Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-24

/ the most timid paving 81 Their hnphiieh'
hoofs, aud with over two hundred thou.
sand eyes admiring their matches per
fcetion.
Three sorry horses, cmacin'cd and sad,
rplashcd with mud aud covered with a
ragged harness. half string. hall leather,
advance slowly Into tho nronn. hchlnj
them trails a clumsy vehicle, made from
the barl Of the Russian fir tree and slialsi
like thu Iaplsnders hunting sled. VITA
dropping heads and dragging limbs the
weary beasts come forward and place
thrmselycs beside their aristocratic prele-
cr~ors A cry Of horror rises up from the
crowd. Leaning back In her box Neta
watches the late arrivals with fixed In
tsntness
The bell rings noisiiy. The rnce com.
mence-.
The hays lead by several lengths. The
middle horse, mn Old favorite, lifts his feet
with all the alluring charm OF a star Of the
nations hlppodfomc; bis companions,
brothers from the Don, thin and ardent,
run without effort. After them come the
Finianders tearing furiously on the rcips.
Sufficiently In the rear 10 astoni-h their
hackers are the Orlon s'alliona, vcritablo
wonders Of beauty aud breed.
FINALLY. following NJ long distance BE-
hind their royal leaders, are the three
| strange beasts with their f.aplAnjlsh sled.
| They run irregulnrly, and their little thin
bells glyc out q melancholy sound II lain
this order that the sic,ls pas Tor tho irst
time IN front Of the judges stand.
Half way on the second round the Fin.
lander. ning out their sturdy heels with
such velocity that they look like the half
circle Of bounding hoop They pass tho
bays. A quick swelling Of their massive
chests and they forge ahead
"Hurnhr' shrek the people. favished
with the success Of their favoritcs. Atthi-
moment the unknown peasant straightcns
up his giant frame. Pushing back tho
heavy MT drawn down TO his eyes. he grips
the .,.tIs with an Iron hand and gives n
curious prolonged whistle. His skeleton
horses are strangely mcihmornhosed. As
though IN answer 10 some supcrhnman
command, they give one gigantic leap aud
fairly ny. For q moment they run beside
the white stations
"rhe orlona lcadI'' screams the multi.
tude. then shoulders.
beyond the shapely heads Of the cliy'a
favoriiea stretched six dark, pointed ears,
20 he followed by three heads with glarlng
eyes and foaming, blood iiecked Jaws
With her body stretched half ont Of her
box vcia watches them with fascinating
eyes. Her chest heavcs, her limbs trcmble,
aud her face takes ON the anguish Of tho
lnboring brutes.
Don't worry" whispers Repinc, They
will lose"
'Thcy will winl' she answer. hoar,ely.
IL know them"
"The orloiis gain, says somebody in tho
next box.
"Ah" groans ve,a, and bites her lip to
the blood.
Once more the peasants whistle sthrtlc-
the still air. and with prodigiouS effort
his horses leave the othrrs behind. Trans.
figured by the waking Of their unknown
blood, carried away by n secret costacy,
with floating manen and sonorous breath.
they rush on toward the expected goal
They rraeh it--yictorious--winner by
three lengths.
For one .ong moment the people ~.
mute with stupefactlon. literally Incapable
~ applause. They stare open mounted nj
the sorlid beasts TINT have beaten the no
blest blood Of the land, then like ono man
thcy dash forward 10 look ~ them. 20 ask
their race and the name Of their uncouth
driver.
A. tho vIc,ors pass vcta leans out ia
look at them. Il must see them" she says
aloud.
At the sound Of that voice the peasant
starts. Lifting his head their eyes meet.
She pale-, but that Is all.
Months have passed, and the cxtrnor'
binary event that h-tonlshed the Peter
bourgeois Ia no more than ancient history.
Nobody has learned the identity Of thu
I'll IaHfl all Ian
sorcercr. Others thought him great doc
tor of some unknown science. whose pow,
srful potion had galvanized the exhausted
beasts. Hut II Is Nil only u memory now.
a new sensation |. ON tho tapls
All Sc. Petersburg l. talking Of the
marriage of Prince Alexander Rcpine "a
Princess Elisaycta Palnfona.
II Il evening, and Neta stands for the
first time Ia her husbands home She i
alone on great yeranda that half circle,
the palace. She still wears her wedding
dress, aud the stones u diamond tiara
sparkle In her hair.
Mistress" says voice behind her. She
turns TO confront her husbands faithful
old servant. mistress, a present await.
you at tho palace gate. Shall | lead you
thltheri"
"Yes."
She follows him down the steps with MI
the lazy insolence Of fine lady who grants
favor, her long gown sweeps the dow Oh
the grass, and tho moonlight mirrors II
self In the soft curves OF her naked arm
and shoulder.
Presently she stops. stricken by a mys
terlous influence. A moment more and 4
strange sight meets her view. They nr,
/ sh. ..Iu..r. al tha MAYA with a ,s.V.
from her hand Ivan goes. The horse,
whlnny roftly nj the sound Of her yoic,
and nose her hair and faeo with doglikl
gcnilencss.
"why are you hercir she whispers,
sudden cstch In her throat that she stiie,
against the emaolatsd cheek nearest her.
From out Of tho deep shadow comes
trembling voice. "Why do you weep
prlnccssp Il says.
She sees him now for tho frat time, still
In his peasants garb and with head un
covered. low before her. II Il noble head
with splendid lines and beautiful mouth
but worn and Swallowed ~ those Of III,
furnished beasts beside him.
"why Aro they like this, Sergiusi IN,
best racers In tho kingdom could hay,
brought their price. There certainly wa
no need TO starye them"
1--WE have starved together. princess" h.
answers, gently.
Then the story that the people tell &
truefn
quite true"
With tho skeleton creatures hstweer
them they are silent wayering moment
Then. with mute caress of their unkemp
necks, he says "Be kind 70 scrglus llotz
HAS only friends, Good night. Ellsayeti
Repinc."
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