Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-04-12
gNA, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL H. 1876

showers Of sparks and burning
flakes, rise high in the air. "What
by this, may be the fate of those
within !"
His apprehensions W ere however
destined to be promtly relieved
since as he drove past the boundry
fence of the Counts gardens, he
heard his name called, and saw An
niette Galitzin herself come run
ming toward him from midst the
darkling clumps of shrubs. Her
dark hair was hanging loosely over
her shoulders, and her little feet in
their dainty Poris shoes, sank at
every step in the deep snow, MAX
ing it evident that in her alarm she
had darted forth from the burning
manor house, having merely the
time to snatch up the short-hooded
cloak, lined and trimmed with cost
ly fur, which she wore.
"Mr. Marston-Edgar !" she ex-
claimed, with terrific earnestness.
"Oh, pray, save me! Take me
with you before they seek out to
kill me. l feel half dead, already,
at the very sound of their savage
shouts and trampling feet. Papa,
thank Heaven, is safe at Vosilkof,
where he and my dear mother went
but yesterday, leaving me here
alone with the German governess I;
and, when the peasants broke in,
Mademoiselle Herzen thought of
nothing but her own safety, and
fed into the woods, and"
BY this time Marston had sprung
to the ground, fastened the reins
to a projecting bough, and by
vigorous effort had succeeded in
tearing away portion of the i'll
kept fence, so as to establish gap
through which a slender figure
might pass. Yet q minute, and
Annette was seated besides him in
the sledge, speeding rapidly away
from the pillaged castle.
The road, which hal hitherto
traversed cultivated district, at
his point plunged into q dreary
tract of wild forest land, so that
he black pine trees soon barred
'ut the light of the dying day, and
title could be seen except the
white snow that cleaned from be-
ween their boles.
The chilly breeze sprang up, and
he evening grew perceptibly cold
ID; but the sledge was well pro-
'ided with wraps, and Edgar was
areful to draw heavy furred pc
isse around the trembling form of
he young Countess, while, in fond
nd soothing words, he strove to
aim her agitated nerves. She
vas safe. Within an hour or two
10 should be able to place her, on
heir arrival at Vosilkof, under the
are of her parents, and that be-
ore the alarm of the revolt of the
erfs should have spread itself.
'he horses went well ; the distance
7as trifling, and
What interrupted Edgar's speech
'as n fierce snarling cry, accom-
'anied by the quick pattering of
eet along the withered leaves and
he snow, that seemed to issue
rom fifty throats, while dark OBJ
scts began to glance, phantomlike,
etween the trees. '.
evolves! wolves!' cried An
ette, with q shrek of terror, but
lready the affrighted horses had
ct off at o gallop, swerving from
ide to side of the road in manner
bat threatened to upset the sledge.
gain there burst forth that horrid
ry; and Marston exerted his skill
nd strength in maintaining a
lastery over the horses. Annette,
,oking fearfully back, announced
he unwelcome tidings that they /
'ere pursued.
"You must be cool, dearest one,
ow, for both our sakes--for mine,' {
aid the young Englisbman, as he
asst glance at the dark specks
citing the snow. "You can drive
ell, / know. Only keep the horses
D the road and all will yet be well.1
As the young Countess took the
eins, Edgar stopped for his trusty
ifle, and leveled it with deliberate
i'm at the foremost wolf, now
ounding far before the rest. The
uoh hrnfo ro1Iod o,o. - a.