Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-05

STtsS tne crtcketS sang SOFTLY to their
love mates or an hour.
The prince took a circuitous route,
aud returned on the grass, so that his
footsteps might not be heard. Draw
Ing aside the heavy leaves OF an elder
tree; Are YOU there? Very well. Re-
member the signal, and fire at oncei
In the counts eye, Yann--like the OF.
ter'S."
Yes, exeelloncy,"
Certainly the poor princess had
struggled conseientiously TO resist the
ardent suppltcations OF Alexis petro-
witch, hut he was twenty. five and she
was only twenty,
The grave carssses OF her husband
suggested to the princess what the
infinite joys of young love might be,
with Its divine mtoxication, Its ardent
embraces. Never yet had she given
her lips unasked to her husband Must
she always submit to his almost pater-
nal kissesg And what promises aha
read In the eyes of Alexis!
The princess did not stop to analyze
either her preferences or her diversions.
she loved Alexis, that was enough.
Love at twenty has a spark Of diyini-
ty In II; 1t does not even care to under
stand itself.
One day Alexis swore to the princess
that he would only put his lips to the
hem OF her gown, but carried on by
the torrent of his youthful love. he
kissed her passionately, She tlcd to
her favorite blue salon. which she
never allowed anyone to enter. There
she permitted the count to Join her.
After that they sat there whenever
they were alone together,
SO II was that, seated on a divan op.
positc the long window, the princess
saw knceling before her him who was
not yet her lover but to whom she
felt already that she entirely be-
longed,
"Ah, my life, how love your he
was saying
His arms were about her, Drawing
her closer to him he sought her lips.
she was uneasy, and made us II she
would release herself, when, suddenly
conquered by the CONFUSION which
rent her heart. She closed her eyes,
and her lips met his,
Yam BarSouck watched. Before
those two young creatures rapt In an
ecstacy of love, he smiled
This love, what was III A pit, Into
which man led woman' and she ran to
1t bllndly, careless of her fate.
Yam understood this love. No ons
| could Initiate as he could the moaning
DETERMINATIONS of the otter to his
mate, How many had no shot, to
save them from their DOOM" rs he
expressed 1t.
Meanwhile, his eyes fixed on the
count Yam silently levelcd his car.
| bino,
lniiamcd by the long, vohiptuous EN-.
brace and moved by the strength of
his passion, Alexis arose. iAttle by
little he pressed closer against him
the slight form lying so unresisting In
his arms, With his impatient fingers
no tore aside The silk folds Of her
| gown.
But the princess stood erect. The
! adorable nodesty of her gesture, tho
look of amazement In her eyes, ac-
companied by 80 much love, 80 much
fear, reminded Alexis of his promise.
Failing once more upon his knees,
respectfully, reverently, he laid his
lips to the hem of her gown.
Barsouck saw all, even Of the look
of mad passion with which the piin.
cess thanked Alexis, unconsclously
promising to repay him hundred
fold for the sacrifice she now Imposed
on him.
veil was suddenly torn away from
the soul Of the brute, His savage
nature was electrified by the ray OF
understanding which penetrated his
very heart IL was an new idca--ex.
quisite, alevatng--tha OF womans
modesty.
Now he understood pure love.
As Alexis rose from his knees tho
prince entered. Certain OF satiating
his hatred, gloating over the horror In.
to which his unexpected entrance had
thrown them, the prince advanced de-
liberately toward the lovers, who
stood trembling before him. He went
cautiously, like caterpillar creeping
under the petals Of flower.
Alexis threw himself In front Of the
princess. But quickly disengaging
herself, the woman boldly confessed
all. Then, with superb audacity, she
stood staring In her huband's face.
Old Horostlenko was beside hlmsolf
with rage. Grasping the handkerchief
which was to serve as signal to Bar
souck, he threw 1t, with the force Of
blow, In his wlfe's face.
Surprised to see the count still erect,
he turned toward the window--and
fell, shot through the eye.
Like the ottersl-JTmnslate for the
Argonaut from the Russian.
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