Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19

wise you to go north, by tonights train, II
| you like. and see him. or telegraph to him
to come and see u.s..
! Kate sat down. and Dorothy drew the
| curtains across the window pane ano
! snapped on the central cluster of electric
| lamps
'Will you come with me II I go north?
| asked Kate, in a mider tone than she had
| hitherto used.
| II cannot. I am making appointment
| with man in this room tomorrow.
| THE architect. I suppose, cried Kate
| with scorn.
| give me information of Lamont or Drum
| mond"
| Katherine stared at her open-eyed.
| "Then you have been doing somothing7
| to know what to do. / have received in
| formation that the house In which Mr.. La
mont and Mr.. Drummond lived is now de-
serted. and no one knows anything Of Its
comes to me serni-ofacially. but it doe.
not lead far. I have started inquiry
| through more questionable channels: In
other words, have invoked the aid of a
| nihilist society, and. although am quite
| determined to go to Russia with you, do
| not be surprised II am arrested the mo-
| ment I set foot in st. Petersburg"
Dorothy, why did you not let me known"
II am anxious to get some good news to
give you, but 1t has not come yet.
''Oh, Dorothy moaned Katherine, strug-
Cling to keep back the tears that would flow
In spite Of her. Dorothy patted her on the
shoulder.
You have been a little unjust" she said,
land am going to prove that to you. so
that In trying to make amends you may
perhaps stop brooding over this crisis that
faces two poor lone women. You wrong
the Englishman, as you call him. Jack
was arrested at least two days before he
was. Nihilist spies say that both of them
were arrested the prince first and the Eng
Itch, la~y yatA lAS 11ft
from Mr.. Drummond a short time after
you received yours from Mr.. Lamont. l
never showed 1t to you, but now things are
so bad that they cannot be worse. and
you are at liberty to read the letter II you
wish to do 80. It tells OF Jacks disap-
pearance and of Drummonds agony of
mind and helplessness IN st. Petersburg.
Since no has never written again. I am
sure he was arrested later. I don't know
which of the two was most at fault for
what you call stubbornness. but I believe
the explosion had more to do with the ar
rests than any action of theirs"
And was the cause of that" walled
Katherine.
mo, no, by dear girl. No one is to blame
but the tyrant Of Russia. Now the nihilists
insist that neither of these men has been
sent to Siberia. They think they are in
the prison of st Peter and st. Paul That
information came to me today in the let
ter l was just now answering. So, Kath-
crime. think you have been unjust to the
there might be some grounds for what
you charge, but they evidently gave him q
.hance to escape. He had his warning in
the disappearance of his friend, and he
had several days in which to get out of
st. Petersburg, but he stood his ground"
I'm sorry, Dorothy. I'm a silly fool and
today, when saw the snow-well. 7 got all
wrought up"
IT think neither of the men are in the
snow and now am going TO say something
else, and then never speak of the subject
again. You say didn't care, and of course
you are quite right, for l confessed to you
that didn't But just imagine-imaginep-
that cared. The Russian government can
let the prince go at any moment, and there's
nothing more to be said. He has no re-
dress. and must take the consequences of
his nationality. But II the Russian govern
ment have arrested the Fnglishman; IL they
have put him In the prison Of st. Peter
and St Paul. they dare not release him
unless they are willing to face war The
Russian government do nothing in his
case but deny demand proof and obliterate
all chance of the truth ever being known.
Alan Drummond Is doomed they dare not
release him. Now think for moment
how much worse my case would be than
yours, f-if- her voice quivered and
broke Tor the moment, then with tightly
| clenched fists she recovered control of her
| self and finished: "if cared
| "Oh, Dorothy, Dorothy. Dorothy" gasped
| Katherine. springing to her feet
| NO. no. don't jump at any false conclu-
| sion We are both nervous wrecks this af-
| ternoon. Don't misunderstood me- I don't
| care-1 don't care, except that I hate ty-
ranny, and am sorry for the victims Of
Dorothy, Dorothy"
| I'VE need a sane man In the house. Kate
Telegraph for your father to come down
| and talk to us both. / must finish my let
| ter to the nihilist."
, Dorothy said Katherine, kissing her.