Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05

may get dOuche like this at any moment
One day you introduce me TO man with
an Insignificant name and the look Of a
broken down trndesmar, and find later
on that he'saroyal duke, and now-thanks,
III help myself II may"
And now what do you take this friend TO
beii' Taras asked in a tone Of amusement.
II took her to be an illustrious refugee at
the least. a princess, possibly, by her
dressa distingue style and distinctly aris-
tocrafic cut Of features-probHbly an ex-
cepuonally learned princess. There was
the eccentricity Of genius In her silence, the
sans gene with which she reclined against
the wall and stared at me--to say nothing
OF a decidedly unamlable expression In
those flne eyes OF hers Yes, would have
laid ten TO one in anything that she was an
illustrious rcfugee-before she opened her
hps.n
'erhon you altered your opinionr"
swell, yes"
There was pause. And hero l may OBJ
serve that in giving this dialogue and 9TH
ers | write many words which were not
then in my vocabulary, and It must be UNI
derstood that give but a very free trans
lation OF certain well remembered impress
sions
by the way" added Kavanagh, ~ hope
was not indiscreet In accepting your in
vltation."
II should not have asked you TO come in
II had not wanted 70 have chat with
you, something more than chat--a serious
talk ip'hould have hunted you up to-
morrow for this very purpose"
You have the pleasantest way of max
ing a man feel welcome. What is the sub
icctY'
1.-THE girl who has just left the room. In
the first place, Barry khvanagh, there must
be no miscouception with regard to her POI
sition here"
My dear fellow, no one whose opinion Is
worth consideration would ever dream Of
doubling your honor or the honesty of your
relations with this young womnu."
That idea never entered my imagination.
Il Is quite another kind Of misconception
that | wish to avoid, Come you are ono
whose opinion u worth consideration. Tell
me candldly what conclusion you have
formed with regard to her in place Of tho
illustrious refugee theory"
81 should say that she Is some unhappy
waif whom you have rescued from the
slough Of despair and the slums of White
chapel, with an object as wildly imprncti-
cable ns II Is profoundly charitabler
Tint is the miscouception that feared, )"
said TaraH Ia n low, earnest voice, contrast
ing strongly with the light tone OF his
friend. "l want you to understand that
the girl owes nothing 10 any sentiment Of
charity on my part in order that no chnnoe
word or accidental look may convey such %
suspicion to her mind. II ] gave her all
That possess IN theworld, down to the last
fnrthlug, IL would not repay what owe
her. But for the daring, the bravery aud
She endurance Of that slight, frail looking
girl might now boon the road toSiberinn
Good hoavensl Ihayo not heard word
Of this"
ut has oil happened since saw you last.
told you the police would not let mo
nlone, and they have not They laid n trap
for me, and walked into It with tho sim.
plicity Of woman, mainly, | think, be-
cause the agent employed TO take me rep.
resented himself TO be IN rN-conyict and
looked the character 30 perfectly that |
never suspected him of being something
worse. Usually, you know, the police
agent looks impeccabe. They got me down
inacellar, bound hand and foot and gagged,
Icould not GOT my hands free, but worked
the cord OF my feet and nto through my
gag There was pipe In the cellar and
through that ! communicated with the girl
whose voice heard overhead A. the risk
of her life she cnntriyed to yet herself into
the cellar and mo ont Of IL. a vessrl-frum
when had been led to believe that three
refugees were to be rescued-lay in the pool
waiting lor me, and most likely was To
nave neeh carried aboard anu shipped oil to
-. petersburg the very night that this
brave Hlrl saved me-
Thank God you escaped Give me your
hAnd' ola man 10 think that | might
have found TINS room cmpty-that | might
never have smoked another Pipe with your
You can understand now my feeling to-
ward That girl
'liy George, itsa heavy dcbtl' Then in
arclleetive tone he added after a pause: 81
zoe. You propose to raise this girl TO your
own level
'hiEher II may. aim at giving her a
new life
You have set yourself an enormous
task
You may help me now IL you will"
III l WIN Why there's nothing in tho
world thai would give me greater pleasure,
II " were Only 10 prove the sincerity of an
lfisnnans irlenushlp
~ hpd doubted that should not havo
slu word 70 you ON the subject, felt
that ! could rely on your help in case OF
need put would not imposed task upon
you whioh beforehand seemed utterly hope