New-York tribune., 1910-03-20


VIII tell YOU its meaning only" ne an
sWered, watching me closely. e. IL means IN
life and IN death but those are not the words "
Then knaW them. 4 ia uie e 4 ~ mon; is
Il not ~os / asked. remembering the moment
he spoke the names bv which Anne was known
q others besides members of the League: for
the police officer who had superIntended the
searching OF my rooms AZ Petersburg. and later
young Mirakof. had both mentioned one of
them
had hit on the right words first time. and
AoSsof, evidently relieved. nodded and re-
peated them after me. giving a queer infection
- the French.
And where T. She the gracious lady her
self ] asked IL was with an effort that
forced myself % speak quietly: for my heart
was humping against my ribs and my throat
felt dry as bone dust What could would.
this weird creature tell me Of Anne's present
movements. and could. or would he tell me the
secret Of Oas,ayctti' murder Through all
these weeks had Clung 20 the hope the belief
that he himself struck the blow. and now as he
stood before me he appeared more capable
physically OF such deed than he had then.
But yet ! could >carcelv believe n.
He met my question with another AS Mishka
So often did How Is n YOU DO not know"
e. have told you have but now come %
Russia.
ture # 20 soften ms reply. which however
was spoken decisiyelY enough. Then cannot
tell YOU. Remember Excelencv. though YOU
seem 10 be one Of us. have little knowledge Of
You. In any matter touching myself I should
trust YOU. but m this dar- not"
He was night m a way. Such knowledge as ]
had Of the accursed League was gained by trick
cry and 10 question HIM further would arouse
hls suspicion of that fact. and ! should then
learn nothing 40 al.
I ISTEAf I said slowly and emphatically
You may trust me 20 the death m all mat
tiers that concern her whom YOU call Your
gracious lady. ! was beside her, with her
father and one other when the Five condemned
heT-would have murdered her II We had not
defended her. She escaped. God be thanked
But that I learned only Of late ] was taken.
thrown into prison taken thence back 10 Eng
land 10 prison again. accused Of the murder Of
Vladimir Seln- -ki-Of which ! shall haN some
what more 20 say 20 YOU soon. When / was
freed for / ann innocent of that crime as you
well know. ] sea out a. seek her, % and her Ii
that might b, and, u She was beyond my ard
a least 10 aNcnge her / Was about % start
alone when I heard that She was no longer
threatened bv the League that She was IN
deed once more al the head ot n but / failed
% learn where I might find her Therefore
20 % loln one who Is her good friend. IN the
hope that ] may through hm be vet able 10
serve her. For the League ] care nothing al
nav care D. for her And therefore, as / have
sald YOU may trust me
ne watched mc hNcdly as spoke, but ms
next words showed that hc had understood me-
well enough
= can t,u you nothing ENccllcnoy. You
say YOU care tor her and not for the League.
That is impossible for she Is MS life. her hi, s
bound up m a. She would wish your service for
if-uertr for herself Tins ! VIII DO u She
doe, not hear otherwise that YOU are al Zostrov.
IL ,f, y.lll De- tomorrow -t though II Is unlikely
tbIt -he VIII not have heard already shall
80. th4t she has word. That Is al can DO.
THAT must serve. You viii not even say
II She o. near 80 hauut
Who know, She comc- and goes. one
DIV .h, Is "a Warsaw the ncAt "a Wilma: now
n Gr.lno. again even here. Yes. She has been
b,.r, no longer than "a week since. though She is
not here n1N.
SoI had missed her by one week'
~ d.not know where She D. to-day nor where
-h. yyil b, t0-norraw.-ln tins ! verlly speak
~, truth. EA,eIency. he continued
Though ! shall p,rchane, sec her when my
,.r..,f Ifi-iut., O. done BE patient. You
i.5u l,,ifle-. have news of her 20 Lastrov.
II.u do Won know am going there
- Da..e NOT au the countryside know that
f..r..,,r..r ri.,- with Mi-hka lavlon' God bo
y,,t M, EN.,ll,n,v'" lle made one Of hi-
.Il,,Int s,uufl,ctians ant backed rlpiily o. the