Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-04-21

VIII do very well. Your responsibility
will cease and your reward will be won
when you have delivered the packet
safely into the hands of man with a
similar flower pinned ia his coat, Who
will contrlve to ask you-now, when or
where | canno. tell you-for tue present
from his friend in London
Two days later Cecil found herself on
the deck of an outward bound steamer,
the parting over, the voyage begun.
On the snip the time seemed endless
to her, and she could settle to nothing.
Every day seemed week. She was in
fever OF Impotence to reach her desti-
nation, and get the critical period over
/ Yet, such IS human nature, when she was
! told by Il fellow passenger that they
would arrive the next morning, she
would have given as much to rctard
their progress as previously she would
| have given to accelerate it.
She was awakened about s o'clock in
the morning by the sudden cessation Of
accustomed motion as the Korniloff came
to standstill beside the quay at
Odessa.
Already the deck was strcwn with
luggage, crowded with passengers, aud
| in a wild state of cOmmotiou. Officials
in uniform were altixing large seals to
all trunks and packages, large and
small, prior to dispatching them to the
custom house to be opc le aud searched.
Other officials were scanning every
hole and corner of the steamer itself and
one stood in the galgHay, apparently to
prevent any one from going ashore.
ado they always search the ships like
thisl" asked Cecil of one of the officers,
with whom she had grown friendly
during the voyage.
NO, it isn't u,utl. You see they're
on the alert just now to stop certain
papers getting iuto this country The
pas 3engers-,ome Of the II at least-vill
very likely be searched, too. Nobody
has been allowed u land yet"
She felt herself turn red and then
white, and she ncrvou,ly fingered the
imitation rose which she had that NOM
ing pinned for the first time at her
throat.
"Mrs. PetrowiJch will be waiting 70.
me. Surely they'll let TIE iand now.'
81 dare say they will. I'll lind out
for you, said the sailor, kindly.
lie went up to one of the custom
house men and spoke to him in Russian.
"This young English laiy wishes to
90 ashore at once. There is nothing to
dclain Ler; suppose"
The official ceielauother, AMI the two
eyed Cecil and consulted toyctncr, o.
course, she could not understand word
Of what was passing, and in consequence
had to enderc awful suspense with as
sumed indifference.
1t was evident to her at last, however,
that taey had not the least suspicion
Of her, Tor one shrugged his shoulders
and walked away aud the other asked
in Frcnch, as a mere matter OF form:
"IIave you anything about yon, any
papers''
1t was for only an impcrceptiblc in
slant she hesitate |, and then she told the
first deliberate Inc she had ever told with
a CAIN face aud the blood nglny to her
very finger tips.
Ono
every good, mademo.selle. You ncel
not remain
Mrs. Petrowitch and one OF her girls
met her and took her home. she was
an m;able woman, aud no doubt the
governess would have been very com
Portable beneath her roof; but all the
same, if she coutd secure her $1,000,
Cecil did not intend to remain long III
Russia.
Tie following morning at about >
o'clock the front door was thrown open
in common with every otter door in
Odessa, and stream of people began to
pass in ald out
Every man who entered, whether he
we're gentleman or peasant, toOt two
eggs from the pile on the table, broke
one and ate a piece OF it, and presented
the other to the hostess or any other
female member Of the household with
the formula, "Christ is riseu." To which
the lady replied, "He is truly risen v
Cecil was watching the scene from n
corner VITA considerable interest, when
dark man, dressed like a peasant, al,
yanced and extended an egg to her. lie
wore a white rose, and he placed himself
before her so that his figure shielded her
from the room.
"YoU bring me present from my
friend in Lou lon," he said softly a1d
rapidly, in excellent English.
For answer The slipped the packet in-
to his hand.
He gave sort of sigh Of intense re-
lief and concealed it at once witaout the
least sign of confusion on his face.
When she raised her head to look
after him he was gone.
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon a
month later curious little scene was
enacted outside the entrance OF certain
large block of offices in London. A
Young lady drove up in iour-wneeler,
and sent boy into the building with
message.
A moment later man came out,
whose perpoxcd face suddenly Grim
soped with astonishment aud delight as
he saw her who wished to speak to him.
He shouted to the cabnan to drive on
anywhere, sprang into the vehicle and
clasped the girl in his arms.
"Cecil, my darling"
Crank |"
"Why didn't you write to tell me YOU
we're coming homer he pantc !. "WnY
are you back again so soonf WAat does
it meau2"
az wanted to surprise YOU On, Frank,
Two good news for you-such GOOD
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