Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-09-13
THE PERIL,
OF MADAME.
A Story of Love and
Intrigue.

Il insist. madame" said Anantor
pasha. his eyes burning with anger
and the passion which possessed him.
And why refuse mep | love you be-
yond reason. | have never loved as /
love you. Everything you can desire
shall be yours, sophronia."
Call me madame" replied n beauti-
full woman. with face of classic pro-
file, surveying the almost frenzied
pasha with "A cold contempt which ag-
grayated both his fury and his desire.
ii have already told you. pasha. that I
decline to share your affections with
the 80 or more estimable ladies' OF your
| harem"
Then you have been playing with
me madame" growled the pasha- You
have led me to think you were not In
different to me. And here, In Illutza, |
am master. and you shall not leave IL
lutza except to become my wife" Here
be took a stride toward her as IL he
would seize her there and then and
carry her off.
Take care!' She spoke Ia low,
clear. unmoyed tone. "A step nearer.
and you are a dead man. | carry q re-
volver. | can hit the ace OF hearts at
90 yards. Ny nerve is good; my hand
Is steady. Any violence. and the next
second AnAntor Pasha is corpse
BE stood stock STILL Her coolpess
Gained him. conquered his rage. but
lnflamed his admiration.
"As the English say, you are cool
hand he remarked. To himself he
thought: Il will have her now at all
costs. What bride for pashal What
nerve What a resource. With her.
who knows. / might be grand vlzier-
sultan even!'
And he was perhaps not far wrong.
Madame was of MANY shifts. 1t was
she who In the great South African
war had been a spy of fame. Courted
10y the highly placed and susceptible In
the British camp in various parts of
South Africa. she had kept Paul kru-
and Erasmus informed of all that WAS
doing in the English army. Her ma
tionality was a matter of guesswork.
Some said she was French. others Rus
sian, but she was known as Madame"
par excellence.
81 will take my leave now, madame"
said the pasha. drawing his handsome
form up to its full height, but you
shnll marry me-"
"A very good morning TO your excel
Iency," said Sophronia yaloffsky. with
q mocking nod. but shall not marry
you"
The pasha withdrew. with never n
there was a clatter of horses on the
roadway as he and his staff galloped
eff up the little street.
Bah" murmured Sophronia as she
peeped out at him through the Jalou-
sizes. mot a bad looking man either
and sits his horse we'll" Turning
from the window. Sophronia yalofrsky
contemplated her face and figure In a
huge mirror which stretched from floor
TO ceiling on one side OF the apartment.
and then, snatching up leather head
ed baton, she struck smartly q large
gong. 1t was almost Immediately an
swered.
Bring me my hooded fur cloak at
once, Lona," said madame. "and cloak
yourself as well. for l shall want you"
Madame went to sideboard and
poured herself out Il liqueur. while she
III the daintiest OF dainty cigarettes.
She had not blown half dozen whiffs
OF smoke when Iona returned and
quickly enveloped her mistress In the
warm cloak.
"Sklavatz Is to be found today. Lo-
nap
Yes. gracious mistress; at the vel
low khan In the lower town"
Then conduct ns there. No time Is
to be lost. My liberty ls threatened.
Iona, and may be gone from me at
any moment" AS she spoke Nine. Va
loffsky stepped toward the 1alousie.