The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-01

We.
I'm the wood of Bilany," Stanislaus
himself answered.
Yes; but where?" asked Kolinski,
peerfng into the gloom.
The rain trickled from the leaves,
and then came another sound.
'The Russians whispered one. ''The
RusSiansr"
"a patrol?" questioned another
"Quiclli Save yourselvesr'
. Panic seized them as it had the 9TH
ers. They disappeared among the
trees, into the darkness.
Then the king laughed, a Earring,
hooking laugh.
'Kolinski, my captors have fled We
are alone-you and L Come. let me go.
We are man to man"
Man to man, Pole against Russian
have sworn, Stanislaus, to take you,
I'll not give up
But can L not call out to the Rus
sians?"
Bah! Cry out! Do you suppose
they would believe you were the king?
DO you suppose. they could hear? 1 do
not believe they are Russians, but only
the panic fears of my friends
And you have no fear. Kolinski?"
Fear? Yes, [ have enough of it
But am little less than likely TO die
and 1 have no wish to def / carry
this out"
And here the king interrupted by
shouting at the top of his voice.
How useless said Kolinsh, trying
% put his hand over the others
mouth. do you not see that you are
as likely to be heard by my friends
who will hasten to help me as by a
Russian patrol?"
The king, who was much exhausted,
as one may believe, had thrust Kolin-
skis hand aside. Now he said:
"Ay, true"
But where are we?'' asked Kolinski.
Bilany'
I'VE must walk and find out. We
canot go over these ruts with the
horse"
we must walk" said the king. TT
aValls neither of US to stand as we are
in the rain"
And leaving the horse they walked
on through the dripping wood. not
knowing the direction, although Kolin-
SKI was careful to take that which he
thought led away from Warsaw. And
as this old pair stumbled on. the king
sore and sad and weak so that Kolin-
SKI, he knew, would have no difficulty
IN controlling him along, the king said:
Villain, you shot my servant, Fe-
lix'
I would to heaven it had been your
| majesty"
And in what have I wronged you,
As you have every Pole. by ruling
Poland Tor her enemy's sake"
Yes, granted, man; that may be
| the fact. But how do you know that
may not think it was for the bet-
| ter?"
"And Whv9''
Because You Poles cannot rule your
| selves-nor would you let me-
| No; we have stolen your majesty
! that you may not rule
AND how did you get into Warsaw
! without arrest?" said the king. when
| the other answered:
| our majesty need not suspect your
! police in this matter. We entered dis
guised as peasants, and some of US
hid in hay carts.''
Now in this strange conversation
Wlthout any farther appeal by the
! king to his companions pity Kolin-
ski, yet in some way was influenced
They both were equally lost in the
wood of Bilany, captive and captor.
| ana, now that Kolinslki reflected about
the matter, he saw that it 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.
! probably depended on him keeping. The
! king.
After stumbling along, the rain now
having stopped, the pair noticed a
light through the trees.
king. 'i'o
With a cry of dismay KoIinski REQ
oSnlzed the building which declared
that for all their walking they had
| proceeded IN circle, the building not
oelng league from Warsaw.
small we ask for aid of the nuns? ~
the king asked.
For the answer the other clutched
his arm.
Not on your life, foolr' he cried.
As he spoke the great gate was sud
denly thrown back casting a bar of
light over the road that was revealed
ana the dripping oaks beyond. Out of
the gate came slowly an old monk,
stumbling along. Kolinsbi clutched the
kings arm the tighter, knowing that
he was lost should the monk discover
them. But he did not. The door
closed, the monk passed down the
ROAD. The place was still, when sud
denly the notes of the organ in the
convent chapel broke in on the 81
lence. The king crossed himself. NUT
tering a prayer.
For my heyduc, Felix, whom YOU
killed, man."
Come" said Kolinski, roughly. I'VE
cannot wait here
The king followed and again Kolin-
SKI wondered why the king had not
tried to communicate with the monk.
''Why did you not speak? WHY do
you come with me?' he asked cur
iously, after a moment why. man.
do you not struggle with me?''
Because, Kolinski, 1 would win
YOU
The count paused at that. Again
they were in the forest. Again he was
not certain of their path; but it was
not Of this uncertainty he was think
ing now, but of the king.
monl1?'' me
You would have been caught"
OF course, but so much the better
for YOU
NO" answered the king, so much
the worse, Kolinski"
And why, 1 have asked?'
Count has not tonight proven how
much the king of Poland needs friends
Strong, daring menu"
Are you trying to gain me?'
Il am trying to gain you"
Count Kolinski was ever most sus.
plcious; now he saw the kings cunning
he thought, in endeavoring to gain
him.
And suddenly he asked himself wbv
would it not be the better for him to