The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-13

HE TOOK FROM WITHIN THE BOUQUET
GLASS GLOBE.
time to this. But he never told how he
came to be left there or where be hail
ed from. He did not even give his
name. Indeed. his lips were sealed as
to everything concerning his previous
history. He was known as the ma
rooned man of Ragged island. He
made a boat for himself out of pieces
of scantling and planks that drifted on
to the island and earned living by
catching Holsters and selling them.
Finally he died, and some persons
went over from the mainland to bury
him. They found his secret, or the
main events pertaining to it, he having
written it down during the last few
weeks of his life when he felt that his
days were numbered. From this rec
ord the story that made him maroon
ed man has been constructed
One day lady stepped into a little
shop where flowers were sold in st
Petersburg and asked for some roses
A young girl stood behind the counter
and brought out the flowers The lady
was one of the friendly kind and talk
ed kindly with the little flower girl. ask
ing her her name and if she had any
father or mother, and so on. The girl
told her name. which was Lisa-thaI
her mother was dead and that her ia
Their owned the shop. but she attended
to the business. since her father was
seldom there The lady asked some
questions about the father-Paul Me
rovich was his name-if he had any
other business and what took him 50
much away from home Lisa could not
answer this last question. nor did she
know whether her father engaged in
any other business
The lady appeared so friendly thai
Lisa told her all about herself and the
flower business No such kindly per
son had ever before come to the shop,
and Lisa was anxious to know who she
was The customer hesitated for
moment, then gave her name as Nine
Burovich and volunteered the informa
ton that she was on intimate terrns
with many of the noble families of the
capital. especially of General Scholoff
a prominent official of the government
Nine Burovieh insisted upon pay
ing more for the flowers than Lisa ask
ed giving as reason that the poor girl
needed the money. Since no one had
ever done this before Lisa was de-
lighted When her father came home
she told him great deal about her lib
eral customer and the interest she
took in the business and the family.
only emitting to repeat the questions
the lady has asked about Merovieh
himself. for Lisa knew that her father
was very reticent about himself and
had often cautioned her not to talk
about him or what he did or how he
spent his time. to others She would
not have given any one else the infor-
nation she had impaired. Her Gus
toner was so kindly. so sympathetic.
that she could not refrain from do
ing so
When Lisa tod her father that Nine.
Burovith WAS intimate with the fam
lily of General Scholoff she noticed a
changed expression came over his face.
BEi he said moi hing and she went on
talking about her lovely visitor. Her
| father app AIRED DESTROYS to learn all
about what had passed between tie
two women. but being himself a close
mouthed man, he spoke no more than
was necessary. SO long as she was
| willing to talk he was ready to listen.
After that Nine Burovich came Of
ten to the shop. always buying flowers
and always paying more than the price
asked for them One day when she
came Lisa had gone out for something
and on her return found the lady In
| the living rooms back of the shop.
She told Lisa that she preferred to make
| herself comfortable while she waited
When Lisa mentioned this to her ia.
| Their he was dlspleased and told Lisa
not to go out any more without locking
the shop door
Nine. Burovich spoke often of the
family of General Scholoff, to whom