The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
WOMAN'S REASON
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Dmitrl Urbanieff and Katharine Tons
koi, two young Russians of the mid
die class, for q whole lifetime. Ur-
banief had returned from his medical
studies lh Paris with II light heart. for
Katharine was expecting him. and they
were to be married soon after his ar
rival.
lie found domesticated in the home
of Katharine's father Count AlcNie-
vech, who had ON months previous
appeared in the village near by and
who had brought n letter of introduce
ton to Tonskoi. For what he came
and how long he proposed to stay he
gave no information. Dmitri, when he
found the young mar so intimate with
the family of his sweetheart. was trou.
blcd, 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 a puz-
zle. for the doctor could see plainly
that the count seemed to desire her fa-
vor. When Dmitri asked Katharine
for a reason for her prejudice she gave
him no better one than that Alexievech
was cross eyed" Dmitri laughed ut
this feminine reason and thought no
more about the matter.
The morning of the wedding day
brought a shock to the community. A
dozen persons in the vicinity were ar
rested, and the most narrowing fea-
ture was that the young doctor, who
was to have been married in the even
ing, was among them. The prisoners
instead Of being given n trial were hur-
ried off to Siberia. Count AleXievech
appeared to be as surprised and indig-
nant as any one and volunteered to
start at once for st. Petersburg, where
he 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 1t should be too late. Kath-
arine could only cling to her lover, de-
spairing Of ever seeing him again.
After her lovers departure she passed
n few hours In an agony of despair.
Then suddenly n desperate 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 n drosky
and drove to his rooms. Instead Of
sending for him to come down she ran
upstairs and knocked at his door. She
found him walking the floor.
"Why are you not on the way to st.
Pe%tersburg?" she asked.
IL was too late for the 10 o'clock
train. There Is no other till tomorrow
There is n train on the other road at
4 this afternoon. You have only to
drive five miles to it to catch It,"
"Eh? Are you sure? l don't believe
there is time"
There is time. Come. I have q
drosky below. l will drive you my
self"
The count began to busy himself
with preparation, making a great deal
of fuss while doing very little. Katha'
rine saw his revolver lying on n table.
You will need this she said. taking
1t up and thrusting it in a pocket OF
her dress. Come, we have no time tc
spare"
A~lexlevech, examining some brushes
into a bag, ACCOMPANIED her downstairs
They got into the drosky. Katharine
seized the rclns and drove away as
fast as the horse would carry them.
As they were passing through @
wood Katharine complained that he,
fingers were numb and asked the count
TO take the rcins. He had no sooue,
done so than he felt something hard
pressed against his neck and heard III,
click of n pistol.
offend" said Katharine. st know nil
You aro one of the chiefs Of police aut
have bcon ferrctinr ont this Mot Yo,
have IMPLICATED Dmitri TO get hin
out of the way the better to get IN,
into your clutches. I hnte Won. and
nm going 70 kin on"
"Kotbnrine, For heavens sake. O.
what are Won accusing meY"
"Writo an order for the rcleose q
Dmitri or I fire."