The Penn's Grove record., 1894-04-13

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Two days later Cecil found herself Oh
he deck Of an outwari-bound steamer,
the parting over, the voyage begun.
On the ship the time seemed endless
to her, and she could settle to nothing.
Every day seemed 4 week. She was IN
d fever Of impatience to reach her desti'
nation, and get the critical period over
Yet, such is human nature, when she was
told By a fellow-pas'enger that they
would arrive the next morning, she
would have given as much to retard
their progress as previously she would
have givcn to nc ,elerate it.
She was awakened about 8 O'Clock IA
the morning by the sudden cessation oil
accustomed motion as the Kornilof came
to a standstill beside tho quay 4
Odessa. -,
Already the deck was strewn with
luggage, crowded with passengers, ond
ia q wild state of commotion. OhciaIs
in uniform were affixing large seals to
all trunks and packages, large and
small, prior to dispatchinG them to the
custom house to be opened and searched.
Other officials were scanning every
hole and corner OF the steamer itself, and
one stood in the gaugway, apparently 70
prevent any one from going ashore.
"Do they always search the ships like
this" asked Cecil Of one OF the officers,
with whom she had grown friendly
during the voyage.
mo, it isn't usull. You see they're
on the alert just now to stop certain
papers getting into this country. The
pas sengers-some Of then at least-wllI
very likely be searched, too. Nobody
mas been allowed to land yet"
She felt herself turn red and then
white, and she nervously fingered the
imitation rose which she hal that morn
ing pinned for the first time at bel
throat.
"Mrs. Petrowitch will be waiting 70:
inc. Surely they'll let the land now
81 dare say they will. I'll find out
for you," said the sailor, kindly.
He went up to one of the custom
house men and spoke to him in Russian.
"This young English lady wishes to
20 ashore at once. There is nothing tc
detain her; ! supposed"
The official c~S!ledanother, and the two
eyed Cecil and consulted together. OF
course, she could not understand a word
Of what was passing, and in consequence
had to endere awful suspense with as.
sumed indifference.
1t was evident to her at last, however,
that they had not the least suspicion
of her, for one shrugged his shoulders
and walked away and the other asked
in French, as a mere matter of form:
"Have you anything about yon, any
papers3'
it was for only au impcrceptible in
slant she hesitatel, and then she told the
first deliberate lie she had ever told with
y calm face aud the blood tiugling to her
very finger tips.
s.No."
every good, m~alemo;selIe. You need
not remain"
Mrs. Petrowitch aud one of her girls
met her aud took her home. Sac was
an Unable woman, AMI no doubt the
govorne:s would have been very com
Portable beneath her roof; but oil the
same, if she could secure her SlO, 900,
Cecil did not intend to remain long 10
Russia.
TIE following morning at about .
o'clock the front door was thrown open
in common with every otEer door in
Olessa, and a stream of people began to
pass in and out.
Every nun WHO entered, whether he
were gentleman or peasant, toot two
egg 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 rlsen." To which
the lady replied, "He Is truly risen."
Cecil was watching the scene from a
corner with considerable interest, when
q dark man. dressed like q peasant, ad.
vanced and extended an egg to her. lie
wore q white rose, aud he placed himself
before her 50 that his figure shielded her
from the room.
"Yov bring me a present from my
friend in Lon ion," he said softly and
rapidly, in excellent English.
For answer 'he slipped the packet IN
% ais hand.
He gave a sort of sigh of Intense re-
lief and concealed it at once without the
east sign of confusion on his face.
When she raised her head to look
liter him he was gone.