Telegram-herald., 1891-08-07

Full Of etrs Soreevdfngs Of . sickbed
wi;il sister watching By u. openes tas
letter, and 70 nay delight saw Lapotin's
bold handwriting
Isook q s~st 90 . smny bench and
read the following.
.osxHvA Dee % iS--
ny DzAa BAaox. As yos 80. ss olive
snd in safety; be, On At l. all thai ess Be said
one eAa scarcely call tais existsAes IA slch'
rooEp. without employ u.en, AKA without freass
life nature 10 taking her revenge iof iAs slrsan
th&t wss pat upon her.
.-stin soomplaiassg 10 the comfort Of the
weak Mas hope thai yea tsse friendly
Interest In the fugitive kihifsst Who 10 being
parsasd sy the poaiee' o. 40 you rather Try To
eAnish every reeollsetsos u kia from POUR
loyal heassi
NO know IL would be har6 fer you 70 think
eyfl of re ana therefore 1 win tell Jon bgt
oniy ,oa and my old friend tAss ! sm no
Nthilis,
commit their uahoiy raysgeA . secret society
s1ioag The young aobies. which tries W worA
against the Nihiiistls iatrissea Is Is Iike
elsyplus' task. the stone rolls and rolls. aud
threatens 10 crush Us but We try On.
I'VE do no. 40 battle with poaiard ana
dynamite. like our Infatuated brethren. but
only VITA the weapons OF the mind In spite
CT tuat No NATURALLY vun toc same ftoxA
Our power lies In this. that We maintain
secrecy. aud every secret II In Russia sue
picioos
We staad united for the cause With our
possessions sad blood. snd do not fear any evil
Ia the consciousness of Our inward purity.
That l try 10 Justify myself 10 you. Is nv
latest caprice II Is great weakness. and not
In accordance with our statutes, but your
thoughts shall not couple Sergius Lapo,in
with regicidc: t;se papers which you once car
Ticd nexi your breast did not leave sny stigma
and sm sEre you viii guard my secret What
matters It 20 mo what Count Dcgenfcid aud
others think Of moi
yet ono more disclosure have 10 nalsA
and rosrot that cannot sec pour taco ~ the
sarre ttno
7 Tho famous bluc-spccsacied NJ 10 Mar
onis do villeboispet tho gambler cad ID
venturcr. is--a sosect Partisan spy What
probably strengthened In its effect BY means
Of art, made HIN safe against suspicion.
Every swindicr. every dishonest gamestef.
naturally placed conndeuoe In him
FOR greater safety he had always with HIN
striking beauty. whose task Il was 10 eptrap
prominent young foreigners. In order 70 learn
things fiom them. which could b converted
into money In Paris.
"in his choice Of this last companion the
was not bod enough; she had In her heort real
lovc. and hoped 10 marry her lusty Horny with
tho money earned thus ] succeeded In gnin-
ing her confidence, and sho served mo. II not
altogether without benefit TO herssM faithfully
and successfully. and hope that long ere this
she hos met her Horny. and will mako him .
good littic wife. Thus . Thoroughbred Partisan
eccomplishcs all things. Do you wish 10 lrrow
something more Of 5crgius Lapotin a mans
He hes BECOME On cid chatterbox. and would
gladly tell yoa Of q spcndthr.ft youth and dis
appointed lifo> as o warning example. but he Is
too weary to DO so.
IF your journey homo tskcs you through
Geneva. ask at tho Hotel ce Ia Couronlc for
NO Ia and II poor sufferer sttl IL there. or
| II .hc has already taken his last louzcd-foe
Journey.
"s,iil one thing more! Ihave made my viii
! and deposited IL here.
my fortune belongs to my rsistsves; bat .
small part Ct IL eighty thousand francs, have
boQuosthed 70 Miss Elton, providing she be not
married before her twenty first year. Cheap
generosity. which will cost my relations nothing,
/ loarn her truc worth sooner. What do you
Think Rememssr me 70 Miss Rennert
'Au revolr In this world oe the naxt
| ''SxR0Ius LApoTIy."
| fastened TO Miss Rcnnert with this
letter. She met mo, bcaming with do
hight an open letter In her hand.
"Ellcn has written!' cried she. "hnd
she is 20 happy; do you want to read
stt?"
&"Wc will exchange" answered I,
taking the letter "Hero Is O long letter
from Lapotin."
When had read Ellen's letter, sat q
long time thinking. looked at Miss
Rennert; she was Just drying the tears
which Lapotin's lines had called forth.
"What would you say. deOr lady,
said !, slowly. III ! were TO leave you
too? Florence must DO very pleasant
Just now" She looked at me a second
inquiringly. then . smile PASSED owe,
her face.
go, go; God be with you!" cried shs
heartily.
pressed her hand warmly.
That sarnc afternoon I packed nay
trunk, took L. potin.s ring and left Nic<
by the evening train.
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