The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
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tween her and Capt. Charming un.,
De performed between now and the
nrst OF January. next year. for bv tbe
VIII OF Geoffrey Channing's late
eccentric uncle, Edward Marburv. he
roses large estate unless he marries
oeiore tnat date. Godfrey is well of,
without this money. but with Il he will
De extremely rich. able to give his wife
every luxury. You will be surprised
~nen tell you that Godfrey and
are nrst cousins: that Edward Mar.
Jury was the uncle with whom I spent
.ne greater part of ny youth: and that
u oy any chance Godfrey should fail
10 marry before the first OF Januarv
mas expired. !. Marian Fletcher. would
come In for the property which he
"ouid lose. His match with Rachel is
certainly love affair. for they are
Do'l very devoted. Forgive mel
nave sometimes fancied that YOU had
tender place in your heart for the
ioVeiy Miss Denza. Do you, too. lose
py TINS marriage? II so, we ought TO
s!Hpa' hize with each other. for II you
rose the woman. lose the fortune. Re.
lore concluding | may mention that
Coi. Denza has not been well. and his
doctor has ordered him to winter in
Cairo. The entire party 60 to Egypt
ABOUT the middle of November. where
tney VIII remain until after the we'd
uihB. capt. Claiming, of course, &C
companies them, and so also does your
humble servant. | wonder II the con.
ordinations you sent Rachel were
really from your heart.
| yours sincerely. Marian Fletcher"
Marian's letter was the beginning OF
correspondence between us. the re.
suit of which was that one day pack.
cd up my traps and started for Egypt
q week after the Denzas had gone
there. ! had made UP my mind to
| winter also in Cairo. The Denzas
and their party put np at the Cont
mental hotel. but | took rooms at
Shepherds. For various reasons
preferred not to be under the same
roof as Rachel. But | had not been
six hours in Cairo before We met. |
went TO the Continental and she I'm.
PRODUCED mo TO her fancee, Cant.
Claiming. Col. Denza and Marian
were present. and the latter called to
see me at my hotel on the following
day
We need not mince matters,
George" said she. Il know you of
old. and alone roticed your agitation
when you met Rachel and the man
she loves The wedding takes place in
three weeks. You are content, Of
course"
1T shall never take place." an
swcrcd fiercely. Il have vowed and
mean 10 keep my vow"
Well said, George" she respond
ed Il, TOO. have good reason to COM
plain II this marriage takes place. A
big fortune comes TO me II Claiming
fails To marry before the first OF Janu-
airy. do not care so very much for
that. though; something else influences
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 II all works out
Meanwhile, am ready to help you all
! can
She laughed and glided away with
out waiting for n reply, and proceed
ed 10 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 its tiny body
weapon of death almost as certain
as the assassin's knife. Before leav-
ing the Campagna had secured sew
eral OF these mosquitoes in bottle.
The bottle was provided with breath
ing apparatus, and In order tn Keep
the insects alive | fed them on ba'
mana; but | knew TO insure the truth
o.. Manson's theory | must give the
mosquitoes malarial victim to feed
upon. How could ! find such a vic
tim?
examined my treasures and found
them in good condition. On the iol-
lowing morning took "A stroll through
the far.famed bazars OF Cairo, ana
when leaving aNbooth noticed man
standing by the counter. intent oil
making a purchase. A spasm OF min
gled delight and pity crossed my heart
He was a sad-looking object; his race
was SO thin that the bones protruded
under the sallow. sickly skin. He was
a European, perhaps an Engiishman'
bevoud all doubt he was suffering
from malignant malaria; ! recognized
the symptoms of the dread disease at
once. As he left the bazaar. ne grew
suddenly weak, staggered and would
have fallen had not ! caught his arm
lie smoke to me In English. ana l as
sls,ed him to a carriage outside. he
thanked me gratefully and babe the
Iehu drive him to the Continental no
rel He was the very subject need
cd as n tool to execute the deadly
work I had in hand. and that evening
I had a private conversation WIN
Marion. -, -,
.rbere Is a man in this hotel very
m. said. do you happen to know
him?" a. .,a,s,. aha
perhaps So" replied. i met MN