CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-09-26

whose face he had never seen. She
would not raise her veil until the
ceremony was performed Then she
removed the obstruction, and Ruric
started on beholding the face of
Vladimir, the monk! And then
Vladimir seemed to say, "All this
have done for thee. Do you ike
it?" And Ruric dared not object,
because Vladimir had done so much
for him.
And now while Ruric awakes
from his dreams and wonders what
they mean let us look in and see
what is going on in the ducal palace.
1t was early morning. and the
Duke Of Tula was once more in his
own private apartment. He had not
slept well, for he. too, had had
dreams, and they were troublesome
ones. They hung about him even
now, and they filed his mind with
dark and gloomy forebodings. He
paced to and fro across the apart
ment, sometimes stopping and bow
ing his head and then starting on
again with new clouds upon his
brow Thus he walked and pondered
until he was aroused by stealthy
football close by the door He stop
ped and listened lie knew the step.
Twas the one he had been waiting
for He moved to the door and
opened il. and the humpbacked
priest, Savotano, entered the apart
ment.
"By ST. Paul, Savotano, ! feared
you would never come the duke
uttered as his workman closed the
door behind him.
q would have come sooner if |
could, my lord, but even now it is
early morning. The sun is hardly
above the city walls"
well, it is early, know, but |
have not slept well"
81 have not slept al all, my lord"
NO. Savotano. You look worn
and weary. But you have been at
work"
Ave | have"
"And you have come to tell ME
the result of that work. Does it
move you so to do such work? /
thought you were used 10 it?
The priest gazed into his masters
face. but he did not speak.
"Bahw uttered Olga contemptu-
ously. "Whai is the killing OF a
man? But tell me. did you conceal
the body so that no one will find
its"
IL was some moments before Sa-
votano spoke. His frame trembled,
and his hands worked nervously to-
gether But at length he said in a
hesitating tone
He is not dead. my lord"
'Not dead yet: But you promis-
ed me he should be"
Il know. but we could not do it,"
r. Bah, gave you credit for more
firmness. Not kill man. What is
there so terrible IN that -
ou misunderstood me. nv lord.
We did all we could toward killing
aim, but he escaped Us.
Hold" cried the duke, starting
forward and grasping the priest by
the shoulder. "Nou do not mean
that Raric Ncyel has escaped you?"
He has. INV lord.
''Bui mol entirely. Nou do not
mean that he has fairly gone from
out your hands,"
'-He ha>. my lord But listen
''Lisieu thou bunglef, BY the
saints. what story can you tell to
make that smooth and reasonable ?
You had him in your power, and you
should have kept him. D."
'fBui, m, lori, the devil himself
is working for that man. We went
last nIehl to XIII the fellow. and |
waited an Of two hours for Toima
and NisAa. but the ra>cals did not
come. aud engaged others"
Sand did they prove trcacher-
Gus 2 criyd Olga in sudden passion.
NO. my lord thov did their best,
bat they were interrupted by that
accursed mons, who came backed by
some dozen men
"Whai, DO YOU mean that Nladi-
mir came there:"
"l'es."
And with bsnd of armed
men?"
sizes"
Then, by the gods. there's
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