The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-29

remained present till the end of the trial,
but as soon as he had seen the president
enter his private room he had disappeared.
without taking time to change his costume,
ne hurried to his house, which was situated
in a remote quarter of st. Petersburg, He
t. ought he would be able to flee, CARRYING
of with him his most valuable property and
the necessary money. It took, of course,
time before an answer from the chief pro-
cur tor could reach the judge.
Dss.1.Ie had crossed several streets, wnen
in a dark and deserted alley n man sudden
ly appeared and touched him on the shout
der. The procurator turned round with a
feeling of terror. On his left stood Bello,
on his right Poleno. Both still wore the
nabob's livery. Darine felt by no meana
treasured at the sight of the two nihilists.
However, he affected perfect repose and
"Ah. Is TIM your What do you want of
me? i an lost! This nabob was a traitor!'
Bello put his large hand on his shoulder,
Really, Procurator Darine? The nabob
was a traitors? And you tell that to us?
Fear has blinded you; you do not see that
traitor? And, pray. what are you, Darine?"
Darine succumbed under the pressure:
his knees gave way n he stammered:
"You are bent upon mischief! Your faces
look ominous!"
"Look around. Darine,'' said Poleno in
LIS u6cp, uOllOW fOlCGy koS where ClHuC6
has led you!'
Darine mechanically followed P~oleno's
finger and shuddered. The fact was, the
narrow alley in which they were standing
ended in the Assumption Perspective and
the eye fell upon the still smoking ruins of
the phalanstery of the Asiatic.
do you remember, Darine, that we once
told you there: If you betray us, Darine,
take care! You will lind us ready to avenge
our brethren!' You have betrayed us; the
hour is at hand and we are here"
While he was speaking Poleno moved for
ward and forced Darine to do the same.
Thus they now stood, facing the ruins of
the phalanstery.
II did not betray you alone!'' said Da-
rine, "all your heads"
"What is that to us? We know only you!
Thu turn of the others will come! Darine,
you treachery has postponed for years the
triumph of our ideas! Darine, you have
displeased the man who made us rich aud
happy. The man has condemned you. Da-
rine you are going to die!' added Bello.
''Die!" cried Dafine. You want to MUIR
der mel" He jumped back and began to
cry: "Murder! Murder! Help! Help"
THE society acts slowly. You might es-
cape its vengeance. Our action is prompter.
Darine began to roar Poleno had driven
a dagger into his breast.
"Help! MUIR"
He could not complet the word. Bello
seized him by the throat. Poleno drew out
the dagger and drove it in one more, up to
the hilt. Bello let go and the body rolled
into the ashes of the ph~alanstery. Poleno
pushed it with his foot.
'This is done!' he said. ''Bello, are you
coming with me?"
where are you going2"
I look up the scattered brethren, to
reconstruct the ph%alanstery, to work the
rnynrnrntInn ~ ur0infr fn hnrAvnA ~ ou.1Dn
Will you share such power with mey"
Bello shook his head. "You call that
power. Subterranean intrigues, contempt.
the fear of punishment and II wretched
death at the end! No. Poleno! Our roads
lie in different directions. Let us part
here!''
where are you going?"
Have you forgotten that we have some
money waiting for US at the nabob's
banker? There is no time to lose. The
nabob may be- arrested. God knows what
may happen him to day or tomorrow"
"Ah! YOU speak already of God"
"Have not you also 100000 roubles!"
Poleno pushed him inside. "Out OF the
way. mercenary% SOUL"
"Ha! hal" Bello laughed and then left
quickly, for he had heard the even step of a
squad OF policemen resounding in the next
narrow street.
The steps grew every moment more dis
tinct IL o Poleno also heard them, He
hid behind an aneAe i'll the wall. 1t was a
dark night and the policemen did not notice
Datine's body. When they were gone Po-
leno climbed ovsr the wall. The next day,
at sunrise. found the melancholy nihilist
still wandering, still dressed in the gorgeous
livery of the nabob of Cawnpore, dark and
dismal looking, among the ruins Of the
phalanstery.
CHAPTER XXIX.
FAREWELL. 8
The court of appeals set aside the ver-
diets and the case OF Count Lanin was tried
u second time, complicated now by the