Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-09

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Before She Realized She Found Her.
self Intl Oduced.
keenly from the sting of dCspised love;
but she will generally end by hating
the man who so scorned her.
One afternoon Daisy and she were
caught in a shower, and took refuge III
the Burlington Arcade, until the rain
| should cease. Many others had done
the like, with the result that the mar
row avenue was somewhat crowded
and movement matter Of some diftl-
Guilty. AS they stood thus, waiting.
the ubiquitous Mr.. Ivanovitch edged
up to their side, and, before Zana well
realized what was taking place, she
found herself introduced
Apart from a slight foreign accent
Mr.. Ivanovitch spoke English perfect
| ly; he was an exceptionally handsome
man, of the fair-haired Russian type;
and he possessed in a high degree, that
secret passport to woman's good
opinion-tact. Had he known that
Zana was by birth princess, he could
not have treated her with greater def
erence.
"Well, DEAR" remarked Daisy, half
an hour later: ''the rain shows no sign
| Of stopping, and time is on the wing;
so think had better put you into q
cab and see you off to Hammer
smith,
"Hammersmith7" put in Mr.. 1vano.
Witch, quickly. Il am going in that d.
rection, and my brougham is waiting
in Burlington street. Will you allow
me to drive you home, Miss Clifford?"
"No, thank you," replied Zana. lit
tie irresolutely, for she was still To-
mentally ignorant of English usages.
II think I would rather take Il cab
"NoIsense, deary' protested Daisy,
coming to the Russians assistance.
you'll travel far more comfortably in
Mr.. 1vanovitch's brougham, and, as he
Is going your way, it will not incon-
venience him. Cone along"
Zana had vague feeling in her mind
that she would have preferred driving
home by herself in cab; but she did
not see how she could we'll refuse the
polite Russians offer without giving
needless offense, and he, profiting by
her obvious hesitation, settled the
question by conducting her to the car
rage and opening the door. Refusal
being now tantamount to downright
rudeness, she got in; he followed, and
they were soon speeding toward Ham
mersmith.
Little was said during the drive;
| such few remarks as the K:lssian Occa-
sionally made We're upon commonplace
subjects and his demeanor throughout
was that of studied respect. Zana's
| replies were cOuched in the feN,est DOS
sible words, and her manner one of
distant coldness.
When the Drougham drew up at Mrs
Ratten's, he shielded her with his UNI
brella until the door was opened,
paused momentarily. raised his lat
with a profound bow, and was driven
back to Picadilly; for, of course, his
alleged mission beyond Hammersmith
was pure fiction. That evening he and
Daisy dined tete-a-tete.
"You are convinced that the girl real
ly is as rich as you say, and that she
carries the jewels and money about
with her." said the Russian, during
the progress of the meal.
Ills eyes scintillated and his fingers
twitched nervously on the snow-white
table cloth. Could Zana have seen the
expression upon his face 1T this mo-
.ncnt She would have failed to recoc.
nize in him the hands ONE cavalier who
had acted as her escort an hour or
two previously. Covctousness ana
greed, intcr1ringlcd with an absolute
determination TO enrii, himself at ali
hazards, stamped his features with a
ferocity which would have been abso.
lutely repellant to any but the ono who
was aiding him in his scheme.
"Rich!' said Miss FitZcl,rence suh.
DUNG her voice. "She is a vertable
CrocSus. Why, l have already had
some fifty or sixty pounds from her,
and there seems no end to her resourc.
es. AS to her Jewels l have an i'm
preston, from words which have es.
capped her, IN spite Of her reticence,
that she is OF Indian extraction and
that extremely valuable gems have
been intrusted to her as the outcome
OF some policy connected With the
leathenish rites of her reliylon.n
"she is certainly, by no means, the
first Indian refugee to whom the task
OF guarding such treasures has been
intrusted. But have you seen them?''
A>o' NAOAS lAitill OIlCe 1 nave searched
her rooms narrowly-too narrowly in
fact, to miss them had thcy beon
there. Hence, come to the conclusion
that they are secreted on her nerson
understood that you had q well lnid
plot for discovering their Whereabouts
but II you think lean do SO without
alarming her, 1 will make the ut.
tempt"
mo, no. You're extremely clever
my dear girl, but this matter is some
what beyond you. There must bo No
bungling. Once arouse her suspicion
and the game is up. l have a plan
which l am confident will succeed y
and his small, fcrrcty eyes twir]ilrd
with excitement.
"And that is?" began Miss Fitzcl,r.
ence. ''''
"She must be persuaded to dine with
me here. and"
"At present I am afraid that is ho.
You'd my ability"
10 Be Continuedl
A Kings Humor.