The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-11
THE DENlsoN REVIEW. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER II, 1900

'.''No, both the husband and the sofa
springs are creations of my own mag
nation.
"But the incident you recalled to my
memory-the bone in your throat that
extracted at the Langham-how do you
account for that?''
Easily. One day in your surgery at
the settlement you casually mentioned
having extracted fish bone from
young American lady's throat at that
hotel. l thought it unlikely, as it was
the only time you ever saw her, that
you would remember her name or face,
SO assumed that character in order to
try the effect of my disguise upon you. +"
"You are a wonderful actress You
would make your fortune on the STAGE"
"Do you think so? What sensation
it would cause in the east! But now to
business AS we may not have another
opportunity. let us see that our plans
coincide. By the way, the French boat
leaves tomorrow afternoon for Singa-
pore. You have booked your passage of
course?''
nodded assent, and she continued:
You must board her alone. We shall
join just before she sails. When we get
to Singapore, we must drive separately
to the Mandalay hotel and figure there
in the light of casual travelling &C
quaintances. Before you have been in
the place half day you will probably
have been introduced to Mr.. Ebbln5son,
the man we want. He will see you talk
ing to me, and by hook or crook you
must introduce him to me. Whatever
you do, don't forget, however, that my
name is Sanderson. Having done this,
leave the rest to me. Do you think you
thoroughly underestimate
Thoroughly.
"That's right. Now let us be getting
home. Tomorrow we must be early
astir.''
We continued our walk and in five
minutes had babe each other good night
in the hotel gardens and separated.
By sundown- next day we were on
board the Messageries Maritimes COM
pany's boat. steaming out of Tanjong
Prick harbor, bound for Singapore.
joined the steamer some time before her
advertised sailing hour, but it was close
upon the time of her departure when
Allie and her companion made their ap-
pearance.
In my capacity Of casual acquaintance
raised my hat to them as they came
I, up the gangway, but did not do more
| They went below, while staid on deck,
watching the business of getting under
way.
Just as the last sign of the coast line
disappeared beneath the waves some one
came up and stood beside me. On look
ing round discovered that it was Allie.
$50 you managed to get on board
safely she said after the usual polite
| preliminaries had been gone through.
"Our enterprise has now fairly started,
J and if we have ordinary luck we ought
to be able to carry it through success
fully. =
Let us hope that we shall have that
1 luck then" answered. But confess
I tremble when think Of the risk you
are running in appearing in a place like
) Singapore, where you have so many
/ enemies
Gwen disguised as Miss Sanderson,
the American heiress? No, you cannot
mean it. If you think that, what will
you say to another plot am hatching?'
"Another? Good gracious! And what
4 is this one to be-"
Listen and you shall learn. Three
| years ago, in a certain island of the
south Pacific, there was man-an off.
! cial holding high Office under govern.
ment-who very nearly got into serious
trouble. The charge against him was
that by his orders two native women
had been logged to death. By some
means he managed to disprove it and tc
escape punishment, but the feeling
against him was SO bitter that it was
thought advisable to transfer him else
where You would have imagined thai
that lesson would have been enough fol
him. Not bit On the new island he
began his reign of tyranny again, ant
once more a death occurred. This time
however, the victim was man. The
authorities at home were Immediately
appealed to, with the result that an in
quiry was held, and his retention on tina
island was also considered injudicious
He was removed from his high estate
That was all. He had murdered, re