive in
| full evening dress, staggered as he met
| her; whether at her beauty, which was
! most excessive and startling in its nov
city, or at the surprise of seeing her there
| at all, 1t is impossible to decide.
His betrayal of any emotion. however,
was but momentarY. He entered, turned
| up the gas, and then said with utter non
chalance after shaking hands
Il am sorry, Dagger, / can but spare
! you few moments. | have party here,
! and am in luck-winning money quicker
/ than the moments fiy-money tha5 shall
| benefit you as we'll as me- if-he paused
| II you serve me worthilyn
The woman stamped her feet angrily
Keep your money! Iwantnone of it.
she replied. What do is for my poor,
poor Olga's sake, more than. yours. Not
that she will ever know, poor lassie; and
for that very reason, if you call me by
that hideOus title again, | viii throw my
share of it up"
"Ah, it's perhaps too suggestive" His
tone was aggravating but there was an
! expression of uneasiness on his Counte-
nance that nullifed its effect.
Il say Dag-I mean Votoslxi, | thought
we settled everything about the business
! when we met yesterday. You managed
the introduction part las you alone have
| the talent for) splendidly, and as-if your
devil Of temper does not interCcre-you
will carry on The rest"
He remained standing He surveyed
! his carefully kept finger nails studiouslv
Yet there was an air Of Impotence per
| ceptible in his every action
You may as well make up Your mind
| to give me good ten minutes comfort
ably, because | shall keep you tha. ian eth
OF time, y declared the Russian, TN
emotionally
Mark sworc. lie put his FINGER on the
bell.
Tell the gentlencn that am detained
on business, but tbatI will return pres
entity Take in he spirits
The servant man to we'd with lordly
air and depaY cd
Now, Notoski, to your errand. Sharp.
What, a newspaper! Has that anything
to do with business?"
A Strange shade passed over his face.
J HOF the moment ptjl hic
sion that he looked ugly-loathsome.
Dagmar needed it not. She was busy
searching the columns OF tho paper sac
had brought with her
Ach! Here il is. Read. Il says elG0
reward for the discovery Of a fair-hairnd.
blue-eyci girl who mysEcriously d,s}p-
peared on journey TO town the oth, +
day. Hight etc, all ITALICS with your Miss
! Ford Ford Bah. Any one giving he
slightest Glow to Miss Eenstocll's wnCrt-
abouts shall receive GOO"
What has that to Go with nor asked
Mark carelessly.
Why, everything. l only showed you
this to tell YOU that no half con tidcn. e.;
will avail you with me. Your fair-haircd
charner is named Nelly Hens otk.
found ii out by the envelope addressed
to her father, andy something else"
He shifted his feet restlessly and then
resOrted TO spleen.
What the dickens does it matter to
You what she is called, unless (uneasiIy1
you are thinking of going in for the re-
ward, - she laughed scOrnfuuv
You know better than that want no
money further than what I receive quar-
terly for my valuable services from Tho
Russian government. just showed YOU
this, as / saw to let you know how TN
earth everything"
you are the devils own for cute ness. -
he said, bitterly, else would YOU never
have made the astute spy you are"
"Hushl" she whispered, in a3~ight.
walls have ears. To proceed. Another
little incident may tell you | discovered
in this tell-tale paper, and that's full
account of the murder YOU were so mys-
ferrous over. Miss Henstock opened nv
eyes to it. Your name figures in full.
Can it mean this Mark Boyd?" she asked
innocently.
A deadly hue overspread Marks feat
ures.
Good heavens! Do you mean to saw
that you were fool enough to let her see a
newspaper This your boosted slxill?'
"Ha, ha! We don't want Miss Hen
stock to discover that a reward is offered
for her recovery, do we apres tout? You
will never be a perfect intriguante. Mark.
despite your desire. You do one thing
with YOUR right hand and wipe out it's
skill Immediately with your left. How
Miss Hen CtOqlr crAf fbo r,o,,o,, 7 ~lo,.s4