Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-11-25

viii be at the same place tomorrow At the
came time"
'TM be there mastas. no fear. Good night.
gentlemen"
"Good night" 3 lsoi
The boatman pushed of, while Tarsaf.4d
DHgo groped their way up the dark and
slippery steps over my head. knew the
other was Drigo by the sound Of his harsh.
cultural voice cursing as he stumbled.
As soon as dared slipped from my hid
ing place and ran up the stairs like q cat.
When reached the top, saw their figures
standing up sharp and black against the
light farther up the alley--Taras, square
and erect; Drigo, with Ills head buried in
his shoulders THEY pgs \" at the side
door of the Joy and raped lightly. The
light from within fell upon Taras' fair
beard as the door opened A few words
were interchanged in low tone. the door
closed, and the two men went ON. turning
the corner under the gas lamp into Sweet
Apple lane. | did not attempt to follow
them, dreading to pass the door where
Putty might still be standing. but stood
there with a feeling like the craving for
food In my breast until the impulse to
overtake Taras and speak 10 him, even
though Drigo were still with him, over
!
alley and along the lane. straining my eyes
with mad desire to see him again
They were gone; the lane was empty.
| When reached High street and stopped
there, painting foE breath, not q soul was to
be seen to the right or left, not a sound
broke the dead silence. gave up the pur-
suit In despair and returned slowly In de-
lection The light was out In the Joy
I I int ha folf
my way through the storerooms to nay cor
ner in the loft and lay down to sleep. com
| forting myself with the reflection that
should certainly see Taras again the next
night.
| When looked out in the morning. l saw
Drigo and Putty on the balcony, giving di-
rections 70 a carpenter who was patching
up the window shutters When that job
was done, the man put some screws in the
bolt Of the passage door. Drigo and Putty
looking on all the while Taras was not
with them, nor did see anything of him
buy some food with the money had earned
the day before, creeping under the stairs
and behind tie barge and SO round by
Johnson's yard into Sweet Apple lane that
might not be seen from the Joy. When
the carpenter had done his work, they all
went in by the passage, bolting the door
after, and / saw no more OF them.
| As soon as it was dark went to my hid
ing place under the stairs, but was less
patient than had been the night before,
and could not control my agitation IS the
time drew near for Taras to come again.
Ny teeth chartered. my body and limbs
trembled and shook with feverish excite
ment. yet knew not why. As the clock
struck 2 the police boat passed by About
| five minutes later another boat came out
of the murky distance and drew toward
the staifs AZ itpulled into the stairs !
counted five men packed In the stern, and
! Iknew by the number that Taras had found
| his friends. My heart sank In bitter disap-
pointment, for had made up my mind to
! speak to him il he came alone with Drigo.
Now. there was no pretext for speaking to
him-he was not in danger With his
three friends he was more than a match
for Drgo and Putty, supposing they had
evil intentions toward him,
They landed, and having discharged the
waterman groped their way up the dark
stairs to the landing above, where they
stopped, talking together in a low voice
and in their own tongue. Eventually Drigo
| left them and went up to the Joy to see
that the road was clear. Meanwhile, made
reckless by my unsatisfed yearnings, had
| left my place, and following them noise
lessly up the steps stood now almost with
| in arms reach of Taras. | distinguished
the profile of his face quite clearly against
the faint light beyond as he turned to speak
a few cheering words to one of his friends
the bold, handsome outline of his aquiline
nose, the curve of his mustache and his
short, pointed beard. Almost fancied
could see in his face the expression of hap
piness in having rescued his friends. Twas
envious of that kindly regard bestowed up
ON another, and drawing step nearer. by
an instructive impulse, raised my hand and
laid it timidly on his arm. The act was not
Intentional. Icould not help doing it.
The movement was seen by his compan.
ion, who started with a stified cry of alarm
Taras, seeing me, spoke few low words OF
remonstrance to his friend that seemed te
say: "What are you afraid Of? It's only q
poor, miserable waif." Then, recognizing
me at a second glance, he exclaimed softly
in English;
"Ah, it is youp
"Yes, me-the kipper." tried to say, bu'
my voice was thick with feverish agitation
and my words unintelligible.
You have come to tell US that it Is all
right" he said. adding, after he had giver
this explanation to his friends, Its very
good of you." and he nodded at ME agair
with that kind smile that had wrought
such a mysterious effect upon my nature.
Just then Drigo whistled softly from tn,
side door of the Joy, and Taras hurried hi.
friends forward, leaving me there with
more happiness in my heart than had fell
in the whole of my life.
WAITED on the landing until they had
all filed into the Joy. Then Slipped
past the closed door and ran across to tn,
archway in Sweet Apple lane opposite
the house / knew that there was no &C
commodation for the party in the Joy
and that as soon AS the escaped men hat
changed their clothes they would CONF
away. As there was no other way bu
through Sweet Apple lane they must pas
me, and should see Taras once more.
had stood there not many minutes
when l heard glass crash in the Joy
and the next moment there was deeI
thud as If some one had thrown himsel
against the door; then there followed |
stifled cry, the shuffiing Of feet and tn
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