The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-10

understanding knew afterwards how
easily it could have been avoided, but
it was not avoided; other influences in
teTVened, and-and so the marriage
which took place was not mine; and 1
am now a priest with just memory.
Does that incline you to any special
frankness with me as TO your motives
in this?"
You mean with regard to Volna?"
He looked at me again very intently.
''You know that she is betrothed?" he
asked.
"Oh, yes. She told me her uncIe's
plans"
His look now was more sympathetic
and kind than searching; and he sighed.
All, you do not know, 1 see"
q am not a child, Father Ambrose"
q can say no more. I ought not, per-
haps, to have said so much. l am going
to deal with you as man, Mr. An
struther. Of course all that has oc-
CURED in these two days must never
be mentioned. The dear childs future
must not be compromised"
ct will not pass my lips"
You and l together can secure her
safety; I am going to ask your help.
She will remain here until / can get
back to Warsaw
ty."
THE one thing you can do is to put
yourself in the hands of the police"
The police?"
You say your friends will help you
in any explanation"
4 don't follow you yet
The police have tracked you here from
Bratinsk. They were in the village yes
terday evening. They are coming to
me again this afternoon. 1t happens
that my housekeeper's niece was to have
come here tOday-in a village like this
all private matters are public, you know
She is not coming, but Volna can take
her place for the time without any sus-
picion being aroused. What you have
to do is to cause the police to believe
that Volna has crossed the frontier with
you and that you have returned alone"
How cause them TO believe this?"
Go and get your horse and ride
through the village this afternoon and
call here"
"Herer' I cried in establishment
Yes I shall then send for the pO-
lice agents and hand you over to them,
as the man who told me the falsehoods
yesterday This will clear this house of
the danger Of any suspicion"
1 could not restrain a smile, remem-
DeIlnS now ne udu emphasized the
Nervousness of falsehoOds. TT will at
least be in good cause" 1 said.
God forgive me-but the child must
be saved, Mr. Anstruther. You'll do
this2"
why, of course"
And when your trouble is over you
will go to England?"
"One thing at a time. They might
send me TO Siberia"
1T will be best So he said earnestly
what? Siberia for me?" l laughed
mo, no. God forbid England-Eng-
land as soon as you can
And VOlna? Does she-knOw of
this?"
Indeed, no. Her one thought is Of
the trouble she may already have
brought upon you. She would never
agree TO it"
I believed that Should I-see her to
to say goodbye"
This perpleXed him. 1T would be bet
ter not, but'-his eyes wandered all
round the room before he finished-"I
suppose she would wish it, And you
won't meet again and-and you'll tell
her you are going home to EngIand?"
I'm afraid you must leave it to me
what to say" l replied. with a smile
Il think you may trust my discretion.
And you must do your part afterwards
carefully. Keep her out of the way
when we play the comedy of that arrest
later, or she may cast herself for a part