The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-09
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driver remained with the hofses
"ls there any one here who bn-
the Foad to W. he askcd.
"Fhern Is no one here az ail ezceTs
my father and myself Aiy father ia
ll IN bed I know tha road to ~
Il must get there Ia time 70 cateh
the st. Petersburg express which
passes at 1915. !, ls now 9. The
distance isn-
Eighteen versts."
"No more than thatf Good There
Is plenty OF time"
"But. axcellency, there are many bills.
aud the snow Is deep and ~ places
drifted. You will require al the time
you have. and mofe"
The young mans counteuaucs 4elL
"AIy horses are tired out be HRs6,
"and my sledge Is heavy, yet 1 musg
catch the train"
I'VE have g fresh horse and a light
sledge With seats for but two people
Let your driver aud your seryunt re-
main here win drive you to ""
"You little angel You little beauty
Take me to v. IN time for the trsin
aud / viii love you forever
He impulsively threw hla qshk
! around Safo aud kissed her.
\ Ii IS astonishing how speedily a very
young country girl-and this oae was
but seventeen who has never seen
fue gentleman when she nrst meets
one can fall In lore With him. For that
one moment. for the nrst time IN her
life. Safo was 10 heaven.
The travellers sledEe was driven into
the barn. the lighter sledge got out
and Safo, Arkadyevna and Alexis Aiez-
androvitch entered She holding the
reins. the robes were adjusted aud
they drove away.
why do you so wish TO catch the
! trainy" asked Safo.
1T is matter OF rfe and death"
"Your life or dcathi" asked tho sIri
with gasp.
"No; that ~ a man on the train"
Safo listened mtenlly for more. fsaa
this TO do with rcvoutonary work
She was an enthusiastic reyoutlonlst.
Was she driving this inan to the train
TO enable him 90 prevent tho aec0m-
plishmcnt OF revolutionary pnrpose7
The hills lay Within the irst ten or
: dozen vcrsts OF the distance 10 be trny-
ccd when Alexis became impatient
al their slow progress Snf0 told hiir
that for the last six or eight ycrsta tho
road lay over level ground. When they
had passed the bills they bad but half
an hour to go the remainder Of the die
tanoe. But the road WAS covered With
loose snow, ana the Horse WAS not a.
fresh rs ut sinrting. 10 their Tighe
they could SEQ to considerable dis
tance, and two or three vcrsts away
was sledge. tho driver OF which
whipping his horse numerically, going
in the same direction MS themselves.
There they nre nowl"
"Whoy' asked safO
"rhe murlerersl Get upl Give him
the wliips
"Not until you tell me what tals
means" she said flrmy.
Alexis turned aud looked az her. as
tonlshed. After few momeEsa ok
study he said.
"rhe minister OF the interior le On
. the trnin I wish TO catch. Al an inn
where stayed last night overheard
I "a fNhA AflANflNN ilAt tbiu iatN q btNNtt'
tionlst would board the train nt w.
leave bis compartment while tho srair
"a IN motion, walk along the foot
board to the carriage occupied byslhs
minister. shoqt hin thfougll the wsn
dow and jump from the train"
lie watched eagerly the girls face ns
he spoke She made no comment Tor I
dine. though she showed traces or "a
inward struggle. struggle betweal
love and duty She knew OF the suGer
ings of her people under autocr9tl:
rule. set her heart had sprung 20 tbli
young man as moth viii dash ssQias
the glass inclosns GE electric light
She could take him 10 the otaticn &
time TO gave the ministers life or cgult
delay him.
"Wen" he yeniured presently.
The glrl naGe no reply. They wee,
going al q good pace. aud Alexis know
y ing that she was dellberating, pre-
fcrred to give her a few moments Il
whicn 60 decide n her decision wal
( against him be would take the Telni
himself
But he did not know the way. aDS
8 this might wreck his purpose. Sue
denly shc threw the rclns 60 him.
Sclzlig them in one hand, he iak
ON the whip with the olher The glT
sat mute by his side Euterlng a wood
Z they camc 10 irfork ia The road.
= "Wbichf' asked Alexis.
Safo remained silrut.
speiug That she would not choose 20
him and reulilng the impossibiliiy o
forcing hcr 10 do 50, be CHOSE tie lef
a hand r0hd II Ted him two vcrsts on
3 OF lds way When be emerged fron
E the ood be ccuid again see q hong dis
n iauce There WIS the train approach
z 'ns The station There was the sledg
containing ihe assassns within fey
Il buwlred yards ~ thcir go,d.
d Alexis drove on 50 the station, reach
nig @ sotne ten mhaics sitter ihe trail
IL had rasscd. ne Sent his infounati0l
n hy talograps - the neSt stoppiHl
\ place but the train did not stop 20
n ianorc thau half an hour. and by ihe
III Time lt MAS foo lafo The miafsfas