The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-15

pushed open the door OF the large room.
He saw table, upon which were
part Of roasted foNf. some bread, ana |
glass flask containing milk. \ chair |
was unset on the floor behind the table.
Darrell had heard it fall yet he saw
no one.
He paused, with his hand upon the
catch of the door. which opened IN
ward.
who is itY' cried n voice, sudden
ana clear.
Darrell spraug into the room ana IN
stantly beheld the mu2zle OF revolver
that looked a. big MS bucket II ieii
TO the floor with ring of steel upon
the hard wood all there stood era
white MS ghost, staring at HIM
"you see" said Darrell, addressing
! Mr. ana Mrs. Robert Gordon III 'aiis
| some weeks later "the dear Slrl louhu
out what had become of me. and she
/ determined to divert The course Of my
/ destiny. which seemed At the moment
! 10 be tending toward n stone wall ana
/ a firing party in sStavropol, Koruna anu
! the amazon tried 10 restrain her but
she slipped away from them at the
minute when they were leaving Hfed-
skoy. secured a horse somehow ana
rode after Getchikoff like Nalkyfle.
She overlook him at nightfail in that
village of Meldek, surrendered 10 hin
privately and demanded my release
"Getchikofl was in a quandary lie
was pledged to me for Nera's safety.
I He could not take us both to StaVropol.
He could not put her out OF the way
either by death or captivity for II was
in my bond that | should have word 81
her. and he had certainly gone toe lar
10 break faith with me, even snpposing
that there had ever been "A time when
he could do it.
"Jnder these trying circumstances
he did the smartest thing ever done by
anybody. He made Vera promise that
Il my release and personal safety were
absolutely assured to her she would
plav her part as Motman Khan aDS0-
lutely according 10 his wishes. For my
fife. she gave that promise. she was
mt under guard in another room OF the
house where | was first detained. Theh
under cover of the darkness we were
both transferred by men whom Getchl-
koff could trust The bogus rescue
! was easily managed through the ala
of n squad of Circassian prisoners oh
thcir way to Stavropol for punishment
for various violations Of the Russian
regulations in Gredskov. Their free
dom was their reward, and of course
they afterward dispersed beyond the
possibility of doing harm
As to Nera's promise. il was, ol
: course. clear 10 her. though uneNprcss
ed in words. that she must follow lht
line upon the chart, The line that led e
Paris.
"Getchlkof dared not trust me viii
the news that Vera was in the town
. lie feared / would not agree Ia In
j plan. which put her so completely unHe
" nv p.wer and direction, and ] an
i greatly obliged 10 him for his deiicary
SO | was drugged. and with touch %
Il the theatrical tire dagger and the char
T. were left for me Vera also had
sleeping potion with her supper an'
vas as much surprised as ! TO wake i
freedom.
:" There were horses for MS IN the barr
> behind the house " here found her an
7: we rode that day 10 Boika. Nilias
not Tar to tlse west IN ihn square etc
noting that village was little cross ]
q fhe southwest corner rs one views
T. man. II denoted an American mission
- airy station ard there. my friends. Nrr
6 and / were married by iiHe eaIne-
handsome yoaug clergyman name
Y Perkins. who was born in tie Stale q
II Maine. 4 quaint and beautiful iitil
wedding We had iu that far corner
p the world. / shall never think Of
without tears Of puresr happiness
~ "Anh so We are here. Robert. aitf
= OR strange honeymoon journey. W
= have heard Of Ru-sia's great lenienc
to the CircasSians who remained una'
arms after Gre4lsbov's fall AMI Of IL
y restoration Of peace in that eountr
< There Il nothing Ne could do the.