The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

, explain That will keep him quiet, VIII
IL not. mademoisele?
Perhaps IL was 10 avoid Alice Coombes,
who had followed him with an irritating
pcrslstcncy all the afternoon. or perhaps
il was that he might haye peace 10
think over the additional bewlldetment
of MaTsha's Eight thai caused Boopy 10
wander down 10 The landing stage, ~
row OF gulis pcrched on inc decay ing
IA lis were the only things hat regarded
MIN inquistivcly; and the quiet WAS oilly
broken by voices from the Cafe Natiohhl.
g tumbled down wooden shanty close oy
the lake. Bobby ndulgcd himself IN ths
cxhilarating pastime OF chucklnG stones
into the water. until n flicker OF white
from the leland attracted him.
1T is" muttered Bobby Bellew' III
IS someone making signal from 'he
Bobby looked but once again and then
he leaped into d little boat moored before
entirely unreasonable as the notion
was entirely at variance II was WIN
the message he had received IL came 10
him with curious csrta'nIy % 'flI' me pns
made TO him personally, that someho"
for some reason. she was on the Island
and had need OF him. ,,o tar. e"
gasped Marsha. as soon as she could
speak Il knew you would come
She lifted her eyes and Just glanced
into those OF the Englishman
Il would go anywhere for YOU you
know that" answered Bobby.
jus, one culver disturbed the girls face
then it became set with a great resoiu-
Listen" she went on as Bobby worked
at the knots II must leave Switzerland
tonight. dare not take the tram ran az yyri1 Ia
YOU row me down the lake TO one OF the
villages lower down.? ,,,.
WHY must you go? demanded boooS.
ITO avert an awful disaster: TO prevent
q hideous crime .,,
Who persuaded you to come here!
demanded Bobby.
The Russian eirl ignored the question.
Last night" she went on. YOU trust
ed me without explanation. Now can
tell YOU everything.
\ blast OF wind came FIapplne aEaihs
the weather beaten tree. Bobby looked
up apprehenslyeiy, ..,,,o
unhappy condition of my country. lit,
lie band OF patriots have taken an oatn
10 devote their lives 10 the protection
Of our lord and sovereign; 10 foho" tls
revolutioparies from place TO place. aru
daily hourly. to keep watch on mem 10
risk life wealth. ease, happIness-eVeIE
thing-to circumvent the uihillsts, o
nlhilism we oppose the Society OF the
Holy DruiIna Il was that society @hich
sent me here TO keep watch on the man
YOU know as the Chevalier de Portales.
His real name is Demtrl lvanou. lie
"a one OF the most dangerous OF the mill.
tant anarchists II was he who planned
the latest attempt on the life OF the c1sr,
which. thanks 10 the vigilance OF me ne
Holy Druiina, miscarried Bnt IIesll
attempt win be made next SUNDAY unless
can give warning TO our society. IL
was TO make sure Of the date that you
found me In Ivanoff,s room last night;
warning also. Who saw me-" she asked
the last question sharply.
T-nwlllngly Bobby told her
"Ah." was all Mademolselle de Bardkt ak!
answered. and then she went on. "lt
was Demitrl Ianoff who lured me here.
lie intended TO keep me here until the
bombs were well on their way 10 Rus
Almost as she uttered these words. the
last cord fell about her. She walked
quickly towards the boat.
As lie stepped down 10 help her INTO
the boat lie saw that already the waters
were troubled that already the little
craft was strainiug at It's moorings. But
what he did not SEQ was mat as re ne
from the square OF masonry q peasant
the game bent man who had weched the
vhevalier and his party set out and VINO;
in the intervals of pruning the vines had
kept an eye on the island, suddenly
straieitened his aged back. fetched field
glass from n crack I'm the wall. swept ihe
lake With it. then laying down his shears:
made on up the steep path, and set OF
for Ia SeVsrie.
Keep her head straight" shouted Bob
by. as the storm struck the boat
IL came all IN n minute. AS suddenly
as the lights arc turned of on the stage
the sun seemed TO snap out grayness
fen about the. The water as steely as
the sky. churned and rolled: the wind
hoWled.
Bobby bent his back There was a
pause as II the hurricane stayed to take
breath and then, with 2 whistle and a
shrek II rushed on them again.
Bobby battled. his teeth set his brow
knit Marsha sat stin and carefully
obeved his directions,
Are You frightencd?" he called once.
Only" she answered, that We may
not be there I'm time"