The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-04-26
Of war chat a town thoroughly invested

petL. lhey WERE uOouNAs aHA AhN
thought OF 1t was madness 10 Darrek--
He saw little OF Vera. She w.
yerishly busy. working day and - a
upon plans for their useless defeh-e,
for II was like holding a hilltop against
the food. Darrell knew that she dread
ed TO see him because he had foreseen
this evil, because he had shown him
self destitute of encouragement-a mere
scarecrow In the field, as he expressed
II 10 himself.
She had taken up her abode In what
had been an inn. There was n ground
floor room In a corner of the house
which was her military workshop.
Darrell sometimes saw her through
window In the daytime pitifully en-
gagged upon this travesty OF war, fight
ing a battle that was over He knew
that she was In deadly peril, that these
wretched days might be all the life
they two could hope for. He shuddered
at the thought and cursed the scoun-
drel who had brought her To this ca
lamity. yet curses upon Kilziar seemed
unnecessary, considering the position
In which the man stood.
One saw little OF the prince in these
days except when he and Vera made
their rounds together that the soldiers
might have a chance TO cheer. Ii was
not pleasant for Darrell TO hear their
names thus joined yet he could not
help admiring the spirit and the loyalty
of the troops.
At night the curtains We're drawn be-
fore the windows OF Veras workroom,
yet the light could be seen, and there
was a wretched fellow who often stood
long in the rain 20 watch IT, He was
thus gloomlly employed one night just
beyond the challenge OF the sentries
when he detected a dark figure gliding
along the edge of a small building that
had stood diagonally opposite the inn
and had been wrecked and set on fire
] by a shell on the second day of the
siege. when there had been consider
able artillery practice. Since then there
/ had been only occasional firing, yet the
! inn had been hit twice with slight
damage.
The man whom Darrell had seen en-
/ tered the wrecked building, and the
Americans curiosity was excited. He
did an excellent bit of stalking and
was under the charred wall beside the
ruin OF a window, so near TO the man
that lie could hear the fellow stitie a
cough. yet wholly unperceiyed. Sud
denly he struck n match upon the side
OF its box and thrust his head and arm
into the aperture that had been win
dow. The rain spared the fiaring bit
OF wood long enough for Darrell to
perceive with great surprise his old
acquaintance, Keyski, crouching there,
with rife in his hands.
A sentry called from across the
street.
Friend replied Darrell. Merely
lighting my pipe"
Til, explanation seemed TO be salts.
factory, for there was no further chal-
lenge.
"What are you doing herel' whisper
ed Darrell. "Come out"
KeysSi obeyed. though had any other
voice commanded him he would prob
ably have resisted or fed. As they
stood by the side of the charred ruins
there was sound of voices from
across the street, and Prince kilziai
appeared In the doorway of the Inn
his figure sharply outlined because OF
the light behind him. lie and some OF
his officers had been in conference Will
Vera and were now about to return Z
their quarters through the rain.
"You hate that man, whispered Key
ski Release me, and YOU shall SCI
the end Of him"
Darrell's grip frightened on the Rus
slams arm.
"You were lying in walt for tn
prince he said slowly.
you saw what he did TO me- an
swored Kcvsli "lou saved me From
death, though ! did not know at frs
that il was YOU | suffered the knou
IN the prison before that, Kilzlar be
lleyed you were hidden In this city.
was tortured TO make me confess wher
you were They got nothing from me.
"What became OF you that mornin
when you left me I'm the woodT' aske
Darrell; captured by Kilziar's mel
/ Il SuDpOst, anu hlOuSuA iliN' AhN 'lNHf
, 81 was trying to find food In n hous
when they caught me" answered Key
ski, and then in a trembling whisper
"See how the wretch stands there i
the light"
You owe me something" said Dal
reIl. II don't like to mention II, bu
you do. Here's chance TO pay. Prom
Use me that you Will not try TO tax
/ that mans llfe Why waste your time
he added bitterly "Are you not salts
| fed with his positlonf He cannot 81
cape from this city, and you know VIVA
his fate will be If he falls into I'll
, hands Of the Russians"
"They will never take him." answe
ed Kevsld There is secret way OF
Of this city"
/, "Not through the passY
, "No. That is held by the RUSSIA