The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-30
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selves beyond the Ken Of men Tie fold
with pride of their reliance on him. Of
their steadfast trust and friendship. Of
the silence he had been pledged to and
which he had hitherto kept so Loyalty,
That's the story" said Matt in con-
clusion. IF you can make head or tail
Of it. 20 ahead"
"Of course he has run away" Chris
replied with intense interest. "And
they want him back whole hundred
thousand dollars worth"
Agreed"
"A defaulting banker perhaps?"
Knows too little Of money! could
have robbed him Of thousands"
"A South American president ousted
by revolutiOn?
He cannot speak Spanish. Go on"
Perhaps this lovely Mirovna isn't
his wife?"
i've never thought she was. but
"rhe husband is enormously rich and
Is trying to follow them?"
That isn't likely Besides. he said
It would shake the world. Those were
his own words"
How could anybody being found
any man shake the world?"
"That's the puzzle Of It."
"you are not positive Of his national
fly"
We'll. think he's German He
speaks German auently. though French.
too. for that matter. and Italian"
"But a Germans German-they are
unmistakable."
I'm pretty sure he's German"
"And Mirovna|"
"Oh. less sure. couldn't guess what
she is, but possibly a Pole or some
eastern European. She has Il profile
like a Byzantine medal"
i've known awfully German kind of
Russians stiff. autocratic and yet de
lightful."
Yes. he might be a Russian
"Oh, there it is. Political refugees
state secrets-the myrmidons Of the
gar. It's as plain as daylight, Matt:
he's nihilist!'
IAN awfully rich nihiliSt. Chris? 1t
hardly fits into ones IDEAS Of him or
Mirovna. What, A nihiist with an
ineXhaustible supply Of Bank of Eng
land notes?"
"IIow do you know he doesn't make
them himself?"
"Why, ! should have been landed in
Jail SO quick you couldn't have seen
my coattails."
Passing them?"
Yes. passing them"
II give it up. them" Chris exclaimed,
with bafIled little air. IF yon
couldn't have found II out in six years
suppose needn't expect to in six
minutes. But 1t just makes you burst
not to know. doesn't it,"
There's worse problem still-what
is to become of me-"
us, Matt" she corrected him jeal-
ously; poor little Observation-Disclosures
dollar us"
II might us well shoot myself as
stay on here. There's nothing here,
Chris, in this little backwater Of a
place. What shall it be-east or west
try for deep water ship or strike
out boldly for Colorado or Wyoming or
somewhere"
"Go away?" she cried. mo, l can't
let you 60 away-l can't. can't, un
less you don't care-unless it's air
She broke off. looking at him poign-
antly, only to be crushed in the
strong arms. overbOrne. blinded. pant
ing and deliciously helpless and Ill
used. OF course he loved her. loved
her better than anything in the world.
would crush her again for ever doubt
ing it. No. she had to admit how
cruel she had been. how wicked and
unkind: had to or he would hurt her
more. obstinate little wretch that she
was But 1t seemed that she wasn't
an obstinate little wretch at all. only
terribly smothered and gaspingly eager
to be forgiven, and anyhow how was
she to know when he sat there 50 cold
and distant and talked about going
away-that he really and truly did love
her-as though anybody who Lowell
anybody would go away and leave
somebody TO break her heart!
Nor was she clinging, useless, i'm
practical young lady person without
any sense or ideas. No indeed. she
wasn't. They were in Il very serious
predicament, and she meant TO be
mouse to the poor. tattered, scared
whinv lion and rescue him somehow,
To all of which Mr.. Lion accedel
meekly, with dawning sense that
there was stronger nature than be
had dreamed behind those dark eyes
and a courage and self reliance thit
shamed him in the contrast.
Unfortunately papa has to he left
out" she continued. General Morse
would have fit at the least notion nj
nv liking anybody who hadn't tow
house and country house and yacht
and a castiron social position, studded
with iron nails and spiked on top. and
family heirlooms that his great-grand
mother wore at Washington's inaugu
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