The San Francisco call., 1904-07-03

lation with my soul Is not bad, after
all, l thought. soon found another
customer for it. He was very religious
and charitable (the latter proved bene-
fetal to mel. At his home 1 met this
GaVniack His name was Gordon then,
but 1 had known him by his former
names; he had many. / had known
him so we'll in the past that he thought
it wise to give me friendly reception.
"One of his associates was a minister
of a rich congregation, a Jew by birth.
He was baptized at a very early age,
and, unlike other Jewish converts, he
was faithful to his adopted creed. He
loved the people Of his race, and be-
lieved that their only salvation would
come through Christ A Jewish con-
vert to Christianity was a precious be-
ing to him. Gavniack, with his fiat
terry, won the confidence of that noble
minister, but that sly fox did not care
so much for the clergyman as for his
beautiful daughter, Martha
Martial" I interrupted thinking of
the woman 1 had seen in Gavniack's
apartment a year before.
He read my thought. Yes; she's
with him here" A look OF pain came
upon his face; and he was silent for a
minute.
He. paused and looked away from
me. After minute he continued, his
voice somewhat husky:
'To be frank with you, Israel. loved
Martha-even after she had disgraced
herself by running away with Cav
MACK. l made up my mind to handle
him softly and find out about Martha
myself few months passed by, and
he was cunning enough to conceal her
whereabouts fom me. In the meantime
l thought it was foolish to refuse his
money. He is a clever missionary
that We cannot deny. His face, his
low, musical voice, his shy look, his
humble demeanor-everything about
him shows qualifications for his pro-
fession. He is a genius in that field.
FINALLY, however, / found her out.
He keeps her in a luxurious cage, and
she is afraid to fly away. though 1
discovered that she hates him dread
fully. He brings everything to the
house, but he is careful not to give
her any money. She is his slave and
fears him. About three months after
she had left London she gave birth to
child. and he got rid of it, l don't
know how. What a change there is
in that womanI She is about twenty
three years old, and she looks as if
she were thirty"
could clearly see, from the express
sion of his face and the tone of his
voice as he spoke of Martha, that he
was deeply moved.
He certainly is a dastardly villaini"
l exclaimed, partly as an expression of
my loathing of Gavniack, partly as an
expression of my sympathy for Dol
goff.
THE DEVILS even blacker than 1 have
painted him." Dolgoff added somewhat
bitterly. He was Russian spy for a
while. and he has sent hundreds Of
honorable people to Siberia. And I've
heard it rumored that he killed his own
father"
1 started like one bitten by an asp.
l recalled what Dolgoff had said in
Kieff regarding my resemblance to
an old friend of his. A horrible sus-
picion had flashed into my mind.
dared not follow it farther. I quivered
with fear at this suggestive thought.
Fortunately, Dolgoff's face was turned
away so he did not see how his words
had affected me; and when he left a
few minutes later, he was so engrossed
with his own unhappy thoughts that
he evidently noticed nothing unusual
IN my appearance.