The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-03-10

i nave sstL LA-- = S"'
without looking up. But it IS & cou-
ZOE enough accomplishment among
the keepers"
srainuecz had left the oon before
&c finished speaking. One Of the doors
Of this little room communicated WITH
e large apartment used as e ~sec-eta-ys
Office and through this By & small stair
csc with 2 side entrance 10 the castle.
Before many minutes had elapsed
SteinneZ came back. closely followed
by the starosta. whose black eyes twin
EIei and cleaned il tie sudden light
Of che lamp. He dropped on his knees
when he saw PauI-suddsnly, AFFECT
II. ike az animal. n MS dumb attitude
Of depreciation.
With Z i=rk Of his head Paul babe
hin -!se. which the man did, standing
back against the paneled wall, placing
ga great a distance between himself
and the prince as The size OF tie room
would allow.
well, said Paul CURLY, almost
roughly. Z hear you are in trouble il
the village
The cholera has come. eZeelleaey."
Many deatls:
To-Day eleven
Paul locked Up sharply.
And the dotror:H
He has not cone yet, excellency. I
sent for him & fortnight ago. The
cholera is at 0sea. At Dolja. AT Kali
shefa. II IS everywhere. He has 90
o0 souls under his care He has to
obey the zeu>tvo, 10 go where they
tell him He takes no notice Of me.
Yes Interrupted Paul, 4 Know.
And the people themselves. do they
attempt 10 understand ito follow ont
mr. Instructions:
The staroSta spread cut his thin
hands in depreciation. He cringel a
little as he stood.
Your excelleHcy," he said, Knows
what they are. II is slow. They make
no progress. For them ole disease is
as another. Bog dal e Bog vial they
say. God gaTe and God took"
He paused, his black eyes flashing
from I face TO the other.
Only the Moscow doctor, eScellen.
C," he said significantly, can manage
them"
Paul shrugged his shoulders. He
rose from his seat. g!anc!ng at Stein.
metz, who was looking on in silence
with his queer, knocking smile.
Il will go with you now" he said
Ut IS late enough already"
The starosta bowed very low, brt be
said nothing.
Paul went 10 a cupboard and tool
from it an old fur coat, dragged at tn,
seams, stained about the cuffs a dnI
orown-doctors know the color. Sucf
stains have hanged a nan before nor
Tor they are. the marks Of blood. Pan
put on this coat. He took a long. snf,
sliken such as Russians wear il
winter, and wrapped it round hf,
throat, quite ~concealing the lower M
OF his face He crammed a fur ca,
down over his ears.
Come be said.
Karl Steinmetz accompanied ,han
downstairs, carrying a lamp in on,
hand He closed the door behind +be,,
but did not lock it.
the starosta unceremontons,,
Threw open the door of the m;sera ~
CABIN belonging to vasilli Tula Pc,
gave a little gasp. The foul air nor,sn,
OF the noisome den was such rhs
II seemed impossible that human limo
couid asstmilate it. There were ar las
seven persons sleeping in the hut TT,
OF them did not get up. One was dssa
the other was dying Of cholera
a heavily built man reached dow,
from the top of the brick stove q chsa,
IN parafhn lamp. which he handas ).
tne starosta. By the light of rhis De-,
came into the hut. The floor was eI,ho
nas De imagined. for beasts and hn
man beings lived here together ~
Faui pushed his way not rnkin5,,
toward the corner where the two ~:
uohiess forms lay half concealed h.
mass Of ragged ~sheepskin. "
mere. he said, this woman ,
DEAD Take her out. When viii -.
.ea,n 70 be clean; This boy NAV i've
win care. Bring the light closer M lie,
molher- So, it is well. He Will III
Tome don't sit crying. Take all ,ha.
one ". anu Durh them. All of yon .,
out II is a fine night. Yon ara ou 9
Tn, ne cart shed than here. Here. 70.
luia' g round with the starosta - :,
.sts. ne VIII give you clean b,an