The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-06
By Crittenden Marriott
Author of THE Isle of Dead Ships" Etc
by Marriott

New York on Saturday. @3AzE38
Besides Caruth, it carried UAUz&|a
Miss Ftzhugh, Professor uEA 4(3&SE%
ShishKin and his pretended KAN
daughter, Thomas Wilkins, GZ=AsAAlk93
and several bewhiskered in TO
dvidualS whose names ended Aa--
IN ski witch, and whom
Wilkins declared talked like seidtz powders. They
We're the divers whom Miss Fitzhugh had selected
and Professor Shishkin had brought along ostensb-
y to explore the bottom of the Baltic for proofs of
his theory of rising floors. Caruth felt sure that
they were Nihsts and suspected them of having
pocketful of bombs their persons but it too
late to bak at that
The yacht swift and the weather fine, and
miles fell behind with gratifying regularity. The
sun shone bright by day and the moon cast ap-
proved silvery CLEANS by night In short the asron-
omy of the trip all that could be desired.
AS soon as the yacht was out of sight of land, the
professor. who was born sailor, took occasion to
explain matters little more fully to Miss Lee, who
likewise seemed not to feel the motion of the YES
sell He explained them, not because he wanted TO
do so but because he could not help himself The
girl altogether clever to suspect that
something was being kept back. In any event, she
must very soon find out that the yacht was going to
dredge for something besides creatures. Unless
told enough to satisfy her, she would surely ask
questions that might show her ignorance of matters
concerning which Olga could scarcely be supposed
to he ignorant 1t better to tell her something
OF the objects OF the trip rather than to risk the
possible effects of her inquisitiveness
He meant to go far and no further. But he
had not reckoned Miss Lee
He told her that the Sea Spume going to
search for vessel that had been wrecked year Or
d
milted frankly that he himself had in order
that by his scientific reputation he might conceal
the true object of the trip
Miss Lee heard him OUT then she turned ques-
TONER
These heart to heart talks all right she
marked "if they are all right But if they amt,
they're punk I'm from Missouri y'know, and I've
got to be shown. Why dye want to hide the object
OF your trip? Who this gold you're after?"
The professor hesitated MY friends own it,, he
answered at last.
Then why don't they go after it openly? A mans
got right to his own, amt he? What's the need
OF all this masquerading?
The professor squirmed. The question, though
natural not what he had expected.
Ptessly the girl went who you afraid
of? Who's likely to interfere with your"
"We!' Professor Shishkin was desperate.
"We!" he admitted. 81 might as well tell you that
our title the gold is disputed, and likely
to have trouble if it is known that we are after it.
1t is really ours, but enemies are INSCRIPTIONS
and dangerous, and would make things very
pleasant for us. They would have gotten the gold
long ago if they had known just where it was"
"Humph Then you do know just where it is?'
I'VE think do"
Miss Lee considered while. 1T amt good
enough" she remarked. I've studied geography,
and I've been looking up the Baltic lately. There's
too much Russovitsky about this game. I'll bet
box of taffy there's Nihilist plot mixed in it some
where"
"shhh" The professors face had changed and he
held up his hand warningly. 'Ihere'l be suspicion
enough that point before long, fear he whis-
pered. Don't start it any sooner than it can be
helped"
But is it true?"
Il can't tell you You must draw your
illusions. If it is true, would you draw back? The
cause of the revolution is the cause OF freedom.
'Humph. Maybe I'll think about it. Butt
to know. What'n the czarski do to us if he
catches us?"
Nothing! Well lose the gold but nothing more.
We American citizens American vessel on
the high No one will dare to touch u.s."
We'll; where do in ? What's my part in
the meodrama?"
'You?" The professor amazed why my
dear young lady, my daughter wanted marry and
didn't to come. l told you all this
"Yes-es. You told why she didn't want to
come. But you amt told why you every
body to think she did come
The professor hesitated, and the girl put her fin