The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

no longer. I have resolved to leave for
Warsaw, if / should receive no news
tomorrow"
Here his fist came down upon the
little table with such force that it
shook the piazza.
81 will return into the tigers den."
he continued, land if Sophie is arrest
ed, / shall rescue her or perish in the
attempt.
"NUw,'' he added. breathlessly. 81
feel as If a great load had fallen from
my heart, since my terrible secret is
out. | may trust you, may ! not? Oh.
if ycu knew how sorely I need a
friend! Will you be that?"
I warmly pressed his hand. and ex-
claimed:
whatever l can do, ! will, so help
me God!'
"Oh. thank you.' he exclaimed, and.
springing up he threw both his arms
about my neck and kissed me.
On resuming his seat, he continued,
very calmly.
"Now listen. If I do not hear any
thing by to-morrow's mail, l leave in
the evening for Warsaw. | shall en-
deavor to liberate Sophie. If God
will, we will return together. but this
is hardly possible. However. l have
many friends in Warsaw. and If she
has not beer carried off already, l
think I can liberate her. If she should
come hese without me, you will pro-
tect the poor woman, will you not?
And you and your sweet wife will con-
sole and love her. and you will tell
her how I adored her and my childY'
Here his frame shook; he was sob
l;a- 1slya n 4JyII r 1atI mn hand mr.,
his shoulder, and whispered:
Ivan, your wife will be my wife's
sister; your boy will be my boys
brother. Be assured that | will love
both as if they were my own"
How can l ever thank your" he ex-
claimed. "May God reward YOU. il I
cannot"
He strobe UP and down the piazza
for a moment, and Their said:
when I Joined the Nihilists. I made
provision for an occurrence like his.
l will write q letter tonight to my
banker in Paris, telling him of what
what about to happen, and appointing
YOU as the guardian Of my son. If
you should never see me again teach
him to love the memory of his father,
and tell him." he said. choking with
tears. "oh, tell him that l died for his
sake!"
He shook my hand and hurried off to
his room.
Next morning, when I came down to
breakfast. Madame NJ, pale, and with
tears in her eyes, handed me a letter,
and whispered:
MAY God have mercy on he poor
mani"
l fastened back to my room, opened
the letter and read:
"In the middle of the night a dispatch
was brought to me, Sophie arrested.
You know our agreement. I leave on
an early express. May Heaven bless
my efforts. Once more be a brother
to my wife, a father to my boy. In
closed is a letter for my banker, which
you will use as you deem best. Fare
well! God bless you!"
For a week | did not heal anything
from my friend, and ,supposing tina
he had been arrested in his mad at
tempt, l pictured him in n dungeon
his wife and babe in another, an(
pitied them from the bottom of my
heart.
| had only told my wife the sat
story. preparing her for the reception
of Sophie, in the event that she sboult
be saved. and w We're just talkin:
about them and deploring the hopeless
ness OF VANS attempt, when a waite
entered with a card. Handing it to me
he said:
"'The lady is in the parlor."
Judge of my surprise! 1 read "Sophi
Pctrovitch."
| told the waiter TO show the lad.
to our rooms. and requested my wifi
- ,xn ,,, c,, tJ,o Aust D,,,n alan.
t but she, with her woman's intuition
did far better. as I found out aftel
, ward. She received Sophie herself.
| The door opened. A tall, beautifu
woman with blonde hair and the blu
est of eyes ! ever saw, stood on tn
threshold. with a babe in her arm,
2 Without saying a word. my wife rusl
ed toward her, laid her arms cares:
ingly around the woman's neck, kisse
= her repeatedly, and l heard her sof
: ly murmur:
V "Dear sweet sister,
The blue eyes were instantly file
4 with tears. and. kissing my wife, sh
held out her baby toward me, and SOD
bling %piteously, exclaimed:
"Protection for Ivanovitch!"
| took the child in my arms.
My wife led the sobbing woman TO
h sofa. made her sit down by her sid
and laying that magnificent blonC
q head against her bosom. she SoOthe
and petted her as if she We're a bah,
q After the first moment of emotio
had passed, the fugitive took some +
d freshments. and the baby, sound asiee
was placed in my boys cradle. Soph
Petrovitch then. choking with sob
told us her thrilling story.
r. after Ivan had fled, | was prayir
@ for his safety, and arranging our fc
Z possessions for sudden removal, whf
o a loud knock fell OF the door and
=, harsh, commanding voice exclaimed
>, " in the name of the law, opeT
II gathered all my courage and opa
, ed the door. The officers of the In
pushed me rudely aside, and asked
see Ivan. When replied that he W;
r. not at home. and that I did not kno
where he was. they inquired wheth
| was his wife. | answered i'll the i
i firmative. They searched the apal
ment and finding nothing of n
ID avail to them. they told me to pr
r. pare myself as I must appear at on
d before the magistrate.
II Taking my baby in my arms, | fl
g. lowed them, and without any furth
or ceremony lodged in Jail. The ne
Mt morning l appeared before Il mag
trate and as | confessed that the NEE
ings had taken place in our rooms,
or as the wife of Il NihiliSt. who Ii
q shielded him and not denounced hi
# to the government. Was convicted