The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
By Crittenden Marriott
Author of THE Isle of Dead Ships" Etc
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descending had turned UEZ@Gsanz444z
into golden river stretching 49, n
away to the Upon this --..
yellow flood two boats
moving, and on these Miss Lees eyes were fixed
But her thoughts were far away. Not once since
Baron Demidroff had told his amazing tale had its
substance been out of her ears. Again and again
she had gone over the details wondering if by any
chance she could make the fairy tale come true.
In time she almost persuaded herself that she
could She that she understood at last
why the professor had not wanted to bring his
daughter to Russia He had been afraid of this very
thing-atraid lest Olga's relatives should find her
and reclaim her More than now. he would
want to keep the substitution secret And no one
else knew of it.
Florences heart leaped within her as the possib!-
tiles danced before her minds eye Let her only
dare go ahead and she would have money and
wealth Why not?
princess, Sharply she drew her breath at the
thought. A princess she Florence Lee! She
who had faced beggary few short weeks before,
Princess Yves Napraxine. Princess Yves Naprax
inc. Again and again she the words on the
fly leaf OF book that lay in her lap. Princess Yves
Napraxine! If it could be. If it could be-
closed the book with its tell-tae writing and looked
up to see Wilkins close at hand.
Rapidly he strobe to the rail and gazed toward
the boats; then he turned abruptly back and sat
down beside the girl.
They're getting mighty contiguous he declared.
81 reckon they'll oscillate on it tonight Well, 1T
don't matter; everythings ready
Curiousy Miss Lee gazed at him. What in the
Wilkins withdrew his eyes from the dancing water
and fixed them the girl For moment he looked
her in the face; then he deliberately winked
Miss Lee struck at him. Don't get fresh, she
ordered severely 81 don't allow gentlemen to wink
at me except cold bottle. Speak out and quit
making signs
he remarked. See here I've been watching you,
and don't believe you're much stuck on this crowd
you're travelling with. If you had chance to run
off with this here gold they're after I'm hgurmg
that you'd and leave your dad TO holQ the Dag
Now, wouldn't you, honest?'
Florence hesitated. Maybe would" she re-
turned slowly. Pepper don't stand to win much in
this game and amt working to help any old revo
luton If | could get away with that gold to Moo
York, / guess I'd do it,
"You amt scared OF of them bombovitches,
are you?'
Me? Not in Moo York, amt. In Russia amt
saving. ~
a delighted grin came over wilkins face. SAY"
he exclaimed. You're all rghtsSi. They tried to
scare me with them fellows, and let EN- think they
had but, Lord sakes they amt troubling me none.
Ii they to Colorado after me- the car II nave
one less to put in his dungeonoifskis Now just you
listen to me, lady I'm rough fellow ana know
| amt half good enough for you. know your daa
would have fit ii he thought was maxim love 10
you; and your fine friends would think was crazy.
Maybe am; but it's for you to say. I'm a sheep
man lady and many night when I've been bedded
down alongside camp fire, watching them muttons
masticatin' and baain to each other, I've thought
how nice it would be to go home to find somebody
waiting for And the minute l see you and hear
you talk so bright and clever, says to myself
That's the girl for me.
Wilkins paused for instant and then went on.
81 amt poor man, lady I've got $4,000 babas
in Colorado; didn't come on this trip for the mon
ey, though half million amt to be snuz at come
part for the fun of the thing and part to try to
things up for poor jim. But now I'm here, I'm out
for all that's going. want all that gold and I'm
going to have it-tonight!
Tonight"
Yes. Tonight It's for the broad Atlantic
by the light of the moon this very night Say!
Don't want to shake this gang and come along?'
The girl paled Slightly. Tell me what you mean
right away" she ordered crispy.
Wilkins pointed over the water. You see that
rght-hand boat pronouncn' around yonder?" he
questioned. We'll. Near's my specification goes,