The Washington times., 1903-04-12


ful and vindictive that Andre and Col
onei Sudekin reCoiIed in horror.
His eyes seemed TO emit SHARKS Of
Are. his lips were white with foam. mi
he shook until his chains cianked L
vas fully FIVE minutes before the par
oxysm Of rage left him, and then he
dropped back on MS pillow. pale as
ashes and gasping for breath
Revenge. revenge" ne muttered- III
have it, An, how sweet IT VIII be-,
He went on IN this way for q littis
while and hen. turning TO the colonel.
he asked
DO you say that my life viii Ia
spared if I tell you what you wish? Tbs
man you speak Of is not Serge Maslou-
all. no! There is more. much more
Your life viii be spared. = replied tas
colonel. but It is sufficient for sou 10
confess that this man is not Serge Mas
loft We know the rest. You need not
10 repeat it.
Valbort sat bolt uprigh. and nodded
toward Andre.
You think mean him - he cried Yen
think ] refer to the fact that the real
Serge Maslon is Paul Dsgmar, and that
he Is the brother Of that man there-ot
Captain Andre Dagmsr7 I knew that
WE'LL have known II for years-but
was not thinking of It now know
something else-something eIse-some-
thing else. There are few who do
know it. but am one. and Feodor Bara-
nok is another All what a revenge 1
shall have. what a revenget"
de was silent for IN ment. and hen
in 2 loud. boarse voice te cried
Take that man away-Captsiu Dag
mar. 7 mean, put him out Of the cell.
and then come here Colonel Sudekioi
come close aud I viii whisper he
secret
Both Andre and the colonel felt that
thew were on the eve Of an important
revelation. something unC0nnected with
the matter that brought them there
They had probed deeper and 10 more
purpose than hey thought
Suppose yod step outside. said Colo
mel Sudekin. I viii humor this feilew
and see what ne wants Il is no doubt
merely a fancy 70 have you out Of the
way
Andre readily agreed 10 this propo-
sition and withdrew 10 the corridor.
closing the cell door after him The
guard was leaning against the wall
few yards away, and proPping his back
against the opposite wall. andre waited
| in silence.
The minutes went slowly By The
illness Of death reigHed through the
whole prison The guard grew restless
and began to pace the corridor, not
deigning 10 notice Andre By word or
/ look
A good half hour had passed when
/ Colonel sudekin opened the cell door
and stepped into the corridor he
nodded to the guard, aud the latter
entered the cell. came out With the
lamp. locked the door. and tramped
moodily down the passage, followed By
+ his companions
/ Colonel Sudekin did not utter a word
did not even glance at andre He walked
4 like man intoxicated bending from
/ side to side. he did rot respond 70
the iailer's Good night. - when the
prison doors we're opened. but pressed
into the outer :xr with Andre by his
side.
~wen?~ said the latter interroga-
lively
There was no reply They walked On
together in silence and turned The cor
aer.
Suddenly the colonel stopped and
leaned against lamp posi-. There was
such a look of utter stupefaction on his
face that Andre shrank from him in dis
gust.
What is the matter he cried. You
look like a ghost.
The colonel placed his hands on An
/ dre's shoulders and drew him toward
him
andre. my friend, he said. huskily.
If courtier were TO arrive at this mo-
ment with the news that the Car had
abdfcated his throne in favor OF Feodor
Baranok and retired TO a monastery. I
could not be more astouuded, more
thunderstruck. than am By what Pierre
Ya1bort has just told me Yes. it con
Germs you and Count Vasily-sy. and
many others. But don't question me-
Until this gila ntic thing IS proved 10
be true my lips are tightly sealed.
There are reasons why 7 cannot con6ds
in you at the present time
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