Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
The Edge of Hazard
! BY GEORGE HORTON
Copyrighted, 1905, BY The BoessMsrru Company
Copyrighted, 1906, BY The BoDbs- Meuiu Company
CHAPTER xxIv-(continued.)
By GEORGE HORTON

4, MAR AR IV-(COuLlnueu.J
And you don't want me to die, /
SsupDose? You would be desolated by
my departure for another sphere?"
Now. Boris, don't be sarcastic OF
course ] should be desolated, as you
eau u. II anything happened to you. !"
Hiizabetha." said Romanoff eager
~, you know why endure 1t SO Ill
when others perform services for you.
You know that would undertake any
task that might win your regard, your
love: that l would gladly face any
danger In your behalf. And now that
this this American has saved
your life. could kill him for it,"
You did not want my life saved
them? she asked sweetly.
"Oh, you are enough to try the tenn
yer OF an angel! You know what I
mean. did not want him to do it. You
are under no obligation to him for
having saved your life. You know
that there is not man in your circle
ct acquaintance who would not con-
slider 1t the greatest luck in the world
to have chance to brave danger
FOR you: and that such an opportunity
should have come to this, this"
BE generous, Boris, If you wish to
3W1A Ivy o0tcOA, LIZ
Princess. "and don't be unreasonable
IN your envy. You have braved dan
ger for me, and are now wounded,
fighting In my behalf. and am nurs-
Ing you. Can you not imagine that
! there are those who would envy your
present position? You are not grate-
full even for the favors that you. do
receive. Think of your wound, which
10 really quite serious"
We'll, then, you be serious for
once" said Romanoff, smiling in spite
OF himself, sand tell me that you love
me. Surely, you can not doubt my
devotion
that subject up here?" she asked,
disadvantage"
.But you always find some excuse
for not talking to me about it. You
always evade me in some way. But
am not a man." he cried fiercely,
ITO be evaded or escaped. love
you as only Romanoff can love.
while live, and woe to the man who
crosses my path! oh, If | could only
fight Tor you, would wade through
6&h6i vi pFJOu, JUL WouiO hoSO you
! would have you! "
Romanovna shuddered, but she
came nearer loving him at that in
slant than at any other moment of
her life.
III you will not talk OF these mat
. e. nov; will you, after we get to
perhaps" she replied softly. "but
tell us about Japan, unless 1t irritates
your wound to talk"
Il tell you my wound is nothing
good 1t did that beast Of Chinaman to
stab me before killed him, | can't
understand 1t was malignant act
that he had only two seconds enjoy
ment Of"
But 1 thought you were grateful
to him, for bestowing wound on you
while fighting in my defense. You
are in a very ungracious mood today,
Boris" And she laughed, spontane-
pus cheerful laugh, the very echo Of
healthful humor.
We'll, he growled, indulging her
within. .if that's the way you look at
II, 1sU0 ulSat NAYS given LIE oUluctAlA9
worth while, something that at least
would have aroused your pity for me.
Now, that German over there with
his bloody pate is a ten times more
appealing spectacle than | am. BY
the way, I'll order him out of here.
j cant talk With somebody listening
to every word / say"
Indeed, shall allow you to do
nothing of the kind" sad the Princess.
He fought bravely and diserves
every consideration at our hands.
Neither Of them understand a word Of
Russian, and, moreover, they are SO
absorbed in each other, that they
would not listen to us If they did"
You are great lover of foreig-
ners," growled Roinancfe II wish I
were a German Of an American Jew
or anything but Russian"
Romanovna flushed with displea-
sure, but she replied calmly: II don't