The Dickinson press., 1892-09-03

"Then mark this-I will not fight you"
"Then do l brand o rs a coward"
answered Alexieif. "But l can wait; and
lie who waits wins"
His GOODNESS OF manner and self command
were in striking contrast to his passion ola
few minutes ago. and served to stamp him
us all extraordinary man, no less than u
dangerous one. He uttered no more
words, but went his way; and, having
secured his cloak and hat, he passed out Of
the house into the night.
Rachel was terribly alarmed. She divin-
ed, too surely, from what had passed, that
it was in lyan's nature to be an implacable
he had said which was unmistakably a
menace. Blu Moshka comtorted her. He
told her that there was no danger. That he
who spoke loudest actsd the least. That
Alexietf was al idle boaster, and that he
feared him not.
will l fight him and slay him-'
ooh. no, moi" cried Rachel. Though you
had justice OH your side, think you that
the Staying ola Christian by one of our
despised race would be forgiven2 Wemust
avoid him; and when you are my husband
you can take ME away, and he will forget
me.
Moskha was thoughtful. He knew that
minded him that he could hope for no
mercy ifhe slew a Christian. Law there
was Tor the Jew in Russia, but justice was
her words he said mournfully:-
"Yes. my vel i-beloved, we must endure
in silence, Persecution and wrong are u
lot. But thou art mine, and l shall hold
thee, even at the peril OF my life"
AT these words there came into Rachel's
superb face a new expression that had
never been there before. 1t was an ex-
nr1SSiOn nf onYiofv Uh3Nh che IN vain
tried to conceal, Tor she knew intuitively
that there was danger. Her people lived
on the thin crust OF a volcano that might
any moment burst forth and scatter them
to the winds. Already harsher, s%terner,
and more unjust laws and DEGREES had
in ST. Petersburg since the accession Of
Peter Alexietf to power. twas we'll known
that he and his patron, Count Nicholas
S%uvorof, whose creature he was. were un
compromising haters of the Jewish race.
Aud when Alexiott WAS in.tali"d OF tho
to one another: "An evil day dawns for
us; this man is pitiless."
Remembering this, Rachel %shuddered,
for she felt as ii shadows of some coming
sorrow had enveloped her. Then she and
Moshka went to Aaron and told him all
that had ID happened d; and and when he had
Selves my children, and fear not. 1van's
anger and passion will pass away. In a
few days it will be summer Then YOU
shall go to the country, and your
whereabouts shall be kept secret
until the time comes for Moshka to take
you to his house as his BRIDE"
Rachel drew comfort from her fathers
words, and hope rose strong again. and in
O lew days it was summer as Aaron had
said. For uMmer Iii Russia comes Tn
with a suddenness that's like "a marvel to
the foreigner who knows not the climate.
1t is even as a transformation scene. The
winter sun descends one night in a sky of
glowing green, which is fecked with gold
and crimson bars. and on the morrow the
heat has come. The birds are carolling in
every tree, the buds are bursting. the earth
is aglow with flowers. Then there is An
exodus from st. Petersburg, for the sum
body who can goes into the country, and
the butshinks, or street sentinela, sleep
peacefully i'll their boxes, which stand at
the corner of every street.
Aaron Arama had II country house in
the village of Tsarsko Selo, not very far
known as "the Royal village" Tor it is a
collection OF villas all built of wood, and
was founded by Catherine H., who reared
it as a refuge for oppressed serfs. There is
a palace there which Is at once an excres-
cence and a wonder; for architectura.ly it
with exotic wood that cost more than q
hundred roubles for every square yard; and
there is one room that is entirely lined
with transparent amber. To this Village
the elite of St. Petersburg go to spend tie
summer, and thither went Aaron with his
wife ard dau liter and Moshka Umanski.
As the weeks sped away and Rachel
heard not and saw nothing of Ivan
AlexieR,. her shadowy fears leh
her. and she grew bright and happt
again-so happy In the company of lin
whose bride she was to be. But at last
Mcshka had to return to the CAPITAL. 70,