Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-09-13

ia nd should not return till evening S
. BY heavens, j think he has fed Il
70, my lord, 81 do notsthink So,
I thinkShe must have had business
j But what time we're you there e
Shortly after sunrise e
7 "And he gone then q IS.
! sAye! He had been gone an
i hour = @ 5 :
sIt looks suspicious. But the men
!. must be there this evening. He
shall not escape me now: .' =
<sThere is no fear of that, my
lord. - l will see that he is appre-
hended as soon as he returns" :.
! Fright, Sayotano, right! And now
to the other matter. Il am to be
married this afternoon -
"Ah! So soon Z" 49, -
! eyes; l waste no more time.
What is the use?" c
"None, my lord-none at ALL"
.*Then you must remain, for the
ceremony shall be performed as soon
as possible" = =
"And does the countess know of
your determinations"
eyes. She knew it ere she retired
last night. l told her she should
not escape again till she could carry
my name with her. By the mass,
sir, she sealed her own doom! Ha.
ha, ha! The Duke of Tula will have
his Golfers filled again. Money must
come somehow, and how else so cas-
lily as thisT ~
"Sure enough" returned the
priest, with that old, coarse, wick
ed smile; sure enough, my lord
how?" ..:
'In no way. Ho, I'll put the seal
upon that budget and stamp it
mine! So here you remain until l
am married. Today-until that GER
emory is performed I am not sure.
But tomorrow they cannot harm me.
Oh, she shall be mine,. Savotano!
Today she is my wife, tonight she
shares my bed, and tomorrow all
heaven and earth and hell combined
cannot undo the work. have wait
ed long enough. l haye worked and
schemed and have puzzled my brain
to one great purpose, and yet each
step | had marked out has failed
me. Damonoff lives, the gunmaker
lives, the black monk ives-but l,
too, live! Ha! I live, Savotano,
and now the work shall be done as it
might have been done at first had l
been so disposedw - >*-
The duke had arisen to his feet
while speaking thus, and his man.
ner had been frantic and excited
As he ceased speaking he sank into
his chair and gazed the priest in the
face. He was all iron now. Every
nerve and muscle was set, and a
fierce determination was IN his soul.
go" : *,7.[*
There is one more scene in the
ducal palace, and it goes on at the
very time while the duke and his
tool were together.
Vladimir, the monk, was in the
chamber Of the countess, and the
fair occupant and her maid were
there with him.
t'And you are sure he means to
make you his wife today" said the
monk in continuation Of CONVEX
sation which had been going On fol-
some moments; ':that he will have
the ceremony performed whether
you consent or not ?"
eyes, sir,'' the countess murmur.
ed. She gazed into the strange
mans face a few moments after she
lad spoken, and then, starting
quickly up, she threw hcrself upor
her knees before him.
"Oh,'' she cried. with her c!aspcc
hands raised toward him, "can yor
not help me in this bitter moment
Do not say'so. Oh, know you have
some strange power, and you may
;. help me. You cannot. know thu
misery I suffer. Oh, earth has nc
pangs more cruel! In all the Ions
catalogue of woes there is nothing
more bitter! Sir and the maiden
raised, both hands toward heaven al
she thus continued Sooner thar
be that mans wife I would with my
own hand let;my lifeblood out were
not the act sin against my God
But you may help me-
"Alas, lady, + cannot assure YOU
now" = !: t. +.
ooh, say not 50! You can help
me flee from here; you can fine
some hiding place some place
where my days can be spent in safe.
ty from this great evil !,
" tsBut how can ! help you away
Lady," H. :.s.7 IA. :.
Because you know some secret
entrance to the pal@ce. You know
some secret passage, else you would
not be here now 2 #s. & +: .: - 49,. n
True" the monk replied in {