The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-14

being set dawn ~at the door recognized Olga Al. lAgth my patience was re- waTdea. Iszw heE; and to. 11yNintense delight lnoticed that as she fecoSnized me q light ot genuine pleasure broke upon bsf face. Our greeting of course was cordial in the extreme go cordial, in fact, that fora minute or @ entirely omitted to take any notice of OlRas father and mother, who were waitnR ] Euntil it should please their daughter f0 Accompany them into she reception room. That was adelightfnl evening. Olga, although sba vas necessarily so0ght after by sNaggefing young !ehicers of the Guard and aftaches of the various ena- bsssias, was more with me than with any one else. We had co much te sax Co one anotles, and the rooms were @ Ecrcwded that we preferred sitting in sheltered alcoves 70 mingling with the glittering, strugglieg throng of dancers. l asked after Ivan. t
 "I can tell you very little about him z" wish that he had never left England. He is an extraordinary young man"
 He was an extraordinary boytn said laughing, {" so thatI am not .surpsisedn n
 "He is so mysterious" she continued. Papa tries to find out what he dees and where he goes; but he cannot. He had to leave the army, you know, because of certain opinions he expressed concerning the government. Hekeeps strange com pany is often away from home for days together; mixes in none of our society |; and is barely civil to any one with a title or in government position. can't tell you where he is at this moment, but nothing would induce him to come here with us, because, if there is one man in the world he hates more than another, it is Colonel Koltorf."
 "Then he has changed for the worse."
 Olga assented with a mournful shake of the head. af
 |" u ed to have some influence over him" l said, but suppose, as he thinks himself man now, he would laugh at any efforts on my part to keep him straight. should like to see him, how ever, for, somehow or other, have great fears about him."
 " l wish you could see him and talk to him." said Olga. He makes poor papa's life quite unhappy. We never know what may happen in Russia when man gets under the eye of the govern ment"
 And so, with lounging and talking and sipping tea, the night sped too rapidly away. '..
 Colonel Dolomski's carriage arrived, and l had to say goodnight to Olga but said 1t with a lighter heart than when last l had bid her good-by, for could see her now whenever pleased. l attended her to the carriage, and was turning back into the house, when felt hand on my arm. Turning, I saw in the uncertain light of the door-lamp Ivanl He was closely clad from head to foot in furs, and his dark eyes gleaming from under his shaggy cap gave him the appearance of some wild animal.
 "Mr. Cornell" ," he said, 1" Pm glad and and I'm sorry to see you. Pm glad to see a man who has never been any thing but friend to me. I'm sorry to see him under this roof. How is it you are here to- night"
 "Why, my dear Ivan," 1 replied, I live here Pm tutor here. Didn't you tell you?'
 "Olgai my mother l" he exclaimed almost in tone of disgust. q haven't seen them for days. didn't know they came here, of all places in the city"
 "Then how is it you are hefep asked. VI.
 "I-I have business here" he said shortly. Then he walked up and down, as if in deep thought. Suddenly he turned to me again. Look here, Mir. Cormell," he said, "I want to see you, to have a talk with you about the old school, and Qaayle Major, and lot of things"
 "Very well," said; "l'll see you when call at your house, or I'll make an appointment to see you there" I
 "No; that won't do," he said ab- stractedly. Look here. Suppose you come and breakfast with me to-morrow. There's going to be meeting of the heads of the police here tomorrow. Your precious colonel, your lord and master. Mir. Cornell, is going to preside. Madame and your pupils will be out you won't be wanted. Suppose, say, you meet me I at the Warsaw restaurant, near the Nevski monastery, close by the canal, you know, at midday tomorrow. .Eh T'
 " But why at such an out-of-the-way place z" 1 asked.
 "Because there is nowhere else" i" he replied; at least nowhere suitable for me-" ~.,.-... ,.... .....--1-'-
 "An right" said, "to-morrow at twelve." -' f5.
 He nodded his head and disappeared in the darkness. ,a e.ssrf,
 "Well," l said to myself, Che is more Axfw 4 %L - have been. He was before his age at l school; but now, at nineteen, he looks l and speaks like a man of forty"
 turned into the house and to bed but even the sweet vision of the girl I | loved was driven out by this strange, ! old young man. When 1 re- called bis former peculiariies-his me genius, the strange relics found in his schoolboy desk, put two and two together-his general hatred to the gov ernment: his particular hatred to my patron as chief of police; his acquain- tance with the arrangements and move