The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-04

! days. The old woman knew the RI
sponsibility OF her position too well
to abuse it by retailing to her neigh
bors incidents that might be injurf-
Gus to her dodgers, but the ways OF
this vague, fair-haired girl we're not
her ways, and Mrs. Armstrong posi-
lively ached to confde the fruit Of
her observations to the ear Of some
sympathetic soul. Mrs. Armstrong
succeeded in containing herself until
the arrival of Ivan Meyer at Walso.
This took place two days later than
the advent of Marie Bakovitch her
self, and before the wonder of her
coming had been fully discussed or
exhausted.
Meyer soon discovered that the ST.
lence of the absorbed and dreamy
girl was more likely to do harm than
a discreet straightforwardness OF
speech. He therefore informed Mrs,
Armstrong Of sundry particulars con-
cerning himself and his sister Marie.
Without ill-treating the truth, he
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| path which at first looks so broad
and easy, but soon becomes tortuous
and hard to trace with reliant clear
ness.
Ivan Meyer was young, and there
fore full OF hope, which is essentially
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have constant intercourse with Marie
Bakovitch was to this patient lover a
source of happiness. His cold north
ern blood allowed his mind such thor
ough control over his heart, and those
latent passions which exist deep
down in the soul Of every man, be
his eyes Of calm blue or fiery black,
that he could, at her bidding, in very
truth cast away the lover and become
q brother.
He still hoped to persuade the girl,
whom he in his simplicity looked
upon as possessed for the time being
by a mental disease-though he did
not suspect that the doctors had al
ready commenced to give 1t name
to give up her mad project of serving
her country by useless murder.
Also he hoped, by the constant 1nhu-
ence of his presence, to turn her
thoughts + other things and bring
back the sweet and merry little Marie
os - hovhood. Yet behind the sub
lime :''t of hope he vaguely felt the
nr9seuc. g cloud. A dull misgiV-
ing was ever at the portals OF MS
heart, awaiting the night hour, or the
aid of some passing untoWard clr-
cumstance, to effect an entrance.
He rather dreaded the first men
tion of the subject which occupied
the girls mind, and, though ne olo
his best to talk of other topics, she
took the very earliest opportunity Oh
bringing it forward.
Mrs. Armstrong had just cleared
avay the remains Of their simple
evening meal, and set the lamp on
the table. Meyer produced his port
folio and spoke Of his latest sketches,
but the girl quietly placed her hano
upon it SO as to keep 1t closed, ana
i2oEIng across the table, forced MIN
to meet her eyes, and said, Slowly:
.Ivan. what news have you?'
tsHe Is here" replied the young
artist, reluctantly.
cat Broomhaugh?"
eat Broomhaugh. His mother IS
there also: Colonel Wright his "lIe
nj daughter as we'll
K1arie Rakovitch sat for some no
aents in silence. Her hands, very
vtite and beautifully formed, we're
wing upon the green tablecloth, with
: neeuliar stiffness which was en-
.cteristic of the girl. 1t was st.li-'
ness without peace. without raisi-7
her eyes, she said, presently:
"And the other-the sailor?' Her
vo;ce was -singularly calm and lndli-
ferent.
"He comes in fortnight. AT
nresant' he is detained by his duties
~ chatham. or Greenwich, my IN
formant. could not say which"
when did the Mistleys Gomez?
con, Monday. the same day as you'
Marfe..'st,
The girl nodded her head, as If IN
silent confirmation of Meyers state
mente ~~r r.
"Haye you. seen Marlof?" she
asked, suddenly. .:.
81 have
"And you. have the photograph
/, IEan?". .,..- ,...-..,
NO" replied Meyer, shaking his
head slowly 1.-THE photograph. has
heen destroyed-such were his Or
doris" -
"But you have the verbal desctip-
tton:9's Z: - :, ,%:i,
"Yes-" 80
"What~ is it,"
"Of medium height, square shonl
legs, looks. military walks lighti2!
!; agiA- in his movements
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