New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02


T He bowed to that woman: but she passed
Fthe clIrtsy without acknowledgement and
put pointed question.
ONE moment M Ormond. If II was
" part Of YOUR plan, as ! understand II, TO
lure TINS Nr-er-Mr Brown on board our
YACHT and hold him prisoner, then why did
YOU refuse TO pick him up wnen he was thrown
from the tugboat.
O-nord smiled. Ny dear young lady, how
could | do otherwise. | wlsled 10 display no
personal interest whatever II the man. and
correctly Judged that You yourseI WOuIG Dc
come his preserver. ReSult-W4lat; ne Is
brought aboard q martyr and . nero. IN Lhe
nobility OF Your spirit. You accuse me OF IN
humanity I am forced t. lrnpl1cate your good
father in order 10 secure Your unsuspIc1ous
Co5r,eration You harb0r doubts OF me, N
suite OF evidence. and demand the gems, which
YOU lock securely IN the yachts safe Very
rood But let Us 60 q little deeper warn
YOU against Mr. George c Brown; but YOU
refuse TO accept my word You interview
the man himself, being predlsposed TO believe
IN him: vet, by your own astuteness, YOU see
through his artfulrleSs. withdraw Your ms
placed sympathy. and force him TO work his
oassage.-a position IN which he could give
the least possible trouble to VOu-and to me
Believe me nv dear Miss Girard, had YOU
been one Of nv own agents YOU could not
have rendered me q greater help
tam recent occurrences. there We're. grounds
Tor thought True, the statements OF Ormond
seemed similar TO a carefully built house OF
cards that eventually must tumble by reason
Of its very lIrnsiness; Yet, when She went
back step by step. picking up half neglected
little irc0ngruities, she saw . faint, far, CHM
rnering possibility that this house OF cards
would stand.
That she had fallen in love with George {.
Brown she acknowledged 70 herself; but
= .-I-- hat l,.-y 1T.,f
II believe IN him, was the dearest wish OF her
heart and soul; but something had happened
recentlv.-a something OF which she could not
speak because OF the pain OF Il and her own
| htlrnanitv,-a something that had wiped away
| her faith and caused OrmondS accusations to
| ing IN her ears Ike redhot bells OF truth.
NOV this passive acceptance OF the situa-
~ ton on Naldas part began also to affect
! her father who was striving To obhterate the
! personal equation and 70 work his business
! head. To him, likewise, Ormond's story
| s-nacbed OF feathers and flea bites, and yet
| he had seen men IN Wall Street make fortunes
! IN the very teeth Of apparent rnposslDlhty.
/ Everything had been against them with the
/ exception OF Z few ridiculous trVlaltles, but
I 1est same trivialties had swelled IN tie man
ner Of balloons till presently some believing
bull would soar away to prosperity leaving =
batch Of disgruntled bears TO shuttle at seV-
cred anchor rope therefore Marcus 'HIraro
began To consider trivIalities-
Mr. Orrnond," he said, discariing his atti-
tude OF buster q" would Ike To ask you some
questions.
&c Do SO by all means begged that compla-
cent man. L am here for the purpose, and
request YOU earnestly not to consider my per
s9rsl feelings in the least As Miss GIrard
once put IT, the matter Is q business one
GirarsI eyed him thoughtfully, then asked,
# YOU considered Mr.. Brown a dangerous
character why did you not arrest him when
first ne came aboard, OF Immediately after my
da,lgflter had forced him To work ms passage.
q. Because" returned Ornond, with smile
and q careless shrug. the Captain Of your
Yacht was not disposed 70 honor me with MS
complete Official confidence; while your
daughters code Of mercy might also prove
bar u drastic measures. An arrest would
have merely Precipltated trouble. our crew,
= q man was on the side of Mr.. George {.
Brown. Mr.. Tracy and myself would doubt
less have become ballast TIL the Splttlre
reached New York when the dashing hero
would have dashed away, plus liberty and
the LAUGH on me-
GirarI grunted and tried again Why did
you take the precaution To direct Captain
Larris u lie of Sandy Hook and fly private
signals,"
.. For the reason" replied Ormond, that