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you do not care for Osterno?" sug.
gested De Chauxville.

lou 90 not care TOE Ostern0! Sug-
gested De Chauxville.
II hate it!'
precisely, and am here to help you
to get away from Russia once for ALL
All, you may shake your head. Some
day perhaps T shall succeed in convinc-
ing you that have only your interests
at heart. am here, princess, to make
a little arrangement with you-a final
arrangement, 1 hope"
He paused, looking at her with a
sudden CLEAN in his eyes.
''Not the last of ALL" he added in a
my wife,"
Eta allowed this statement to pass
unchallenged. Her courage and energy
We're not exhausted. She was learning
to nurse her forces.
'Your husband" went on De Chaux-
vile after he had sufficiently enjoyed
the SAVIOR of his own words, sis a
brave man. To brighten him it is nee
essary to resort to strong measures.
The last and the strongest measure in
the diplomats scale is the people, The
people, madame, will take no denial.
It is a game I have played before-a
dangerous game, but I am not afraid"
"You need not trouble to be theatrical
with me-" put in Eta scornfully.
GA man who plays for high stake"
went on the Frenchman in a Quieter
voice, "must be content to throw his
all on the table time after time. A
week tonight Thursday-the peasants
will make a demonstration. You know
as well as I do-as we'll as Prince Paw
20 does, despite his imperturbable face
that the whole country is volcano
which may break forth at any moment.
But the control is strong, and therefore
there is never large eruption-a grum-
heat everywhere. But little eruption
is enough to wipe out one man if he be
standing on the spot
$50 on,'' said Eta quietly--too quiet
ly, De Chauxville might have thought
had he been calmer.
II want you," he went on, 'to assist
me. We shall be ready on Thursday.
shall not appear in the matter at all.
have strong colleagues at my back.
Starvation and misery, properly han
died, are strong Incentives"
"And how do you propose to handle
them? asked Eta in the same quiet
voice.
'The peasants will make a demon
stration. TIVE rest we must leave to-
we'll, to the course of fortune. l have
no doubt that our astute friend Karl
Steinmetz will manage to hold them
in check. But, whatever the end of
the demonstration, the outcome will be
the impossibility of a longer residence
in this country for the Prince Pavlo
Alexis. A regiment of soldiers could
hardly make it possible
and what do you wish me to do?'
asked Eta. with the same concentrate
ed quiet
''In the first place, to believe that no
harm will come to you, either directly
or indirectly. They would not dare to
touch the prince; they will content
themselves with breaking a few win
dows."
what do you want me to dor re-
peated Eta.
De Chauxville paused
Merely" he answered lightly, Ito
leave open a door, a sidS door. un-
derstand that there is door in the
old portion of the castle leading up by
flight of stairs to the smoking room
and thence to the new part of the
building"
Eta did not answer.
''This door wish you to unbar your
self before dinner on Thursday even
ing" lie said, turning round and slow
ly coming toward her.
"And I refuse to do it." said Eta.
"Ahv'
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