The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-11

4 pOSSiplt. ne has w huiuoiity W MANI
any terms or even to show mercy, while
Kilziar whom the car holds to be a
traitor utterly beyond pardon, remains
O leader OF our forces or sheltered with
In our lines So there's the situation.
| What can we make of itT' 8
Tomorrow will show" answered
Durham. returning Darrell's gesture of
farewell.
Darrell spent part Of the evening. IN
searching for Kevskl and the balance
in hard smoking and harder thinking
! Somewhat after midnight he betook
himself to bed and by the exercise of
great determination went to sleep
He was awakened shortly after day
break by a hasty summons from the
princess She was dressed In her MILL
tary uniform, even TO sword and dag
| ger, but when she attempted to rise
from chair upon Darrelfs entrance
she fell back a gain, lacking the strength
to stand Behind her stood the anna
zon, hollow eyed, CHASTITY pale, the pic,
tire of despair that is too proud to be
afraid. @,
Vera looked at Darrell steadily for
4 some seconds and then said with dire
brevity: Nf n
.Prince Kilziar has left Gredskoy.'
Darrell was stunned.
"In the night" he cried.
Eyes; In the night"
"He has deserted YOU exclaimed
Darrell. 1T is more than | would
| have accused him Of"
let us do him Justice" answered
Vera, smiling. HE expected me TO
follow him. was aroused about an
| hour ago by one OF his most trusted
officers, who was the bearer of this
message, which | shall read to you.
The prince was too prudent to come
himself. IFwould have had him In the
guardhouse where bis messenger now
is Listen to this:
Vera cur cause is lost There lie treachery
among our soldiers. The American, Darrell, Is At
| the head Of II. He has used Russian gold TO pHy
our officers eli fhe force were still loyal, would
| cut our way through the enemy, but cannot at
| tempt to lead traitors ytfS1
| "Yetsyou and may have destiny as gorouss
as the one we had planned There are other re-
| gions of the earth where we may use our powers
| and the vast wealth now in our hands lhe'
treasure Of Gredskoy IL mine, and 1t was greater
| than sou ever suspected. A part has already been
sent out Of The, city BY my secret way. The re-
mainder in gold and Jewels. take with me. We
shall reach The sea- where friends Of mine have all
| ready made preparations for our escape, and then
the world Is before us ~
Here follow details of the plan by
| 4 AL Ia ar m
guidance Of the officer who brought me
the message. The letter closes wihb'a
glowing picture of our new life togeth-
err, nriieI aud EaEias$ We were TO
found sH empire sR Affica. If | resnein-
Der lightly and return. some day to
free Circassia. am ashamed to have
giveni kiIzjar so low an idea of, my in
| teillgence. Yet doubtless he counted
upon my terror-a woman's weakness
for, my friend this is the end of all OF
us. This news cannot long be kept
from the troops, and then-anarchy.
The Russians will overwhelm us. and
| the only terms will he the edge OF the
| sword"
Vera" said Darrell, his face as
| white ms marble. this is n matter of
minutes. have not even time TO tell
you what hope TO do. give me your
authority 40 speak for ,yeu with the
Russian aommandar. Durban can be
trusted. We will go out under fiagof
truce. Let him be Ifssiy In an hour.
Have Korna and yarnek among bis
staff, need all the trustworthy men
that can he found. And now gOodby.
Remember that was always absolute
|. ly yours; that from the first minute
that | ever saw You | was as much
constrained 10 serve you as was the
heart in your body. II was law OF
pature. aud obedience was my only
happiness. Goodby.'
They spoke al three yards distance.
and be did not attempt TO come nearer
except for one instant, when she gave
him. yignet ring from her finger.saa
Till n your warrant" she said: Il
know4not what you will do am in,
capa1e Of thinking You Know NAV 7
am hinting with illness.l Let tliai l4f.
my excuse. pray God fIht YOU may
una way 10 save your V"HtHN"f-%'H-
HE that fndetb his life shall lose
H." whispered Darrell in English. and
lshe turned away as Vera. stretching out
her arms TO him. tried TO rise aud then
sank back into the chair. her eyes wet
with sudden childish tears. She was
for an instant as he remembered her In
Paris at the Gordons' house that first
strange night. He dared not look at
her again. -7ssl5
For the next hour Darrell sought for
Kevski throughout the camp. but with
out result except that he heard n ru-
NOR Of the mans desertion TO the en-,
envy. A woman who had known KEY
| ski said that he had stolen out OF the
city early the previous evening.
Darrell joined General Durham end
bis suit al the northern gate. and the
party advanced under a fiag of truce.
proceeding according to the regulations
agreed upon when arrangements for
conference were first made between
the armies,
some distance from the tent where
the previous meeting had taken-Rlaee
they were met By stan officer attend
ed bv half a dozen era@v .cossaek