New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
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by the pail Of mystery which seemed impenetrable
Then suddenly there came binding, burring rush
of tears and she crept silently from the room
rr,uE door soueaked family as she closed it; but.
i s;oht as it was the noise aroused Clarke Ills
feversh eyes opened wide and he sat up s,raSh. III
bed The bondsl He had dreamed OF them, ana
fear for their safety had been born IN that dream,
strange vivid vision of desperate struggle with some
straight staring rugged faced huiking man. some
man who seemed to be-tO be John o1n1tn! LII 'iie
dream he had lost the bonds, For long time he sat
listening listening then started to rise from the bed
1t was an effort. Illness had sapped ms strength ne
was weak a child but the will OF him same TO ms
rescue that merciess, all compelling VIII against
which no man or thing had ever stood
Made giddy by the effort, with the world swimming
about him hazily, he rested tor minute peside te
bed steadving himself by the support 1t gave thefi
his ewes aplitter his heart pounding, ne went stag
perinp reeling across the room. from d Sheh nSh
11p in the rickety wardrobe he took down httie
leather bag and opened 1t with tu1nbling fingers In
side folded separately and placed one upon another,
were many papers, bound into package by t 14
her band He thrust his fingers INTO the bag Inc
papers cracked at his touch and ne lauShed Sei'e
iessly. They safe!
With trembling hands he slid of the sheets out
and opened it. 1t United States bond, printed
IN the golden yellow that lnSlnctvely associates
with things of great value. On its face 1t bore the
figures SO 900 There were one hundred ana nfty
OF those bonds in the bag-one million hVe hundred
thousand dollars Here not his fortune, but the
means to fortune that was to become millions ana
millions under his def manpulatlons Again ne
laughed a mirth that was cracked hollow.
After awhile he folded the bond, slipped 1t back
under the rubber band locked the little bag again,
and stood swaying in the center of the room as If
seeking a place to hide it. For weeks, during all the
weary illness when he had lain unconscious, help
less. the little bag had remained safe and undis-
turbed But now he had dreamed, and fear had been
born in that dream. The bag must be hidden IN
some better safer place safe from Smith, safe from
chance discovery by his daughter
An idea came! He could place the bag beside
him. under the covers! There it would always be
at hand and with a revolver under his pillow
TT was an hour later perhaps that the door opened
with the Slight squeak that had aroused hin, ana
his daughter entered softly The mist OF tears was
gone now the lingering doubtful fear had passed from
the blue eyes and the scarlet lips smiling bravey
Edna he said, and for moment there was a
return to the terse maStertul tone she had always
known does it happen you have seen any account
in the Paris edition of The Herald of trouble IN one OF
the banks back homer An enlightenment, perhapsf
No Daddy. Why"
So whether or not there had been order sent
to the Paris police for his arrest, nothing had come
out back home! There yet chance, III spite OF
Smith, A chance: No, absolute certainty
Clarke closed his eyes and lay back smiling.
CHAPTER VIII
DCSK had drawn a veil Paris when Clarke
II awoke and the only thing he was conscious OF
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