The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-05-26

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dressing case. She was pale and 1ull OF
anxiety until / showed her the slip OF
paper which Otto Kampf had given me
with the address written upon it, and
then together we hurried forth.
The house to which we drove was, we
discovered, large one facing the Fon-
tanka Canal, one of the best quarters OF
the town, and on descending | asked the
liveried dvornick for Madame Zurlotf,
the name which the "Red Priest" had
written.
"You mean the Princess Zurlof," re-
marked the man through his red beard.
"Whom shall say desires to see herT
"Take that" l said, handing to him
the piece of paper which, beside the adj
dress, bore a curious cipher-mark like
three triangles joined.
He closed the door, leaving us in the
wide carpeted hall, the statuary in which
showed us that it was richly.furnished
place, and when few minutes later he
returned, he conducted us upstairs to a
fine gilded salon, where an elderly gray.
haired lady in black stood gravely to re-
ceive us.
"Allow me to present Mademoiselle
Ina Heath, Princess" | said, speaking
in French and bowling, and afterward
telling her my own name.
Our hostess welcomed my love in q
graceful speech, but I said
"Mademoiselle unfortunately suffers a
terrible affliction. She is deaf and
dumb"
"Ah, how very, very sad" she ex.
claimed alphabetically. "Poor girl!
poor grill" and she placed her hand ten
derby upon Elma's shoulder and looked
into her eyes. Then, turning to me, she
said: $50 the Red Priest has sent you
both to me! You are in danger of ar
rest, l suppose-you wish me to con-
ceal you here?"
81 would only ask sanctuary for
Mademoiselle," was my reply. "For
myself, | have no fear. l am English.
and therefore not a member of the
Party"
The Mademoiselle fears arrest?"
There is an order signed for her ban
ishment to Saghalein," l said. "She
was imprisoned at Kajana, the fortress
away in Finland, but l succeeded in
liberating her."
She has actually been in Kaiana I"
gasped the Princess. "Ah! we have all
heard sufficient of the horrors of that
place. And you liberated her! Whv,
she is the only person who ever escaped
from that living tomb to which Oberg
sends his victims"
u believe so, Princess"
And may take it, m'sieur. that the
reason you risked your life for her is
because you love herr Pardon me for
suggesting this"
You have guessed CORRECTLY" 7 an.
swered' Then, knowing that Elma could
not hear. | added: 81 love her, but we
are not lovers. have not told her of
my affection, Hers is long and strange
story, and she will perhaps tell Won
something of it in writing"
WELL" exclaimed the grav.ha;rad
lady smiling, leading my love across the
luxurious room, the atmosphere o. which
was hlled with the scent of flowers, and
taxing OIL her cloak with her own hands
you are safe here, my poor child. If
spies have not followed you. then Won
snail i !, remain my guest as long as you de.
Il am sure it is very good of vou
rrlncess," | said gratefully. "Miss
Heath is the victim of a vile and das.
tardiy conspiracy. When ] tell Won
that she has been afflicted as she is bv
ner enemies-that an operation was per.
formed upon her in Italy while she was
unconscious-you will readily acc in
what deadly peril she is" "
What" she cried "EIave her enc.
mes actually done this? lIorrible,"
Nh" will perhaps tell you Of tho
strange romance that surrounds her
mystery which have not yet been oLle
10 iathom. She is a Russian subicct