Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-07-12
Strange Experiences IN tie LIE
Copyright. by 2. q. Chapman.l
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By A. T. MEAD

-. q. Chapman.l
regard to Rachel Denza's engagement
In the first place, the marriage be-
tween her and Capt. Charming must
be performed between now and the
first of January, next year, for by the
will Of Godfrey Channing's late
eccentric uncle, Edward Marbury, he
loses large estate unless he marries
before that date. Godfrey Is well off
without this money, but with it he will
be extremely rich, able to give his wife
every luxury. You will be surprised
when I tell you that Godfrey and
are first cousins; that Edward Mar
bury was the uncle with whom spent
the greater part Of my youth; and that
if by any chance Godfrey should fail
to marry before the first of January
has expired, I, Marian Fletcher, would
come in for the property which he
would lose. His match with Rachel is
certainly a love affair, for they are
both very devoted. Forgive mel
have sometimes fancied that you had
a tender place in your heart for the
lovely Miss Denza. Do you, too, lose
by this marriage? If so, we ought to
sympathize with each other, for if you
lose the woman, lose the fortune. Be-
fore concluding I may mention that
Col. Denza has not been well, and his
doctor has ordered him to winter in
Cairo. The entire party go to Egypt
about the middle of November, where
they will remain until after the we'd
ding. Capt. Charming, of course, ac-
companies them, and so also does your
humble servant. wonder If the con-
gratulations you sent Rachel were
really from your heart.
| yours sincerely. Marian Fletcher .
Marian's letter was the beginning of
a correspondence between us, the re
suit of which was that one day pack
Eed up my traps and started for Egypt
a week after the Denzas had gone
there. had made up my mind to
| winter also in Cairo. The Denzas
and their party put up at the CONT
mental hotel, but I took rooms at
Shepherds. For various reasons I
preferred not to be under the same
roof as Rachel. But I had not been
six hours in Cairo before we met. I
went to the Continental and she in
troduced me to her fiancee, Capt.
! Charming. Col. Denza and Marian
were present, and the latter called to
see me at my hotel on the following
day.
1--WE need not mince matters,
George" said she. 81 know you of
old, and alone noticed your agitation
when you met Rachel and the man
she loves. The wedding takes place in
three weeks. You are content, of
course"
i ut shall never take place." ! an
swered fiercely. Il have vowed and
mean to keep my VOW
well said, George" she respond
ed. II, too, have good reason to COM
plain if this marriage takes place. A
| big fortune comes to me If Charming
fails to marry before the first of Janu-
airy. do not care so very much for
that, though; something else influences
4 met is my love for you. You-have
vowed to marry one woman, while an
other woman has vowed to marry you.
We shall see how it all works out
Meanwhile, am ready to help you all
| can"
She laughed and glided away with
out waiting for a reply, and proceed
ed to arrange the primary details of a
plan which had already outlined in
my mind. The spangled-winged
mosquito, small, light as air, almost
transparent, scarcely visible to the
naked eye, carried within it's tiny body
a weapon of death almost as certain
as the assassin's knife Before leav-
| ing the Campagna had secured sew
eral of these mosquitoes in a bottle.
The bottle was provided with a breath
| ing apparatus, and in order to keep
| the insects alive I fed them on ba-
mana; but knew to insure the truth
of Manson's theory must give the
mosquitoes a malarial victim to feed
upon. How could find such a VIC
tim?
| I examined my treasures and found
them in good condition. On the fol-
lowing morning took a stroll through
the far-famed bazars of Cairo. and
when leaving booth noticed man
standing by the counter, intent of
making a purchase. A spasm Of min
gled delight and pity crossed my heart
He was a sad-looking object; his face
was so thin that the bones protruded
under the sallow, sickly skin. He was
European, perhaps an Englishman,
beyond all doubt he was suffering
from malignant malaria; I recognized
the symptoms of the dread disease at
once. AS he left the bazaar. he grew
suddenly weak, staggered and would
have fallen had not caught his arm.
He spoke to me in English, and as
sisted him to carriage outside. He
thanked me gratefully and babe the
Jehu drive him to the Continental ho-
tel. He was the very subject I need
ed as tool to execute the deadly
work had in hand, and that evening
had q private conversation with
Marion.