Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-07

flung aside, and Borodin, Nicolai and
DemireH stood revealed, and followed
by Ivan, Borodin strobe to the door.
AS he opened it, Kertchy stood before
him.
cit is the wood-cutter, Miloff. he
wishes to speak with you
Bring him here"
The young man turned back into the
room, and in few minutes Miloff was
with them.
Why, is it not the Prince Sewaron o.
cried the Princess Olga.
cit was the Prince Sewaron, Princess,
but now you see before you Alexander
Miloff, the wood-chopper."
"Ah, yes And will the wood cutter,
Alexander Milof, take glass of wine
with me ?" said the princess.
"With pleasure. And now we must
act, and act promptly. I have had all
done that L could to hide the marks Of
this mornings combat; but the guard is
due at Arkorz tonight. Tt will not ar
rive there, and kilograms will be sent.
The prisoners will be kept for q week,
and then taken to Olrauz and set free.
Before that time there are four persons
here who should be on Turkish SOIL"
"Or Austrian, said Borodin.
sc Or any soil that is not Russian" an
swered Milof..
and how about the fifth person
here ?" asked Demireff. 6 l am not one
who deserts a comrade."
Miloff smiled, and took the young
mans hand.
'sThere are none here who would de-
sert their comrades" he said, ss but it is
best that take my own way of leaving
Russia Two months from to-day [ will
meet you all in Paris. I shall have
rooms in the Hotel de Melville"
agreed" cried the young men.
"And now, how shall you go" con-
tinued Miloff.
"The horses are preparing; I am a
government official, and can pass my
party through, unless suspicion is arous-
ed"
"Can the princess become a prince ?"
asked Milof.
eyes, if need calls, said the princess
Olga" that is, so far as dress goes"
GA good mint, and thank you for it.
Miloff," said Borodin, "and now you
must dine with us, for we shall start as
soon as we have finished eating"
The dinner was quickly despatched,
and then Miloff arose.
"Good night, and good luck be with
you, they answered, as he left the room.
"And now we must hurry. Meet me
in tie library in fifteen minutes" and
taking the hand of the princess, Boro-
din led her up to another apartment.
1t was the first time they had been
alone, and when the door closed behind
them, she threw herself in his arms, and
clung to him fondly, saying:
ooh, Aloss, are you not risking too
much for me ?'
''A man cannot risk too much for his
love, he answered, kissing her; did
you expect to meet me here ?"
"No, L thought you were in St. Peters
burg"
81 was ordered south on duty, and
here I am. It is the last time we shall
be parted, my darling, for I stay With
you now till the end, unless the bitter
struggle comes, from which no man who
loves his country can hold back"
''And then I shall be by your side, -
she said, clinging still closer to him."
A half hour after this, four horsemen
left the castle of Count Barodin, going
west. Two were attired as servants, and
carried the baggage of the count, and
his friend Ivan Nicolai. All that night
they travelled, and when the morning
dawned, reached a railroad that bore
them toward the west. In five days the
Austrian frontier was reached, Count
Borodin's word passing them beyond
the line of cleaning steel, that shuts out
light and liberty from the wide domains
of the czar.
In week they were in Paris, and
here, true to his word, the Prince Sewa-
ron joined them, arriving on the day he
had appointed.
He was just in time to attend the we'd
ding of Count Aloss Borodin and the
Princess OLGA.
Gas we cannot make our land the free
country we wish it to be-" said the prin-
cess, ''let us build home where love
can make our hearts glad."'
And while the struggle that will yet
end in the gladness of nations goes on,
there are gathered close to the blue
waves of the Mediterranean, small
colony Of people who wait patiently for
the breaking of the dawn; wait with
love as a comforter and gladness, vet
willing to give up even this, if the
sacrifice will bring to their darkened
land that light of freedom which means
a truer manhood, grander and a nobler
life.
And in this colony the Princess Olga
relgns queen "a pure, and sweet, and
beautiful queen, whose smile is bene-
diction, and whose hand-clasp is a ca
ress, and as she gazes out on the blue
waters, pulsing on the beach, she whis-
pers to the husband fondly bending
down to her:
ooh, Aloss, how glad [ should be if
all che world knew the glory of love,
and all the people were free from bond
age. F"