The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09
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CuhpTER uI-(coutInued.)


"Am surely not You. monsieur, not
YOU. Dut the danger of which speak
as genuine a springs from n country
man az mirc and his friend. the great
and bold Count icon Niilobois. They
have a Irap OF FOmc sort set for YOU.
should Sau threaten TO win In the
game g0H ere playing. They are men
without amy regard for tho law o.
right Strombolon "a a Cossack of tho
Don. whose peculiar habits cling TO
him cYm On Paris. while the other
has Ihcd SO long amid wild border
sccncs in Africa that he has learned 90
take what hc wants when the mood
comes on. So you will see that they
make dangerous combination. and
they seem 60 hate your friend cspe-
cially."
"a thousand thanks. princess. for
your warning. aud on your part pray
believe chat we are not ungrateful for
your Kindness because VIC have al
ready been placed on our guard"
lie showed n desire 60 break away.
Though evidently piqued more or
the c1sCr woman knew how TO play
her cards too wen Go think OF prccipi-
ta:iHg matters.
n hopc Go shall ncc, again. mon
Hieun when perhaps you will be able
Go gre ar a little moro time. she
eald. achly, holding out her hand 20
him.
''That Giu bc n pleasure I shall looS
forwNd Co." he replied, calamity, as
nc pressed bcr hand. nor did the pIin-
cess faii 20 rcturn the squeeze.
Yet when hc passed from her sight
Mark Herrick gave the beautiful wo-
man 40 further thought. nor did he
dream tiat their interview had been
intentiy Observed by demurc little
figure seated In window at the far
end of the parior. n figure that bore
morc or tcfs resemblance 60 the South
African hCirCss who had attracted his
attention and caused memories 20
thrung fiis mind as he Surveyed her
through the glass that same morning
In the Bols dc Doulogne.
McSrlciI went straight to tho room
WIND tfn NUiiillllioi hiNupltNs
No Goonur had lac entered. however.
than hc saw there was something
wrong. Cor Jones had "a look OF dis
gust upon Ls face.
Miro (uouhlc. my dear boy be
said, WITH Il poor excuse of "a grin. "thc
Jouosrs Hirft used 20 much, I'll admit
but this d pretty rough treatment even
for iiiCm. After all our work. this IS
the barren result"
IIe held up the omen packet so that
Marx could zee what Il contained
a sheet or paper well crumpled and
Eo'lcd. yet sheet OF paper upon
which Doi single stroke a pen or
pcncii could bc discoy',cd.
That was Hip
SemcfoW the comicaI side OF the
matter presented itgelt t. Mcrrick. an I
for thctfC OF him nc couid not resist
8mAinR
But thcre Is no systcm-at least.
died with the man who broke tho
bank" said EloTck. seizing the paper
and examining II carefully.
linen te wa struck with the keen
expression of hts companions face.
what you still hayo faith?" he
demanded
We'll, a. dies hard with me. am
about 90 order a cab and so back"
20 thc monastery"
ITO Tathor Ansoimo.'
All SON suspect him.
Not az haying Intentionally decciy-
ed me. out or having made n mistake.
Sec hcrc. On the outside Of the packet
is a rough crOys Some one put that
there en- order Co remember n trua
from n false. perhaps the dummy
was arranged ia order Co meet SOME
possible emergency such rs theft"
'Hu1cSs you object. I should like you
60 occupy my chair and smoke my
cigaa until I take the turn around
Given Uivcr quarters OF an hour. and
shah bc back. unless 7 am Detained
unusually long NJ the other end"
MurriCfs Thought he noticed n mean.
ing back of his words. and was qulcL
Go sav &c.
WV expect company hcrel''
''Nvcu. VI 80 always possible Those
fellows ere not built ON tho order OF
AullIlis. 10 SUM- ENN tipit VI iNlff
soonrr "a tBtcr. pcrhnps the former
McrTiui dropped into an easy chair
WIN his face toward tho door. h1
opened thc cigar box and selected D
weed. vhlch ne lighted then from III.
pocket ho drew little piece ~ stcc
mechanism which he laid upon "a
table beside MIN.
McrrIek sat and smoked and ponder.
cd. PcIhapg n panorama OF the stir
ring cttitta tiat had marked his caree;
In South Africa foatcd before his men
tai vision. forIhe smiled several times
though his free Hnally cioudcd ovci
and TONG sigh forced itself from his
1ipR
Tho east scene might have been /,
tragedy that brought pain rather thu
pieEnCc.
AZ any rate MerTiCk Jumped up an
bogun ~ waJtblhe floor firing o
tramping back and forward he again