The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
CHAPTER xxvIl.-continued.


for some days past" he answered.
trying to make her look at him. THAT
is not the trouble, that worries me,
Miss Joyce; my trouble goes much
deeper" And his voice dropped ten
derby as he went on: you are my
trouble-you, Miss Joyce. burn with
admiration for you; you have set my
heart on fire!" he exclaimed.
"M Anatovich!" said Christabel, in
tone of protest, as she walked on
more quickly.
With sudden movement he caught
her by the wrist. pressing it so tightly
that hea hurt her, and she gave a lit.
tie cry, half of pain, half of annoy
ance.
lido not CO." he said "You shall not
90, Miss Joyce, until you have heard
what l must say to you"
pray leave my wrist alone, M. An
atoyitch. You are hurting me- said
Christabel. trying to get her wrist
away from him, but he grasped it still
NOR eighty.
Miss Joyce" he said, paying no at
tentton to her wish, you are very
beautiful. You seem to me the god
dess of this garden. l love YOU" he
cried, with passion: 81 love you"
I'M. Anatovitch, l cannot listen to
you,'' said Christabel. with her cheeks
pale and her eyes dilated.
Il love you!" he cried, as if he had
not heard her,
II cannot listen to you,' she said
again, once more essaying to free her
wrist from his clasp, but in vain.
"You love another-some cold Eng
lishman! love you far more than he
can possibly love you. l adore you!"
you adore me, and yet you are
hurting my wrist horribly" exclaimed
Christabel, holly.
will you not listen to me?"
mo, she said. and with rapid
twist and jerk got her wrist away
from him and sped up the garden, but
he was alongside of her in moment
and grasped her arm.
"You shall listen,' he said imperi-
ously. you have a lover in England
but he is unfaithful to you. He has
forgotten you
"Unfaithful! said Christabel do
you remember, NJ Anatovitch, that
you are engaged to be married?"
Il do not care for Anna Melikoff,"
he cried. you are worth thousand
such as she! 1t is you whom l adore
with all my SOUL Will you not take
pity on me, who love you so much?"
"You show your alteration very
strangely" said Christabel, now thor
oughly reused. you are behaving
like a savage. Take your hand from
brute!"
you can call me what you please
If you will only let me tell you how
much love you.'
Il shall listen to you. Do you wish
me to believe you unmanly and cow
ardly?'
You had better listen to me- he
said, fiercely, my pretty revolution
list! One word from me and you shall
know what Russian pr son isl"
Christabel turned upon him and
laughed
"You are talking nonsense" she
said, and her eyes were full of cour-
age.
Il can have you arrested at any mo-
ment as spy" he cried.
"Christabel! Christabel!" came a
voice from a little distance off, Chris
label! Christabel!" The voice was
coming nearer
1t was the voice of Mary Sisterson,
and Dmitri took his hand from Chris
labels arm Together they walked
in silence in the direction of the voice.
Here you are!' said Mary. Il was
beginning to wonder what had become
of you. And M. Anatovitch!"
'Dmitri!" exclaimed Katia, who was
q few steps behind Mary.
eft is very pleasant in the garden
this morning" he said Il thought I
should like turn before going down
to the works. l was fortunate in find
ing companion in Miss Joyce, but
must be off now And he strobe
n away.
Not again after this did Christabel
stroll in the garden by herself. In
two or three days time Dmitri told all
the three ladies that they must not
go out Of the house, as it would be
unsafe to do go. The trouble at the
works had become more serious, he
said, and all the surrounding country
was In ferment; the residence of
the landed proprietor nearest to Saja
had been fred by a band of armed
peasants and the man himself killed ::
It would be dangerous for them to go
even into the garden.
The same evening Christabel, whose
room had been next to Mary's, was
told that for her own safety she would
be put in another part Of the house.
When she woke up next morning she
found herself prisoner, and for days
heard nothing Of Mary, the only per.
\ ron she saw being q woman who
could speak no tongue lbut Russian
Her food was brought to her three
Z times . day by this woman, and there
& her intercourse with life appeared te
AZ.