Little Falls herald., 1901-09-06

! perial auth even unto death.
sst you see, this is even bet ter han
it Goulds have been had received
direct authority for his deat ffo1.
/ then, some form Of trial would have
! been necessary. but utt: now we have
only to go 70. bis house, provoke him
to quarrel, Kill him and then tell.
the. emperor how it happened What
think Gu y z5
Why, returned the priest, with
| a wicked chuekle, Il can only say
that Master Nevel is done for-he is
a dead man" .> z. i. .s.5 ss.s J. .: !.
Exactly. Nothing could be bet
ter ter-nothing." )" .:.s5.
After the explanation Of this.
fiendish, hellish scheme the two
walked on some distance in silence.
"|Stopp uttered the duke, CATCH:
ing his companion by the arm,
t3There come two persons this way.
We must not meet them Here -
into this passage-quick z
It, was a, narrow, dark passage
leading to the next street, into
which the duke dragged his compan-.
ion, and here $hamean to remain
until the two persons had passed.
The fact was the duke did not wish
to be seen with the priest at that
hour in the street, and It is no mat;
| ter of surprise that he should at
that moment have been Influenced
by guilty fear. The two pedestrians
came on and passed the spot where
the men stood. They were females,
and one of them the priest saw in.
the face. The features were upturn-
ed to the starlight, and he recogniz-
ed them. He caught the duke quick.
ly and nervously by the arm
'sBy the, host of heaven" he whis-
pered, " twas the countess!" =
.Rosalind % gasped Olga. ;
eyes, as sure as death!'''
''Then come, quick!'' y !
Savotano understood the mean.
ing Of this, and he followed the duke
quickly out. AT a few bounds Olga
reached the females, and one of
them he caught by the arm. She.
uttered sharp, quick cry, and as
she turned. her face up she revealed
the fair features of the Countess
Rosalind Valdai. The priest had no.
need to stop the other girl, for she
stopped of her own accord as soon
as she found that her mistress was
captured. -
."'Aha!" Olga uttered when he saw
that pale face. t*What now, eh5?
Where are you y bound at this: q un- .
seemly hour?" -
so God!'' It was all the poor girl:
could utter. She saw the dark face
OF her hated and feared guardian,
and the last glimmer Of hope faded
from her soul. -. -~~---.@. =: ~.
*<By my SOUL" the duke resumed,
fastening his grip. surely upon the
maiden's arm, ttiitaiis it is fortunate l have
found you, for you might have fall.
en- into difficulty else. You were
bound for the imperial palace, eh p
At first Rosalind thought of
struggling for escape, but she felt
the strong grip upon her arm. and
she knew that. such movement
could result only in her own harm.
| "Say," repeated the duke, were
you not bound for the palace 90 =
"Aye, proud duke, / was, >" the
countess replied, gazing up into the
mans face Il was trying to es-
cape from your accursed power!''
| sssAha! But come; we'll turn to-
ward home. You'll be better of
there. And this is our little Zeno-
bic, is it, - - !,
/ The attendant looked up, but she
made no reply. Then Olga turned
| to the priest =. H.. -
"Savotano, hurry off your men in
the morning, and then come to me.
| I'll have work for you tomorrow.
BY St. Paul, the work delays no
longer! .. \. =
And then. with a sinking, break
ing heart, Rosalind Valdai was led
back toward the ducal palace.
fro N. oorrneu,Elun.l
= - sharp. .g1J<s-Isl 81. 81:
Bishop Fhilpotts Of Exeter early earned
his.reputatien for saying things. One of
the guests at an undergraduates party in