The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-30

II had come armed With my reVoiN-
err" the ambassador continued, (which
had loaded carefully with my own
hands. I took advantage of the inter-
val while we were waiting for the APP
proach of the apparitlon, TO make my
companion provide himself with Slim
liar weapon out of the pages room.
Lest our presence in the gallery should
serve as a warning to the mysterious
visitor, and prevent his approach, we
concealed ourselves In this room, which
was plunged in profound darkness. We
sat facing the door, which we had LETT
open, so as to perceive the passage OF
anyone who should come along the GAL
lery.
"Half an hour passed in this way,
without anything occurring. i began
to grow impatient, and to accuse Boris
in my own mind Of having invented
some fable But when limited this to
him he became 30 Indignant that was
compelled in spite OF myself to believe
that the boy had really some grounds
for his story.
eat last, tired of this useless per-
Torrance. rose from my seat and
moved cautiously out into the gallery.
l glanced up and down it without per-
ceiving anything In the least resenlb-
ling the figure OF the previous night,
All at once, however, did see some
thing which caused my heart to give
great bound. Looking at the far end OF
the gallery, where the deserted apart
ments OF which Boris had. told me were
situated. / distinctly perceived a faint
glow Of light along the floor
Instantly turned to the threshold
a. L.. fak
young prince, and beckoned to him to
come out into the gallery. He saw by
my manner that had made some I'M
portant discovery, and obeyed my ges-
ture with shaking limbs. No sooner
had he emerged from the doorway, and
followed with his eyes the direction In
which / pointed than he gave a great
gasp Of terror.
1.-THE deserted sulte!' he exclaimed,
in hoarse whisper. There has never
been a light there In all the years that
l have known this part Of the palace!'
II nodded my head.
at Is what expected you to tell
me, l whispered back. But do not
give way to nervousness. You must
see that this confirms my theory Of the
circumstances which we are about to
Investigate A spirit, such az you were
deceived into thinking you saw, would
not need lIglH for It's purposes. II Is
evident that we are on the track OF
more real and dangerous secret. The
person or persons who are engaged In 1t
have obtained possession OF these va
cant rooms, in which they are probably
now engaged in developing their
schemes
The young prince no longer combat
ted the soundness Of my conclusions.
"'But what Is to be done?' he muir
INJURED. Shall l summon the guards, or
inform Velovitch, OF the secret police!
~ considered well before answering.
One of those subtle intuitions which are
born of long experience in secret poli-
tics warned me that / stood on the
threshold OF some discovery OF no or
binary kind, one which l might per-
haps regret having to share with the
secret police, and which II might, for
many reasons, be better that Boris him
self should not be made acquainted
with.
mo- l said, at last, we have no
right to act precipitateiy Whatever
we may suspect. we as vet know moth
ing that would warrant us In communi-
cating with the authorities. 1t Ia duty
which feel owe to myself and to you
to ascertain the real nature ofthismys-
terry on which we have stumbled. You
are young man. and moreover, Rus
sian, and therefore l do not ask you TO
expose yourself to peril In the matter.
AS the envoy OF a foreign power. my
person Is inviolable, and can therefore
Z afford TO risk an indiscretion. Remain
here, beg OF you. while go forward
and effect an entrance into the apart
ment from which that light proceeds.
should l not return by the end OF If
teen minutes, authorize you to 30 to
NJ. VelovItch and inform him Of the al
fair
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