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ET

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 1901

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Don't talk about me, please, I don't won't of myself at all in this matter, Sit down, think

myralf at a

Do

you want me to stay? Would you not rather be alone? By Jove, there is nothing that I would not do to help you, Miss Oswald."

"I have several kind friends on board, I don't want anything," she answered with a sigh.

Russell got into his clothes, walked down the nothing I would not do. I mean it!

Be sure you let me know if you do. There's corridor, and catching hold of one or two chaire to steady himself, reached the part of the diuing know everything. But I must tell you. Don't "Perhaps you won't mean нo much when you saloon where Miss Oswall was waiting for him, look at me, please, while I am speaking. It She leant against one of the wooden pillars.it is very painful, very, and he would not have Her face was very white, and her grey eyes told you for all the world, but I tell you now." looked black as night. Runsail glanced round for Armstead, but he had disappeared.

"Yes," answered Russell. To make me "Well!" he said almost roughly,

full of curiosity, what can it be?" You rent Do you want me P"

for

me.

I do," said the girl. "I want you to pro- "Yes?"

rent. I would take my father nehors, and not "That you will leave the Penelops at Boy- ask it of you, but the doctor says that lie cannot be moved."

"I cannot imagine why we should not both continue our voyage, and sas nothing of each

other.'

"It is natural that you should say that, not knowing the situation," she replied."

"Well, Mias Oswald, in the name of heaven, what is the situation ?"

"That I cannot tell yon."

And you expoot a fellow to give in to this to come?" sort of tyranny without knowing the rights of

I expect a gentleman to set in a gentle manly way under extreme circumstances," was her reply. She spoke so solemnly and so sedly that he could not kelp staring at her, and then the ghost of a smile played round his lips.

worth so much fuss. I will do it."

All right," he said abruptly, it is not

"Oh, God bless you!” said the girl. He did not even wait for her thanks, but turned on his heel, walked down the long saloon, and disappeared in the direction of his cabin. a fool. IIe seated himself on his borth, but did As he did so, he cursed himself softly for being not attempt to lie down, nor did sleep visit him again. In the morning, the gale abated, lie became tolerable cuce more for all on board the he would not have made that ridiculous promise Penelope, and Russell confessed to himself that had there not been such a frightful gale that there was a strong probability of every soul on board going to the bottom, and had not Mias Oswald's grey eyes turned black us night. Be thought of her eyes a great deal, and of the way she had said that a gentlement would "act in a gentlemanly way under extreme eircum-

stances."

You saw my father, I think, ence ?" "You, a few days after we began our cruise." "Can you describe him to me " "Not very well, He looked sallow, you know, as if he were not in good health. If you will forgive my saying it, I looked mors at you

thin at him."

She did not blush-she kept beating her little cabin, and he thought he had apdom seen a foot up and down on the rich carpet of the state more attractive, and at the same time, a paler at him. face. She raised her eyes now and looked full

"You did not recoguise my father ? "Recognise him? What do you mean "Well, you have seen him befor *** Impossible.”

rich, get accustomed to theirs. On the whole he found riches a pleasant experience, but the thought of Miss. Oswald never left him day or night. He did not see her again while on board the Penelope, for she, not he, left the steam yacht at Beyrout.

But I will seek her out," he said to himself. "She has nothing. and I have more than I want-I shall never care for my masay aalosa she shares it with me. I cannot speak to her on looking for her, and when the time comes, I just yet, for sho would not liston, but I will go will speak.

[THE END.]

Next Week Bitton at Monte Carlo," by the Rev. E. J. Hardy.

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Undersigned will not be RESPONSI wife PALMTRA AUGUSTA TERCIO DA BLE for any DEBTS contracted by his SILVA, md every person is heroby prohibited from giving her say Crodit.

JOAO JOSE DAS DORES-BARGOS. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1901.

OREGON LUMBER.

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THE Undersigned, being closely connected MILLS at PORT- "You have. You saw him a long time ago,pared to book ordara for any specifications af LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- who you were a little boy, and he say you. when you cants on board, strange to say, ho ra- He had something to do with you then, and-

LOWEST RATES. cognised you. He did not want to recognise you, he was sorry. Perhaps soute day, had he lived to get botter, he might have made your acquaint-K Race, but he was so ilbhe had not strength for it, and I always, always intended to make it up to you if he died. I did not think he could live very long, and I wanted his last hours to bo happy.

said the young fellow.

Oh, do explain. You half muldea me!"

I

think I can tell you in a few words. You were "I will try to. It is quite a short story. born in Australia?"

"I was. I spent the first twenty years of iny life there. I am only fire and twenty now. taking this cruise, but go on please." don't know Europe a bit well, that is why I am

old?"

"Your father died when you were four years

not much over three. I don't remember lima "I don't think I was four years old.' I was bik

This is a terrible story to tell you," con- tinned Miss Oswald, but my father always him so. He was the best father to me, but- know that after he died, I would tell it. I told

Well, at least sho will have to admit than I am a gentleman, although it will about rainweli Tmust let you know as soon as possible. me thought the young fellow.

He went on deck, and the very first person he saw was Dr. Armstead.

"I am glad the galo bus abated," said Arm- stead.

Oh, that is all right," replied Russel -"But have you hear)?'"

No. What? What can have happened he tween the middle of the night and now ?"

"I made that hostly promise."

"I am glad you did, but it won't be required after all."

Russell's face lit up..

By Jove," he said. "I am glad. It would have been precious inconvenient to me, I can tell yos, although she put it in such a way that I couldn't well refus lur. Has her father get back his senses? Is he better?"

In all probability Oswald has got back his senses, and he certainly is much better," said Armustend.

"Well, that is all right. And Miss Oswall says that I noul pot go ***

She sent you a message. She says she is very much obliged to you. Oswald won't trouble you again, or you him. He died at day break"

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smiled and sent to thank you, and said that you were a gentleman and all the rest. But he could not stand the frightai gale. His weak heart gave out. He dropped asleep, and we thought him better, but he never woke. Thut is about all I think."

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When your father was dying, my father was with him. He left

a certain sum of money in the care of a friend in Melbourne to be nsnd for your education, and he gave ta ndiscovery of his. My father was to petent my father certain instractions with regard and if you lived to be of age, he was to hand R the discovery, and to do what he could with it, over the property which he had made to you. His share of it was to be ten per cent. for the trouble he was taking, and you were to have the property..

married, and I was bore. My mother died, and Well, my father cans to England, ho my father was devoted to me, and had made great use of your father's discovery, great q90, and a lot of money, and he began to save the were dead. He got a letter saying that you money for you, and then he was told that you had died of fever when you were seventeen years old. I think he was a little sorry at first, for he really meant to set quite honestly towards you, he always did. When he heard your death ho made careful enquiries and the matter was apparently confirmei, and then the fortune he had made, and which he was to haud blame him, you know, for those were your yon, he used, for himself. You cannot father's directions-if you died the money was to be his, and he was very glad on my account.

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Russell felt better, and yet not better-le conld think of no one but Miss Oswald. He CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are wanted to see her, and yet he dreaded to see warranted to cure, in ofther sex, all acquired or her. Wuld she ever tell him why she wanted constitional Discharges from the Urinary him to leave the vessel ut Boyrout Would she Organs, Gravel, and Pains in the Back. Free ever tell him why such an extraordina request from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 was necessary for the life of the sick man! years In Boxes 48. 6d., each, of all Chemists Most of the other passengers recovered their and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the spirits and about five o'clock in the evening they Worli Propriators, THE LINCOLN AND MID-steamed into the harbour at Beyront. A huge BANE COUNTIES DROG COMPANY, Lincoln, ateaner full- Jaws and Mohammedans deny him nothing that I would not disturb England.

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We lived like rich people, and we thought ourselves rich, and my father ceased working, and lived on the large, very large sum made out of your father's discovery. Then he got ill and Jim Russell is ready dead? and I assured him nervms, and he often said to me, I wonder if

will go to Australia and make cortain. But he you must be read, and he said, I think I never went, and I had not a thought but what you were dead. Then wo came on board the in the passenger list, and we sa Penelope, and wasaw the name James Russell* you, and you the resemblance was quite startling, and my were exactly like your father to him that father got awfully upset. He made enquiries about you and heard that you had conie from Australia, and just the part of Australia you had come from, and then he seemed to lose his salf DAYID CORSAR control, and he wanted you to leave. You were he would not tell you about your fortune. a poor man, lie fuand that out too, and he said don't know what was the matter with kim. He got me te promise he was so ill that I could the present arrangements during his lifetime. I told him that whoever ha died, I would make all right with you. and I think he knew that, but he was awfully miserable. Yesterday I am not reat until you promisel to leave the Penelope, sure he was partly off his head, and he could He thought that if you did, he would recover his self-coulrol, and perhaps make some arrange- went for me. And you did promise, because you were quite, quite a gentleman. Now he is dead, and the property belongs to you. You will be a very rich man, Mr. Russell. I hope You are Mr. Eassail, sir, aren't you?" she und he was ill, and as I know he could Y

yon will forgive my father. He was tempted

en route for Jerusalem lay within a stone's throw away. The Fexclure dropped anchor, and the tired passengers talked of their trips on land and forgot the terrors of the sea.

Russell walked moodily up and down.

Kent came up and asked him if he were going to Damascus, and what he reant to do during the three or four days while the Penelope lay at anchor in the harbour.

"I don't know," he answered, "I have made no plans."

Just then one of the stewardesses. cume' on dark.

said.

That is my name, replied Russell. "Miss Oswald would like to see you, sir."

By Jove!" muttered young Kont under his

breath.

Russell felt himself turning very red, and his heart beat fast.

"Where is Mice Oswald" he said, turning to the stowardoss,

"She's in the Captain's state cabin, He has allowed her to ocoupy it for un hour or two. She is very anxious to you: can you go to her now, sir P

"I may as well," said Russell. He disliked going, and yet he wished to go. He was very rauch puzzled, and very curious, and yet he re- coiled from seeing. Miss Oswald.

He followed the stewardess who led the way, threw open the door of a cabin twice as largans the others, said," Mr. Russell, Miss," and closed the door again behind her.

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Oh, don't think of that now." interrupted Russell I am very glad now I did make the Promise, and 1 am very sorry that it is not necessary for me to carry it out."

You behaved botter than most men would hare belayed, she contined. A few mon would have gone had they known, but you were willing to go without mowing.

Oh it is all right now, and I am desperately sorry for you, desperately worry," said the young

man

him

not li loug, I was tempted to gratify

But it is all right now.

AB BOOT as ator I cat, papers, and you will see that my father has will hand you over all the

you will be a very rich man. Thousands upon been a faithful steward to you, after all, for. tbousands will belong to you. Will you for giro my father"

And what about you?" said Russell. His face had become quite dusky in hué, his lips wore trembling, he could scarcely see, always had a young man's wish to find out He had what riches were like, and he had always also known that he was desperately poor, for the small sum of money which his father had left for his education, had been lost in a bank failure, aut lie had brought himself up and Heen to his own education, and was fifty times Le was rich, very rich. He wondered what the better man in consequence. Now after all,

grey e it was like. What about the girl too with the facu

s, and the perplexed and sorrowfal

-Wie about you?" he said." father's fears and sorrows are over, and nothing "Ok, shall manage," she replied My else greatly matters. I am young and I call mauage. And thank you for taking it like a gentleman. Will you have me now, please

"I will," anawared linssell, for I know you again, and then I shall have something to say must want to be alone. But I will cau Luck Good bye for the present."

By-and-bye Russell got accustomed to his wealth; ne al other men, who suddenly become

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