Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-23

learn with difficulty, lessons which
1t needs suffering to teach US
A s..arp spasm, almost of pain,
crossed the Counts face.
That is very true he exclaimed,
please do. not think am deficient N
understanding 1t has been necessary
for you to come to Poland to dis
cover where your happiness lay?'
Yes, it has been necessary"
do you understand, that this would
mean the termination c. your good
understanding with my friend Gessner.
You could not remain in his house
naturally"
81 have thought Of that. 1t will 5s
necessary for me to leave him as you
say. But have been an interloper
from the beginning, and do not sec
how I could have remained. While
everything was new to me, while
lived in Wonderland, never gave
much thought to it; but here when ]
begin to think, am no longer in
doubt. How could l shut myself up In
a citadel of riches and know that so
many of my poor people were straw
ing not ten miles from my door. ]
would feet as though had gone into
the enemy'S camp and sold myself for
the gratificltio for few silly desires
and whole pantomine of show which
descent man must laugh at. 1t is
better for me to have done with it
once and for all and try to get my
own living. Lois will give me the
right to work, If she ever wins her
liberty, which | doubt You could help
her to do so. If you were willing,
Count
Il, what influence have II"
"As much as any man in Poland, I
should say
"Ah, you appeal to my vanity. l
wish it could respond. Frankly, my
Government will be little inclined tc
clemency, just now at any rate. Why
should 1t be? These people are burn
ing down our houses. why should we
help them to build their own? Your
old friend Boriskoff was as dangerous
| a man as any in Poland why should
they let him go just because an Ems
fish banker wishes it,
"They will let him 90 because he
is more dangerous in prison than out
of it, In London l could answer for
HIM. I could not answer while he is
at Petersburg"
My dear lad, we must really make
you Master of all these pretty cere'
monoies. I'll speak to Zaniloff" He
| laughed lightly, for the idea of this
mere STRIPPING being of any use to his
Government amused him greatly. His
apologies for the indulgence, however
were not to be spoken, for the blood
suddenly rushed from his cheeks, and
the coed nurse interviewed in some
alarm
Please to leave him." she said tc
Alban in French. He obeyed her i'm
mediately, seeing that he had beer
wrong to stay so long.
Il will come again when you permit
1 Please let me know when his excel
lency is better"
She promised him that she would
do SO, and he returned to his owr
rooms. He was not, however, to see
the Count again until he met hin
many years afterwards in Paris. The
distressed Zaniloff himself carried the
amazing news, some two hours later
"You are to leave for London b.
the evening mall" the Chief sait
shortly, "a berth has been reserved
for you, and I myself will see vol
into the train. Do not complain of us
Mr.. Kennedy. I can assure you tha
there are many cities more agree
able then Warsaw at the presen
moment
| 5Alban was not surprised, nor would
he argue upon it. He realized tina
his labors in Poland had been IL
vain. If he could save Lois from tn.
prison, he must do SO In London, II
the alleys and dents he had so lont
deserted. Not toward Wonderland
a not at the shrines of riches, but as al
exile returned to labor with tht
humblest, must This Journey carr.
him
and he bowed his head to DESTINY
and believed that he stood alone
against the world.