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gram was handed to Lisa. She tore of
the envelope. scanned the words in the
message and fell in faint. Sohnski,
mood, but really was depressed by what
he was concealing, happened to be near
Lisa when she swooned. He seized
the telegram. noticed the point from
whence it came and knew at once that
1t must be a cipher message containing
some news about the disaster. He
had Lisa carried upstairs to a private
room, notified the police to come and
take charge of her, and disappearing
from among his guests went directly
to the imperial palace with the tele-
gram.
The telegram was composed of two
sentences. II am on picket duty to-
day" and 81 love you as ever" the
first meaning ''There has been a disas-
ter" the second II am badly wounded"
1t had been understood between the
lovers that in the latter event Lisa
should go to her lover if possible. Lisa
before recovering from her swoon
raved about his condition, then as soon
as she came to herself raised herself
from the couch on which she had been
laid, saying that she must 60 at once
to him. Then for the first time she saw
among those about her police officer
She knew at once that she had betray-
ed herself
Lisa was sent to her fathers house,
where she was kept under the surveil-
lance Of the police. Every effort was
made without success to induce her to
tell from whom the telegram, which
was unsigned, came. But it was quite
plain that it must have come from her
lover. An account of the matter was
sent to the headquarters Of the army
with orders to watch OliZoff without
informing him Of the result of his mes.
sage, in the hope Of catching him send
ing another and discovering through
what operator he sent it. OliZoff, how
ever, sent no more messages, for he
was lying in hospital severely
wounded.
Several months passed, during which
Lisa was kept in close confinement,
without any knowledge of her lovers
condition. She did not know whether
he had died of his wound or would live
reptitiously a telegraph message that
only the government might send. She
sank rapidly under the strain. Those
who attended her dared not speak Of
anything that had happened in connec-
ton with the matter, and Lisa did not
was with the army in the Crilnea
stood toward her.
One afternoon there was q sound Of
horses hoofs and the clatter of sabers
In the court. Thinking that her father
had returned from the war, a sudden
thrill of hope passed through Lisa that
he would bring her news of Dimitri.
Then she heard her fathers voice and
looked for him to rush upstairs as he
was used to doing when he came home
but when he did not she supposed that
he had not forgiven her for her part in
the deceit. Presently she heard several
people coming up the stairway very
slowly. Then her door opened and her
father entered, followed by the order.
lies supporting the wasted figure of her
lover.
You are forgiven, my daughter."
said the father 1.-The emperor has
listened to my prayer in your behalf
Vladimir won his own forgiveness by
gallantry in the action Of which he
sent you the news"
The father embraced his daughter:
then her pale soldier lover limped to
her and they were locked in one an.
others arms.
The telegraph operator was not so
fortunate. The message was traced to
him, and he was sent to Siberia. This
was the only cloud upon the lovers
happiness, and Lisa, few years later.
while at court. persuaded the emperor
10 grant the man a pardon.
HELEN W. STOCKARD.
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