Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-07-26

upon the bosom OF her i0Dle
ahd while she wound her al q s. !
sly about him she mtl her
thanks to God. e
By and by the widow became more
calm but still there was an 5earnest
eager look Of fear upon her face
sRuric saw it, and he knew well what
it meant. 81.
Mother" he said, s'the count s
not dead. : +. $3.50,
IS. 81: Nor Wounded?" she uttered
quickly and eagerly. - -
A. 8 es;; badly. But, listen, I could
not help i" And therenpon he re-
lated all the circumstances connect
ed with the conflict. When he had
concluded, his mother pondered a .
few moments, and then she said:
Surely, my Son, I will try to ].
suffer nothing from this, even
should the wicked man die. In all
you acted upon the defensive: From
the first he has only been intent on.
attacking you, and on the battle
ground he would have killed you i
he could" ..'-,s.z-.',.,a,s, e.,elE:.
= <<Most .screly he would, mother.
Aye, he would not have hesitated to-
stab me in the back could he have
gained the opportunity. he was
mad beyond al self control, and his
eagerness to kill me was only equal
ed by his chagrin at being overcome
by one whom he had hoped easily to )
conquer" -: -.
After this Ruric went to his shop,
but Paul manifested no great emo
ton upon beholdinghim: II
on seem to take it as a matter
Of course that I should return alive
and well" said the gunmaker, with s
asmile. ~~-s~.saej:ja.;::a' >s~za------
= "Why, of course" returned the !
boy con1posedly. "What would a
score Of such men as he be to you?>
Conrad Damonof hold sword be-
fore Ruric Newell? No. l only
smiled when l heard his challenge. :
| should have as soon thoug ht of be-
ing anxious about your return from
a marten hunt"
Ruric smiled at his boys peculiar =
eagerness of expression, but he felt
a degree Of pride in his words never-
theless. > 20 ~
It was toward the latter part Of !.
the afternoon that Ruric was some
what startled by seeing some of the J.
imperial guard approaching his !
house, and. ere long afterward his !
mother came to him, pale and trem-
bling, and Informed him that he was
wanted by the emperor's officers.
"0h," she groaned, with clasped
hands and fearful eyes, ttSthey will
take you from me nowp' =
s'Fear not, my MOTHER" the youth
confidently returned. 'The emperor
will not blame me when he knows
all the particulars. But come, let US !:
go in" . =>=
! Ruric found the officers, three f
them, in the kitchen, and he asked
them if they sought him. 9:
eve seek Ruric Newell, the gum !
maker,' replied the leader. -. s.
II am the man, sir. May know
what is wanted"' :
"Cannot you guess ?" "
"Why, yes ! suppose it must be
on account of the duel which was
fought this morning"
Exactly
"And who wants me?"
"Who should want you but the
emperor" =....
ooh, they will rot take my noble
boy. from me!'' cried Claudia, catch :
ing the officer by tie am. t'Tell .
our good emperor i.:at. Russia has !.
taken my usband from me: that he
fell in bis country's cause. Tell him
my boy was not to blame"-
Hush, mother" interposed Ru- !.
nc. 'sFear not yet s.
! "Come,,' said the leader. at Is
growing; late. and Peter will not
brook delay '':.. ~s :.
ttBut they, will not harm him !''z
the mother frantically cried, cling
ing now to her son. z
:.:sssNo, no, my mother. Rest you
easy here until ! return And then,
turning to the guard, he added, !.
g Lead on, and ! will follow . 81
Nov rest you easy, my dear
mother And with these words
Ruric gently set her back into her.
chair and then FASTENED out after
the officers. In,the entry he put ON
his bonnet and peisse and then fol
lowed his conductors out to the J.
street, where stood a double sledge,
with two horses attached
You seem to look upon the Kill.
ing Of a Russian noblemen as q eery
small affair," said one Of the officers
after they had started on their way.
Is he dead, then,?" Ruric quick