The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-02
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There was enough OF incident$con-
3centrated In the weddin Ing day Of DR..
SsDmitri Urbanieh and Katharine Tons
il koi, two young Russians of the mid
4 die class. for whole lifetime: Ur-
j banieff. had returned from his medical
Il studies in Paris with a light heart, for
4 Katharine was expecting him, and they
3I&Nere to be married soon after his ar
rival ;s
He found Demonstrated IN the homo
+ of Kntharine's father Count Alexie-
l yech. who had some months previous
appeared in the Village near by and
VINO had brought a letter of introduc-
stion to Tonskof. For what he canc
j ana how long he proposed to stay he
gave no information.D mitri, when he
4 found the young man so intimate with
4 the family of his sweetheart. was trou-
bled, but he soon made the discovery
that Katharine did not like the count.
and this treasured him. Why she did
not fancy her fathers guest was puZ-
zle for the doctor could see plain!y
that the count seemed to desire her IA
yor. When Dmitri asked Katharine
for reason for her prejudice she gave
him no better one than that AleSievcch.
was cross eyed Dmitri laughed at
this feminine reason and thought no!
more about the matter.
al The morning of the wedding day
broughta shock to the community. ~
dozen persons in the vicinity We're ar
rested, and the most narrowing fea-5
ture was that the young doctor, who
was to have been married in the even
ing, was among thcm. The prisoners
instead of being given u trial We're bur
ried OF to Siberia Count .Alexieveeh
appeared to be as surprised and indig=
nant as any one and volunteered to
start ut once for ST Petersburg, where
lie claimed to have influence. to pro-
cure the doctors release. Dmitri was
earnest in his gratitude and begged
the count to strain every nerve to free
him before it should be too late. Aath-
arine could only cling to her lover. de-
spairing of ever seeing him again
After her lovers departure she passed
4 few hours in IN agony OF despair.
Then suddenly asdesperate resolve took
possession of her. She distrusted the
counts promise. Shortly previous to
the wedding day he had left her ia
Tiers house and taken rooms in the
village. Katharine ordered drosky
and drove to his rooms. Instead Of
sending for him to come down she ran
upstairs and knocked ut his door She
found him walking the floor.
Why. are you not on the way to st.
Petersburg2 she asked.
was too late for the 10 O'Clock
train. There as no other till tomorrow" |
Thereis q train on the other road at
4 this afternoon. You have only to
drive five miles to it to. catch it,
s ., t:.Eh? Are Eou don't believe
there is time. ?
here IS time Come. have@a
drosky below. ] will drive you my
self Vi
with preparation, making great deal i
of fuss whtle doing very little. Katha-d
r1ne: saw his revolver lying on a table.
You wiIl need ;this.''sshe said, taking
it up and thrusting it in a pocket of
hertt1ress. Come, we have no time to
spare
AIexievech. examining some brushes
into a bag. ace0mpanicdher downstairs.
They got into the sdrosly- Katharine
seized the reins and drove away as
fast as the horse would carry them.
As they Were passing through n
wood Katharine complained that her
fingers were numb:and asked the count +
to take the refnS. lie had no sooner.
done so than he felt som ethfng hard
pressed against His meek and heard the
lick of a pistol.
Y 1Fiend," said Katharine ~ know ALL
EoIl are one of the chiefs OF police and /.
lave been ferreting touttthis plot. You q
lave Implicated aAmitri ITO get him j
hut of the way the better to get me
INTO your clutches. hate you. and r
IN going to XIII You
atharine. For heavens sake, Of ]
vhat@are YOU accusing me? '' Ia
Write an order fer the release of q
)mitrI orI fire. I
But i have no autharity::'' 8
Write"
The count. who had by this ;timel J
rught a glance OF the girls desperate :
lee, took out his notebook, tore out :
leaf. wrpte the order and gave it to a
err. $
Drop the relns and get out on the g
rosky." she said. He abeyed, and 10
atharine, whipping up the horse was a
ION ont of: sight. :,
She knew that the route the prison
s had taken 1yas the one she was on, =
cir conductor intending to take them u
i the train she had proposed to the
tunt to take She soon overlook the L;
rty. produced the order, which was
speeted, her lover got into sthe drosky
d they dove homeward. When APP =,
oaehfng the village they saw the