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lads, and from the tips of her rid
ing boots, which she always wore IN
her visits to her hospital. to her lit
tie boyish mannerisms, owen detected
the difference between her ANA ctfer
young Polish women he hal sret
This individuality captlvated him.
The love of adventure which flashed
in her eyes found an answering chord
in his own breast. He imagined her
fettered by family and tradition--into
what might she not develop if he could
free her
One day she came in hurriedly, and,
looking around furtively. she said:
Can you speak German"
Yes"
well, my brother. who is under the
suspicion of the Russian police, is here
from his estate near wilma, and he
wishes to see you. Unfortunately, he
does not speak English so you must
use German, but be careful to stop
instantly if DIR. Polinski enters, as
have my suspicious that it was he
who betrayed my brother to the Rus
slams. You know" she added, hurried
ly, that even I am in danger for erect
ing this hospital and my little school,
for we Poles are not allowed by Rus
sian law either to teach or dispense
charity in the Polish tongue. Nor, more
bitterly, ito sing our national hymn in
public, nor to buy land, nor to be elect
ed to office. My brother was elected
Mayor of Gina three years ago. but
he was not allowed to accept, and they
put a Russian Jew who had once
been his oyerseer in that Office
do you mean to tell me" said Owen
with flashing eyes, that the very doc
for who attends me- and who is in
your employ, is a spy?"
I'VE do not know, because he has
only recently come among us. We
only suspect. His father was a Pole
his mother a Russian. 1t is easy for
him to permit either sympathy to
sway him. All, these mixed marriages."
The young girl sighed, and as Owen
maintained a sympathetic silence, she
continued:
my mothers favorite sister, the
beauty of her family, who was said
to be the most beautiful woman in
Warsaw, married a Russian, Prince
Vladimir Ermoloff, who is now coun-
cillor and a member of the tzar's
household. My aunt was also a dame
d'honneur and is a very great friend
of the elder tzarina. She has given her
children Russian names and we doubt
if they have even been permitted to
learn the Polish language. This has
so grieved my mother that all COM
munication between them ceased long
ago and all my aunt's gifts have been
returned to her. Sometimes / regret
| this, for my aunt Elena is so very
powerful that she might have done
our unhappy nation much good If we
| could have continued our influence
| over her"
How unfortunate" said Owen. yet
with all that intensity of feeling be
| tween your nation and Russia, you do
not blame me for deciding that the
most fertile part of your estate be-
longs to Prince Korolenko!"
The young girl drew herself up and
struck at her skirt with her riding
whip.
"You are just and an honest man"
| she said proudly. You could not lie
and we never questioned your deci-
sion. I admire honesty above every
other quality in man, so that | shah
never recover from the shame of your
being half killed by our stupid peas
ants for your honest decision"
80 please, please" began owen,
but the Countess Elena went on:
Besides, it is Prince Korolenko who
should feel aggrieVed and not the
| Syszkiewczs, for this land has been his
for hundreds of years and for all these
years my fathers have reaped the ben
eft of its fertility while his were de-
prived of their righteous inheritance"
II never knew such sense OF JUS
| tice in woman before" said Owen
slowly.
TO his surprise the young girl col
ored hotly, and her lips parted in a
! glad smile at his tone.
TRULY" she cried. "Will / bear COM
parison with your American friends,
who have so much freedom to do as
1 Anf
their best desires by terror of an UNI
just law"
You will bear comparison with any
one in the world" cried the young
man with sudden passion.
"iSo, no." she cried, hurriedly. Her
glance wavered beneath his, and she
spoke rapidly to recover herself. My
brother is waiting. He is in disguise.
| He looks like my oldest brother, ex-
cept that he wears no beard, so ne is
wearing false beard to appear like
| Alexis. Even 1 was deceived. lie will
remain but a moment as he only
wishes to express his regret at your
81 will not have it," cried Owen. u
will not be apologized to by all your
generous family AS if l were not am
ply recompensed for few bruises by
the bliss of knowing you. Why do you
| never sit here as your mother does
II am always busy else where! Wen,
will sit here. but we must not talk.
Elena seated herself and began to
Groom q Polish song under her breath.
From that she wandered into French
lullaby, and suddenly, as If scarcely
knowing what she sang, she began
! something so familiar that owen turn
ed to her in surprise.
DO you know what you are sing
ing?" he asked.
Elena stopped. ran over the last few
bars and then colored.
sThat?" she said in confusion. 20,
YES. That was the tune you were al
ways humming in your delrium. You
sang IL so much it has run in my head
ever since"
Eyes. but do you know the name of
to- persisted the young man.
mo. What is it?"
"Tt's Garryowen. It's what the fell
lows at college always signaled me by
and Il comes so near being my own
nan,e I'VE had 10 live by that song"
III sounds Scotch but / never heard
% until YOU sang II. Tits n beautiful
song. / think" she added, shyly.
owen flushed with pleasure.
flush. here is my brother Remem-
her vou are 10 call him Alexis. but
he is really josef A.. -
A tan man appeared IN the DOOR
way and stopped, bowling.
| "corne my dear brother ana meet
onr guest Herr Carrot owen" sald
Eiens ia German. And then as the
taIt man approached she gave him an
anxious glance and hurried away
"Nv door friend cried me count
Fpeakinq 10 German. "ean you ever Tor