Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-12

DIp.
.'The revolutionists say they are
merely inficting on their opprcssors
the same punishment they have dealt
out to others, many Of them Innocent.
Think how many wives in Russia
mourn their husbands, how many
mothers their sons, snatched suddenly
from their eyes and condemned by Il
secret tribunal, or kept in prison WITH
out aver being brought o trial Il
anyone wonder that the relatives OF
the victims of the Russian police sys-
tenn should seek revenge?'
flush! | would not listen to such
things from YOU"
/ shrugged my shoulders and re
manned silent.
And can we do nothing-nothing To
soften the hearts of these menu asked
Irene, after a long pause
| hesitated before answering, n
then sad slowly flor | thought 1t cruel,
having told her so much, to leave hei
altogether without hope). There is a
certain chance cannot say mere, but
at all events there Is a chance-that
the Prince will be liberated before
long"
She gave a cry of joy. aud with
clasped hands fixed her shining eyes
on mine as If they would read the very
thoughts in my mind.
'"yyho is the person in authority!
| Who is is it that has the power to de-
eide my fathers fate? Not h man
WHO was here in winter | HOPPER
mo: | believe the decision rests with
several persons. In any case. you can
not possibly interfere; for, of course.
the leaders of the conspiracy are in
| hiding. No one. not even the members
| of their own society, know where they
are to be found"
"And you?" The words We're spok-
en- softly, TREMENDOUSLY. and with them
came an appealing glance, as much as
to say, rs there nothing you can do.
nothing you can sug~gest-you. who
have secret sources of information.
you. who have already learned SO
much?'
IL think Of returning to England
at once. | do not think that anything
| could be gained by remaining here"
The Princess said nothing. but con-
| tinued to look at me. | could not bear
the gentle reproach that was in her
gaze, and my eyes fell to the ground.
When / raised them and stole a look at
her face, she was still steadfastly gaZ-
ing on me. There was sorrow, and a
proud disdain ( o ask help where II was
not freely offered, and a bitter disap-
pointment in her look. / knew well
what she was thinking: "If you had
been the man | have taken you for,
you would not have deserted me in
this time Of trouble"
But ! was resolved that she should
not know my secret. l would not
sIeak of what | had it in my mind to
do. seeing that it was more than likely
that my conscience would not allow
me to do what was required of me.
$50 you will go away" said Irene.
in a voice so low that it barely reached
my ears. you will go away, and--for-
get us?'
NO. / shall not forget you." ] an
swered, in a tone that was scarcely
more audible than her own. There
was n deep silence in the room. One
of the small, half-burnt logs tumbled
down into the fire and suddenly blaZed
up. throwing strange, fantastic shad-
1--WE oN0l hooi hit wits nv WILLIS.
Il have no brother, no uncle or cou-
sin, except one cousin. who is not our
friend" said the girl, turning half
aside as she spoke. ''There will lie no
TO do anything for us when YOU
are gone"
1t was a second or two before I
could steady my voice sufficiently 70
reply. IF you had half-a-dozen broth
ers or cousins, they could do nothing
for you. You a only wait"
Another pause. The large ember
was rapidly burning itself out. Irene
spoke again:
IF | We're to see the GAR
at could not possibly do any good.
He can only rely upon his police, and
they have done all they could, we may
be sure, already. And they have dis
covered nothing. More than that, they
cannot prevent the next official con
demned by the Committee from being
spirited away as your father was.
There is, of course. n thing the Car
could do-he could make peace with
the revolutionary party by giving Rus
sian freedom. a Constitution, a free
Parliament. But who is going to per-
suade him to do that:'
Irene sighed YEARLY.
"Oh, politics. You know the nrinci-
pies in which / have been brought up.
TO me n Parliament would mean the
beginning of a revolution. But / can
rot think of that at present. i can
only think Of one thing-that my faith
er is in the hands Of his enemies, who
have a power of life and death over
him. At the best, he must be suffering
a confinement. n personal degradation,
which will kill him il he is not soon
set at liberty. l am sure he cannot
long survive what these wretches will
make him suffer"
| murmured something 10 the effect
that her father was a strong man. in
the prime Of life, and that there was
no reason to apprehend his death; but
Irene did not listen to me.
"He will pine away and die OF the
c~oAfinenlent-or he will provoke his
gaolers to murder him. said Irene, i'm
a tone of conviction. "And YOU tell
me YOU wish To return to your own
country. Well. Mr.. Heath. go. No one
In the castle of Lovna will try to him
der YOU"
With that she turned her back on
me and began to walk slowly away
from me, towards the other end of the
room. l found not a word to say, and
remained standing where / was. Sud
denly she flashed round on me.
Il said you might 60. Mr.. Heath. No