The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-19

know you well enough, Lhauaine' ~
aware of your present position In re-
gard to your husband. If I say a
word in the right quarter you Would
never leave Russia alive. l have mere
" to say to Catrina Lanovitch that II
was YOU who banished her father for
YOUR own gain. l have merely to hand
YOUR name in to certain Of the Charity
league party, and even your husoanu
could not save you
He had gradually approached her
and uttered the last words face to face,
his eyes close to hers. She held her
head up-erect, defiant still.
so YOU see, madame" he said, you
belong to me-
She smiled
Hand and foot" he added. But l
am soft hearted"
BE shrugged his shoulders and turn
ed away.
what Will your he said, looking
out of the window. 81 love you"
NONSENSE
he turned slowly around.
"WhatT"
eNonsense.~ repeated Eta. "You
love power. You are q bully. You love
to please your own vanity by thinking
that you have me In your power. am
not afraid Of you"
De Chauxville leaned gracefully
against the window. He still held his
rifle.
Reflect a little" be said, with a
cold smile. 1T would appear that you
do not quite realize the situation. Wo-
men rarely realize situations in time.
Our friend-your husband-has many
Of the English idiosyncrasies. He has
all the narrow minded notions Of honor
which obtain in that country. Added
to this. l suspect him of possessing a
truly Slavonic fire which he keeps IN
der. a smoldering fire You know,
madame, our French proverb."
"What do you want:' interrupted Ell
ia. Money"
II am not a needy adventurer."
"And l am not such a fool, NJ. de
Chauxville, as to allow myself to be
dragged into q vulgar intrigue, Dor.
rowed from q French novel, to satisfy
your vanity"
De Chauxville's dull eyes suddenly
flashed.
II will trouble you to believe,
madame" he said in a low, concentrate
ed voice, that such a thought never
entered my head. A De Chauxville is
not a commercial traveller, if you
please. No; it may surprise you, but
my feeling for you has more good il
it than you would seem capable Of in
spring. God only knows how it is
that a bad oma can inspire a good
love"
"Then what do you wantT" she
asked.
I'm the meantime, implicit obedi
ence."
what are you going to use me for?
II have ends" replied Claude d.
Chauxville, who had regained his usua
half hooking composure. that yor
Will serve. But they will be your ends
as we'll as mine. You will profit by
them. 1 will take very good care that
you come to no harm, for you are the
ultimate object OF all this. At The
end of it all I see only-you."
What If 1 refuse?' asked Eta. keen
" aware Of the fact hat this mar
was handicapped by his love for her.
"Then l will force you to obedience
Eta raised her delicate eyebrows in
solently.
"Ah.."
"Yes," said De Chau1ville, with sup
pressed anger, 81 will force you Il
obey me-"
The princess looked at him with he
little hooking smile. You have !,
strange way Of proving the truth o
your own statements"
= "What statements?'
@ She gave a little laugh. Her atu
tude, her glance, the cunning displa,
k Of a perfect figure, the laugh, th
whole woman, was the incarnation 0
practiced coquetry. She did not ad
! NIT eve to herself that she was afrai,
Of De Chauxville, but she was play
ing her best cards in her best manner
She had lever known them fail.
Claude de Chauxville was a littl
IT WINE dDOut Tie ups. his eSellQS LICE
cred, but by an effort he controlle.
himself, and she did not see the light i
-e his eyes for which she looked.
is III you mean" he said coldly. 9Th
T. statement that I made to you befor
o. you were married-namely. that l lov
IN you'll am quite content to leave th
,e proof till the future. l know what
am about, madame"
he took his watch from his pocke
and consulted it.
II must go in FIVE minutes" he sait
Il have a few instructions to give yo,
I'd to which l must beg your careful a
,e tention."
ip BE looked up, meeting Etta's som,
,e what sullen gaze with a smile of II
re umph.
1T is essential" he went N, that
IN be invited to Osterno. l do not war
to stay there long-indeed, l do nj
n care to. But I must see the place.
dare say you can compass the inytt,
It. don, madame"
e. ut will be difficult"
p "And therefore worthy Of your e,
as deayor. have the greatest ro,.,d .,