The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-10

huge and black. Carols head swan
with dreams as she walked aboard the
ship. She fancIed herself sailing away.
However. II was necessary to remem-
ber the prosaic task In hand. She
seemed strangely at home upon this
vessel. though she had never seen one
like IL. Without the slightest difficulty
she found room No. 12i. The door
opened promptly to her knock.
She beheld n large. stout, rather
coarse looking WOMAN standing behind
yery small table. upon which was an
open bottle that seemed to contain
wine, but q seeani glance showed Car
Oi IL was a sort OF unfermented fluid
made from grape Juice. She liked II
very much and sometimes had bottle
of that brand with her luncheon when
she ate I'm the Office. Yet the innocent
child saw no coincidence in the pres
ence OF bottle of It in this place. she
readily drank giassful at Mrs. Red
ding's invitation after she had deliv-
cred her note and her message.
Then she waited la the stateroom
while AIRS. Redding went out to speak
q word with friend. and somehow she
happened To sit down upon the berth
ana to put her head upon the pillow.
1t seemed to her that Mrs. Redding
was a 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 go out upon
deck. But she did neither of these
things. Instead she settled herself In
the berth with deep sigh that became
/ groan. repeated over and over again.
louder for some minutes, then gradual
ly fainter, until she lay perfectly still.
/ She was conscious ut last of great
| eonfuslon-the murmur of voices and
the crowding of a narrow space. Then
some one cried out in a strangely IA
miliar tonel
II tell you she must be taken ashore.
I will pay any sum-
Were half way down the bay" re-
piled some one, Everything that can
be done for her in the world can be
done here. Shed better stay"
Her tongue seemed to be swollen to
twice its size and TO be paralyZed. She
could open her eyes, yet she could see
nothing.
81 must speak to him, must speak
to him!' her brain kept repeating. And
at last she spoke aloud:
.Is that you, Mr.. Fiske?"
Carol. Carolr' cried the voice
you know mel"
"Yes. Why did they do this to me.
Why are you here?"
She felt the warmth of his breatl
close to her face.
did they see my letter?" he asked
The envelopei"
She murmured, Yes"
"They are dishonest people-shy
sters," said he. They are In bis
suit against our company. They tool
you for detective. They thought tha
you had trapped some of their rascal!
secrets. So they put up this plan {,
get you out OF the country. 1t has beer
n desperate game from the start. The.
have tried all sorts of tricks with ou
people in New York. The boy told III
where you were. Thank heaven tha
you gave him the number OF you
ROOM
as this your shins" she asked-"th
one you were TO sail inI"
"Its the one we both must sail Il
, now." he answered. though my bag
gage IS in another. But | have plent
Of money in my pocket, by the blcssin
: Of heaven, and, Carol, told you Ion
: ago that the half was yours"
= "To 20 TO Europe" she said, with
J little laugh,
! The rest Is conventional-the girl
recovery, the strange voyage, the lov
> scenes on the wind swept decks unde
: the moon. the marriage In u far lanC
] the travel. the return and. least impo
tant OF all. the ultimate retribution e
! the guilty persons In this cpnspirac.
? which. like much other evil In IL
world. accomplished much good in IL
E .nd.