The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-25
CHAPTER III.


The summer Is far advanced. The
flowers in the garden surrounding Gen.
Polevoi's mansion are in full bloom,
scenting the air with their sweetness
It is evening, and daylight has almost
passed.
Now dark form creeps along the
bushes, and stops at every sound. All
is very silent in. the old mansion, and
only faint light appears in one of the
lower windows On steals that dark
form; the light from the window falls
| upon the face 1t is Adrian's, but it is
awfully changed. Deep lines are upon
the once smooth brow, his beard is long
and matted, and there is terrible
fierceness about the dark eyes. On he
steals towards the window. He has
come to see Nadege once more, before
he flies from that hateful land for ever
Now his breath comes with a gasp;
his horny hand clutches at his heart.
All! Have not ten years of agony killed
that love?
Nadcge is before him, and she sp-
pears more beautiful to him than ever.
She is alone in the room. A book is
upon her lap, but she is not reading.
As the wretched man gazes at her, his
mind wanders back to the night he held
that beautiful woman in his arms, when
he bade her farewell for ever.
''Let her think me dead, poor child.
She is happy; perhaps she may be
welded It is not for me to disturb
that happiness; though if her love for
me were not dead, the sight Of me
would kill it. Nadege, my darling, God
bless you, and make you very happy"
AS though Nadege had heard that
whispered prayer, she rose, and APP
preaching the easement opened it; then
she uttered a little cry.
Adrian could not think or move.
The thought OF that beautiful woman
had been comfort 70 him for all those
years Of misery; she was the only be.
ing in all the world he had to love-
And Nadege even in his ,haggardness
knew him. With passionate sob she
came to him.
adrian! My own darling. y Oh! has
God answered my pxayers,at last?"
Flush! Nadege.. I am dead to you,
and all the world. Had 4 known you
would have seen me, would not have
come. For ten years 4 have been a
prisoner in Siberia Look at mel >. You
have not seen me. Am not horrible?n
''You are beautiful to me, my darling,
and always viii be. Adrian, :thave.Jou
loved me all these years99s;': -
''God knows have" 80 -
Nadege clasped her arrhs around his
neck and kissed his, rrhaggard brow,
then his eyes and 1ips.S :, :.
Adrian, vowed to love you always
Well, darling, have kept my.vow.
have waited all these weary years for
you: and, oh! I have prayed day and
night for your return. Have you
nothing to say to mee'
Darling, what can I say? Z love you
too well to ask You now to be my wife.
And yet oh! Nadege, think shall die
without you" q
''Then you shall live. darling Adrian,
and, 1 will make you very happy
. He clasped her to his..4.heart-S and
pressed his lips to hers.
Dear Adrian" she i said at last,
-s'sinee we met have lost papa. Eight
y
What of-of the man who consigned
me to that awful grave?"s. i. -
''He died two ears ago; a victim TO
the cholera =. -,
''Then am saved a. sin. :" E. s.. ...:.,.,'7
eve will fly from this hateful land,7
Adrian. I am wealthy; we will I've in
your fathers country
''Nadege, in my misery 1 thought God
had deserted me. Do you know what it
is to pass from AFFECT misery to joy?"
ayes, darling. for you have come
back to me-
! The tide is rolling up the English
channel. falling softly upon the beauti-
full southern shore; the moon shines
brightly upon the sparkling waters.
Nadge is standing gazing at the glori-
GUS sea; her husbands arm is round her
waist. Adrian's face has lost that hag-
gardness, though there are some lines
upon it that even Nadoge's love cannot
charm away. On yonder hill among the
trees is their beautiful home.
Both are very silent. this night; their
Joy is TOO great for words
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Benefits Derived from Bees.