Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-01
WANTED, A GOYERNESs.

salary SO. rsisrencss exchanged Apply ser
s0aaliy between = aud to-day 20 kANsE-
RoFF, E.hngaam Hotel
He was an elderly Russian. slightly
gray, the ssKanseroff" of the news
paper advertisement He spoke En-
slish. like the majority Of his we'll
educated eompatriots. with scarcely
Perceptible accent
When Cecil Pentreath. with out
ward compOsure aud inward tribula-
HoH, vas shown into his private
sitting room At the Langham hotel
that afternoon. he laid down the
Times and regarded her pretty face
with evident appreciation.
At the end OF FIVE minutes he said
he believed she would suit his friends,
add that he would pay her passage
cut TO Odessa. prOviding-and he did
not doubt that it would be the case
each found the others references
satisfactory.
mI will give you till this time to-
snorrow to consider the matter and
make such inquiries as you think
proper, " he said. in conclusion
Anyhow. suppose L need not start
for week or two?' she asked Il
should ike a little while in which to
take leave OF my friends. =
Naturally you would. he answered
kindly. There is no immediate
hurry. A fortnight hence would suit
the Pettowitchs very we'll I've no
doubt"
The next afternoon. having per-
feetly satisfied herself in the interim
anent the responsibility OF her future
employers. she went TO keep her ap-
pointment with Mr.. KaiseroT.
He was not alone to-day. Another
man WIS in the room, a younger man.
who was seated at a writing-table
strewn with papers. and who merrily
glanced 40 and bowed as she entered,
and then paid no more attention to
her.
Kanser0if rose courteously. shook
hands. and asked her to sit down
well, Miss Pentreath," he said,
''and have you decided TO 90 to
Russia"
YES" she answered simply.
As she spoke she was conscious
that the stranger-hIs interest sud
denly awakened had turned his
head. aud was looking at her earn
estly; the keen scrutiny rendered heI
somewhat uncomfortable He said
something rapidly to his friend il
Russian From the note ofinquiry il
his voice. and the mention Of hel
own name and that Of PetroWitch, il
the reply, she guessed correctly thai
he had asked who she was
In the ensuing few minutes. while
she discussed business matters anC
settled the date Of her departure. sh'
was sensible Of the fact that ever,
word she uttered was being absorbet
and criticised by the man at tn,
other end Of the room, and that al
the time he was watching her clOsel,
that his eyes never left her face.
When at length she rose to 90 h
called Kanseroff aside. and the latte
left the girl with brief apology an,
a request that she would remain
moment.
The two men talked eagerly, ez
citedly; but it was the stranger VIII
was having most Of the say. Sh
could not understand them, OF course
Ii appeared to her, however. that h
was making some proposal Of whic
kanserof did not approve. At las
the elder gave in, but half convinced
and shrugged his shoulders, remark
ing in English
''Well. have your own way. b.
you must make your own arrang,
ments; / shan't interfere"
The young man turned abruptly
Cecil, Who had been watching II
little scene with natural curiosity.
miss Pentreath, would you like
earn S.. 0O02"
A rush Of color flushed Cecil
face.
'Ah-yes. she said with lit
gasp in her voice. s'But why do "
ask me? How could make
muchP"
by leaving England in two da
instead Of two weeks. and taking
little packet OF papers with you
little packet that is of such great il
portance to my family that do n
care to transmit it in the ordina
way. through the post i"
The girls clear eyes met the mar
bewildered, questioning. Then
sudden light dawned upon her; h
motive became clear.
ooh" she cried, and her brea
came aud went rapidly, sin pla
words, sir you want me TO smugs
papers into Russia which would 2
me into trouble were they discover
by the police?"
Yes $
"Then | must declines it would
wrong"
"On the contrary" he said qui,
ly 1T would be right You mig
even be the means Of saving my lif
His tone and manner were earne
Whether he was speaking the trl
or whether this earnestness i
merely assumed to convince her,
was difficult to say, but the girl v
satisfied
MAY a7l; @'hy you have chos
sne FOR tli4 No-i,