The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-14

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steward told me you were herewith
Mr.. Marsh"
Brill made a mental note that this
prince Of jailers should find himself
suddenly enriched at the end of the
voyage.
you wished me to keep you inform
ed Of everything new" she continued.
well, father told me some time ago
to be ready to go aboard the Czarovitch
at a moments notice."
"TOnight" cried the young man,
%clutching the back Of a chair at the
shock of this sudden turn Of affairs
for the worse. 'Impossible!"
The girl regarded him with eyes sad
~ calm. ut is necessary, he says"
she vent on. Gin order that he may
consult with the government represent
tative and obtain his receipts as the
gold arrives.
"How soon do you expect to leave?"
asked Brill, pacing the room.
"A boat was being put i'll readiness
when l came away"
Truly, the plot was nearing it's de-
%diabolical ingenuity. What was to be
done: He longed for Marsh with his
clever and had determined
to send Stebbins to find him, when a
new eXprcssion-half terror. half regret
On Marion's face made him forget his
intent.
isn't the steamer coming to a stop?"
she whispered, grasping the sleeve Of
BrilFs coat with an adorably uncon-
Scious gesture that asked, he fancied,
for protection. He stood silent for a
minute. Yes, the monster was CULVER
ing less than ordinarily, and he had an
instructive knowledge that its speed
was lessening. The moment of part
ing had come.
The girl held out her hand to rest
i'll his for the last time. AS he took it
his soul rushed to hers in the warm
clasp. and he knew that she must not,
could not, go until he had revealed his
heart and sought to find the future.
Yet with the perversity of love he must
needs begin in roundabout fashion.
Miss Jennison," he said earnestly,
your father is going on a mission that
promises danger. Do you think that
YOU
II think nothing, except that if there
is to be peril | should be with him.
she replied, raising pathetic eyes to his.
He released her hand in the excite
ment of Il great inspiration. Why not
| go with her and her father as a yolun-
teer? With Stebbins and perhaps
Marsh, right might yet triumph over
evil.
Besides, Mr.. Benedict has agreed
to accompany my father" the girl
went On.
Benedict? 1t vas no part Of the
scoundrel's plan, then, to drop his mask
OF friendship. He was going along
with the gold and it's guardians in the
guise of Il self sacrificing friend, and
with his consummatc c]leverness it was
quite likely that he would strengthen
his hold upon the Jennisons' confidence
until long after his crime was accom-
pliShed.
The hour of the MeXican's triumph
seemed about to strike. The girl moved
toward the door.
"One moment, Miss J%cnnison.' he
cried.
Yes, he would so too. His hand was
on the doorknob when the realization
that he was Il prisoner. accused of a
felony lI1Sha1 lnrncs his mind IJo
could see the sncer With which Bene-
dict would greet the announcement
that he (Ovcrton BrilD proposed to be-
come n of the party with the gold.
Again Marion Jennison held out her
hand and smiled pathetically.
"Goodby. Mr.. Brill" she said.
He clasped her hand tightly and
gazed intently into her eyes.
Miss Jennison," he exclaimed, with
all the earnestness he could put into
words, give me a few moments.
There are some things l must explain"
Il am very sorry" she replied, "but
they will be searching for me if l do
not r4join my father. And he knew
where l was going,' she added.
Brill bowed and stood aside. She
put Il hand on the door, then turned
and faced him. No lover could have
resisted the appeal her look made to
him. and Brill was ready to seek Bene-
dict and fight it out with him before
them all. Another step and both
would have crossed the threshold to-
sether when a sound came family to