Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-21
apray be seatedn said sho, .and let me

give YOU Sonle tca
ssShe went TO the samovar and returned
with two smoking Sevres cups.
She placed herself beside the Amerl can
upon a sofa and began 70 talk as though
she had long known him. He never right
fully knew what she said to hum at first
but after awhile his wits cleared and he
found that she was familiar with his couu-
try and institutions, glancing every now
AMI then toward the door leading into the
hall. as though she expected some one.
Then all at oace she said;
ssYol evidently consider my sending for
YOU a rather bold proceeding" She
smiled. Timid souls here in Petersburg
have said that am the boldest woman this
side Of Siberia. Siberians may yet call
me not unbrave dweller in their midst"
political, thought Wallace,
SHUT now we will be CONVENTIONAL she
went on. ,sWe will be namhy- PANTY and
speak about u lsic. Do you know Moskow-
skyFm
In five minutes Wallace was captivated-
he had never como across such woman.
In ten minutes she had bewitchei him;
that the same subtle perfume he had
sme,led last nigat hid something to do
wish it. That the diamond eyes Of her
snake,like bracelet charmed him as those
of a natural ophidian might have done.
! Her tea cup was empty; he aroso to re-
lieve her of it, when she started to her feet,
| and the porcelain fell to the ground with
crash. She swept her train over the
| fragments.
| If will toll YOU more later on,' she said
hastily, s'and then yoI will allow me to
ask your pardon for the use I win have
made of you. Surely, you will, will you
notln
| Her eyes upon him, her lips appealing to
| him. Wallace, although he thought OF the
title fiancee over in America, felt like
/ throwing himself at her feet and telling
her to command him, make use of him in
any way her within suggested.
She noted the effect she made on him,
and laughed low sweet laugh that was
like music.
'sThank you,n she said, as though he has
granted her request in so many words.
''And now, quick hear someone on the
hall pavement !-p-ay obey my caprice--go
into the room, there beyond the curtain,
the room l came from, and from a little
window there, almost concealed by the cur
tain, look on the comedy you will witness
in this room. You will understand then !.
Do ask too much."
4
what he wenti Her bealty, her voice. the
aroma of the strange perfume rendered him
helpless. The rom into which he made
his way was dark. He found the little
window of which she hal spoken, nearly
covered with the amber PORTER es of the en-
trance. He wiped his forehead, and with
sigh of relief to BE- out OF her pre- sence
looked more calmly into the apartment he
had just quilted.
She stood with sm'ls on her perfec
lips watching the door that led to the
hall.
That door was pushed open, and Wallace
recognized in the man who entered, hin
who had been her companion the evening
before, and who had 50 roughly graspcd the
fan from the han Of the American. He
! was frowning, his face ablaze.
ss5erge, my dove" said the beautiful
: creature, staining in the middle OF the
Q room, ''you have coma to take me TO The
/ ball where 1 shall seq all the tyrants al
5 their best"
Anna Ivanovna,' he sad whore is the
manf'
d "The man, s1darina moia." she crieI
innocently, 'the man, ny hearts soulr'
) THE man you made eyes at last night
The American tell me- Were he isp'
e Again she lau ;hel her pretty laugh.
0 do yol sec him, bsIoved.' she said
0 ''And now for the ball Will you ring 70
b my cloak.'
r He strobe up to her.
i s.Who has drunk tea with you?'' he d.
5 manded, pointing to thu cup Wallace ha'
Y used.
v II have drank a cup of tea, to be sure
S Should have hal it in glas5Pi she re
e turned merrily. '.Sow, dear one, ring 70
e my clolk Tle lions will b, uncayei whei
{, we reach the ball.
n "Whose cup is that broken beneath yor
}. train.i he asked.
/ She had move little, AMI the splinter
@ OF the cup were quite plainly exposed.
II sob, little father" she cried, claspin
4 her hands in simulated distress IF 50 iea
i GUS before maria ge, what will it be after !!
i "Anna Ivanoyna," he said, ''the Amer
can has been here. have stood much 70
II a year. stand no moce. Your secrets al
Is safe with me, your political intrigue:
!. Adieu %
IS "Serge," she laughed, 'poor Serge! N
he white slave Serger'
If '.Adieuv' he said.
h Serge. Serge" she went on, as thoul
Ig she were charming him, her hands locke
a before her, the eyes OF her bracelet quive
4 Ing. 'tSergen'
Tho man looked at her. He gritted n
a teeth. He ran from h n, only to rash bacl
to clasp her in his arms and press hot XII:
re on her lips.
ID Then ne turned to the door
is Serge" she said, Serge who dares n
en- leave me, as l choose not to leave hin
Sergep' With cry like that Of a wound,
a animal he ran back to her.
IL do your worst he said ''denounce n
n at the ball tonight, if you viii. will n
in say what share you have in my plans, but
re will treat you as l would treat mujik WI
IS, had presumed to walk bsfore me. Thus
y, He raised his hand and smote her up
ss the smiling face.
ed Then he was gone.
She stood there as though turned 10 stor
no There was a red marx on her cheek Not
en- ing about her moved, even, the jewels {
her neck seemed not TO scintillate-only I
b. eyes of the snake on her arm, flashed al
on flashed
be She must have remained thus two