The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-05-25

suspected him then. / could have pre-
vented my mother from inviting him
to. Thors. could have put thousand
difficulties in his way, but did not L
helped him. l told him about the peo-
pie and who were the worst-who had
been influenced by the nihilists and
who would not work. I allowed him
to stay on here and carry out his plan.
All this trouble among the peasants is
his handiwork. He has organized q
regular rising against you. He is hor-
:ribly clever. He left us yesterday, but
am convinced that he is in the neigh
borhood STILL"
She stopped and reelected. There was
something wanting in the story which
she could not supply. 1t was motive.
A half confession is almost an impos-
,sibility. When we speak of ourselves
it must be all or nothing
nothing
II do not know why did it," she
said. 1T was q sort of period went
through. cannot explain. That is the
confession"
He gave little laugh.
eff none Of us had worse than that
upon our consciences," he answered,
there would be little harm in the
world. De Chauxville's schemes have
only hurried on a crisis which was
foreordained. The progress Of human
ity cannot be stayed. They have tried
to stay it in this country. They will go
on trying until the crash comes. What
is the favor you have to ask?''
"You must leave Osterno," she urged
earnestly; lit is unsafe to delay even
a few hours. M de Chauxville said
there would be no danger I believed
him then but do not now. Besides, I
know the peasants. They are hard to
rouse, but once excited they are uncon-
trollable. They are afraid Of nothing.
You must get away tonight"
Paul made no answer.
She turned slowly in her seat and
looked into his face by the light Of the
waning moon.
"Do you mean that you will not go?''
He met her glance with his grave
slow smile.
'There is no question Of going" he
answered. 'You must know that"
She did not attempt to persuade
Perhaps there was something in his
voice which she as a Russian under.
:stood-a ring Of that which we cal
pigheadedness in others.
1T must be splendid to be a man,
she said suddenly in a ringing voice
Zone feeling in me made me ask you
the favor while another was a sense
of gladness at your certain refusal.
wish I was a man. I envy you. Yor
do not know how I envy you, Paul."
IF it is danger you want, you will
have more than I in the next week,
he answered. "Steinmetz and I knew
that you were the only woman in Rus
STA who could get your father safely
out Of the country. That Is why
came for you"
The girl did not answer at once. They
were driving on the road again now
and the sleigh was running smoothly.
II suppose" she said refectively al
length, "that the secret Of the enor
nous influence you exercise over al
who come in contact with. you is that
you drag the best outaof every one
the best that is in them"
Paul did not answer.
"What is that light?' she asked sud
denly, laying her hand on the thicl
fur of his sleeve. She was not nerv
GUS, but very watchful. "There-
straight in front"
1T is the Sleigh" replied Paul, Twill
your father and Steinmetz. I arranged
that they should meet us at the cross
roads. You must be at the Volga be
fore daylight. Send the horses on tt
Tver. I have given you Minna an6
The Warrior. They can do the journey
with one hours rest. but you must
drive Them
Catrina had swayed forward against
the bar of the apron in strange way
for the road was quite smooth. She
placed her gloved hands On the bal
and held herself upright with a pecul
lar effort.
"What?" said Paul. For she had
made an inarticulate sound.
Nothing" she answered. Then
after pause, II did not know that we
were to go so soon. That was ALL"