Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31
Without arrest?" said the king, when the

without arrest?" said the king. when the
other answered:
"Your majesty need not suspect your
police in this matter. We entered disguised
as peasants, and some Oh US Mo IN nay
csrts."
Now. in this strange conversation. with
out any further appeal by the king to his
companions pity, Kolinski, yet, in some
equally lost In the wood of Bilany, captive
and captor, and now that kolinsh reflect
ed about the matter, he saw that 1t was
equally necessary for both to find some
way out. Yet he must not let the king es-
cape him. His freedom, nay, his life. prob
ably, depended on him keeping the king.
After stumbling along, the rain now hav-
ing stopped. the pair noticed light
THE convent of Brelany!' said the king.
With cry OF dismay Kolinsh recognized
the building, which declared that FOR all
their walking they had proceeded in cir
cle the building not being league from
Warsaw.
Shall we ask aid OF the nuns! the KING
asked.
For answer the other clutched his arm.
mot on your life. fool!' he cried.
AS he spoke the great gate was suddenly
thrown back, casting bar OF light over a
road that was revealed and the dripping
oaks beyond Out of the gate came slowly
an old monk, stumbling along. Kolinski
clutched the kings arm the tighter, know
ing that he was lost should the monk dis
cover them. But he did not. The door
closed the monk passed down dd tine ro fSe
notes of the organ in the convent chapel
broke in on the silence. The king crossed
himself, muttering prayer.
For my hey due, Felix, whom you Kill
ed, man."
Come" said Kolinski, roughly. eve
cannot wait here"
The king followed; and again Kolinski
wondered why the king had not tried to
with q
why did you not speak? why 90 you
come with me?" he asked, curiously, after
a moment why, man, do you not strug-
gle with me?'
The count paused at that. Again they
were in the forest. Again he was not GER
tain of their path, but it was not OF this
uncertainty he was thinking now, but OF
the king.
''Why did you not cry out to the monk?''
"You would have been caught"
"Of course. but so much the better Tor
you"
worse, Kolinski''
"And why, have asked?"
Count has not tonight proven how much
the King of Poland needs friends? Strong,
daring menu
"And you are trying to gain me?"
81 am trying to gain you."
Count Kolinski was ever most suspicious
now he saw the kings cunning, he thought
in endeavoring to gain him.
And suddenly he asked himself why
would 1t not be better for him to side with
the king. The issue of the adventure was
uncertain. He was alone with the captive
who of course, was disabled with the
wound in his foot and the rough usage
He, Kolinski, easily could let the king
escape. 1t would be easy to persuade his
fellow-conspirators that he had been fore
ed to abandon the captive, as all the others
indeed had. By aiding the king he nigh,
purchase for himself immunity. The
thought was tempting, possibly more SC
because of a certain dignity with which
Stanislaus had borne himself since the
| first of the adventure. Kolinski felt him.
self, you may see, grasping horn of the
dilemma he had not before taken. And as
he thought of his position he remembered
the strong oath he had taken to carry Out
his object.
Come" he began.
But" Stanislaus began.