The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-07-15

II tnaJ revenge or yours, SAID, or
theyll all be dead He'd cut my al
lowance TO a beggarly ten thousand a
year He told mo | was a bad egg
as he elegantly phrased 1t, and had dis
lappoInted all his hopes OF having me
lsucceed him in the banking business
| All right. old boy. thought. III show
You something original in the financial
field You see. Miss Howard, he con.
ltinued, lurching toward me. "a knew
the secret of the bonds
Yes. what was IT." I cried
lie sobered Immediately Now
YOU'D like TO know, wouldn't you?' he
drawed You tantalizing little
devil"
rose with great dignity and walked
away, leaving him calling Miss How.
ard Miss Howard" in desperate
apology
| Thereafter although my curiosity
was burning, | avoided him sedulous.
ly. cutting him directly when we met
and ignoring his advances at the din
ner table. But he was so persistent
that / was driven to all sorts of ex
pedIonts to avoid him, and. when my
need of walk became urgent, re-
sorted to the long deck of the steer
age which was practically deserted
since few steerage passengers were re-
turning TO Europe at that season OF
the year
IL must have been on the third night
lafter when. while pacing the steerage
| deck after successfully eluding my pur-
suer. became aware Of stir In the
shadows of the sailors fore-cabin. un
| der the stern Then black shape
came hying toward me clasped me 10y
the arm, and fell on It's knees behind
| me whirling me round TO shield Il
against it's pursuer. who came cat-like.
out OF The darkness Before / had time
to be afraid ! recognized that II was
zouAis clutchins me. zeuxs in des
perate fear while, like a panther. his
wife followed him a knife IN her hand
crouchng for a spring
Safe me safe me Miss" the
Greek babbled frautically
Wen Mary, to whom wrote the in
cidcut said was brave. but haven't
taught in the immigrant class for
aothing. ] simply stepped forward and
took the knife out of her hand She
gave Il up like a lamb and burst into
tears.
What is this about" ! demanded
IF HeuXis. in my most scholastic tones
She's jealous of YOU Miss How
ard he explained rising sheepishly
o his feet She's got il into her head
hat you're rival Of hers he con
uinued. caressing his long mustache |
proudly, as though he were hero
BAH" / exclaimed. in unutterable
disgust
Quite So quite So said the Greek
hurriedly. "If you would pretend to |
nate me miss, if you'd show your pre-
tended contempt a little more openly. |
miss. you might convince her"
Pretended" | cried in fury. You |
YOU"
Say it, miss. say it," he whispered
eagerly.
Il can't find words vile enough TO /
characterize you" answered, and /
turned upon my heel
Later that evening he came creeping /
up to me.
You've done it, miss" he whis
pered And If you ever want friend.
call upon me and ri protect you"
Done WHAT" | calculated
Convinced her. miss You eee. miss.
Mr.. Magniff, he's a ioker and ne pre-
tended that YOU was IN love with me.
Just to torment her But I've made
her think rye fitted you, and TN
grateful, miss, indeed"
Really, | could be angry no longer
Sitting a hysterical peal of laughter.
l ran up to my deck and flung myself
breathIessly into my chair
| had escaped from the frying pan
into the fire, however For out OF the
dark another shadow arose--an un-
steady shadow that quickly merged in
TO a more substantial but still unsteady
form Magnih sat down desido me
You cruel little girl" be began in
anely why have you aed from me all
this time? Was il because you read
my secret in my eyes Miss Mary"
He tried u seize my hand The re-.
ception which / gave him seemed to
sober him
Don't 60, Miss Howard. be begged
IA maudin tones. Forgive me. guess
m a bad egg after all as the old
'snine party characterized me I've
knocked about the world and never
found a friend but YOU Stay with me.
Miss Howard. and l'l tell YOU a secret +
There's millions ia It II We can To-
cate the party
''Well2' ] said coldy. my curiosity
getting the better OF my judgment
It's girl he babbled And she's
got some Panama bonds and don't \
know the value Of them. II We can
trace her"
Yes. Mr.. Magnin," 7 anss cred art
lesely
Why, We can hold club over the
asinine party and extract cool half
million. You see. II che were to meet
the old comte and he adopted her and
took the honds-what am saying