Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-06-24
and attending to hi. daily routine work.

Karl Strueler. the handsome German
professor. s,siicl Dounia. who had NJ,
yet rcoovcr~I from the shock the terrible
experience of il,e nigh, b-fov hal given
her -. then. her huslanJ was n con.
spiratotl III. was the associate. the ac-
complice. Of those savage men who ter
rorirci the empire and whose Rudacity
neither Siberia nor th. gallows oould M
reSt. Alexis wisl,s-l "a as<,s-inate the
cxar. All. ha iillcd her with horror now f,
shc was no ,norc ashamed ~ her fault.
and u even semri Ia her that. Ia dccciv'
ing him. sl,c punishci him fur the CRIME
he meditated.
81 she abandoned herself to tile cnl.
brac,s ~ her lover With a frrnEicd pas.
sion that saVor.J u th. primitive anir
of the dwcller- In her mountain bomc.
but Karl S,rueber appeared prccccup.''i.
The dull Gcrnani Ia d. me,litatiyc At
such a time. Hut be- had a mission to
perform. and waited Tor an opportunity,
although b. was for time discoDccrsc,i
by Dounis's savage yoluptuousnc-s. ~
Last he succcc,lc,l In puiting thc follow.
ing quc-ii0Is to Douniai "Dss your
husband receive many visits frUm men
% peculiar aspect. Who. upon entering.
hand the door porter tickeU
"No, never. replied DOunia. surprised.
"woll. then. do. be ~ out oficnf'
EVERY evening. she answered.
promptly. paling Immediately thereafter
a. .hs thought - tlic terrible mccting
which sle had attended, In the mran.
time. a light dawncj uInn her. Why
dill her lo,sr al her thcso questions
Who wa. this German. concerning " vhum
vague rumor. had reached her can'
Quite number ~ German. w,rr cm.
ploy cl Ia thc police could Kari stucl'f
L. spyi
struebsr. not noticing her abstraction
and carried away 10y his d.sirr To- obtain
more information concerning l,anO
,iich's movements. cuutinu,'i a. inter
rcgaic Dounia Eagerly. thus eNIsuing
himself Dounia. prey Ia conflicting
emo,ion.. hai answered half mechanical
ly, anil nus ralifrl that shc hal D.
trayed the s-Cr,i 81 her husland-cpn.
.igne,l io the prison. th- knoui. Silcfia.
90 even a. the gibl-t. tie man Wi"s-e
honor she hal ALREADY sullis,l \ gust
of pride and pyolt swept through her.
AMI the wilI nature ~ tile mountain
girl asserted itself within her. shc hal.
indcsi con-.nte,l io l-tray the husband,
bat she would not l-'ir1y the conspirator.
Tho Circa..ian never gives shelter Ia a
Tpy. Tier resolution was taken inmedi'
aiely. so. she would not deliver Alexis
over to the .tcCuiiuner She afo-".
trembling Lui suI-fh Stucber sought
"a detain her. Remain. she murmur
81. with a b.wiiching and provoking
smile. II shall rtun: am thine fur'
ever In the neighboring room she
wrote q few words. called the mOuJlck.
AMI commanded him 30 take the note Ia
his master
Ten minute. later. Alexis iyanoyiich
arrived at the threshold ~ the chamber
~h.rv Kari StTuel-r WAS tsndcTly em.
bucing DOunia. Will. sndeaSoring Ia ol-
tain further Information concerning tho
vast conspiracy of which the police al
ready had an inkling. Tho neat moment
the bluoly form of Siruebcr. fclled by a
crushing blow ~ lattle AZ which
AlcG. hal torn from the wall In his
library. lay stretched at pounias fc't.
while Alexis. with h~ry enthusiasm.
cried "Ri... p,unia. wife ~ my bUsom'
Thou hast aided "a. to punish trcachcr'
ou. spy. Thou art a second Judith. my
l.lovc,li- -TranslAici fot The AfgOnani
from tie French uf llmund Lsp"lleuer.