The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-13

The silence of tho room was broken only
by the ticking of the clock and the sobs Of
tho kneelng woman. The Inter grew
fainter after awhile, and Austen wa
thinking he might approach and offer som
words Of comfort, when, with a quiu.
movement, olga rose To her feet. Her eye,
were swollen with weeping, but the OK
preston Of her fnce Yves calm.
II accept my fate sho said, land viii
not trouble you again. You refuse to OK.
ecutc tho orders OF the nihilist chicfsH'
With head erect she passed out on to thr
staircase and In moment was gone from
his sight. Austen waited until her foot.
steps died away and then slowly, thought
fully, returned to his room.
Tho first thing his eyes rested on was
tho order of the nihilist chiefs that he,
Cecil Austen, should take the life of Ivnl
Bronski, tho traitor IL was lying on the
floor, with the photograph of Dora Pen
field, the girl he loved. With shuddor he
cast the obnoxious paper in the fire, where
it WINS quickly consumed, and kissing the
picture lovingly he replaced it on the
mantelpicce. His mind was no longer OK.
ercised as to whore he should spend the
evening. Tho fro was out, tho gray dawn
just creeping in OF the windows, when he
ut last threw himself on tho bed and fell
into troubled sleep.
1t was high noon when he nwoke The
first thing that arrested his attention was
the shouting'of newsboys in the street
Mysterious murder In 'Am'stil this
morninl" was the burden of their cry As
a dramntst his instinct for the sensational
prompted him to send for paper.
Turning to the column headed by tho
words forming the newsboys' cry, his eye.
rested upon name that sent n sudden
agonizing thrill to his very heart center
AT nm carly hour this morning" read
the account up. G., Robson found the dead
body of man lying under the trees In
Beech Walk, Hampstead. Great rcticunc,
il maintained by the local police regard
ing tho affair, but our inquiries have clio
tied tho fact that the deceased was shot
through the head, tho course of the bullet
being from back to front. Tho weapon
has not been discovered. No ono in til,
neighhorhood seems to have been disturbed
during the night, but this may he account
ed for by Beech Walk being somewhat
lonely thnroughfarc. The nearest house to
tho scene Of thn murder is 90 yards dis
tant. From papers found on the body 1t
is believed that the murdered man Is q
husslNn named ivan l3fOnSkl.
"A later report etatcs that Bronski has
been identified by IA woman as a man who
lodged in her house during the last few
months under the name of Peter Dumar
oil. Our representative is prosecuting fur
thcr Inquiries, the result of which will be-
published in our special edition"
Tho rattRt Of the pnatnnr here rcsound
ed through the rooms and letter was
ltpA I'm ,f
faint recollection of tho writing on the
envelope lie brokc it open. Yes 1t was
from Olga Duhrouloif
"DEAR CEuiI, My LOST LovE-You
wcro wrong to think lightly Of the power
Of the nihili~t chiefs to punish with death
those Of the brethren who fail to stand by
their oath. Had | taken back TO them
your refusal to carry ont their vengeance
on traitor you would ussuredly have
been doomed. But | will save you When
you read this, Ivan Bronsk will he q d,ad
man, and my hand will have slain him
this partly to nNenGc my father but
chlCny to protect you. ] am sufficient,
acquainted with l3runslSis movements Il
know that the opportunity l require VIII
occur within few hours of my conClud
ing this letter. Esrapn for myself will b.
easy, trust. | shall return to Russia an,
report to the chiefs simply that their On
dcrs havo been oheycd, and ] advise yo
at once to communicate with them Il n
close address, asking for release frol
your outh. My task accomplished, nee
say no more than that life Win Inc to me g.,
burden unbeatable, and ] shall not hes
tate To free myself from tho torture of +,
greet that Is burning my poor heart away
GnoGhy, Cecil. May you he happier !
your love than OLGA D0BROuLoFF. "
Little more of Importance was ever pul
lishcd regarding the Hampstead afiair
An open verdict was returned at the II
guest, and the mystery of Hronski's deaf
was never Calculated London Tit Bits