Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-09-06
For THE REPUBLICAN,.
Eodoiska
The Russian Counts Daughter.
BY FRED LANG.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER II.
Startled and confounded as Fred
erick was by this strange adventure,
he retained sufficient presence of
mind to understand that 1t was In his
power to render important service to
the beautiful woman who stood
anxious and fearful before him.
Readily taking his cue, his reply was
prompt "Be notuneasy, dear sister, >
he said, ~I will explain to the gentle
man."
He turned to the Frenchman, and
in order to gain time, and some In
sight into the circumstances OF the
case, II must beg you, SIR" he said,
ito repeat your objections to our
passport. Ladies have little expert
ence In such matters"
Il have now," replied tho officer.
mot the slightest objection to make.
You are set down in the passport as
the companion OF the countess, your
sister. and yet you were not with her.
The passport was consequently not in
order. The countess certainly told
me you had left her only for a short
time, to ramble on foot, and that you
would rejoin her beyond the town;
but at frontier places, like Duomo d.
Ossola, our orders are so strict that /
should have been compelled to de-
tain the young lady till you made
your appearance. Rest assured,
however, count, that / should have
held II my duty to have had you
sought upon the road to Sempione,
to inform you OF the obstacle to your
sisters progress. I strongly advise
you TO remain with the countess so
long as you are in the district, or you
viii inevitably encounter delay and
annoyance. Once over the Swiss
frontier, you are out of our jurisdic-
ton, and travelling is easier"
Frederick stood mute with aston
isment, whilst the old servant got off
the box,-took from him without
observation, the light travelling pouch
that hung on his shoulders. laid it in
the carriage, and asked him IL he
would be pleased to get in. Scarce
conscious OF what he said, he gave
the officer his hand, and uttered a
few polite words. The servant put
down the carriage steps,-the gal
liant Frenchman assisted the lady,
who had muffied herself in her veil.
to ascend then.-bowed low and
his wishes for their pleasant
journey. Frederick, almost without
what he was about, took his
place by the side OF the enigmatical
fair one, whose duenna had discreetly
herself to the opposite
seat, and the carriage ratified through
the streets OF Duomo d'Ossola.
AS long as theJ' were passing
the streets Of the small
town, and inhabited houses stood by
the wayside, the yelled one observed
a rigid Mence, and indeed, with q
sign OF the hand, checked the first
attempt which Frederick made to
obtain some light into this strange |
He was thus for several
abandoned to his own con-
lectures. During that time he
framed possible solution to this
riddle. According to all appearances,
lis scompanion was an Englishwoman;
perhaps the daughter OF some man OF
,ank. The new war had served to
,edouble the hatred and jealousy OF
he French against all of that nation;
The was thence, probably from politi-
:al causes, obliged to resortt to cunning
md strategem, to getouto OF country |
which was in the possession OF. the
,nemies Of her own, and In which