The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-25

\ II. have 10 thank you. Jack. said she,
e.frs what believe TO be a great and
splendid opportunity. This girl. you
have brought TO me Is n wonderfui
creature, full Of glorious possibilities.
but she stands In great peril. She has
birth and breeding. and. unless ! am
grossly mistaken. she has that which
Ia much better-the instinct OF true wo-
manhood. But she Is rs little fit for
vengeance as Hamlet was. and she
shall not waste her life upon It ificHn
prevent" n
"venseance?" echoed Gordon.
"Beyond doubt the girl Is conspir-
ator Of some sort" said the lady, com
mltted to an impossible plan that Will
result inevitably In her own destruc-
ton. Selfish men are probably using
her for their own ends, playing upon
her fathers wrongs, squandcring her
money. have no doubt, on the pre-
tense Of .fnrthering some mad design OF
extrajLdclal justice. am going TO
see what common sense can do for her.
She cannot bring her parents back TO
life. She cannot right the wrongs that
have been done. 1t would be better for
her to consider her own life and to ac-
cept such happiness as the world Of
fers"
II hope to heaven that you'll sue
ceed," said Darrell. taking her hand.
With Mrs. Gordon's amiable attempt
to stem the tide of destiny this present
record Is not intimately concerned. 1t
is sufficient to say that Vera was for
several days member of that house
hold and that she revealed a many
sided and most interesting nature. But
she did not reveal the secret of her
In Paris. She continued to be
frank about herself, disclosing without
reserve the facts of her ancestry and
earlier life. 1t appeared that upon her
mothers side she was descended from
a prlncely house of Circassla, of which
she was almost the sole survivor.
Moreover, she had strain OF Amer
lean blood through an International
two generations back, and
to that. IN her opinion, she owed her
chief distinguishing peculiarities both
of mind and body. Certainly her APP
was most unusual for Cir
cassian.
She made no attempt to secure her
effects, and the Gordons were
not aware that she communicated witlt
The persons In whose charge the things
then were, but she obtained money
from bank where she had an ac-
.odnt under an assumed name. Oar
rell presented the check for her. and 1t
was for n large sum. which was paid
question. Such things as she
were purchased for her by
Mrs. Gordon, Vera herself remaining
strictly within doors.
On the second day she asked leave TO
receive two gentlemen. and as result |
If this permission and note Dispatch
"a by messenger there appeared Mt
he house about . O'Clock In the even |
ng two persons Of somewhat formi- |
liable aspect. They were presented to
t1TS. dOIuOU lis w. tNllLidi ~. 1
Korna and were subsequently referred
% by Darrell and Gordon in their prl-
rate conversation as the alliteratiye
luo.
NJ. Kilziar was bulky man, yearly |
fifty years old, swarthy and keen eyed. /
dc had the air Of one Injured to phys /
cal hardships, familiar with the saddle
ind the sword. NJ Korna was under |
hirty, slender and graceful. He mar
owly; escaped being handsome, but the
eanness of his visage and consequent
unpleasant prominence Of his high
'hees bones spoiled the effect of brilliant
yes and fine, firm mouth and chin.
What these gentlemen had to COM
no one but themselves and
1era knew, for Mrs. Gordon retired be-
'ond earshot when the serious CONVEX
alton began.
.rta ITO be continued.)