Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-13

cAt1fE MITE NEkA>4A1r. "a ASA vas lMNEAA
fn the lock. AM The door was og-end
an inch wide. And then n Voice that
made every nerve In my frame tinrle
with delight anne whispering. -Are
yoa awasr.-Nr. Heath, are yon
awake"
1 took a step forward without speak
inE. fer woas3er and a triumphant JOY
snr-ia- in my heart held nae dumb I
look aIassther step. sAea raz+a 10 tae
door and tore il elen- She was there.
ny beauty. my darling. my queen.
standing 90 white and gb0ssiIy, that !
could 2lmosf have thought ii 8 diseIn-
bevlied spirit that had come 10 visit me.
Irene
The next instant Mother nature hsd
her way. We were keked fast ia each
Others arms, on. the Sweetnf~ 81
that embrace, The power 81 speech. 0f
hearing. was gone from me. Ny ~enSes
were lulls-i with excess q feeling. 4
WAS in ecstasy.
StdIi without speaking. sefilv eiCSed
the door 81 the eel. and drew Try leye
20 the window into The gliInmer Of the
moonlight For 3 long time, | believe.
though IL seemed short enough we
stood there ia silence. S1Iil cllngin- ta
each nther, sin looking fondly Mo
each esA +y- and sometimes l
would put UP nay hand and stroke fhaT
silky hair. or kiss The dear. sweet face.
SO rar nv own
At last she spoke. ana her voice
sounded 70 me quite differently from
what il had ever done before. - hw
and full aud sweet
Il was forced 10 come 10 you ia the
night vime. dearest. for / could not let
You 90 without 4 word. and-hew can
l tell you: my father says that Siberia
for life is the best you can hope for.
And / believe IL Was fer me. thai Won
went into danger. III il had not been
Tor me y0u would have been safe IN
England nOw. no shadow on your life.
10 perpetual prison 10 fear, But tell
me. Raymond. Was ii through WHIST
you did thai my father was able to
quake his escape
Ny sileRa assured her.
And this i his gratitude. He says
his duty to the Car ~cvesnpsels h:m 70
dsnDunce yon .. I am ashamed.
ASHAMED, II Is not Ike my father. He
has often been violent. and hard hnr
never bare I known him TO do 2 thing
AAN& &AA~~ INV Ef1AGA " ~ 49,
could he's Something n have
changed him greatly within the past
rwelTe months. / am certain he would
not have been guilty. OF SGch in-lan-
tude a year ago. And when you had
come here. too, " your Own 2ccors.
with a claim that no one
She stopped. and leaning on my
breast wept bitter tears Of shame
w. - 49, H.
WAS true that the Princes conduct had
been aasgslt a. bad a. q mans could be-;
and knowing what was before me-. |
could not ind II in my heart 10 forgive
him
Il TRY N forget that he Is your faith
or. my sweetest, l said, softly q king
her hair. "Let Us both :ry 10 forget IL
and speak OF something else How did
you 70 gef in here
.Dh. easily though. When ] came II
the foot of the stairs. I saw just what
/ had expected TO sefs@r Serge. who
had been put there as a sentry. sound
asleep on the noor. and the keys hang
ing by n thong from his finger. ] con
friEei 10 draw the thong OF his nnger
without awakening him. He did not
even stir ar the creaking Of the door Al
the foot OF the stairs But, Raymond,
X I could come up without his hearing
me. why should you not 30 down and
escape from the castle You can. A0n
can, There Is nothing 10 prevent it,
There Is certainly a chance that
I might get on OF the castle. dearest.
I Sid thinking hard as / spoke: 5ur
! don't see how | could geT away from
the ~neighhsorhood. I should IL fel-
lowed and captured. 80 q certainty
Still. 1T j. surely worth trying. L
don't see how an unsuccessful at
tempt Ia escape eonla make matters
any Worse-except for Serge, poor fell
low
Serge mESt take care Ct himself
SID Irene II dare say his friends
could hide hifa somewhere I'LL Ing Ia
Fhers aage had died away. But sup
ps>e you do escape. how ana / 20 hear
from ron a-a5ns is this 10 f@ COR Iast
ma-gin-s / c0zlid lot besr that Rsy-
mend I corid nGt I've without the
boT@ Of Sesfu- won again.
Ny anSMer WIS 10 clasp her once
more 1 my breast. Then | stood for
. moment. thinking
II VIII tel you what we must 90" /
said We mgsr have patience for a
year or mere. fisl the STAR r. partly
forgotten and no e.e ima=ines that |
VIII ever IT, he1ra Of in this country
again. Then / wsll S-ss a friend. who
viii bring you a le7ter from nae, and.
Il yoE are willing. lie VII be your e.
eort 10 Tand9n
~Yes. that win be the best way.
said irnne. with a sigh -BEt il VIII
~ q long time t. wait withoEt y word
frCm yon-
- we planned Ike rwo children. 10
whoEn Flse realigies ~ the worla-raHk
and wealth and the nnwFitTen laws
that govern Spciefy-are a. nan-hI.
shan ] 90 l whispered, my
heart beating faSg with the bore that
{ q f ssssvzrsv- rrsF-ar SCI me free.
lies. darling. yoa had better "a.
said Irene. But a.ea dear arms were
aigSUt me. AMI | Was more than eoIT-
tent 10 reEaaia a little longer. We
were >fandinG cioSe together, naurFnnr-
lng broken words OF Euxe. wben snd-
G.ly we started asuEsier. VIZ had
heard a noise below. Anorher moment
snd thu hsavy steps Of my gaoler were
heard ascending the stairs.
.-Ol. what shall GoE" maanei