Willmar tribune., 1903-01-14

huge and black. Carols head swan
with dreams as she walked aboard the
ship. She fancied herself sailing away.
However, it was necessary to renem-
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. 124. The door
opened promptly to her knock.
She behelu a large, stout. rather
coarse looking woman standing behind
a very small ta bic, 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 a 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 a bottle of it 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 Reddins went out to speak
word with a 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 hcadac che 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 deep sigh that beca me
q groln. repeated over and over again,
louder for some minutes. then gradual
ly fainter, until she lay perfectly still.
She was conscious at last Of a great
confusiOn-the nlurmur Of voices and
the crowding Of a narrow space. Then
some one cried out in stran ngeIy IA
miliar tone:
Il tell you she must be taken ashore
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.
Il must speak to him, must speak
to him. her brain kept repeating And
at last she spoke aloud:
''1s that you, Mr.. Fiske?"
'Carol. Carolr' cried the voice
you know me?"
'Yes. 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
They are dishonest people shy
sters," said he. They are in a big
suit against our company They took
you for detective. They thought that
you had trapped some Of their rascally
secrets So they put up this plan to
get you out Of the country. It has been
desperate game from the start They
have tried all sorts Of tricks with our
people in New York. The boy told me
where you were. Thank heaven that
you gave him the number of your
room.'
us this your ship" she asked-@@the
one you were to sail in?''
Its the one we both must sail in
now he answered, though my bag
gage is in another. But l have plenty
of money in my pocket, by the blessing
of heaven, and, Carol, told you long
ago that the half was yours
ITO go to Europe" she said, with a
little laugh.
The rest is conventonarthe girls
recovery, the strange voyage, the love
scenes On the wind swept decks under
| the noon, TIE marriage in a far land;
i the nTc1, the return and, least inapor-
/ tant eff al. the nIfiE1at te retribu5ian for
the guilty persons in this conspiracy,
/ which, ike much other evil in the
world, accomplished much good in the
end, &.