The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

woman. coolly. And her readiness in
agreeing to the terms Dick had named
was not wholly reassurlng. He argued to
himself that unless she were reasonably
sure Of obtaining such a message as he
had demanded she would appear less CON
fdent Still. there was the hope that she
might be 'blun1ng.''
It was just as this bargain had been
struck that Brown came to the door again
and inquired If he might have few words
Of private conversation with Mr.. knight.
Dick, not wishing to leave the woman
alone, or even turn his back upon her for
moment. was inclined to tell the man
that he might speak before her, as she
understood no English. But on second
thought he was not so sure that this was
fact. She looked like an italian, and she
talked bad French. She had denied all
knowledge of English, but that was not
to say that she did not possess it. Send
man." he said. land tell him that she
isn't to be out of his sight or to touch
anything. II she suddenly develops
faculty for speaking his own language and
asks questions, he is not to answer them.
AS he gave these instructions, Dick
kept his eyes fixed on the yelled face. But
the woman was looking down at the topaz,
which she again held in her hand, and II
she understood the words, she was clever
enough to show no sign Of her feelings.
AYE, aye, sir" said Brown. departing;
and presently he returned with his mate.
Dick then went with him on deck, and
found that the captain of the port had
sent two men on board to replace those
who were retiring. Dick saw the new
corners, spoke with Them and told Brown
that he and the Moorish woman, who had
lately come on board, would go back to
shore in the boat which was waiting.
Twenty minutes later the young man
and the yelled woman were together in
the telegraph office at Gibraltar. He strove
to calm his fears by repeating that II Eve
had been kidnapped there could be no OBJ
5ect In harm1ng her, unless as a menace
OF worse to come, in case the .kidnappers
were defled; therefore, If he made conces-
sions to the enemy. he might. perhaps,
hope that there was no immediate danger
for tho girl. He had proposed writing
out the telegram according to his own
ideas; but the woman objected, on the
plea that tho person for whom 1t was in
tended could read neither French, Eng
lish, German nor Italian, tho only modern
languages In which Dick was proficient
Whether she told the truth he could not
know, but he was obliged to take, her
word, and trust her to wire what she
chose, since it she followed message
written out by him, he would have no
means Of Judging II it were true copy.
After all, he was principally concerned
with the answer, which must be what he
required, or the enemy could expect moth
ing from him.
The next few hours were among the
most wearisome Of Dicks life. He would
not allow the woman to 90 out Of his
| sight. lest she should slip away. She Of
fered no protest against this logged sur
VIGILANCE, but the time must have been
tedious for her as we'll as for him. Now
that the violence which Knight had done
to her disguise had informed him that she
was not Moorish, there was no further
need for acting on her part. She could
take Christian food, and was apparently
glad to have it. though she would not lift
her veil and eat openly in restaurant.
She allowed Dick to buy her food, and
managed to dispose Of fruit and biscuits
surreptitiously, while he beguiled a part Of
the time before an answer could arrive
at the Poste Restante by having a late
luncheon at the old restaurant.
At last the woman announced that her
friends might have had time to reply.
Together she and Dick went to ask for
the response, which was to be addressed
simply to Lola, Poste Restante Gibral-
tar It was she who inquired at the
window, and when it appeared that the
| message had come, it was she who took
and opened it, while Dick stood by.
You cannot read this for yourself" she
said to him, ''but will translate. and you
you and the beautiful Xoung lady could
know the thing of which she speaks.
She bids you remember what happened
when you laid a blue cloak around her
shoulders In moonlight, on the deck of her
fathers yacht, on a night not to be for
gotten. And IL what you said then was
true, you will try to save her quickly,
for she is in great fear and danger
| The blood rushed up to Dicks forehead.
He did so well remember the scene which
those words conjured up! He would re-
member and think Of it, 1t seemed to him
if he were dying. No one on earth but
Eve Markham could have sent that mes
sage, for only he and she had been actors
In that blessed scene. Afterwards, Sir Pc
ter had interrupted it; but he had not
been on the deck Of tha Lily Maid wher
Dick Knight put Ewes blue cloak round
her bare white shoulders and the moor
had shone into her eyes as she looked up
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