The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-28

QuEe ana DIacK. CatOl neau swan
with dreams as she walked aboard the
ship. She fancied herself sailing away.
However. it was necessary to remem-
Der the prosaic task in hand. She
seemed strangely at home upon this
vessel. though she had never seen one
like it. Without the slightest difficulty
she found room No. 1874, The door
opened promptly to her knock.
She beheld large. stout, rather
coarse looking woman standing behind
very small table, upon which was an
open bottle that seemed to contain
wine, but second glance showed Car
oil it was sort of unfermented fluid
made from grape juice She liked it
very much and sometimes had bottle
of that brand with her luncheon when
she ate in the office. Yet the innocent
child saw no coincidence in the pres
ence of bottle of 1t in this place. She
readily drank a glassful at Mrs. Red
ding's invitation after she had deliv
cred her note and her message
Then she waited in the stateroom
while Mrs. Redding went out to speak
q word with friend, and somehow she
happened to sit down upon the berth
and to put her head upon the pillow.
1t seemed to her that Mrs. Redding
was long time away. The air of the
cabin was close. 1t was affecting her
with headache and nausea. She would
open the port; she would so out upon
deck. But she did neither of these
things Instead she settled herself in
the berth with a deep sigh that became
groan, repeated over and over again.
louder FOR some minutes. then gradual
| ~ fainter, until she lay perfectly STILL
| She was conscious at last of great
cOnfuson-the murmur of voices and
the crowding of u narrow space. Then
some one cried out in a strangely ia
miliar tone:
81 tell you she must be taken ashore.
l will pay any sum-
"We'rc half way down the bay" re-
piled some one 'Everything that can
be done for her in the world can be
done here. She'd better stay"
Her tongue seemed to be swollen to
twice it's size and to be paralyzed. She
could open her eyes. yet she could see
nothing.
81 must speak to him! l must speak
to him. her brain kept repeating. And
at last she spoke aloud:
us that you. Mr.. Fiske?"
"Carol. Carroll" cried the voice
"You know me?"
Eyes. Why did they do this to me-
Why are you here?'
She felt the warmth of his breath
close to her face.
did they see my letter." he asked
"The envelope?"
She murmured, yes"
"Thcy are dishonest people-shy
sters," said he 'rhey are in bis
suit against our company. They tool
you for detective. They thought tina
you had trapped some of their rascal!
secrets. So they put up this plan t.
get you out of the country. 1t has beer
u desperate game from the start. The.
have tried all sorts of tricks with on
people in New York. The boy told IN
where you We're. Thank heaven tina
you gave him the number of you
ROOM
t lis this your ship" she asked-''th
one you We're to sail in?"
ITS the one we both must sail i
2 now" he answered. though my bas
y gage is in another. But l have plent
: Of money i'll my pocket, by the blessin
r of heaven, and. Carol. told you Ion
r ago that the half was yours"
: ITO go to Europe" she said. with
a little laugh.
\ The rest is conventional-the girl
: recovery. the strange voyage, the Low
S scenes on the wind swept decks undo
J. the moon, the marriage in a far LAM
d the travel. the return and, least impo
tant of all, the ultimate retribution fl
d the guilty persons in this conspirac
e which, like much other evil IN II
:. world. accomplished much good in Il
e end.