Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-24

Two days lAer Cecil Iouni herSeit on
the de:k OF an ouswar1-boun steamer,
the parting over, the voyage begun.
Ga the ship tie time seemed endless
to her, sad she could settle to nothing.
Every day seemed week. She was In
a fever OF impatienc, to reach her desti-
nation, and get the critical period over.
Yet, such is human nature, when she was
told by fellow-passenger that they
would arrive the next morning, she
would have given as much to retard
their progress as previously she would
have giveu to &C ;eieFate 1t.
She was awakened about S O'CLOCK in
the morning by the sudden CESSATION of
accustomed motion as the KorliloG came
to stanistill beside the quay at
Odessa.
Already the deck was strewn with
luggage, crowded with passengers, and
10 wild state Of commotion. Officials
in unltorm were aifirlns large seals to
all trunks and packages, large AMI
small, prior to dispatcaiug taen to the
custom house to be opeael and searched.
Other officials were scanning every
hole and corner Of the steamer itself aud
one stood in the sangway, apparently to
prevent any one from going ashore.
"'Do they always search the ships like
this2" asked Cecil Of one of the officers,
with whom she had grown friendly
during the voyage.
mo, it isn't usual. You see they re
oa the alert just now to stop certain
papers getting into this country. The
pas engers-some of the n at least-Sill
very likely be searched, too. Nobody
has been allowed to lind yet"
She felt herself turn red and then
white, and she nervously fingered the
imitation rose which she had that morn
ing pinned for the first time at her
throat.
"Mrs. Petrowitch will be waiting 70.
me. Surely they'll let me land now"
~ dare say they will. I'll fad out
for you," said the sailor, kindly.
He went up to one of the custom
house men and spoke to him in Russian.
"This young English lady wishes to
go ashore at once. There is nothing to
oetain her; suoposef
The official called another, ami the two
eyed Cecil and consulted together. OF
course, she could not understand a word
Of what was passing, and in consequence
had to endere awful suspense with as
sumed indifference.
1t was evident to her at last, ho wcver,
that they had not the least suspicion
of her, for one shrugged his shoulders
and walked away aud the other asked
in French, as mere matter of form:
"Havc you anything about yon, any
papersl"
1t was for only an iuperceptible in
slant she hesitated, ald then she told the
first deliberate lie she had ever told with
calm face and tue blood tin Cling to her
very finger tips.
"No."
every good, madenoiselle. You nee /
not remain"
Mrs. Petrowitch aud one of her girls
met her aud took her home. Sac was
an nmiable woman, AMI no doubt the
governess would have been very com
Portable beneath her roof; but all the
same, if she could secure her $40, 900,
Cecil did not intend to remain long in
Russia.
The following morning at about .
O'Clock the front door was thrown open
in common with every other door in
Odessa, and stream of people began to
pass in and out.
Every man who entered, whether he
were gentleman or peasant, too, two
eggs from the pile on the table, broke
one and ate piece of it, and presented
the other to the hostess or any other
female member OF the household with
the formula, "Christ is rlsen." To which
the lady replied, "He is truly risen."
Cecil was watching the scene from a
corner with considerable interest, when
a dark man, dressed like a peasant, ad
vanced and extended an egg to her. He
wore white rose, and he placed himself
before her so that his figure shielded her
from the room.
"You bring me q present from my
friend in London" he said softly and
rapidly. in excellent English.