The Dickinson press., 1892-10-22

preston OF intense loathlnS he added,
'.Jewess. YOU are either mad or a fool
OF Il man who has mutilated and d;Sfigured
me. Firstly. l have no interest that would
prevail IN such q case. l am out a SER
want ofthe Law. The law is stern but lust.
This man. who is your father, has shed the
blood ola subject OF the Gar. Therefore
the law must deal with him, tor he is guilty
OF murder-"
Rachel shnddered, and exclaimed
mo. no; it is false. lie bui defended
his life and the lives of those who were
dear to him. He was the attacked, not the
aftacker. And the law that would punish
The law will punish him." sneered
;AleSieff; therefore the law is harbarous
by the rule you lay down. Again. l repeat
that your father is a murderer-'' Rachel
shrank away, and hiding her lace with her
hands, she sobbed. But the Chief of the
Police was pitiless, and he went on:
Secondly, surprising that l had interest
could you expect me to use it in his fay
Rachel drew herself up. The tear-wet
face was pale now, and her eyes glowed
with indignation and rising wrath. She
spoke with emphasis and excitedly
thus
II should expect you to use it on the
grounds of common humanity; and for
the reason that he who shows not mercy
here may expect zone when having passed
the portals of the grave, he stands
at the Great Gods bar of judgment on
Alexiefr laughed scornfully as these
words fell from her lips, and he made
answer
Between the Jew and the Christian
there Is little in common. In Christ
the Christian places his homes. and
Christ t'' has said. He "'s who o'pi believes S"s
not in Me cannot be saved Christ is the
Son OF @ ID, and spoke in the name of God.
The Jews deny Christ, and believe not in
in Him. Therefore is the Jew damned.
How then shall l., a Christian, be called to
cast from Gods mercy?"
Ale1ietf seemed to think that his sophis-
try and false logic were u~nMlswerable, for
he paused and looked at her, and in his
look he seemed to say: "There, that SETS
the whole matter at rest. You can make
no reply to that"
But she did not attempt to reply: She
theology with him, but to plead for her
however, that she had made amistake, and
her racial pride caused her to feel that it
were better that both she and her father
died than that they should be under an
obligation to euch a heartless tyrant as
Peter Alexieff. And SO she remarked, as
she drew her veil about her f ,ce again:
Mercy is not in you. So be it. l will
go, and in Heavens goodtime the wronged
shall be righted, and mayhap your eyes
will be opened to your errors"
She turned. and in the doorway still
stood Pavlotf. barring her exit.
and with a low chuckle as of triumph.
Rachel turned to him once more, and o
for the first time o thrill of fear swept
through her, for she realized that this man
was her foe and her fathers foe. "You
say" he continued, that some day may
hap my eyes may be opened to my error.
l claim not to be free from errors, but my
eyes can see them not, for has not your
father deprived me of part of my sight?
That is a wrong that all your tears, all his
repentance, and all the wealth he could
command could not right. No, woman, l
hate your father with a hate that not even
his death could crafty. God forbid that
crush his heart, and torture him as he has
tortured me-"
Rachel uttered q suppressed cry, and a
rising sob choked something she would
have said. Alexieff struck a bell that stood
upon his desk. Pavloff moved on one side,
and two gendarmes entered, their swords
drawn.
This woman" said Alexieff,. "has utter
ed threats against me and used seditio VI
language. She is your prisoner"
He had been writing as he spoke, and
handing to one otthe gendarmes an order of
conimittal. which, as Chief OF the Police,
ne had full power to DO under the despo.ic
sponsible for er until You place her in the
safe keeping OF Litoyskiv Zanok. Go. You
know your duty"
For some moments Rachel looked as
though she had been suddenly turned to
stone. But as the gendarmes laid their
hands upon her shoulders she %shuddered,
and with that shudder u strange change
seemed to come over her. She drew her
veil on one side with a movement OF pas
sion, and with eyes of fire she looked al
Alexietf until he quailed.
"XoM are a traitor and a dog, she Kissed,
you, or Heayen itself will be unjust"
Remove her" cried the Chief OF the
Police. hoarsely;, and. obeying the order,
to Paylotf, who waited his chiefs pleasure,
Alexietf said: "My son is safe, any way;
and if l can prevent it, it will be long ere
the prison doors swing open to let her
free.h
One would have thought that with this
been satisfied, for he knew only too we'll
that he could trump up information that
would serve to keep Rachel in prison Inv
definitely. But that was not enough for
him. He wished not only to humiliate
butt crush the Split ofthe unfortunate girl,
and his position enabled him to do it eff.
tectually.
Three days later he went to Litovsiky
Zamok with his friend and patron Count
Suvorof, who. amongst many Other otfici Il
duties he undertook, was that OF inspector
OF prisons. The coward, Peter Aiexieff
was determined that Rachel should be
flogged, tiogging being one of the common
est punishments in all the prisons, and re.
had told the Count that r .chel had not
only threatened him but had used the most
violent language in speaking of the Ear
and of Russia. The Count was only too
ready to believe anything that was said
against the Jews, and. as his mind had
been greatly intlamed against Arama, he
been incarceroted.
What OF you new prisoner, the Jewess?"
he asked oftle governor ofthe prison, who
bore the reputation of being a particularly
brutal person.
She is refractory answered the govern
Now, it should be explained what was
meant by being refractory. Rachel had
been de ,icately nurtnred and brought up,
and her whole being reyolted against the
dirt. the filth, the coarse fare, and hardship
OF the prison. Suddenly called upon to do
the most laborious and degra ling work not
only was her strength unequal 10 it but
she protested hat it was an outrage to ask
her 10 undertake it. since she had commit
ted no crime. This was what the oycrnor
termed being refractory, and it afforded
Alexieff the very excuse and opportunity
he wanted; SO, turning to the Count, he
said
ut seems almost difficult to teach these
people a lesson, but surely there should be
some means ofgiving this .saucy Jewess to
understand thar, naylhg broker law.
she must submit to the law"
The Count was not obtuse. He compre-
hended and took the hint.
1.-THE rod should do it, I" he answered.
You hear" exclaimed Alexieff, exult-
ingly to the governor. "Let the woman
be beaten at once and lift lease his great
ness. the Court, he and I will witness the
punishment"
His greatness" signifed that it would
please him. and the governor gave orders
that Rachel was to be prepared
In ten minutes time they were notified