The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-17
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Look out for him. "
My dear fellow, | have locked on,
for him, said Prince Malatopsky, smil
Ing gently. "He is lying in there. " and
he gave careless side nod toward tht
sitting room, with an undigested bul
let III his system imagined he Nigh
be a friend of Olga's. This is her folc
day, The begaar died in great pain !
am happy to say, and cursing hie IN Il
very impolitic way He was not ii thor
oughbred like Olga We found Il ticket
on him for Montreal She is probably
on her way there and will wait for hin,
in that city, if she gets there. He must
have wished to assure himself of the
success of your endeavors in behalf of
that lady When he saw that thew had
tailed, he attempted this reckless coup
How pleased Olga Baranoff will be
when she learns that she would have
succeeded III blowing me to atoms but
for you and that this beggar would
have killed me except for your friendly
presence.
But now, my dear fellow" said
Prince MalatopslIy, with businesslike
directness II have got to go to police
headquarters with the officer out there
to send advices along tho route to have
my active countrywoman arrested at the
first point they can grab her. | shall
try to see II L can prevent our passing
the night i'll station house. 1t is too
BAD that your kindness should have led
you into such a muddle, but, Of course,
l cannot regret it too deeply, and
know you are too good to do so. This
yinaigrette, he said, with a genuine
look OF merriment, as he held up the
dainty bauble, "is the fair Olga's. 1t
he's most appropriately helped to revive
you. For she can't have any ill will to-
ward you. You did your best to holp
her as long as you could
1t was proved later that she hadn't
any i'll will toward him, for when that
fragile, modest young woman was as.
signed Siberia for life residence as
the ultimate outcome of that hot DAYS
Vaccinations before she obviated the
need OF SO tiresome a journey by poi
sonlng herself she wrote letter to God
dard Goodenough which brought out
strongly graceful trait in her singu-
larly composite character. In it she de.
plored with perfect simplicity that she
should have been forced TO seemingly
misuse the noble kindness he had so
chivalrously shown to her in her dis.
tress. In the same breath in which she
deprecated his entertaining any harsh
feeling toward her, since in very truth
she felt his kindness deeply, she de.
clared that she would die with gladness
could she have the browning bliss of
holding for one moment dagger in her
hand whose blade was buried in Mala.
topsky's heart
She had sworn to the dark man, her
associate, whom she had ever kept at
arms length though he was madly in
love with her, that in case Of Good.
enough's failure if he would secure her
TIPS happiness, even vicariously, she
would marry him at once.
Goodenough has not wholly abiured
being kind, but he is more warily be.
nevolent. He is stanch friend of
Prince Malatopsky, who does not take
it at all i'll that he is very fond of wear.
ing his opal scarfpin Goodenough also
preserves Olga Baranoff s letter as a re-
minder OF the most exciting evening of
his life. In the beginning he used to
feel that he ought to check an inclina.
tion to think with pity of the poor
lady, but later he deliberately admitted
this feeling Of compassion for her as a
perpetual inmate Of his heart This
again is due to his kindness, without
doubt.
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