The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
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MILDLY, who seemed to have his heart in
his work. Home, clad in rough tweeds,
sighed
Il suppose 1 am too late said Vera Got
schakoff. THE steam-engine girl was be-
fore me-you can't forget that? There is
another thing you might also remember"
"Ye-es?"
81 still have that bomb"
"Oh, indeed! 1 should chuck it into the
bay if L you
But you are not me-stupid Englishman
that you are!'
''Come-comei 1t was awfully kind of you
not to throw that bomb. Let us be friends"
YES" she said, apparently softening.
Let us be friends. Only remember that 1
come first. If you forget that something
unpleasant will happen. Something un-
pleasant! Please take me into the ball
ROOM
What! Like this?"
81 would go with you in anything, any
where"
Home had to take her into the ballroom.
One side of it was all window, and the pop
ulation of ST. Prudoc gathered there, noses
glued to the glass. He felt sorry that they
told Marie, the waitress, to take them out
a couple of gallons of cider Every time he
gazed at the bIue-eyed girl he felt that
Vera Gotschakoff watched him. Collecting
his energies at last, he went up to Miss
Patton and begged for dance.
MY things haven't come on here yet"
he said. Can you dance with bear in
tweeds?"
But his strained arm could not hold her
sprained wrist. Let us go into the other
room and talk" he suggested, after a few
turns Il have been wanting to thank you
properly ever since you came in.
What for?'
Saving my life
WAS that so much to you?"
mot until you saved it,"
They went into the other room, Home
feeling that the bomb might come whirling
after them at any moment.
In a week Home and the blue-eyed girl
were engaged. How it had come about so
rapidly neither of them knew, unless it
was that the consciousness of peril stimu-
lated Home to unusual effort He might
be wanted at the other end of the earth
at any moment. On the other hand, Miss
Patton explained that she had nearly
dislocated Mr.. Homes arm and he had
been the cause of spraining her wrist, they
had Joined forces as a means of self-pres-
cry alton. Vera Gotschakoff had apparent
ly forgotten her threats. She would, how
ever. lean on her elbow at dejeuner and,
sadly regarding Home from the depths of
her sombre eyes, ask in audible tones
whether Miss Patton really understood
him. After a time Miss Patton began to
be annoyed
do you think 1 understand your she
asked Home one evening.
QUITE as much as is good for me-
land you belong to me?''
"Indubitably.'
Then what does that woman mean by
Is she mad?"
Yes; bit. Besides. she's Nihilist"
"Oh-hr'
shed think nothing of blowing us up"
Miss Patton laughed. shes done that
already"
Home was vaguely uneasy. Don't irri-
tate her." he mplored. You never know
what a fanatic like that may do. She's got
bomb in her room, and threatens &c
throw it at us if the engagement is not
broken Off
''It strikes me- said Miss Patton. THAT
mamma had better take us away. Their
this mad woman won't have any one &c
/ throw bombs at unless she goes back &c
/ ST. Petersburg.
''St. Prudoc is an ideal spot for lovers
She looked at him with big, blue, serious
| eyes. Don't | make any spot ideal where
/ happen TO be-"
Just what | was trying to put into
words. Shows how well you understand
me-
Vera Gotschakoff came into the sailor
| and glared at them. Had Home told Mis-:
| Patton about the bomb?
Keep her here for ten minutes
whispered Miss Patton. greatly TO Homes
| surprise. Then she said aloud: Yes.
shall be waiting for you at the foot Of the