The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-11-05

ter heart beating lnu ;.-buzzlng III her
ears.
Il am no malefactor, madam" he
continued.
Still she said nothing; but in a sud-
den movement she made her knees
knock together and the money poured
onto the carpet like water from a
| spout.
! The man stared in surprise ut this
flow of gold. and at ones stopped to
| gather it up.
She. terrified, rose, casting all her
! goId onto the carpet. and rushed to
| the door to throw herself onto the line.
! But he perceived her intention. sprang
up. SelZed her i'll his arms and forced
| her onto the seat, holding her by the
wrists
Listen to me, madam. / am no
thief. As proof am going to gather
up this morey and restore it TO YOU.
But l am Il lost man. Il dead man. un-
less you heip me 10 pass the frontier.
can tell YOU no more. In one hour
we shall be ut the last Russian station;
in one horr and twenty minutes we
shall he on the other side of the boun-
darlcs of The empire. Unless YOU aid
me | ann lost. And yet. madam. |
have neither killed, nor stolen. nor
done anything dishonorable That |
swear 10 you. | can tell You no
more =
And, going down on his knees. he
collected the money. feeling uncer the
seats and looking into the fu thpst
corners. Then, when the little leather
bag was once more full he handed it
to his neighbor without a word. and.
returned 10 his seat in the other corner
OF the carriage.
Neither moved. She sat motionless
and mute. still fairit with fright. but
recovering little by little. AS to luim,
he moved no muscle. he sat erect. bis
ewes iiXedly looking straight before
nm. very pale, rs though he wee
dead. Every now and then she threw
him glance. winch was quickly
averted. He was man about thirty,
very handsome, with the appearance /
of being gentleman
The train t0ve through the darkness,
throwing lis car-pieccing whistles into
the niSht now slac<eniuT speed. now
oil again ut Its fastest Then it calmed
ITS flight. whistled several times, and
stopped altogether
Ivan appeared ut The door to take
orders. The Countess Mlrie looked
Tor the last time at her strange com
panion; then in voice bru,quc and
trembling. sail To her servant:
Ivan, you willEreturn TO tie count.
have no further need of Your SER
vices
Amazed, the man opercd his enor-
NOUS eyes. lie stammereu:
"But-but-"
She continued:
No, You need not come / have
changed my mind. wish v.u, 10 >tay
N Russia. Here. here is II onrv for
he Journey. Give me your cap and
mantle
The old kcrvant bcwildel ed ,rok
off his cap pd mantle with unnue,-
lonIng obcuience accustomed I, the
sudden whimS and strange { ca,lrices of
us mistress. He walked away with
he tears in his eyes
Inc train started again. racing To
he frontier.
Then the Countess Marie said to her
hese things are for Won. laonsieur;
on are Ivan. my serva>,t. J ..iil make
ut one condition; it Is that Won will
ever speak To me-tllat vor, will say ,
o word to thank me ON a.l1 prctext ,
'hatever."
he stranger bowed without a word. !;
onon-t fresh halt was niats< and the
lhcerS IN uniform entered ID g train. !
ne countess handed them taa. papers.
M, pointing 10 the man ses.ss i nj The i
+ end OF the carriage-
Ny servant. Ivan; here Rs his pass !,
>rt" '''''- =
Inc train started again
During the whole of the as~,rt they ,
ihained tete-a-teie. DUN q both. 8
i''e morning. on stoppiur at q !.