The Washington times., 1910-02-17


are 10 protect me. Dubravnlk What
nave 20 fear when YOU are near Fuer-r
II was sweet indeed 20 hear her say
such words, Sveeter sti.l 60 realize the
I tuA import Of them But there was
phase or our present dilemma which
mad not yet claimed her attention. bur
regarding which T. vas necessary To re-
mind her Her brother Ivan was doubt
side.
What OF Ivan, you brotherg- I
She raised her eyes and looked at me.
startled, and they were suddenly moist
with UEsEeC tears There was that same
LllescT-oaDle pain In them, that I had
Eouced several times sirre our interview
. began ilaL same exp ssS-Uu which
could not fathom- Bur the explanation
was ready.
I have found that there comes a
Time II q WgUa1's life," she said slow
- Hnen all her pet theories LaII dar
ara useless and when every lido. that
she mas Wursl-pped IS demolished Let
/ Us not talk of the dau-e- 10 me Ter
US NOT even speak Of my brother. until
~ -,-7'a'le- - prepared loF my ser
.- No. cara I told her. with decision
90 not understand what you meant.
JUST now ~ men you referred 10 the
. leiao4Llon OF your De- theories But
. y Is imperative thar we should speak
OF your brother"
What Of ELruT-r
rs f. not more than possible that he
p one q the men out there who are
Yes. it is. had forgotten that.
He would be caught in the net with
t-ie y-LeFs- lie would suffer the same
-ate that tell O. them Are you wiIIia=
70 rin the risk OF his being thereg ne
has been 10 Siberia once. Won ten me
are you willing that he should go there
no. Oh. nor she cried NO; that
must not be-"
You see, then, how impossible 1t is
Tor you 10 give me a messenger unless
you can promise FOR Ivan 55 vel as
Promise? And for r~an7 what
promise need I make FOR si--o~ Il ne IS
ssz'sTe snail not he take his c'Iclce with
LlCsC VINO are with HING Fgf-- no no
lou aIS right Du5rd1ui- Z CzlruOr let
Nm Be Gs0tured, perhaps killed. n -lis
sacT1JCe Ivan Cannot you see n0vv
an ScIerlng2 Ever though I t-y with
al my strength TO conceal IL. can't Won
see u Is tEe-e not some other way
Is there not soraetli0- tha+ an he
done Nll You not help me2 Great
Coz Must my brother be sent back
20 Ine neil or S71erta--Or must yOu'-
Lara- / interrupted he-. de iberareIv
taxing a step backward and u1ttfnz. my
nsndS behind me. fearing that I might
clasp ner in my arms IN spite Of my
lesp-ulloE 10 remain calm and 70 con
llnue 70 he master Of the situation. Il
think there is another wav- I believe
mat something can he done. 7 viii hayr-
you 90 see why Eou suffer You
are torn by 50 many conflicting desires
child you Go not know which way 10
turn Here am 7. your IOL 0r- out yon-
GER waiting TO Kill me IS yC1Ir b-or her
But Gear, II you VII tr.Lst to me and
Viii ObeE me implicitly in all thar 7
direct you TO do. there IS q way, and
neltheT you nor EOuT brother shall come
10 harm VIII you rust TO ne?'-
AeS- on yes she cried unheSitating-
Hr
call the servant who is L. take the
message e--o
She turned to the door without an
oJner word and disappeared beyond IT,
fountain pen and pad Of paper from
my pocket, and wrote rapIdIy-or seem
eF 10 write. Tor the pen left no trace
upon the paper.
Ny invisible note was ~orrn1cra,7 --,=
I was writing with another pen upon a
second sheet Of paper when the princess
re-entered the room This time the
writing was plainly visible and while 7
asked her Tor an envelope I passed it TO
It was addressed 10 my friend Can
Held who had charge Of the messenger
service and merely instructed him To
FORWARD the packages that had been
leIt with him that morning to their
several addresses without delay. It was
signed. "DubTavnilz-f'
Is this the note NY servant is TO
folded the apparently blank sheet
win me other and placed them both
~ me envelope which I had already
You see there is no harm in that
note even If the men outside should
read II, 1 added, when the servant had
departed Your man, who IS Of course
spy VII read the note, which pJlr-
PoseIy left Unsealed, as soon as he Is
oul OF slghI or the house IN an hour
every man who is waiting to take nv
ne VIII be If prison If your brother
IS among them, he VIII not be harmed
and you
I hesitated. and she raised her eyes
70 mine and said
We'll, and I?r
You VIII have to do as you have
agreed 70 do, obey me" hesitated
again and then with a desperate cour-
age added Love, honor, and obey
me- ."
The Continuation of This story :. sl
Be Found In T0mOrrOvF's
Issue of The T1mess -.