Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-07
CHAPTER VII.
NEWS FROM OVER THE OCEAN.

Mynhecr Joe, for once in his life,
feels Il cold perspiralion come ont
upon his forehead, which he nervously
wipes away. He wonders is this fear.
The man who has braved ail manner
Of dangers in the past, faced death in
it's most horrible forms. in the poison
ous swnmps of interior Africa, through
the junSlcs OF India, where cobras, IL
gers and venScful natives lie in wait:
meeting the craZcd Mohammclan der
wishes of the False Prophet face to
face in many an assault at khartoom
this man actually trembling with
fear because he breads the scoln Of Il
woman.
He laughs at himself for the fancy,
but it is 4 nervous laugh. not Mt all
natural. and turning, finds Mr.. Grimes
surveying him In Il conical sort Of a
way.
Tell me, did you really think that
little nincompoop was DcmosthcncS
Tanner" asks the silver king. in
half -chokcd voice. for to him the
NIIolt SIluatlDl is iNlilN
Il certainly did" answers Joe. won-
dcrng if it will remedy matters any if
he should pass over and shake the lit
tie terrier Until his teeth rattle IN his
head: he has conceived Il sudden ha-
trcd for him.
"A terrible mistake, my dear fell
low.' Srins the other, nodding his
head seriously.
We'll, rather, under the circum'
stances. Tel Ia, who that man is
Not that he is particularly anxious
to know, but the question is a natural
one, and will help to carry him out OF
A predicamcnt.
"Thc little man? That's the baron,
one of Miss Molly's most devoted al
mrerS."
"Confuson How came it that lie
Quarreled with her father, them
Il don't know. He must have met
Tanner before. but it may not have en-
tered his head that he IS her father
Anyhow. he baron is used to scrfs,
and imaGincs he can run things with
a high hand wherever lie goes
a RussianW
Heaven knows what he isn't-Rui'
slan German and .Austrian--hc has
served under all their flags. At pres.
cnt. | have learned. lie Is under Alex.
ander. and bound for India by stages.
Russia has dark designs on the rich
pr E',n nl,n 1,n IDIto =,
Ocean, and some day the hosts OF the
White Car hope 20 rush over the
mountains and ov,rrun the whole Of
the empire along the GapScs. We
may not live TO see II, but it will come,
as sure as the world moves"
Mr.. Grimes talks il this way with
an object in yicw-le is Interested in
the subject, and at the SAME time
hopes to divert The mind Of his friend
from the awful conrremps into Which
he has stumbled.
In this latter lie meets with a fair
measure of success. AS Il ,rsvei"r
and explorer Joe Miner is interested
in the movements of armies Oh the
chcsstoard OF Europe. though h!S
knowledge Of diplomatic cntanSlo'
mcnts is very small compared with
! ;hat of The war correspondent.
by this time Tanner is Oh his feet
! His late antagonist feels rs though be
would like to stink out Of sight, aot
that he is in the least ashamed Of the
part he took in the recent engage
ment, but because he breads the mo-
ment when Molly's eyes must fall
upon him after her father has pointed
out the man TO whom he owes his
downfall.
He does nothing of the sort, how
ever, but manfully holds his own
They pass on to the hotel without no
ticing him, whereupon Joe heavcs c
sigh of relief.
Then he takes himself mentally :;
task. Why should he care whetheI
this young girl detests him or not
She Is nothing to him-can be nothing
to him. Her coming across his patl
has been mere accident Il gentl'
ripple on the broad sea Of his plan
and existence. Then his mind goe
back-he sees himself struggling in th
waters Of the blue Mediterranean