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CHAPTER XVII Continued.

CHAPTER XVII Continued
II was alone in the drawing room
when Federoff arrived. 1t had been
three years since / had seen him.
He stood before me, handsome,
distinguished gentleman. l receiv-
ed him as my equal, and asked him
to be seated. He was perfectly un-
embarrassed, and we entered into
conversation, which he opened by
thanking me in the warmest terms
for my kindness to his mother.
The prince had been out hunting;
he came into the room, and looked
.curiously at Michael, whom he took
for some gentleman Of the neighbor-
hood. Well said laughing, don't
you recognize the doctor?' What
doctor?' DR.. Michael Federoff.' !
shall never forget the look that he
cast upon poor Michael, who stood
up, evidently awaiting the storm
about to break.
What! cried the prince, is this
gentleman whom l find sitting in
my drawing room, talking to my
wife as IL he were one of us, Is this
gentleman" the son Of my serf?'
I 81 asked him to sit down, dear,
i said, 4 was asking him about his
studies Who gave you permits
sion? cried out the prince, to clothe
yourself in this manner? Go put on
the livery that BELTS your rank.
Then perhaps l may allow you to
present yourself before me and the
princess. As he spoke. he strobe
up and down the room, overturning
the chairs. gestieulating with his
hands.
{ Il was i'll for three days and
nights, and, in spite Of MichaeIs
great skill only, my life was saved.
and that was due to his unremitting
care.
but the prince laid the blame
upon him. And do you know how
he was rewarded? He was loaded
with chains, and locked up in a dun
geon. l cried, l begged, l fell at
the princes feet in vain.
From that moment felt moth
. ing but disgust for my husband.
"As time rolled round, the
prince grew quiet. He yielded to
my entreaties, and set Michael at
liberty.
II You my dear daughter, we're
! born soon after.
IS After that, l spent few
months Of real happiness. The
prince went to Paris for the win
ter. My whole time was taken up
with study, and with the care of
you, my child, whom l idolized."
y The letter then described the
princes discovery that Michael and
the princess were students of So
cialism. His jealousy was aroused,
and, nspite of Federoff's skill
and kindness during severe ILL.,
( ness of Wanda, the serf.physician
was arrested and condemned to re-
sceive 100 lashes of the knout.
? Upon the day Of the execution
OF this sentence, the princess was
forced to accompany her husband
to the scafYold and witness her
friends torture.
AT the end of eight days." her
letter continued, 81 wrote to
Michael that henceforth my life
was bound up with his.
1.-THE prince. perceiving the hor-
ror with which he inspired me, de-
termined to send you and me to
Perm, at the foot Of the Ural noun
tains, where he had an enormous
estate and handsome castle. Up
on the estate were quicksilver
mines worked by his serfs.
For the second time, when you
were desperately Ill, Michael saved
your life, and for the second time
your father, suspecting us most UNI
Justly, struck me-
The princess. desperate because
of her husbands cruelty then fed
with Michael, but they were cap
tured and Federoff was sent to the
mines, while the princess was i'm
prisoned In room in the castle.
Some months later a second at
tempt to escape was discovered by
the prince, who Immediately or
dered masons to wall up the win
dow and door of her room. leaving
only an opening for ventilation and
the passing In of food.
In this veritable dungeon, the
princess, deprived of the associa-
ton Of her small daughter. lived
like a slave for three months.
Zone night" the letter continued.
II was awakened by great noise
and tumult In the house, and sud
denly heard the cry Fire! fire!'
/ sat up IN bed and reflected. Fire
was deliverance or death; and
death was deliverance; but, such
a death! opened the grating, and
saw a torrent Of flames. No one
was thinking of me, SO I lay down
upon my bed and waited for death.
Suddenly l heard voice; 1t
said, 1t Is !, Michael; don't. be
afraid. Everything IL readyI for
our flight heard pickaxes
knocking at the wall. In Ave min
utes the opening WAS large enough
for me to pass; he took me in his
arms, but the fire was raging In
the passage. Dragging me to a
window, he fastened a rope lad
der to it, and almost threw him.
l.. IL A