The Washington times., 1910-02-16
CHAPTER WI
love, HONOR AND cDEY


THE princess paused and bent her
head until IL almost touched me.
] waited. wondering how il could he
mat the Gar stilI lived When death
Vas so near within a few inches Of his
race. what could have saved hing
Hush she continued The end fs
not yeI-u0t quite Vet Yor1 rr5rTal7 -+-a
trigger but the charge in the pistol AID
NOT explode That Is what You thought
v hen YOU lespeG backward and rafsef
me hammer Tor another trial But IL
vas even worse than that for there
vas no charge 70 explode. the pistol
Vas hoI -oaded- Your poor mind 50
over olTdeneu had forgotten the most
necessary thing or all and YOU had moi
prepared your weapon FOR the work II
hau 10 DO You discovered your error
TOO late; but the Gar had discovered
He vas bigger and stronger than
you WITH a bound he was upon Won
he seized the pistol and tore il from
your grasp, and then, while he held YOU
-IoF you were still weak and he was
always a giant-he struck YOU with n
bringing II down again and again uuou
your unprotected head until v-or7-
brains were battered out. and were sat
Jered upon the floor, the walls and even
the ceiling OF the room. And then
When you were quite dead killed BY
the nan1 OF the Car himself when he
for once IN his life was Spartered Win
real blood, %ith blood that he had shed
IN person and not by deputy. his impe-
called FOR assistance, and tainted
Again she left me this time crossing
the room and throwing herself upon a
couch, where she cried softly. Ike one
VINO has an iUCuTable sorrow which
must at times break out in tears After
all tears are the safety valves of Derv-
Gus expansion. and there are times when
they save the heart and the brain from
bursting L knew that, and I left her
10 herself But I also believed that
she had not vet told me quite all that
there must be a. sequel to all this, and
! was soon 20 hear IT, After watching
ner Tor long time I left my seat and
went 20 her
She raised her head from the pillow.
and looked at me, and / have never
seen such a combination Of emotions
expressed in one glance. as there was
. in her eyes AT that instant Love for
me sympathy for the fate of the man
whose story. she had told, sorrow for
that poor sister
There is mOreT' 1 asked
Very little more I have not vet
told YOU why I am a nihilist, and that
is what this story is for YvOnne was
my most intimate friend 1 loved her
as I would have lOved-uO-b better than
I could have loved a sister Her brother
StanislauS was my betrOthed- We were
10 have been married within the year
when YvOune was taken away. Now
YOU know ALL and she turned her head
away again I could see rat she had
dreaded this confession.
{ No. not all, vet I said What be
came Of the OFFICER who made all the
tTOUble2'
He returned" she replied. without
! again raising her eyes.
Where IS he now2''
He IS here
"Here2 In St Petersburg?''
Yes
DO you know Inn: Do you see
him -
Yes, frequently. He was here last
| nighJ2''
.7yViu Won tell me his name?r
No
Shall I tell it to you?'
Shall you tell II to me- Do you
mean 20 say that you know it?
I can guess it,
"WeH2''
He is a nfbflist- He has Just returned
: 10 the city. All these years he has
! been absent, and had Stanisls,iS waited
for his coming, your stoEE. and minc
also, would have had 2 different end
{ ing. But Stanislaus ia not wait The
/ man YOU mean is captain Alexis Dur
nief'
I The Continuation of This st"ry VIII
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