Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-12-01
FOR the sake OF this miserable conk

:. iew devoted women, with y, (
children. did repair to that lonely ana
nu -o.-tle- world spot where they
we're deprived OF all the com orts Of civil
cation, and is' lated from everything that
cou d make life eni yah c.
But love tai"S no count nt cost and sui
ieriny For tho loved ones sake it will
ace danger and privation. shame and
lie tn cannot deter 1t. For loves sake
women nave become & ants in their powers
Q. endurance. Ohstac cs that would have
dauntcd .he bravcst of men they have over
como and, when called Upon to do so,
they lave sacrificed themseve, without n
moan :os those who were deu TO them.
1t was hardly to be rNpec ell that one
whose beauty was so conspicuous as was
Eachels should, i'll place like Kara, es-
ca, the attention OF the young men. 1t
soon spread amongst the officials that a
young and beautiful Jcwess had arrived on
her way 10 the East with Government
permit. She was no longer the blushing
girl, shrinking with maiden tilnidity and
bashfulness from the gaze OF the curious
rs we knew her in her fathers house ut St.
Petersburg.
Sorrow, trial, privation, wrong, and
suffering had placed their indclible stamp
upon her lace but she was beautiful still:
And thus it came about that >hc attracted
the notice of a young sub-otticrr named
Peter Balakhin, who was attached to the
police staff He began to secretly press his
attentions upon her. She repulsed him.
Then he was cowardly enough to say that
he would get up charge against her. and
she would be thrown into the prison, and
perhaps kent at the mines for years
Horrifed at this prospect, and knowing
now by bitter experience how easily 4
utterly powerless the victim was to re ist
it or Obtain redress. especially if the victim
happened to be Of the Jewish persuasion
she turned in her distress to her friend and
tellowsutferer Catherine Tor advice.
1.-The God of Jacob pity me, Catherine"
she cried. when she had told her story
"what shall do?'
For some moments Catherine was silent
Sh" saw the danger but she rose to the
situation. and. LAYING her hands on Rachcl's
shoulders, she said
You are roman, with u woman's wit.
Circumvent this mam. Play with HIM;
twist him about your finger; deceive i'm
to US. Use him. But az Delilah besray
ed Sans IL, so You can betrav this dog
Peter Balakhin when the right moment
comes. Have l said enougl?"
Yes" answered Rachel. sorrnwfully,
and though every sense She possessed re-
| vol ed against the decep ion she would
have to practice, she knew there was no
| other course. and she braced herself up for
it.
But there was another man in the Sc tie
mcnt who had be attracted to her He was
a convict. who 10y .,uod conduct d earned
the right to 1--we as a free convict When
he heard that a Jewe,s by the name of Rach-
ell Arnn,a had come here his heart almost
st cd still with the great shock 0 surprise.
Then W Id joy thrilled his nerves, and
sent the b God cou,sing madly though his
veins. He watched her without being
seen. He allowed weeks o apse, and he
ma &c no attemp' to let her know the effect
her presence had upon hin.
He discovered that Pc er Balakhin was
per>ccuting her with his attentions. But
he remained silent. He heard his leliow-
cnnv cts comment freely on the f,ct that
"Ralakfin was smtten with the handsome
JeweSs." Still he RENAME silent. and yet
he watched and watched and wa chcd;
gaZcd after her with passio ae longing;
| and murmured dark threats 4 :ainst Balak
hin.
And he name of this convict upon whom
Rachel eXerted such strange effect was
MUshka jmanski.
Ito BE CONTINUED