The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-30

MN u TAKE OlSd Will MN. 49,:
Knowing the methods OF the
Brotherhood, he guessed that.
if need be, they would not hesitate to use the girl
in accomplishing their ends at whatever peril to her.
On the other hand, he was resolved that she should
never go back to Russia. But how to avoid the ne
cessity he could not see. He worried himself SICK
over it.
He was in this state of mind when Marie Fitzhugh
notified him by long distance telephone-for she
did not wish to be seen in his company or at his
house-to send the notice of his impending depart
ue on Mr.. Caruths yacht to the papers and to be
ready to sail in four days.
1t was not difficult to get the announcement print
ed. The professors scientific achievements, while
they had never brought him wealth, had brought MIN
the homage of the intellectual OF all lands. He had
even been discovered by the New York Sunday pa
pers and had had his achievements attractlvely de-
scribed in a syndicate letter written by a special
writer who criticized-and disproved-his famous
theory of rising sea floors by the sole light OF in
formation derived from the peruSal OF the DOCKS OIL
the professor himself.
In spite of this, the professor was a TREND TO
newspaper men, and was always willing to be inter
viewed on almost any subject connected with ms
work. So when he desired to give out the news OF
his coming trip, he had only to choose to which
newspaper friend he would send it.
Finally he picked out Bristow for much the same
reason that had led Caruth to consult that we'll IN
formed individual. He had first met the reporter
on his arrival from a trip to Europe several years
before. and had been attracted to him by the able
and intelligent account which the reporter mad print
ed concerning certain scientific discoveries ne had
made on his trip. This good impression was con-
firmed on several later occasions. Further, the re-
porter naturally occurred to him, because that young
man had recently become a somewhat constant call
er at the New Jersey cottage. CIhe professor was
slightly bewildered by his apparent assiduity in the
pursuit of science, but did not suspect that MS
daughter might have something to do with it,
Further, as ship news reporter from the Consolldat-
ed Press, Bristow was not only the exact man to
handle such an item, but was best adapted to give
it the wide publicity desired by its publication IN
the papers served by that great news organization.
Bristow put the item ION the wires" and then
hurried down to East Orange at the first possible
moment. He did not. however, go straight to the
professor himself, but to that gentleman's daughter.
Moreover, he addressed her as Olga, from which 1T
might be suspected that matters had progressed
further than the professor imagined. ).
Olga" he began. This note! What does u
mean?" -
The girl glanced at the paper in his hand. II
don't know" she answered thoughtfully. Il don't
know"
Ten days ago a young man came to see father.
They talked together a long time. Father was a
good deal excited; l could hear his voice away up
stairs. Since then he has been i'll. He cannot rest
He never laughs or even smiles. He has grown
nervous and irritable. Always he is puzzling over
something. He is killing himself. Yesterday he had
me write you that note telling OF his coming trip
] have begged him not to go, but he is quite deter
mined. He says he wants to confirm his sea flcoi
theory
But he is too old"
"Of course, But he insists that he must go. Yet
| don't believe he wants to go. l believe something
or somebody is forcing him-though l don't under
stand how any one can! Do you?
Bristow looked thoughtful. Caruth's association
with the affair, as announced in the notice sent tt
the papers, caused him to conclude inevitably tina
the forthcoming trip had some connection with thu
arrival of the fair but mysterious Russian and Will
the murder of the valet. He could not quite under
stand the object, however, being ignorant OF thu
orkney and her fate, as well as of the recovery o
the missing letter.
.How does Mr.. Caruth come to be in this?' III
asked, abruptly, wondering what excuse had beel
offered for the young mans sudden interest in al
fairs scientific.
"Mr. Caruth? Father seems to have known hi
father, and Mr.. Caruth, knowing that father wante
to go to the Baltic, offered his yacht. At leas