The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-25

udu VIC pressure VI pul1uS you out OIL
the water. into which you did me the
honor to drag me. As for what hap
pened, followed you down the quay
for reasons of my own, and you. having
a guilty conscience, I suppose for I
| know no other reason refused to be
| overtaken and ran souse into an ice
hole. ;,
| 81 remember, . he said. ST thought
was gone more than once. How did
you pull me out2 Idon't recall it some
how. I"
''Does it matter since out you are
and safe on dry land, or rather ices
Come, get up and I'll take You home
and you shall change your clothes. Your
teeth are chattering like castanets =
81 have no clothes but these and no
fire in my room, . said the fellow.
81 don't think I shall ever be warm
again. But I'll get into bed if I can
travel so far. Don't think me migrate
full. am very much obliged to you for
pulling me out I'd rather die of cold
at home, or hunger either, than drown
| like rat under the ice BAIL The idea
is sickening"
.sLook here, said, an idea striking
me- eff your place is SO cold and un-
comfortable and you've no change of
clothes, you shall lie up for few days
at my house You shall be fed we'll and
have good rest. When you feel all
right again, you shall be free to go. Do
you consent?'
'.But stopl Why all this2 Who are
| you? You pulled me out Of the water
| at some risk, and am grateful for it,
but when you come to offer me these
other kindnesses don't know what to
think. am suspicious of your good
faith, for, after all. why should you
treat me in This way-a total stran-
ger?''
.sThere is a certain service which I
think you can render me if you like,
4 said. 81 will tell you that much. I
would gladly keep you in luxury for ten
years if could obtain certain informa-
4 tion from you which you may or may
not be able to give me! There, am
open with you, you see. :
tGood will be as OPEN with you.
See here! would sell my soul for ten
years of luxurious life. If there is any
information that it is in my power to
give you and you are prepared to pay
well for it, you shall have ali have to
tell yon and shall make the terms all
the easier because you logged me out
4 of yonder death trap. But why should
particularly I-be able to give ysu
the information you desire? Are } 4
sure that possess it?''
/ FNo, / am not. Still you are sure 70
be able to afford me some satisfaction,
4 If you cannot tell me all / wish to
know. Step out quicker. The faster we
4 go the sooner you shall have a warm
room and some dry clothes and full
! meal" -
"a hot meal hot meat, and SO on r.
said The student looking wolfshly at
me, 'tand perhaps glass of wine or
good beer9'
4 ''Most certainly" laughed. eff
you fancy it, why not? Are a good meal
and glass of beer go unwonted lux
ury to you p
II have not eaten really full meal
! for two years, at least. That which l
eat scarcely serves to keep body and
soul together. >
'sAre you SO terribly poor, them" I
asked. / had never seen such poverty
I. / had always had plenty of the best Of
everything and had never consequently
realized what the want of good food
meant.
| .'God knows how I live. shivered
the student. 81 don't
4 We were now on the Palace quay and
rapidly approaching our big house--the
4 very place he had last left before we
had both started upon our wild and i'll
omened race
1 "Whers are you taking me tor he
said.
''To my home. of course = replied.
with a laugh.
i (which house is it2" he said, hang
i ing back little. "Not this huge one
i the Landrinof mansion p
eyes, certainly. Why not? l am
Count Boris Landrinof, and you shall
be my guest, as promised
He stopped on the doorstep. shivering
violently,
'Isa- VII, udIc uOU u0 6d1u. NOt
there-I-I didn't guess you were
4 young Count Landrinof. =
Nonsense. l said. ''Now we have
made one another's acquaintance you
will find am quite as good friend,
. and perhaps more profitable one, than
well, than your other friend in here
-Kornilof or Andre Landrinof. OF
whatever you may call him. Comet He
shan't know You are in the housel''
"Swear it'll" said the student, shak-
ing more than even his semifrozen con.
: dition demanded. eff he were to know
III was in the place and on confidential
| terms with yourself, he would no.
daren't come in, really daren't. +"
{ "Thin., again., said ''Fifty ru-
bles a month so long as you live in the
house and serve me in any way shall
demand of you. If / should not need
: your services gratuity of 200 ruble!
7 each year for ten years, or lump sum
, if you prefer it, of /, 500 rubles.
i 'Stopl Is the house SO large that