Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-06-22

ing the county as they ulu, they were
enabled to tell q true tale, which was
vet devoid Of that small personal in
terest that gossips love. And all the
world ever knew was that the Princess
Howard Alexis was killed by the re-
VOTED peasants while attempting to
escape by a side door, and that the
Baron Claude de Chauxville, who was
staying in the neighhorhood, met his
death in attempting to save her from
the fury of the mob.
On the Recommendation of Karl
Steinmetz, Paul placed the castle and
village under martial law, and there
and then gave the command to the
young Cossack officer. pending further
instructions from his general, COM
handing at Tver.
The officer dined with Steinmetz and,
under the careful treatment Of that
diplomatist. inaugurated a reign Of mill
tary autocracy which varied pleasing
" between strict discipline and boyish
neglect.
Before the master Of the situation
had slept off the effects of his hundred
mile ride and q heavy dinner, the next
morning Steinmetz and Maggie were
ready to start on their journey to Eng
land.
The breakfast was served In the
room abutting on the cliff in the dim
light Of a misty morning.
The lamps were alight on the table,
| on6 pOy1l Vr,oc -cf%3~~ chow r.-.-
came down cloaked for her journey.
Steinmetz had breakfasted-
They said good morning and man.
aged to talk Of ordinary things until
Maggie was supplied with coffee and
toast and a somewhat heavy, manly
helping Of a breakfast dish. Then
came a silence.
Paul broke it at length with an eff
fort, standing, as it were, on the edge
of the forbidden topic.
"Steinnetz will take you all the
way" he said, land then come back to
me. You car safely trust yourself to
his care"
YES" answered the girl, looking at
the food set before her with a helpless
stare. cit is not that. Can I safely
trust Etta's memory to your judg-
ment? You are very stem, Paul. l
think you might easily misjudge her.
Men do not always understand a wo-
mans temptations"
Paul had not sat down. He walked
away to the window and stood there
looking out into the gloomy mists.
ut is not because she was my ous
in," said Maggie from the table. 1T
is because she was a woman leaving
her memory to be judged by two men
who are both-hard."
Paul neither looked around nor an
swered.
when a woman has to form her
W life and renders it a prominent
one she usually makes a huge mistake
Of it," said the girl.
She waited a moment, and then she
pleaded once more hastily, for she
heard a step approaching.
"1f you only understood everything
you might think differently. 1t is be-
cause you cannot understand"
Then Paul turned around slowly.
"No," he said, II cannot understand
it, and I do not think that I ever
SHALL"
And Steinmetz came into the room.
In a few minutes the sleigh bearing
Steinmetz and Maggie disappeared into
the gloom, closely followed by a cou-
pie of Cossacks acting as guard and
carrying dispatches.
So Eta Sydney Bamborough-the
Princess Howard Alexis-came back
after all to her husband, lying in a
nameless grave in the %churchyard by
the Volga at Tver. Within the white
walls-beneath the shadow Of the great
spangled cupola-they await the yer.
dict, almost side by side.