Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20


left to return to Russia and then he wrote briefly,
brutally in way, though know he was half mad at
the time.
have saved her. he wrote You wished her dead,
and your wish is granted; but also am dead to
you. l will never return to England l will never
bring my child home to the house where her mother
alien!'
HE has kept his word, as you know. He did not
II write to at ALL and it was years before heard
what had happened during his absence and on his
return. When he reached the frontier he
rested and detained in prison for several days. Then
consideration of the fact that he British
subject
That doesn't weigh for much in Russia to-day"
l interpolated.
1T did then He was informed that his wife had
been arrested accomplice in Nihilist plot;
that she had been condemned to transportation to
Siberia, but had died before the sentence could be
executed Also that her infant, born few days be-
fore her arrest had been deported with its nurse,
and was probably awaiting him at K0nigsburg.
Finally he himself was conducted to the frontier
again. and expelled from Holy Russia. The one
bit of comfort the child whom he found safe and
sound under the of the nurse, German who had
taken refuge with her kinsfolk in Konigsburg, who
confirmed the terrible story.
Il heard all this about ten years ago." Treherne
continued. when by the purest chance met Pen
dennis in Switzerland. was weather bound by
premature snowstorm for couple of days, and
among my fellow sufferers at the little hosiery
Anthony and his daughter.
Anne herself! What she like?" l asked
"A beautiful girl, the image of her dead mother"
he answered slowly, or what her mother must have
been at that age She was then about. let me see
twelve or thirteen but she seemed older; not what
we call precocious child but womany beyond her
years. and devoted to her father he to her took
him to task; tried to persuade him to come back to
England to his own home if only for his daughters
sake. But he would not listen to me.
'''Anne shall be brought up citizeness of the
world!' he declared. She shall never be subjected to
the limitations of life in England must say they
ed happv phf he wit a
well, that is all l have to tell you, Mr.. Wynn.
From that day to this have neither seen nor heard
aught OF Anthony Pendennls and his daughter; but
fear there is doubt that he allowed her. has pos
sibly encouraged her, to become involved with
of these terrible secret societies, which do
good. but incalculabe harm. Perhaps he may have
inspired her with some insane idea of avengng her
mother-and now she has shared her mothers fate!
WILL not believe that till 1 have proof positive"
: said slowly.
But how can you get such proof" he asked
Il don't know yet; but I'm going to seek ito
seek her!'
You will return to Russian"
why yes; meant to do that all along. What
you might have told me would have made no
difference in that determination"
But, my dear young man, you will be simply
throwing your life away! he demonstrated.
Il think not and it's not very valuable, anyway.
thank you for your story. sir: it helps to under
stand things bit, -Annes motive. and her fathers,
and it gives little hope that they may have
escaped. for the time, anyhow. He evidently knew
the neighborhood well. or he couldn t nave turned
up at that meeting. and if once he could get her
safely back to Petersburg he could claim protection
for them both at the Embassy: though"
If he had been able to do that, surely he or she
would have communicated with your cousin, Mrs.
Cayley, he said, speaking the thought that was
in my mind
That's still there's in conjecturing.
You'll not let my cousin get even hint of what I've
told you, Mr. TTeherne! If she finds out that Pen
carrow belongs to Mr. Pendenns, she'll surely
question you about him, and Mary is SO sharp that
she'll at you concealing something from
her, if you're not very discreet
Thanks for the warning. promise you that I'll
be very discreet Mr.. Wynn, he assured me. Dear
me-dear me- it incredible that such things