The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-15

| "Well, We'll see how that will lie looked at In
| Petersburg" Schelm exclaimed, perfectly beside
| himself.
| Yes, yes. And now l wish You good-by. My
substitute VIII report TO you. Mr. Revisor.h
The Governor left them with SLOW dignlfed
| steus. Palkin and Schelm looked at each other
Father auxtouslY-
That is our worst enemy" said Palkin at
last 'All my deuunciallens avail nothing so
! long as lie enjoys The Cars favor. We must
make haste to destroy Lanin aud to prevent this
woman from reaching Petersburg, or we are
Schelm shook his head
~ do not know why, but have bad bad pre-
sentiments aud almost iear!"
" Ihat IS your WayV laughed Palkin. scorn-
fully. You always fear. You ought rather TO
remember that You have three months before
you, during which you are almost omnlpotent
THAT is true, 10 be sure" said the reyisor.
| Then he rang the bell ana told the officials I'M
mediately to assemble all the civil and military
authorities in The city.
Paikin rose 10 leave the room; The effort cost
him eXcruciating pain.
In life aud IN death We'll be loyal to each
other, Palkin. Is 1t not so? ! humbly aeknowl-
edge have not acted handsomely, as far as you
are concerned"
ain life ana in death wen stand by each other.
Schelm ! leave you the husband aud you leave
me he Wife,
"We'll see." murmured Schelm to himself
Almost instantly the same official returned,
announcing that all the authorities OF Irkutsk
had been assembled for an hour, awaiting the
summons Of his EXcelency, Baron Schelm OF
Schelmenberg.
XXVII.
Highly delighted at thi. turn of afaIs, Palkin
returned home. he had succeeded in deceiviug
Schiem and yet made HIM his ally. He had
feared nothing so much TO mud the former
chief bitter enemy. lie reflected on their reia-
tive position. Schelm was now his only superior,
aud lie held him IN suDt.clion by means OF The
documents that compromised him so grlevOusly.
suddenly Paikin remembered Helen. If she met
the rcvisor aud told him all, the most disastrous
consequences would follow. She must be put
OUT or lie way. One moment he thought of going
down INTO the cellar, where he kept her impIis.
Oned, aud of numbering her there. But upon
tying the strength of his arms he found that he
could not overcome the resistance even of
woman: should lie take pistol 10 shoot the
girl? But the explosion might be heard. Schelm
might send Tor her-how could he explain her
dlSappea auce? Alter long meditation lie came
TO lie conclusion that there was only one way to
prevent ocheim and Helen from meeting, ana
that was TO let her escape. This depended
MN alone, as lie had KEPT The key aud could
easily vist lis prisoner without exciting atten-
| lion: He dislIked the idea OF ieleasng person
who had been The cause OF so much suffering 10
MIN, but Scheim was too dangerous.
Toward evening The genddrmes On duty were
| very much surprised when they received per-
mission TO go home. Palkin quickly got the
| cellar key aud went down 10 PopOii's berothed
lie found her cuiled up III corner like wild
her eyes begun TO burn With lrrepresslble hatred
ana her generally very gentle features changed
lu Il fearful manner
" Poor child" said Pakin, with hypoctitlcal
compassion. " You must not Judge us from an
peatanees. We have many things to do from
duty, over which we weep in our hearts.
deeply deplore poor PopOf's dealh. ! reproacb
myself continually that gave way TO my wrath
mean 10 atone Tor my wrong as far as | eau
therefore give you your freedom, poor child !''
Sue looked At him scornfully and shook her
head. The Colonel wanted TO explain 10 her his
good Intentions and, seeing her mlstrust, he
went 10 the door, opened IL wide and said:
go with God, and forgive me %
She understood uerfecily mat he meant her to
eseape1why she could not divine. She feared
trap. But The solitude ln the dark. damp cellar
had been hard 10 bear; she felt that she could
better defend herself IN the opru air, and thus
she He'd, as bird escapes from its cage. She
was no sooner out OF reach than Palkin iepenled
his good deed.
"Why don't you say at least, 1 thank you ?"
he asked.
A loud. weird laugh was all that came back to
lin. She disappeared at a corner of The street,
Then TO relieve himself Of every possible susp-
cioD. he tore OIL the staple OF the lock- left the
door standing open and then went to rest.
Only on the following morning did Helen's es-
cape become generally known. The gendaimes
had returned late and found the lock broken.
Schelm Sc0lded and blamed every body. Palkin
pulled out his hair, but as Helen could moi be
found The matter was soon forgotten ralkin's
whole wrath seemed now to be concentrated on
The nnlucky Captain. The proceedings against
him were hurried on, and fortnight after his
arrest lie appeared before the court-martaI.
There was no escape for the poor man He
could OF course ma~e many revelations OF the
Coloneis secret proceediDgs-his orders TO watch
Lanin and other irregularities-but all was OF
no avail. The court came to the conclusion that
Ii had long cherished bloody hatred against his
superior, aud lie was sentenced to receive 1000
blows with the knout--ln other words, TO deatb
When the sentence read to the uDfortu-
nate man lie tainted away, and when he recoy-
cred alterward II appeared that he had lost his
senses. Caroline wished 10 have one more inter-
view with him, and received the necessary per-
mission. But the Captain knew nothing; he
continually asked for mercy. He besought her
TO iniercede for him with the Governor, even
with the Countess Lanin, of whose departure lie
knew nothing. She promised 10 try, not
Tor his sake. but for her own sake,
10 avoid being known as the widow of
man who knoutcd TO DEATH Finally
she went away in great haste without
casting glance at her husband or saying 4 word
OF tenderness. She AT once went TO work to
petition everybody, but she met with moth
ful. When she saw that all was In vain size
swore most horrible oath, full OF hatred,
against Count. Lanin, the exies all, but espe.
cally against Ina and Palkiu.
Schelm was now the independent ruler of East
ern Siberia. His first order had been 10 arrest
the Countess. As this could not be done Lima
and two servants who were found in her house
were arrested. Thus began the new regime
All the officials OF lrklitsK had BEEN heart and
soul, devoted 10 the Governor General, and on
that account already looked askant at Schelm
IN, local commandment, gray-haiIed General
brave IN the field, Out tmid In daily life surren.
deFed at once. Others, however, were not as sub.