The Dickinson press., 1893-01-07

'iieruusc | love you."
Think ofall ! have suffered at 1.-THE hands
OF your :ather."
II or-ct nothing. Would to Heaven i
could. l;ut lat us fly rom here. Escape
may be Impossible, bu ut least we can die
togrthcr.'
She laughed again like one be-c:t of
reason. and aid ~pas-ionrtc!y:-
'Think You ] can forget my fathers
wrongs, my fathers "iicrings, and his cruel
pamy me across siberia, l saw in You an in
s,runacnt of vengeance, and | extracted
from o q solemn oath that you would
render me u service. Now, after long,
weary months of waiting and painful sus-
tense. and in this Supreme moment. when
the lives ut$u many of those wrc;chcd eX-
lies are ut stake, | call upon you tn fulfill
your VOW, sworn on the lkon and sworn on
the Gross. the sacred emblem OF your
Church; Dare yvii break that vow?"
"No,' he ALTERED. mot If you will not re-
lease me-"
II viii not release you. l demand the
sacriiicr.'
For some moments he seemed to endure
n terrible struggle with himself; then a
change came over him, an unnatural calm
ness; and approaching her. he said
$50 i've it. You are pitiless in your hour
of triumph. | cannot blame you. My
father has imili ted upon yon
sna yours irreparablc wrong; and, though
he be father OF mine, ! con ,css that he de-
serve, death. But |, at leas', who have
loved YOU, who have endured hardship
and made sacrifices for your sake, am sure
~ worthy at Il better late than that you re-
serve t"r me.
But like a moth that Filters around the
fame. dnzzirl aud bewildrrcd by its bril-
li,ncy, so have l been dazlicl and bcwil-
ed bv y"tr beauty, andss now like the burnt
moth can only writ',e and die. Farewell,
Rachel .Ara,na we shalt meet 10 moro, but
SO lon, as you draw the breath o! lite think
of me with some pity, some kindly thought,
Tor | have been true to yon to death
lie could say no more. Emotion chok-
ed him, and turning from her he hurried
away. She made movement as ii she
would follow and recall him, but checking
herself she murmurcd: "No it is Fate"
On he went on into the darkness ofthc
night. and made his way to wherethe strug-
gle still ragged, and where the heap of slain
and wound"l--,rend and foe mingled to
gcthcr-,howcd low fierce and pit less the
struggle had been. llcqnicKened his pace
until with Il rush he came between the cross
fire of the r~ontcnd:nS par les. and fell rid.
died with bullets. The phantom that had
lu'ed him so far and so long had COM
than become u rarricidc, courtcl and
found death. But even j he had attempt
cd 10 MAKE the sacrifice Rac;tcl demanded
OF him he would have been too la'e, tor
little while before Peter Alexie!f had been
smitten TO death by Paul l'elrovna.
Peters fail disheart ned his followers,
although they still cndeavored TO oTer-
come the rebels. But so far Petrovna had
ACCOMPLISHED his purpose, and he made
good his escape but not alone, for, as he
hat pronisei his wife he would do, he
took Rachel with MIN. 1t seemed to her
that she had nothing fur her to live Tor.
but he encouraged her. persuaded her. and
She went with him. About two dozen
Others got away at the same time, and
travelling with all speed they reached the
spot OH the coast whore il was arranged the
steamer should be in waiting, and there
they found her.
Catherine WELCOMED her husband with
dclirious ". and when all were embark
cd the rail craft headed Tor the open,
and, Il ter Il terribly stormy and p rllous
passasr, during which she was o ten in
dam er OF founder ng, she reached the coast
o.! JAY an. There the escaped exiles dis
pr,scd. but Ca'hariuc, Paul and Rachel
made their way to Yokohama, where
Rachel got financial assistance from one OF
her race in busin" there, and she and her
colnpanionS took passage in an English
steamer bound for London.
But Paul r,rovna was not destined te
reach his destination. Naturally Il delicate
man, the suffering and hardship lie had
gone tiirou II had so Undermined his con
stitution that lie gradually faded away and
dictl dt Scu, anu II y .tutlllNl wiz, iIldDiG u
cndurc his loss, threw herself overheard
md followed him even into the darkness
OF the grave.
For Rachel Arama q better fate was ir
store, Tor on rcarhingLnndon and presenting
herself to the Rabbi thereshe heard. to lie.
JOY. that Moshka Umarski. who had verify
walked through :le Valley ofthe Shadow
of Death. still lived, and was in London,
although seriously ill. As may be imagined.
it wa not long be ore once more they Were
face to face; once more they were c.aspcc
in each others arms. He had managed t.
effect his escape from Siberia, though the
suffering he had endured had we'll Nigh
driven him mad, and he had reached Lon.
don q wreck,
Rachel nurscd him through a long illness
until ut last she was enabled to lay hel
head upon his breast and murmur Illus
band"
Seldom have men and women-pledget
to each other as ioverS--bcen called ulOr
to endure tor Faiths sake what they hav.
endured. and yet in the end be rewarded
with lruition of their hopes. They have
been prosecuted, but they had found thei:
reward; and from u land of darkness ane
cruelty they had been delivered into q lant
ofligit and freedom. They had suffered
as others had suffered before them; but the.
could exclaim with their race Throughout
the world
sour bodies die, but our faith lives"
Post nubila PhGbus!