The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-05-11
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you have anything to say, please say it.
l have no time to probe your mys,
teries, to discover your parallels You
know me well enough, perhaps, to be
aware that I am not to be frightened
by your cheap charlatanism.''
Il know you well enough" retorted
De ChauXville hoarsely, Ito be aware
that it was you who sold the Charity
league papers to Vassili in Paris. I
know you well enough, madame, to be
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. have mere
~ to say to Catrina Lanovitch that it
was you who banished her father for
your own gain. have merely to hand
your name in to certain of the Charity
league party, and even your husband
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.
$50 you see, madame" he said, 'you
belong to me.''
She smiled.
"Hand and foot,'' he added. ''But I
am soft hearted"
He shrugged his shoulders and turn
ed away.
"What will you? he said, looking
out of the window. II love you''
"Nonsensev'
He turned slowly around.
"What?
"Nonsense! repeated Eta. "You
love power. You are bully. You love
to please your own vanity by thinking
that you have me in your power I am
not afraid of you.'
De Cnauxville leaned gracefully
against the window. He still held his
rifle.
Reflect little," he said, with a
cold smile. 1T would appear that you
do not quite realize the situation. Wo-
men rarely realize situations il, 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, suspect him of possessing a
truly Slavonic fire which he keeps un-
der. a smoldering fire. You know,
madame, our French proverb.''
what do you want?'' interrupted Et-
ia. "Aloney?'
II am not a needy adventurer''
"And I am not such a fool, NJ. de
ChauXville, as to allow myself to be
ORA gged into a vulgar intrigue, Dor
rowed from French novel, to satisfy
your vanity
De ChauxviIle's dull eyes suddenly
flashed
II will trouble you to believe,
madame" he said in a low, concentrat-
I'd voice, that such a thought never
entered my head. A De Chauxville is
not commercial traveller, if you
please. No; it may surprise you, but
my feeling for you has more good in
1t than you would seem capable of in
spring. God only knows how it is
that a bad woman can inspire good
love-
'Then what do you want?" she
asked.
I'm the meantime, implicit obedi-
ence"
What are you going to use me for?'
Il have ends," replied Claude dc
Chauxville, who had regained his usual
half hooking composure, "that you
will serve. But they will be your ends
as well 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 see only-you."
what if l refuse?" asked Eta, keen.
" aware of the fact that this man
was handicapped by his love for her.
'Then I will force you to obedience'
Eta raised her delicate eyebrows in.
solently
"Ahr'
eyes, said De Chauxville, with sup.
pressed anger, II will force you to
obey me-"
The princess looked at him with her
little hooking smile. "You have a
strange way of proving the truth OF
your own statements.'
What statements?"
She gave little laugh. Her atti
tude,, her glance, the cunning display
OF perfect figure, the laugh, the
whole woman, was the incarnation OF
practiced coquetry. She did not ad.
NIT even to herself that she was afraid
of Dc Chauxville, but she was play.
Ing her best cards in her best manner
She had never known them fail.
Claude de Chauxville was a little
white about the lips. His eyelids flick.
cred, but by an effort he controlled
himself, and she did not see the light in
his eyes for which she looked.
If you mean," he said coldly, 1.-THE
statement that I made to you before
you were married-namely, that I love
you'll am quite content to leave the
proof till the future. know what ]
am about, madame
He took his watch from his pocket
and consulted it.
II must go in five minutes he said
Il have a few instructions to give you