Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-11-23

/ she returned merrlly. NOW, dear
one, ring Tor my cloak. The lions
will be uncaged when we reach the
ball"
"Whose cup is that broken be-
meath your train?" he asked.
She had moved little, and the
splinters of the emp We're quite plain
| ly exposed.
"0h, little father,' she cried, clasp
ing her hands in simulated distress,
"if so jealous before marriage, what
will it be aiterI'
Gamma Ivanovna," he said. "the
| American has been here. | have
stood much for year. stand no
more. Your secrets are safe with me,
your political intrigues. Adieul"
Serge" she laughed, poor Sergel
mywhite slave Serge!'
"Adieup he said.
Serge. Serge" she went on, as
though she were charming him, her
hands locked before her, the eyes OF
her bracelet quivering. "Sergel'
The man looked at her. He grit
ted his teeth. He ran from her, only
to rush back, to clasp her in his
arms and press hot kiss on her
lips.
Then he turned to the door.
Serge" she said, Serge, who
dares not leave me, as choose not
to leave him! Sergel" With cry
like that of a wounded animal he
ran back to her.
"Do your worst" he said, "de-
nounce me at the ball tonight, ifyou
will will not say what share you
have in my plans, but | will treat
had presumed to walk before me.
Thusl''
He raised his hand and smote her
upon the smiling face.
Then he was gone.
She stood there rs though turned
to stone. There was a red mark on
her cheek. Nothing about hermoved,
even the jewels on her neck seemed
not to scintillate-only the eyes OF
the snake ON her arm, flashed and
flashed.
She must have remained thus two
or three minutes, When u second man
entered the drawing-room. 1t was
he who had accosted Wallace IN the
street, and brought him to the
house.
He looked about him.
"Ah, my Cousin Anna" he said,
$50 the American is gomez"
She did not answer him.
Gamma" he said, ina startled tone
of voice what is it? Surely Serge
Orrnankoff has not refused to join
you in your dangerous adventure
with thestudelItsat the ball tonight?
| Why everything is ready, the plans
work we'll"
"What did you tell Serge Orman-
kof' when YOU detained him at the
door this evening"" she asked.
| "Only what you babe me" he an
swered, "that the American you nd
mired last evening, had paid you IA
visit"
Ibid you tell him that | was play
ing a practical ioke-that | was teas
ing him because of mis- jealousy that
will yet wreck US and our plans?"
81 left that for you to tell him.
Has he been hcre?"
"You know that he has. Look
herel' She raised her hand and
pointed to the red mark upon her
face.
"Well!" he asked.
"Serge 0rmankUff's seal of refusal
to be OF us any more. He struck
me-"
"Struck you!" hecried, struck you
'.Struck the woman he took from
me-the woman he has asked to he
his wife! have long vowed to do
him harm. and now"
Hush" she interrupted, land
heed me. Do you still love me as
you used to boast that you did?''
The man seems overcome by her
question.
"Boastr' lie cried % Anna! ANUS
chka!"
Y i;erge Ormankoff, through your
failure to be more explicit with him
at the door, has left me and M
plans forever" she went coldly on.
"Do you still love me?"
Love you'll Love your he cried, a
light seeming to break in upon him.
'Do you mean that you would re.
venge yourself upon him2-that you
would become my wife in order to
punish him who cannot live without
you-Serge Ormankof? o, my white
dove, my angel? Love you! I wor-
ship you, L"
'9And it was your love that caused
you to tell Serge seriously. what
told you to tell him in jest? refer to
the visit of the American. And dc
you know that his refusal to assist
me keeps Russia still under the sway
Of tyrants?"
"Ah Anna" hecried abjectly, could
help It'll who adore, whom you
have promised to marry before evei
Serge Ormankoff offered to aid Rus
sia inexchange for your hand? Anna
my star, duschingka moia, have ~
keen an intellect as his. | will tres
Russia for you-an, with this shall
the red mark on the face OF my wife
call forth redder stain above the