Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-05

find secluded spot and talk things
over. asked Alma, and she consented
to the announcement of their petrothal,
but said the prince had not asked her
to be his wife. | sent him to her, ana
they came to an agreement. but they
wanted to be alone to talk. 90 not
know what keeps them"
ut is not so easy to leave OH con-
versation with a girl like Anna. II IS
almost time for the supper. nope
they will not forget
The governor showed his anxiety as
the time for him to take the highest OF
his guests to supper arrived
Il am filled with misgivings, your
sxcellency." said Jurnieif. "There Is
something wrong"
Wrong! What can be wrong"
Something, / know not what. Inc
girl bewitcfed us all tonight. had
never seen her so gay, so reckless. she
acted as if she had drunk too much
wine, and she seldom drinks any, ana
now, when she is not here, with her
beauty and her wit to ensnare me, l
recall how she hated the prince she
never said so, but she refused to marry
him. She was in love with an Amer
ican."
"Where is the Americana
"He is in our prison. He is 1mpll-
Gated in the abduction of Koura Biar-
telkis.'
"And you think-what do you think
Speak, man!'
II cannot think. l am going to the
prison to see what has happened"
He called for his carriage. 1t was
gone. He took the nearest one-one in
which Chinese mandarin had come
to the ball-and hurried to the prison
He dashed to the living apartments
Marie was asleep. He roared for her
and, trembling in every limb, she came
| to him.
HAS my niece returned from the
ball?"
"She did return, colonel. 1 went tt
her, but she dismissed me and told me
to go to bed"
.Jurnieff ran to Alma's rooms. On thu
floor he saw her long brown tresses.
what deviltry is here tonight?" h
gasped.
He dashed to the prison. The captain
of the guard started when he saw tn
| pallor Of the colonels face.
HAS any one visited the prison to
night?"
Yes; the inspector general"
"What! Do you mean Prince Dell
nikoff?"
Eyes, my colonel. He had with hin
also an orderly"
"Was my niece here?"
81 did not see the young lady,"
"What did the inspector general doT
"He and his orderly went into thu
dungeons where the prisoners for 81
IBERIA are kept. They soon came back
as the orderly was not well. The in
spector general said they would go on
in the air a short time and return
They did not return"
"Open that door to the dungeons"
The captain took down the bunch o
keys. He trembled and turned white.
"What is the matter?' commando,
Jurneifr.
"The key is gone"
4 Jurneiff swayed. He no longe
thought Of promotion, but how to saw
himself from disgrace.
1.-THE door must be broken in. Go 70
the locksmith.'
The locksmith was reused from hi
sleep and soon had the door ope1
Jurneiff rushed in and began openin
the cells. In one he found Dellnikof
sleeping as if drunk. He dragged hi1
out to the light.
"Drugged!" he exclaimed. "The gil
has tricked us all! Where is the Anne
icanY
His cell was opened. 1t was empty
f, Fire the alarm gun! They are sti
in Tiflis! The guards will find then
Get out every man! Have the garriso
turned loose! I must so and report
the governor"
In ten minutes the ball was owe
+ Chinese mandarins and Persian prime
q were hustled off and chartered togeth
in bewilderment. Every Russian
the ball was sent out to hunt the fus
tive, with orders to bring him ba'
q dead or alive.
(To be continued)
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q 500 Reward, $500.
n The readers of this paper will be pleas
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