The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-06-27
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bNh AbAs Aohth III AZ anu ~ We hheM
had particular reasons for disliking
great accumulations OF riches just nj
present.
Strangely enough. the idea had not
yet presented itself to him that the
same end he had In view might be ac'
complished. and the obstacles brushed
aside through an accumulation OF
wealth on his part that would counter.
act the malign influence OF those de.
tested diamond mines.
Several men appeared just outside,
and 20 their tender mercies the prec'
ious sacks were intrusted. while our
two friends walked just behind.
The four entered vehicle and drove
of.
Among those at the station Mer.
rick saw the Russian bear. but Count
Leon had vanished having n little
bag OF his own TO look out for just
then.
When the treasure was snugly de.
posted I'm the hotel safe. and n receipt
for the same slowed away In Jones
pocket-book. Merrick endeayored 10
dismiss the whole matter from his
mind. and occupy himself with affairs
more in keeping with mis- own private
fortunes.
Like all lovers. Merrick endured all
the doubts and fears that go hand I'm
hand with things of this sort. and in
his case there was reason for an un-
usually large crop-still. lovers come
on In endless numbers. and will con.
tinue TO do SO up TO the very end Of the
chapter. for no man Is willing TO &C.
cept some predecessors experience as
warning to his own feet. but must
needs try his own conclusions.
How would IL end?
The scene In the cabin of the yacht
came wildly before him again. and he
could hardly believe that even such
an egregious failure would discourage
so persistent sutton as Count Leon
when there were millions at stake.
How could Constance be the more
surely protected against this insidous
and INSCRIPTIONS enemy?
Two ways presented themselves TO
Merrick.
The first was to take the bull by the
horns and on the least provocation
give the African explorer his quietus;
while the second would cause him TO
take the girl and her fortune under his
name, in fact TO marry her as soon
as she would agree.
Long Merrick delIberated while he
sayagely chewed the end OF his cold
cigar-one OF two evils must be &c.
cepted-it was either the rIsking OF
his life in a duel with n dead shot or
the thrusting aside of all his scruplcs.
"All right he said 10 himself final.
~, with grim resolution. "one OF as
must so under. II | should marry her
now he might make her a widow In
a week. Evidently he left his luck I'm
the Sahara. and | can meet him on
equal terms. Kismct. as the Moham
mcdans say. II Is fate. 4 little smoke
then, 10 propitiate the goddess OF des
tiny. Perhaps the next time Captain
Leon the Valiant and myself come face
90 face with weapons In our hands
something not exactly down on the
bills will happen. And, deuce take a.
! FOR one will welcome the change"
and lighting his chcroot he sent rings
Of blue smoke circling up toward the
decorated ceiling. where the said god.
dess with h. balances seemed sitting
In Judgment.
At breakfast Jones made n PROPOSE.
ton.
II was to the effect that they go over
10 MontoEc bag and baggage.
Merrick eagerly welcomed the
change.
Constance would be there. and no
man could ask a greater blessing OF
Providence than % sauntcr about
those terraces Of Montone. along the
Coudamlue road winding mp the steep
hin 10 the fortress. uadcr the guarding
shadow OF Mont Aecl and Mont
Bataile. past the famous palace Of the
Grimaldis or the Tetc du Chen. and
having In his company tho girl he
loved best In all the world
So they went down about noon. after
Jones had managed 20 bank the pro.
cocds OF his previous nights great sic.
tory. much 20 the relief OF the hotel
proprietor. who had been rather un.
easy over the fact that such n fabulous
amount Of gold and notes was known
to rest In his safe,
Merrick was uneasy. because among
the vessels az anchor near by he had
discovered the steam yacht OF SIR
Lionel. which he had very good cause
to remember with displcasurc.
II was very natural for this unprin-
ciplcd English cousin OF Constance 20
come to Monte Carlo. where all OF his
class grayitated az some time during
the winter. but remembering what
had occurred recently az Nice. Mer.
rick had a sense of impending evil
come over him.
The cleaning gradually gave place
TO the darkness OF night-a night long
to be remembered by this strange com.
munity OF Monte Carlo. since II would
mark an era In the history OF the
gaming world that had never yet been
equaled
Mark Merrick. looking over the muir.