The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-29
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"a VOo NAO ROOAS OIL INC NhO WYNN,
outrage the defenseless. How Of
ten have l tried to check you in
this criminal course?"
Criminal! a criminal!' NUT
tered the prince. Yes, Wanda,
you are nihilist like your
mother!"
II am exactly like her." replied
Wanda; "and that is why / mar
ried Chabert. You desired as my
husband Russian nobleman,
powerful and naughty, imbued
with all your ideas of authority.
I, on the contrary, desired poor,
honest man, kindly and generous;
and have found him in Raymond
Chabert."
Hush, Wanda, hush!" repeated
the prince; you will drive me
crazy! You dare to pass judg-
ment upon me and my actions?
Come home at once. Tomorrow l
will talk this over with you.
cannot allow this marriage, nor do
l entirely believe in it. Why have
you kept it from me for four
months? Tomorrow two or three
hundred persons will be here; aft
err the fete is over l will see you
again about it. But no scandal.
Wanda, l conjure you. If you
knew how to treat me, you could
do anything with me; but you
shock me all the time"
Father, you do not know how
often you shock every one about
you. Look at that stick in your
hand, that was raised but a little
while ago to strike me and Ray
mond! Yesterday, when the work
women in the paper mill sent to
ask you to raise their wages, what
was your answer? That instead
of 10 kopeks extra, you wiuld give
them 10 blows of your stick ex-
tra.''
"My child, you did not read
their address! 1t was insolent be-
yond expression. They not only
demanded more pay. but also
shorter hours of work"
We'll, what if they did? 1t
would not ruin you to grant their
request"
'If were to grant everything
they ask, should soon be ruined.
l cannot increase their wages.
But am taking cold;
am shaking all over. You will
kill me. Wanda! All, such ingrat-
tude! There is not wish of yours
that l have ever denied. And how
many sacrifices I have made to
ameliorate the condition of those
workmen! But the more I grant
them the more do they strive to
grasp. You can look through my
books and you will see. All, these
workmen! this vermin! these low
wretches!"
Wanda sighed. ut will never
be any better with him." she muir
INJURED.
Very early in the morning.
Katia. who had not been able to
sleep, opened her shutters to let
in the light. The first thing that
struck her eye was two watchmen
stationed before the cottage. She
instantly went to the princess with
the news.
Wanda dressed herself hastily,
and leaning out of her window,
called the men to her. All the
servants adored her, for she treat
ed them as her equals, and they
would have gone through fire and
water for her.
"My friends" she said, "Katia
and l want to go out; we shall
probably be away for three hours,
and the prince must know nothing
about it. Do you understand"
Yes, your excellency," they an
swered; "the prince shall know
nothing of It,"
Wanda's coachman had received
a warning not to provide her with
a carriage under any pretext; but
he, like the others, adored her;
and about s o'clock she and Katia
stepped into droschky, drawn
by spirited little horse. and
drove rapidly away In the direc-
ton of Kyrlow.