The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17

ready for action.
do not fire!" said Stepane.
when we have discharged our re-
1volvers, you can hand us yours"
| Litzanoff and Raymond fired
again.
One of the soldiers fell to the
ground, and his horse galloped
away.
That is all right" said Litzan-
off; 1--WE are now even: three
against three"
Day began to dawn in the east,
and dimly lighted their struggle.
Lie down in the carriage!"
said Litzanoff to the two young
girls. 1--WE have wounded the
second man. We shall soon get
the better Of the other two"
r i"Are you hit" asked Wanda.
81 am just touched on the
shoulder.
"And you, Raymond"
AS she spoke, a ball struck
him full in the breast; Wanda
1screamed aloud.
THAT is woman's voice."
said one of the soldiers. "They
tare here!"
Raymond tore open his waist
tcoat to see where he was wound
| ed.
gf'There is no harm DONE" he
said; "the ball has flattened itself
against my pocket-book."
The third soldiers horse fell,
and the two others, believing the
rebels to be more numerous than
themselves, gave up the fight, and
galloped off.
There was, however, no time to
lose, for they would certainly
soon return with reinforcements.
The fugitives got out of the
carriage. Koroleff examined the
beasts; two were badly wounded,
but the other three could be
driven.
While they were hitching up the
horses again, Katia went to see If
the two soldiers were really dead.
One of them still breathed; she
lifted his head, and he opened his
yes.
Whom are you looking for?"
she asked.
1.-THE nihilists from Krylow."
what orders have you re-
Iceived?"
"To detain every carriage going
| from KrylOw to Kieff."
"And to shoot the travelers?"
Eyes, If they resisted" he|
added. in a very feeble voice.
THE nihilists! the nihilists! the
devils!"
He fell back insensible.
Katie took two pieces of paper
from her pocket, and on them She
wrote with red crayon these
words:
KILLED for having fired upon
the socialists!" And she pinned
these two slips upon the coats of
the two soldiers.
y
At the end of two days, the flu
gitives were approaching their
destination. But they had hard
lily entered the outskirts of thel
holy city of Kieff before a squad
of cavalry stopped their way.
There was nothing to be done.
flor one moment Litzanoff andI
Koroleff thought of resisting, butt
lit was hopeless.
Selling his opportunity. Koro-
left leaped lightly from the driv-l
Ier's seat and plunged Into thel
|crowd. A soldier saw him, and
Jumped from his horse, running
after him, and crying out Stop
him! stop him!"
1t was of no usei The crowd
looked on unmoved. They seemed
la population very Indifferent to
their government and it's police.
Raymond took the reins, which
IK@roleff had dropped. and Litzan-
loft seated himself In Raymond's
lseat, by the side of Wanda.
These two days passed close toI
Iher had increased his passion al
Thousand fold. He was jealous of
,every word, of every look. that shel
addressed to her poor. fictitiousl
Husband.
And yet he had been happy.
But now, when about to be SEPT
larated from her, perhaps forever.
This despair knew no bounds.
Wanda" he said. when II
think that am perhaps lookingl
at you for the last time. / feel a.
liz my heart were being torn out
LOT my breast. Before you leave
line, say one word that can treas
lure forever, In the depths of my
heart"
Wanda gave him her hand and
The pressed It to his lips.
Il shall never forget you. Sto-|
lpane," she said