The Iola register., 1902-08-08
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self destitute Of Cncouragcment-a mere
scarecrow in the field, as he expressed
1t to 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 travcsty of war, fight
Ing battle that was over. lie knew
that she was in deadly peril; that these
wrctched days might be all the life
they two could hope for lie shuddercd
at the thought and cursed the scoun-
drel who had brought her to this ca
lnmity, 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 chance to cheer. 1t 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 were drawn be-
fore the windows of Vcras worlroom,
| yet the light could be seen, and there
was wrctched fellow who often stood
long in the rain to watch 1t. lie was
! thus gloomily employed one night just
| beyond the challenge of the scntrics
when he detected dark figure gliding
| along the edge of a small building that
had stood diagonally opposite the inn
and had been wrecked ana set on fire
! by 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 he could hear the fellow stide Il
cough, yet wholly unpcrceived. Sud
denly he struck Il match upon the side
of its box and thrust his head and arm
into the aperture that had been a VIM
dow. The rain spared the flarng bit
Of wood long enough for Darrell to
perceive with great surprise his old
ucquaintauc" ''cvSki, crouching thsre,
with r'e . hands.
set out for Vladikaukas. Darrell would
have fallen to the rear but Vera sum-
moned him to her side.
A sentry called from across the
street.
"Frlcnd" replied Darrell. "Merely
lighting my pipe"
The explanation seemed to be salts
lenge.
"What are you doing hcre?" whisper
ed Darrell Come out"
Kcvski obcycd, 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 Kilziar
appeared in the doorway Of the inn,
his figure sharply outlined because of
the light behind him. He and some of
his officers had been in conference with
Vera and were now about to return to
their quarters through the rain.
"You hate that man." whispered Key
ski. Release me, and you shall see
the end of him"
Darrcll's grip tghtoncd on the Rus
slams arm.
"You were lying in wait for the
prince" he said slowly.
"You saw what he did to me-" an
swcrcd Kcvsli. "You saved Rle from
death, though l did not know mt frs
that 1t was you. l suffered the knou
in the prison before that Kilziar be
lieyed you were hidden in this city.
was tortured to make me confess where
you were. They got nothing from me-
"What became of you that morning
when you left me in the woodY askeC
Darrell; captured by Kilziar's men
| suppose, and brought into the city"
81 was trying to find food in hous
when they caught me-" answered Key
ski, and then in n trembling whisper
"See how the wretch stands there il
the light"
"You owe me something" said Oar
rell 81 don't like to mention IT, bu
you do. Here's n chance to pay. Prom
Use me that you will not try to TAX
that mans life. Why waste your timer
he added bitterly. "Arc you not salts
fed with his position? lie cannot cs
= cape from this city, and you know wha
his fate will be If he falls into tn
hands of the Russians"
> "They will never take him." answer
ed Kevskl. "There is a secret way on
of this city"
"Not through the pass"
. "No That is held by the Russlnl
= force from Tihls, as every one knows.
"And the Russian line in front Of MS,
= said Darrell, "ls n semiclrcle reaching
to the cliffs upon each side"
"But there is way along the face o
{ those cliffs - nnswprpd KpVslIi. "nOt