The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-16

tribe OF the Great Sahara, 81 that he
finally drifted to Dahomey where,
through the assistance of the faithful
woman nv had been forced To marry.
he eventually made a bold and success
full escape. though his companion gave
M her life in throwing herself IN
front OF a spear that WAS meant Tor
him.
airline accepted IL all as gospel truth
and would have at the time believed
even a much more miraculous series ot
adventures could such have been ny
any means invented by this modern
MunChausen.
This was before she knew Captain
Brand SO we'll.
She spent money with a liberal mana
lie was enabled to indulge his owe
for fine clothes to its full bent. tie
smoked the finest cigars. drank the
most expensive liquors, and she feared
he frequently INDUCED in gaming.
Thus a year went by.
CAPTAIN Brand had ceased To beg Tor
money. lie demanded II as his right
and in sums SO large that airline was
growing alarmed.
lie had tried to influence her to
make her will leaving all her wealth
10 him; something might happen 10
her. though Heaven forbid. ana \"
would not like to think of the great
|property going to strangers while her
poor pap was left ~unproNided lot
airline refused to do as he requested
something within warning her against
II.
Some time after the dreadful sus-
picion had flashed into her brain NAT
Captain Brand was having a win
forged TO suit his ideas governing the
case.
Even then she had not realized what
this might portond. How should an
innocent trusting young girl uesirous
of bestowing all reasonable oeheh's
upon the man she had come TO pelie'e
was her father-how should she sus-
meet that his u%ngrateful man couid
conepire with unprincipled confeuer-
otes TO actually take her life, yet by
sucn means as would make 1t seem a
cruel accident?
While in Antwerp he had protested q
keen desire to visit the dungeons or the
Steen. and vet always made 1t appear
as though she were the one mos'
interested in the abode OF ghostiy
memories.
An expedition was accordingly
planned. =,
Airline never could tell just how II
came about. She remembered Captain
/, Brands enthusiasm in leading NE
decrer into the recesses. II now IN
suddenly disappeared while she was
examining some object OF interest
now she waited for him to reappear
until, growing alarmed by the dimin
ishing size of her candle, she had en-
dcavorcd to find her way back to tn
party: how she tripped and fell, losinl
her light. Then she cried out in terro
as the awful darkness closed aroun'
hcT. but no answer came.
. Then she realized that the others ha'
", gone; that this cruel-hearted man sh
~ called father. had deserted her, pre-
tending to believe. no doubt. that sh
- had gone above with "A portion OF tn
: marty upon whom the horrors OF tn
dungcon soon palled.
n He could also take it for granite
Il she had gone away with her new-foun
% ryi,rds. and not show any alarm fc
n hours. =
1t was a clevcrly concocted and dia
Ie holical scheme, which had for its ult
mate outcome the reinforcement
1t her reason.
lie Doubtless Captain Brand had a
v RANGED II so that in such a case
at would be appointed the natural PR
tector and guardian OF his Athlete
of child. and thus, of course, have Il
S. handling of her fortune.
et Charlie was aghast.
~ He had never heard so terrible
thing in all his life. He almo
y doubted his senses.
Up Il have made up my mind regardiI
I'd one thing, Miss Brand" he said, pos
lively, which Is to the effect that
Us do not believe this man to be 20
father"
ID. ITO BE C%ontinued.)