Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-16

AN~f@ vi a., RNN1NSE
air. Never was | allowed 10 exchange
a word with anyone. save the two con-
/ .DiraforS who wpre In the secret OF my
presence ON board. The danger OF dls-
e0yery was. in reality, trifiing so Ions
as ] remained shut up IN the pantry,
and IL | ever felt inclined 10 rebel
against the confinement the remem-
bgance Of my prclsalek fate If / were
discovered was enough TO reconcile ne
TO the restraint. In would not have
been 20 bad il ! had not been always
more or less seasick: but. no matter
what NY state Of health might be, l
could not have the luxury Of a bed, or
even a chair. but lad 10 De ALWAYS
reaGy 10 he lending yer some piece OF
w0rk- with my back 10 she door. when
ever a step was heard In the passage
outside
When some days had passed Orisio-
witch Became alarmed an my appear
anee. / looked 50 pale and pulled
down. be told me. that. unless | i'm
proved in looks ii would BE- madnfss
for he 10 attempt 10 ~IseTS0naIe tie
Gar who was brand by exposure 10
the weather. But the only remedies
the head steward could think ~ was 70
les Ire stand al the end Of the passage.
opposite an open port hole. when il
Was uniikel What anyone would enter
the passage. 20 give me q warning Of
~aBybadys approach IL anyone came,
/ vas 10 lie occupied IN closing the
port hole
This plan did a great deal 20 restore
my health. but / stu looked so pale
that Dr5sfoTitch thought II necessary
TO stain my face slightly with 3 brown
tSh dye. which he said was q great i'm
proyeIDent
Al length the head steward told me
that we were on cur way back 10 -
Petersburg and wenld probably az
rive there next day.
That night i could not sleep: and The
confinement had TODD upon Eny nerves
- much. that could not sGhsd0@ b
excitement that seeIhed ~ my brain
and ureznblesi in every fiber Of INT
body.
slowly the dar wore itself away:
and shout ; in The afternoon oriSTe-
viieh came into Tie pantry and toad me
that the Gar had decided 10 dine ca
beard.
That VIII suit ns Admiralty said
the steward. lit WIZ De- DARK when
you 20 ash0re-ihe very thing ] hare
been hoping for all along Your PARK
VIII be extremely simple. Dinner VIII
he On the table early tonight Be
ready Al ; O'Clock. At that hour. or \
little later. BeltoT VIII tsriZ- F0u 4
parcel containing q captains uniform.
such as the Gar is wearing Put II pn
al once. and leave rne clothes y0D IRE
now wearing in THAI corner.
When iiEat is done put ou1 the EEAT
and wait until / ONE 10 you. When j
make NY appearance follow me boldly
and In perfect silence. / VIII take ron
10 the Cars sleeping cabin. F0n caB
either wait there. or IN the private sR-
loon until il is time 10 60 ashore
Please understand that from the mo
n0enI when you are introduced 20 the
Cars private state rooms my part %
the work is done Yen viii be yg-zr
own master and must trust 10 yOur
own mother wit
You need not speak 10 alToEe TN
less You choose: and. as IL j. not etl-
qIerte 10 address the Sovereign unless
ne Eqeaks first You viii be practically
safe. especially as the Gar has a slight
cold No one viii be surprised 81
hearing you speak IN a hoarse voice,
and / VIII give ron something 10 take
that VIII make your voiee sound rather
hoaarse. In tbs way the difference be-
tween your TONG and that Of the Gar
will rot he noticed
Don't forget 10 Thank The czptSin for
his care and attention 70 your comfort
He viii expect IL But except On that
occasion and when y0l give orders
that the yacht Il 10 D. taken 70 Peter
hoff. there VIII be n0 nesc4sSiy for
your utter5ng q word o.. At Eaosf =
mere Yes or No O-Ly keep your
nerve. and all VIII be ueI
Having sasd this UFxs-gvIfeh left me.
and ! waited with what patience I
eoEld until the time he lad named.
Al s O'Clock the hsaszke Of dinner pre-
partitions was over. The great yacht
vas so still that the only sound TO be
heard was the throbbing OF the en-
gines and the rumbliBg Of the propeller
as il churned its way through the wa
ter.
As ! sat waiting. with the light
turned down. the door 81 the cabin was
silently lnrust open AMI Beltof. the
under steward. whose am and place
/ had assumed. stepped in He laid a
large bundle en- the floor. grasfsed niy
hand in silence, and went out. The
time had come.
Though my heart. 50 to speak. was
in my mouth, l had better command OF
myself than / had expected and I
dressed myself hastily, bur with care
full attention 10 detail. In ten minutes
| WAS ready and the light went out.
Not FIVE minutes later a rapid step
that l recognized as the stewards. was
heard in the outside passage. / moved
10 the door, and he laid his hand on my
arm.
Without a word we proceeded TO the
end OF the passage. O~ristovitch
T,eered around the corner. TO make sure
that the coast was clear, and then mo
tened for me I proceed
| stepped out boldly. for I knew the
direction in which the Cars apart
rnents lar. At the entrance TO the
passage which led 20 them were q
couple Of seatricS. They brought their
rifles 10 The present, and / felt an in