Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-11

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thrown much together. and
~ Sir Donald learned in full the
history of the Muster Key" mine and
the present search FOR the plans Of. the
site Of the mother lode. No.,
AT, first he could hardly believe that
such things could happen. but slowly
he came to understand that the itrc-
mendous passions that were fghting
to be satisfied would stop at nothing.
II fear you will find it different in
India" he told John many times, The
country is immense. it is inhabited by
races of different speech and habits
and religions, aud vet over,it oil there
is the vague spell of the east which Is
81 foreign to your western America
that l fear you will not easily recover
what you seek.
But | must get the papers back,
said John quietly. There is. no cues
tion about it."
S Many q man has refused sto 'sac.
knowledge that a thing is impossible"
Faversham warned him. "and the east
has driven him mad. However. l am
much interested myself, not only for
the sake of Miss Ruth, but from a
sporting standpoint. and | promise YOU
Ill do my best to help YOU"
They considered the suggested plan
of taking the idol away from the Hin
du during the voyage, but ,Faversham
vetoed this after a somewhat extern
sive Investigation.
"You Sec" he told Ruth. ~ know
the, fellows language, and lie comes
from Il tribe far in the north of India.
Most of those chaps are looked upon
as rather sacred, and this mar in spe-
cial. l see, is much respected by the
other natives In the steerage. TO :des-t
ecrate his image. would simply mean
an ,uproar that we Could never explain
to the satisfaction of the captain and
his officers. In, fact. We should all get
into the most serious trouble"
Then your advice is to waltz" she
murmured. 4 1
"Most decidedly" said the baronet.
,""And the waiting isn't so bad, is it|
The steamer was slipping easily
along across a moonlit sea that night.
and Ruth and Sir Donald were far in
the bow watching the waves foam
softly away from the cutwater.
The girl had awakened during the
past few weeks to the dim happiness
Of being always the center of mems
thoughts.
She was not in love, but she was
ready to be. The experienced man be-
side her surmised this. His own heart
was beating a new tune. He had lived
much, and women had not been aloof
from his life. ]
But this fair. proud, inexperienced.
vet self contained girl Weakened in him
a deeper feeling than he cared to con:
TESS. sa ,,ssss& .,,.. +
10 be sure, he had John Dorr to con
tend with. Faversham did not under
estimate him as a possible rival when
he allowed himself to 60 so far as con-
templating marriage with Ruth.
He liked the young American. and
none knew better than he the effect
that constant association with Dorr
must have upon a young and very i'm
questionable girl. Johns " senti-
ments were unmistakable-he was.
deeply in love. /.
From Hongkong they .transshipped
to a T. and o. steamer for Bombay.
and under Sir Dopald's expert guild
they shortly found themselves in
India and installed in a very good ho-
tel. ~
I'VE must Wait here till l discover
through natives just where that fellow
is bound fer
"Why not simply trace him. de-
manled Dorr, impatient to. be about
his errand. 90
THAT would be out, OF. the question:"
gFayersham explained. 'tln the first
YOU don't understand any native
and In the second place tue
British government doesn't took with
favor on strange and unattached Eu-
rOpeans stumbling about among the
natives.
y IF YOU leave it to NE ! think l
not only can ascertain the exact place
where this fellow, comes from, but the
temple where the idol belongs"
Several days passed. during which
Sir Donald was busy among old &C.
quaintances, leavingSoh and Ruth to
their own devices.
They occupied their. time in sight
seeing. At last Favcrsham cane into
dinner oDe evening with n smile on his
face.
eve found your man and learned
something Of the history of the image"
be said.
And we can get It backY Ruth in
quired promptly.
Sir Donald shook his head gently.
mot SO fast, young LADY,
But that is what We came tor" she
went OH. r.-s
The fact Of the matter is this said
the baronet-"th1t image was stolen
several years ago-a great many, In
truth. 1t is the tuteInry deity Of n
small city on the river BhAIa, and It II
about as sacred an article a. you could
pick up. The people Of TINT city think