The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26

~. We've spent too much to quit
now"
Jean Darrell received Drake coolly
and listened to Wilkerson's explana.
ton of his new scheme without a
word.
Her stormy eyes BODIED no good to
some one. and Wilkerson feared she
would abandon him.
But there was the tenacity of a IT,
gress In her passions. and now she
could not give up her sweet revenge
nor forego the thought of possessing
the wealth which had once been Tom
Gallons and which he had tried to
conceal
She agreed to go, and they decided
TO leave by train that evening, thus
being in San Francisco in time to meet
the steamer and watch for DORIS next
movement.
Two days later Everett again met
John and Ruth in the hotel IN San
Francisco.
Johns news was that the Hindu they
sought had undoubtedly been on the
Halcyon and that John had bought a
steerage passage for Bombay.
You ought to get the plans before
you get to India,' Everett said ear
nestly. you'll find yourself in a strange
land. where it will be like looking
for a needle in 4 haystack to get hold
of your man."
Dorr acknowledged this and outlined
his tentative plan of getting hold of
the idol during the passage.
after all, we don't want the idol.
l shall try to persuade the man Of this
and get him to let me have the papers
concealed in it,
At this moment Sir Donald Fayer,
sham was announced.
The entrance of the EngliShman who
had made himself so attentive to Ruth
ut the southern hotel awakened little
enthusiasm in either DOrr or Everett,
but for Ruth's sake they played the
civil part
She. on the other hand, received Sir
Donald with every evidence Of lively
pleasure.
We are this minute talking of go.
ing over to India. where you lived SO
long" she told him after the first
greetings. "And you are just the man
to tell us all about it,
Going to India" calculated the bar
Onet. MY word"
Yes" she proceeded I'VE are aft
er q Hindu and his idol"
At this point John laughingly came
to the rescue and briefly explained the
object of their quest.
Sir Donald listened quietly, occasion
ally glancing at Ruth, whose beauty
was enhanced by pretty excitement
At the conclusion of the tale he
nursed the end of his stick awhile in
very apparent perpleXity.
"You know. my dear fellow" he
said, addressing John, that India is
a large country filed with millions Of
different races. Even granting that
this man is Hindu and that your
syrmise about the idol is correct. I
don't see how you are going to accom-
pliSh anything
THAT is just where you can help
u.s. said Ruth impulsively.
For the instant Sir Donald actually
blushed with embarrassment.
Then he gathered himself together
and went into details Of what they
must expect and the difficulties they
must encounter.
IF you could only go alongw Ruth
said plaintiveIy when he had got them
thoroughly discOura ged. "You could
talk their hOrrid language and make
them behave"
by Jove." said the baronet, smiling.
that's not Il half bad idea. l have
nothing to do, and 1 might as well see
the chaps in India again as stay here"
You know, Sir Donald was in the
army there" Ruth explained to Ever
EFT.
Brought up there" FaverSham add
ed. Know India pretty well. I real
!y believe I'll go with you if you'll ac
cept of my company. What a lark"
Neither John nor Everett received
this proposal with undue warmth. but
Ruth found it delightful, and before
any of them realized the seriousness
of the conversation everything had
been arranged
Outside Faversham spoke to Dorr as
man to man.
II don't want to thrust myself on |
you in any way he said briefly. 81
happen to know India and to be sure
that l can be Of service to you. In
fact. l should think it A jolly trip |
But if you think l took advantage of |
the little lady'S courtesy say So
Entirely disarmed, John Dorr had |
to confess that Sir Donald's offer re-
lieved him of a responsibility too |
heavy for him.
The two parted the best of friends. |
though John could not refrain from an |
expression of jealousy to himself.
But he knew that Ruth's interests !
were now dOubly safeguarded and |
tried to restrain his unruly heart
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