The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-06-17
CHAPTER XXXV,

CONCLUSION.
For answer bent until my lips met
hers in long and fond caress.
Again and again my lips met with
murmured words of tender passion
she declaring that her crime had been
flagitious and objectionable, yet assur-
ing me of what / now felt convinced,
that her love had been unwavering.
Thus we stood together, locked in
each others arms, exchanging once
again VOWS Of love eternal, while So
MIA stood watching us sad, silent, and
motionless save for a deep sigh that
once escaped her. She knew that SUI
preme happiness had come to the wo-
man she had once denounced as my
4 bitterest foe.
1t was o'clock on the following aft
ernoon that, accompanied by my wife
I and Sonia, | walked up Old Broad
street to that pile of offices known as
Winchester House, and then passed
down a long corridor to door on
which was inscribed the name of "Mr.
Andrew Beck" We entered a large Of
fee.
Scarcely had we been seated few
moments when my friend Beck entered.
The instant he confronted us the light
died out of his face.
He drew himsel: up with quick
look of suspicion, while from his lips
there escaped muttered imprecation.
Without further ado he turned on his
heel, as if preparing to make hurried
exit, but in a moment Sonia detecting
his intention, sprang toward the door
and prevented him.
"Well?" he asked, with sorry en-
deavor to remain cool. why are you
all here? This is an unexpected pleas
ure, l assure you."
1t was Sonia who, standing before
him with dark, flashing eyes, answered
in a tone of fierce hatred and con-
tempt:
Il have come, Andrew, to present my
congratulations upon your forthcoming
marriage she said.
"They could have been conveyed by
a penny stamp" he retorted, impa-
tiently.
you taunt me, do you she cried in
a towering passion. you, the cum
mining, cowardIy spy whom l shield
ed because you professed love for me-!
Had spoken long ago you would have
met with your deserts, either at the
hands of the Nihilists or at those of
Justice. Although myself a criminal,
yearned for love, and foolishly be-
iieving that you cared for me, preserv-
ed the secret. of your guilt, allowing
you to wreck the happiness of Godfrey
Decides, the man WHO twice proved my
friend, and of Elizaveta. Because you
were chief of the Cars spies you
made unfounded allegations against
me to General Sekerzhinski and in
that was compelled to fly from Penn
broke road and seek shelter where
could.
YES" she went on defiantly, g
,, know you are anxious to close my lips
because of the startling disclosures il
Is within my power to make. The de
| partment in Petersburg has in you 6
keen, cunning spy, but when it be
! comes known throughout England
1 hat Andrew Beck, the popular mem
I er for West Rutlandshire, is in thu
jay of the Russian Government do yol
anticipate that you will still occup!
! your seat in the House of Commons o.
! It the committee you have so ingen
! iously obtained for the investigation
Of the strength of England's defenc
esq"
He started. His face was ashen pale
ais cigar dropped from his nerveless
trembling fingers.
"Geoffrey," she went on, "has alread.
aeard from Elizaveta how cleverly yo1
5ricked her, and with what dastar,
Snavishness you compelled her to- in
stigate the theft of the secret conven
lion. She"
"Then the world shall know that tn
Grand Duchess Elizaveta Nicolayevn
is in the secret service!' he cried
y fiercely. she has betrayed her coun
! try, and her kinsman, the Emperor"
Sonia, smiling in contempt, said:
THE denunciation will be your con
domination"
why? What have l to lose?" h
asked, Indignantly.
Your life. The police have not We
forgotten the tragedy at the Nook"
:, He glared at her open-mouthed.
s perhaps it may be well at this me
ment to recall some facts. that yo
J. may have found convenient to forget
she went on ruthlessly, while l, stant
ing beside Ella, drank in eagerly ever
word. You will remember where yo
reduced the stolen document to ciphe
initiating Dudley's handwriting O
the telegraph forms. 1t was at n
house The envelope containing tt
agreement had been opened in Il
cabinet noir' at the Embassy, the ii
tention being to replace it at the Fo
eign Office. But it was | who broi
the seal. In your hurry you left ii
document behind, and even when yc
returned two hours later your mir
was so full of other things that yC
did not remember it; so / gummt
down the cut edges, and sent it after
Elizaveta
when you came the second tin
you had with you a pair of man
gloves. Whose they were | know nc
out you got me to SOW inside the indt
+ finger Of he left a my jagged splintt
Z If glass, and upon that glass, wht
: you thought l did not observe you, "
Z smeared some of that fluid that Ru
< andez, the Haytian merchant, had gi