The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

mira SectlOn ID represented ny
colonel or captain of dragons,
who wears the light blue uniform.
He is amiable, thoroughly incor-
ruptible, extremely polite; he tries
to live on good terms with every
body, for he knows well that for
the least cause he may be dismiss
ed from the service
But he is the most powerful
man in the city, for he is account
able to no one except to his SUI
perior, the chief of the Third Sec
ton.
Col. Heyking was young
man, handsome, fair, with large
auburn whiskers.
When our four fugitives were
brought before him, he looked at
them attentively, and bowling to
Wanda, said, with much defer
|ence:
"Will you have the kindness to
lay aside your cloak and spec
tacles?"
Wanda saw that she was rec
ognized, and complied with his
request.
TT is impossible, Princess,
said Heyking, CALAMITY, "to for
get your face, IL a man has once
seen it. Is this young girl your
waiting-maid? And is this Mon
|sieur Chabert?"
He stood perplexed before Lit
zanoff. II suppose this man is
one of the operatives from the
paper mill is he not?"
Colonel" said Wanda, it ia
useless to try to hide anything
from you. Monsieur Chabert is
my husband; this young. man is
Monsieur Chabert's servant. He
is in no wise responsible for my
flight, and I hope that you will
|set him at liberty"
what is his manner"
"Ivan Zmuoff. And now, Colo
nel," added she, twill you please
to tell me why We are Obliged to
give an account Of everything that
we do to the police?"
And Princess Wanda Kryloff,
will you please to tell me why you
came here?"
Because my father would not
acknowledge my husband as his
son-in-law, and SO I left his
house."
"And is that the reason that
these two gentlemen killed two
soldiers yesterday, on the road
to Bieiaga?"
"What do you mean?" asked
Wanda.
"You will all four have tn,
goodness to write your names up
on this sheet of paper" said Hey
king.
They did so. He examined
carefully the four signatures, ant
laid the sheet upon which the.
were written side by side will
two slips of paper that looked al
IL they had been torn from note
book.
Tuning towards Katia, he said
l"Your notebook, If you please.
81 have none," she answered
turning deathly pale.
Heyking was watching her
"Give 1t up at once" he said, sol
I shall have you searched"
Katia handed her notebook tt
the colonel. Two pages had beer
torn out.
The two slips of paper upor
which was written with red cray
for having fired up
ON the socialists "-exactly fitted
the place in the notebook where
the two pages had been torn out
"You see," said Heyking, you
have denounced yourselves al
socialists. Your case is a very
grave one"
Indeed, Princess" he con-
tinued, 81 am exceedingly grieved
to be obliged to put you under ar
rest. But you know that Prince
iStackelberg has discretionary pow
lers, and I must obey him. Day af-
ter tomorrow he will be here, and
he will then decide your fate
At these words q tremor of fear
swept over Wanda She had NOR
tally offended this man, who could
now take such terrible vengeance
upon her-not only upon her. but
upon Litzanoff and Raymond.
81 do not regard you as pris-
loner, Princess" continued Hey
king, with the same extreme po-
likeness, "and I do not wish to
treat you as such. II you and
Monsieur Chabert will accept for
tonight my hospitality. I shall be
most happy to give you room in
lmy house."
Wanda noticed a strange light
in Litzanoff's eyes. She under
stood him; she guessed his jealous
thoughts.
Can I not have my waiting
maid with me?" she inquired.
But the colonel answered her In
the most determined manner:
Until the arrival of Stackelberg,
Katia Lawinska and the person
whom you call Ivan zmuoff will
be taken to tho fortress