Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-23

herself did nearly all tie talking. and
took care 10 stand with my back to u
light refusing all Offers 10 relieve me
Il my naval cap aud cloak.
The ~housekeeper was full OF apollo
GIGS for The unIRppared state OF p
rala hut there was really no necessity
for them. a nrp vas burning brightly
in the Cars bedroom. and the >aii
var was ready 30 furnish me with the
eup OF tea / Ionged for. The only d.
rection | gave was that DIR.
should be sen for.
Vow. that IS r~oTtunate. exc9aihlfa
the h-onsekeeper. "Dr. came
down from 81. Petersburg today. ana
Is STAYING al the other villa VII sehi
for him at once"
/ was sitting alone before b nre.
thinking how well things were GONG
and wonderirg whefher IL would De
prudent 10 light a cigar. when DR. Pc
trovSki was announced
He was a short. dumpy little man.
wearing a coat considerably too ughf
for him. His red. briStly hair was
brushed straight from his high. white
forehead. giving him the look OF a
man newly-awakened q Of sleep.
He greeted me with the deepest re-
snprr. exrsreSSea bis sympathy in rev.
ercntial murmurs. and lamante2 that
Pr. Iarprheim had not returned from
his holidays: adding that he ough
there was nothing beyond a slight cold
the matter with me. anil that Ia had
no doubt he would be able 10 treat IL
successfully
.rOh that's all right" ! exclaimed.
aNIy cold is one Of the artificial order.
/ adopted IL partly 10 account for the
hoarSaneSs Of my voice. but chiefly 10
enable me 70 see . without giving
rise 10 any suspicion.
The somewhat large mouth OF Dr.
Petrovski fen open a. I spoke these
words revealing a beautifully o
ana even So Of teeth. / was wonder
ing whether they were real or arttn-
cial when II Str7lrk me that the doc
tors exnresSson Of surprise was some
What ont of place. He hooked as
though he thought / had taken too
much wine al dinner
A sudden terror seized me. Was this
man not in The secret, after ale L
darssay ny face hanchtsi: ] know my
1Ag44wf NltaMNz IL b ~44tss IA a.
a manner ss ] could:
You look slightly surprised. Dr- Re
truyskiEf
Yes. your MaieSry-that iS-no, not
exactly surprised. But il seems 20 me
that is. l fear ] somehow failed TO
quite grasp your Majes-ys meanin.
Good heavens, IL was Intre
had been some awful blnDder- The
man thought / was the Gar, And
here / was in a A0BSe guarded by sol
diers as well as servants without a
friend 10 help me. sentenced UNDER the
penalty Of death 10 achieve the imTsos-
sibae-that is TO say. 10 make my way
out Of the house and out Of the park
that night unobservei What was ] 10
dos
You are Dr. Petrovski- asked.
The doctor bowed
physician TO the Cars househosds
Another bow.
-Tben-
stopped with a new miSESvin-. Had
Won MitSchka deceived me IL might
be untrue that PeJrovs6 WAS a Mill
iSt. If I told him my secret he might
denounce me on the spot. Yet saw
Do chance 81 ESCAPING but through his
halp. The thing De rlSsed
-no you know Won Muscular /
said. abruptly-
An Involuntary start. q swiftly pass
ing look Of surprise and fear came BE-
fore the anSweT-No
Think again | said calmly. -Paui
Won Mitscka- whose nickname is the
White Fox. He is a leader Of the Nj
hiiistS Have ron never met himg
This tine the doctor was SO agitarei
that his Ne was barely auniiafe.
~He told me that he knew you-that
roo are, IL not 8 member 81 the Socie-
~ at least one Of their syynpsathizers.
He todd NE
sire / confess TIE truth said the
doctor. and his voice shook SO that be
was forcs-l 10 pause a moment before
he could go on When I was 8 sfr-
dent l was ~unhapsaly, infected with
revolutionary doctrines. / have listen
ed 20 detsstable opinions and X may
b. that / have given utTerance 10 them.
But ! was = very young man then liz
Vas 3 ksag time ago. and for years I
have served your Majesty faithfully.
And I never Joined any secret society
so you say ] said ssernly. Are
you willing 10 remain In this house
while your rooms in the palace IN 81.
Petersburg are searrhed:
IL was a chance shot. but II went
home IL ws- a ~huirs-eye. The doc
tors pale complexion becAme an ashy-
grey. The sweat o. terror broke out
on his brow.
Ito he eozftnsed.)