New-York tribune., 1910-04-17


Is a strange Coincidence But hers was a much
more severe illness. We did not think she
could possibly recover, and for weeks We feared
for her brain. She had suffered some great
shock though the Her. her father, would not
say what II was.
She looked at me interrOgativelv. but ] had
~ mind % satisfy her curiosity. though
guessed at once what the shock must have
been, and that Anne had broken down after the
strain of that night IN the forest near PGters-
burg and all that had gone before II. She had
never referred % this illness, that was so Ike
her. ANYTHING that concerned herself, per
sonally she always regarded as nSlgn1ncdnt,
but thought now that II had good deal 20 DO
with her worn appearance.
And Herr Pendenui~. where l. he.' i de
mlnded next.
Il 10 not know, they left together when
the fraIleln was 3t last able % travel M but
they are devoted 90 each other. those two. IL
IS beautiful 20 SEE such affection IN these DAYS
when Young people So often seem to dc~prSe
their parents
1t was strange, very strange The more
tried % puzzle things out. the more helpless the
tangle appeared. Why had Pendeuut~ allowed
her % return alone % Russia especially after
he had come through such a severe illness OF
course he might be attached % some other
branch of the league. but 1t seemed unlikely
that he would allow himself o. be separated
from her when ne must have known tn1t She
would be surrounded by greater perils than
ever. deCi,ieG that could say nothing o. this
garrulOuS woman. kindly though she was, OF to
anv other stranger I dreaded the time when
should have To- tell Mary something 20 least of
the truth. though even r0 her I would never
reveal the whole Of IT.
THE manager came 10 my room presently.
bringing my money and papers. and the
miniature, which he had taken charge of.
Lucky it was for me that / had fallen into
honest hands when | reached Berlin
He addressed me as " Herr Gould Of course.
aud was full of curiosity % know how / got
through, and # things were as bad m Warsaw a>
the newspapers reported. Berlin fun of
Russian refugee; but he had not met one from
Warsaw.
They say the Governor VIII issue mo- pass
ports permitting Poles % leave the citv he
~sid. " But YOU are an american, which makes
! guess so.' responded. wondering how
LprIs had managed O. obtain that passport.
.lui If II would have served % get me through
ID had started from the citv instead of making
that long detour To kutno.
assured nv host that the state ut affairs IN
the city of terror had LETT was rndc~Crtbable,
md I'd rather not discuss NJ. managed finally
tO get rld of HIM ON the plea that felt too bad
To- talk anv more. which drew his apologies but
when he had gone / examined the miniature
again. more closely than = q had an opportunity
of doing since Loris gave 1t o. me.
twas not recently painted, was quite SURE
IF that and vet 10 certainly did show her as /
i,t'l Nli'N ilNI lIir>f SJ ItN Wftk~s
fore Death printed that terrible change ON her
ttCc. and not as she was in London. Bur that
must be my imaginatIpni The artist had
caught her expression at moment when She
was grave and sad, no. not exactly sad. for the
lips and eyes wer, smiling faint wiSttul in
~vrutable smile like the smile of the sphinx as II
gazeS across the desert, across the world. INTO
,picr and eternity.
y / gdzcd ON the brave. sweet face. the
~ordii misery that had envclOped my soul ever
since that awful moment when I ,tw her
body borne past IN the square was lifted and
knew that the last poignant dgOnv WIS the end
ut q long path OF thorus that she had troddcn
untlinchinglv with roval courage and endur-
InCC. for weary months and wears. that she was
az peace purified bv her love, bv her suffering.
from Ill taInt of earth
/ STARTED for England next evening and
travelled right through. / sent one wire 20
Inn from Berlin and another from Flushing
where | found a reply from hum waiting me
All well Meeting YOU
That 90 all well redSSurcd me for. now that
hdd leisure tO think, my conscience told me
how badly hddtredtedhim and Mary Its true
that before started from London with NI>hkI
wrote saving that | was oh On secret service
and they must not expect o. hear from me t'r