The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-22
p,tsyeen Duty And Lox'e.

ulS .,rried into the house. The '.'y rsmained with the horses.
 ..sro any one here who knows
 osd to v.3' he asked,
 ss's ,vss is no one here at all except .'as.r ns and myself. My father is
 a' ! know the road to ""
 I "st get there in time to catch
 St Petersburg express which .s at 1915. It is now 5. The upes is'-
 rbteen versts."
 more than that? Good. There spty of time"
 '. st's sxcellency, there are many hills, % ,hs snow is deep and in places ,,a You will require all the time have and more."
 young mans countenance fell.
 horses are tired out" he said, my sledge is heavy, yet l must the train" {, have A fresh horse and a light ' with seats for but two people. rour driver and your servant re-
 here l will drive you to V."
 Inn little angel! You little beauty! me to V. in time for the train will love you forever"
 impulsively threw his arms pd Safo and kissed her.
 < astonishing how speedily very mo country girl-and this one was vyenteen-who has never seen a cputleman when she first meets csn fall in love with him. For that moment. for the first time in her Safo was in heaven.
 be travellers sledge was driven into barn, the lighter sledge got out. Ssfo Arkadyevna and Alexis Alex pvItch entered. She holding the the robes were adjusted, and drove away.
 Eby do you so wish to catch the nr asked Safo.
 is a matter of life and death" Your life or death?" asked the girl. gasp.
 No; that of a man on the train." lfo listened intently for more. Had to do with revolutionary work? ? was an enthusiastic revolutionist. she driving this man to the train enable him to prevent the accom- hment of revolutionary purpose? he hills lay within the first ten or a kn yersts of the distance to be trav-
 When Alexis became impatient their slow progress Safo told him tfor the last six or eight versts the day over level ground. When they passed the hills they had but half hour to go the remainder of the dis e But the road was covered with e snow, and the horse was not as as at starting. To their right could see to a considerable dis fe and two or three versts away q sledge, the driver of which was ppng his horse unmercifully, going ne same direction as themselves. There they are now!"
 NhoT asked Safo.
 me ,murderers! Get up! Give him vhlpw
 Not until you tell me what this ans," she said firmly.
 ae1s turned and looked at her, as sned. After a few moments of by be said:
 4ae minister of the interior is on ualn l wish to catch. At an inn fre stayed last night I overheard VnVersation that told me a revolu- u'N would board the train at ", us compartment while the train motion, walk along the foot lu 10 the carriage occupied by the 'sel, shoot him through the win. ana Jump from the train" watched eagerly the girls face as 'pVke' She made no comment for a though she showed traces of an wv struggle, a struggle between aua duty. She knew of the suffer- VI her people under autocratic ms ss' ner heart had sprung to this nan as a moth will dash against sass inclosing an electric light. .Vuid take him to the station in ay him. " ~ ha ne ventured presently. ns {. srl made no reply. They were ,s @a good pace, and Alexis, know nal a' she was deliberating, pre- sS eu to give her a few moments in blns. " aecide. If her decision was pself. '"A 'no ieinS n,ie,o s aid not know the way, and RI ssnt st U wreck his purpose. Sud- |ei,,ns s threw the reins to him. a ths s ,s.,. them in one hand, he laid mn," "nlp With the other. The girl |y cam os Ills side. Entering a wood, |v |u.s .ane to fork in the road