Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-05-05

tensely exciting. What has she to do
with the story?"
Nothing, except that your Hardy
remained there in Japan with her, and
l was sent home, as l supposed, on a
steamer from Hakodate. / had not
been out long before l found that I
had been betrayed, and that | was to
be locked up somewhere, on an island.
Such were the orders, but the crew
were actually planning to kill me. /
escaped, killed two or three of them,
put to sea in an open boat, was picked
up by a Chinese sampan, and so got
back to Russia"
MY brave Boris! The Virgin was
with you, and, besides, they found
that they had captured a lion"
But have not finished telling you
about this American. l am convinced
that he is a Japanese sympathiZer
and that he suggested to the authori-
ties there that l was not an English
man. He is low fellow, and I
strongly suspect that he is a Jew. He
was coming over here, he said, to run
store. He is libertine, l am sure,
and remained behind to conduct his
intrigues with the Japanese girl
Aisome, believe she called herself"
But this is mere conjecture, Boris,
and / must not believe these things
against him, till they are proved"
Why must you not believe in them?
What reason have you for regarding
him with such favor? Tell me-"
Because he has shown himself, so
far as | have observed, a gentleman
of the most resolute courage and the
most refined and delicate sentiments"
"Oh, he has! Well, when | tell you
that he is low fellow, probably an
enemy of Russia, libertine, perhaps
a Jew"
II cannot listen to you, Boris" said
the princess, you really must be
more generous" Her voice was low,
but there was an angry light in her
eyes.
Has the fellow been making love
to you, as he did to the Japanese?
sneered Romanoff
The princess arose and moved away.
Il said that l would not quarrel
with you, Boris" she murmured.
There were tears in her lovely blue
eyes. She was sure now that she
could never love her cousin, and she
knew that the tmputations against
Hardy, who, as far as her own OBJ
servations went, approached very
near to her ideal of a chivalric gen.
tleman, would rankle in her bosom
like a poisoned arrow.
She walked over to Smulders and
was inquiring after him, in German,
which she understood, when she heard
the loud Shrek of a whistle, and the
rushed into the room.
I'VE are saved!" he cried. 1.-TWO
boats with 20 soldiers on them have
come down the river. They were sent
down as soon as news of the fire was
to the station above.
They have a launch with them, and
her highness can be transferred with
out even wetting her dainty feet"
II am forgiven, then, general?"
asked the princess. 81 have been
severely punished in enduring your
even for so short time"
Beauty such as yours, madame,
'an do no wrong" replied the gallant
extending his hand.
Perhaps" said Romanoff, grimly,
the Chinese will get him and serve
him as they did Stenka."
They were taken on the two fresh
boats in the early dawn and steamed
lway by the light of a red sun that
stained with dragons blood the clouds
)iled in masses above the blackened
orests, still fiercely burning. AS they
made a bend in the river that shut
'ut from sight the stranded Pushkin,
he ash-gray veil lifted for a moment
rom the Manchurian side, revealing
he great cross and the form of brave
Stenka Pugacheff hanging on it. The
russians crossed themselves, and un-
covering their heads, prayed silently
or the repose of his soul. Then, rails
ng their hands to heaven, they swors
'engeance.
(TO BE CONTINUED)