New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

wished and after replacing the portiere over ine
recess she once more lett me- tn,S ', III ,be INnv
my nv, uop mother rather against my will had desired
her to do for fear l should forgeC 70 ioch mS
door myself Susette had also recei'uu u ni.rht
~ come 10 me once or twice during the nighI,
in case / should require anything 90 now
settled myself in bed, and tired 10 sieep, nuO
in vain for either from ovef-lIigue' ~, tnsSod
mont or both l was restless, uneasy, anu o9sscu
xvoarlv from side TO side. After whiie, now
ever / gradually Gained down, becoming uromS Ss
and confused; and all the sights anu s4u,'
7 had nassed through during the DAY revlslteq
mo Init i'm misty, indistinct way, as thougn
saw and heard them through ven, haIi-wailins
and half-dreaming, strange lanclgs, hrn,ed
with the impressions OF the h'sV IL" no"i''
THESE pictures, distinct at first but gradually
becoming more and more shadowy were an IN IN, u
roonent rudeIy dispersed, dispelled, eXacty ike
,nirror which had suddenly been cracked, spared
hv some unseen hand Istarted violently, ana SAT
m i'm bed for thought-nay, / was cohvihe cNio
7 tbeo nd one of the many doors IN the room shake
comfy Int decidedly, as though some one Were
eendeavoring TO enter / listened attentively, ana
for a while all seemed quiet; but-agalh the same
sound and this time from ano iIt tSo Rmssan
n ON, / watched. and distinctly saw the
handle turn and the door shake was n now
Snsette but. in my distress, / remembered that
nv door was locked on the outside ,o,
What On can il be What shall doP' waited
listening painfully, but for few minutes wnic1
soemed AGES to me- | heard nothing more, ana
almost persuaded myself that IT must nave peen
my sta nag'n the door S thought began to be
ashamed of my cowardice; Determined TO De
brave and ignore the whole thing'-to ne uown
aeain,-but had hardly done so before distinct. ,
heeard footsteps creeping along the balcony and
stopping at my window,-whlch was only nHnu.S
hooked together, for 1t was warm anu ~ nnu
never struck me, till now, that as my room
belonged to the Russian suite. so did the pncohy
and was therefore not divided from theirs Breath
Iessly | listened, and, trembhngly leapng OUT on
he'd. I threw on my dressing-gown,- stole 10 the
n~indow and gently pushing aside the blind
Looked out.-and never, to nv dying day, shall
/ forget my horror when L became aware OF a
mans face, within an inch oil my OWL pe'''"s
Terror nearly paralyzed me, but did not prevent
nv recognizing in the coarse Kalmuc type OF tne
intruder, the face of one OF the husSio" Hull
servants, -. -. . sionoI
| could not move scream,-but at q sl l1la
from the Russian, to my utter amaze ana peWliuer-
mont who should appear at his SIDE Dut inc
dead" prince lie was making lmplorlhg SINS
n me to be silent-not TO he afraid and, above
all things. to let him in The poor young la acc
was SO livid,-the eyes so strained win terror .e
tears too were coursng so visibly down the
thin haggard cheeks, and the attitude was so
tOuchngIy humble and implorng, that my IrIgh ~
some mysterious way l held the life or death dealt
of this trembling creature in my hands. impeaSen,
therefore by the power OF mercy anu , nulIieuIy ~,
eager TO save | knew not who from Knew or nUt
What unlocked the window. and the Prince crept
noiseiesslv mi To nv unspeaablc relief the foot
man fell back evidently on the waten, anu ote
pre Of languages Oh Lady Murlella, pour
pamour de Dien. save me Let me out at your
door," az. :. ,oo,,od on the
Hide me. then, hide mel' he sobbed,-as, IN
an agony of supphcatiOn, he clasped my gown.
Your white robe and your tete uTr o one " 70 me
look like an an angiOl di Do be one ~ the the
Wuriella an angioi protettorel Ecoutez' Inc me
good doctor and poor Ivan have rlsked muGn Nv u
doctor made me fegn DEAN I'm, anu Inf he will soon
wake! Ali save me from iin'' "''
Il will do anything said excltedlyW; What 9 arc
what can d0Y lou cahnoO s'''S ~
you afraid OFF, 49,, Gov lool,ino
round in a terror-struck way, ana Whispering ~
NY Pnnea the bousei" was my natural suggestion
NO no, lady, Ecoutez! have no ,t tiln Emo 60
explain. hut fight is my only chanccI,to the Ems-
Esb Embassy Lord Queensland Will helP me,
ond-@ AZ this moment the key turned Slowly
in NV door. and / just had time to push inc
nrince into the recess while he implored me III
whisper to cOnide in no s on and Wt InG light
I come. miladi, according to orders. 10 you
Oh Susette! am so glad you are come.
roalv will not be locked in like this! IL alarms
me for if anything were to happen L coulun sc'
out must have the key ,,.;..A q n,odoue
Lady Murel,' with sleepy dign,Uy nia '.nnp
EAU ;t, % WV are Won alarmed Why you up p
~. Because, / tell you, don't like being locked
in! If mamma knew how it frightens me ne, s1 ~
,vould Of course let il be as | say what Is that
| added nervously; am sure heard step ou'-
| side my door"
ut is only the guards, madi he walks about
| all night and watches the galleries.
| Did he see YOU ?" | asked nervously.
| Yes: and he asked where was gong
| Poor prince!" mentally CALCULATED, there !:
little chance. then. Of your getthg OuU unseen
| Then aloud said to Susette, GIVE me .he Key,
| Susette was too sleepy to argue further upon In'
/ matter so she delivered up the KEY ana leu icl
out and locked the door waited 10 near hel
departing footsteps then New 10 the recess am
| drew back the porterc TO llberate the prisoner
| when. to my establishment, the young man ISSUED
| forth clad from head TO foot in Susette clothes
No one could possibly have recognized MN, lor III
! had tied thick veil over his face, and the meta
morphosis was perfect In spite OF the awkward
nav dangerous circumstances felt strong IN
clination to laugh, but | said seriously; a.,
Why do you not make cGn ot Mn Of 70 t Io
you out at the front door,
No. no. the doctor told me solemny to trus
to no one but you-no servants, l M inE pau' '
always brides the servants An, Murlela, qu'
faire how shall get out?'
Il know. said joyfully, and dashing into the
| recess / dragged forth strong rope used to core
| boyes You must get out by the balcony-t Il
not high my brothers could almost let the%selve
|
| Ali but am ill, weal1-faint.'
well. we'll" said rather impatiently, with
| touch of British arrogance and contempt fo
| foreign Observation-Disclosures you stay in here
while make preparations" So stepped out on thu
balcony Ivan was standing few yards of watch
| ing the windows of the Russian apartments; ant
| with horrid shrinking | saw the moonbeams play
mon naked knife he held in his hand and theI
| for the first time l fully realized how dearly HI
had resolved to sell his young masters liberty
| and what a dangerous matter was engaged In
The Russian comprehended at glance wha
was nv design, for as was tying the rope to TIT
balcony, suppose my hand trembed for he cam "a;
| bnrriedlv forward and helped me, at the same TIM
making signs that we had no time to lose. Afte
fastening the rope firmly he returned TO his pos
Of observation, and softly called the youn'
nrincc. then carefully looking into the road to Sc
hare wore no inconve nient passers-by, whsperet
70 him in true schoolbOy phraseology, =" Now
your tihel"
Taking the rope very gently from my hand, tn
| ronng man seemed to pause looking meanwhil
S;.ss,i,- 90 mo =. then raising the veil which con