Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-14

HAS she been found?" asked th9
orderly, forgetting his manners IN his
intense interest. YNif
Yes, thank God! But her fathsH!sk I
yet missing. We shall know more afte1 ,
we have heard them all You under
stand your duties. l charge you tos be
shrewd and faithful. Cor
The orderly, Alexander Borge, walk
ed through the corridors of the prison
with tagging steps. An officer passed ;.
him. Al l.
My captain, am not we'll" he said u
MAY 1 be relieved for an hour?'
The captain nodded and walkedsc z
into the office. Alexander hurried to-
another portion of the prison, where,
there We're rooms luxuriously fittedFup.
He knocked cautiously at one, giving
a certain signal. A young Russian gfsl
opened the door.
alexander! You not on duty? What
has happened?"
81 got relieved for an hour to tSSe
you something for Mile. Alma"
"Quick! In here" N
She ushered him into small store
age closet and listened breathlessly.
"The colonel charged me again With
my Duties" he said. HE had received J.
letter from his brother that the youn.
American whom we could not trace
was in AsSrabad, Persia. He was toy
so from there to Mini Novgorod TT
meet Nile Alma, as last year. LaterlI
learned that he is under arrest for tass
ing away Koura Biartelkis.'' otp
at is impossible. He has not been Id
Ti1is." ~
81 know, but that is the charge. ne,
was on the boat that took her away
Would you tell Mile. Alma?"
YES, certainly, must tell her "a
anything. believe this is falsa
charge got up to put the American ii
prison"
perhaps. But must be off. VIM
watch. 1 will return if anything ISL
new
In another suit of apartments love.l
ly young girl, with pale face and long,
ing eyes, sat listlessly looking fromxa
window. The girl whom Borge h2
just left astered. ~
"Marie, what is the excitement Nj
the streets?" asks Mile. Alma. "SonN
thing unusual, even for fair time, h%
happened. One girl, one Of the few
friends I have made-I have alwaJ&d
met her when making purchases aH
her fathers bazaar-is already missing,
hope the Turks have not found q.
way to outwit the law" IL
"Koura Biartelkis is found, mademoi-,
selle.'
"Then that must be the cause of the
excitement. Oh, when will this cruel
exile come to an end? Marie, suppose
you could never see him." tal
II should cry, mademoiselle." n5I
"Cry? Tears alone will not unite)
lovers. If they would, I could shel
rivers. 1t must be grand to live wheIE
love is not a thing for prison walls.yE
"But you are not a prisoner, madtN
moiselle"
cam 1 not? 1 have the privilege OF
driving out in my uncle's. carriage.
But am l not watched constantly? IS5
not my uncle forever giving orders THAI
no letters shall be allowed to reach me
/ Could send letter even if / kneW)
where-he-was?" sfti
| With burst of sorrow Marie fell at
the feet Of her mistress. ri
"Oh, mademoiselle! I have such bad
news for you! 1 would not tell butaR
know YOU wish to hear all. He aa
herer' IL
"Here! You mean NJ. Irons-here in
Tiflis!"' p. 81
"Yes, mademoiselle, and will soon
be in this very prison.
/ Alma's fingers clutched at her bosoms'
and she half rose from her chair, but,
swaying, fell back. no
"Will you have water, mademoi-
selle?' grf
mo; want news. How-where did
they take him? Is it true? Did Aiexs
ander tell your" CT
; Eyes. 1t seems he was on the saIna
boat. They say he was taking away
Koura Biartelkis." dor
Il do not believe it! No; know he
loves me- It was not NJ. Irons"
Perhaps not, mademoiselle. But we
shall soon know"
, Eyes, but my heart will break with
apprehension. If they have taken him,
after warning him to keep out of RUS
STA, they will charge him with anys
thing to punish him. You must help
me, Marie. Good, brave, faithful girl
And Alexander too! What would Idd
without you both? o God. help himl
Preserve him from their vengeance
and cruelty!' Il I
: She broke down under the strain and
slipped to the floor. Resting her arms
J on her chair and burying her face in
them, she burst into spasmodic sobs.ac
''They will kill her, between themv'
muttered the maid. iiei
To be continued) q
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