The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02

N'Htt ~ iAat - III
help, il necessary. win his sword the
man whose sword had just crossed his
IN mortal combat to defend the fugi-
tive. Concealed in the room OF Elise
he had overheard all that had taken
place when the fugitive arrived beg
Sing the shelter 81 GotZkoW>kN's
house.
When the Austrians demanded
Where the merchant had ctU#ea1.u rLt
c~annoneer who had been tt - 20 tt
house the merchant, for a moment
stood silent. He Was trvink II devise
some plan 10y which he might save tNe
brave defender of Berlin. whose pres
ence. after rat the Austrian
had old him OF the pursuit, lie could
no longer deny. As sudden az light
ming an idea came 10 him. He turned
with a singular expression TO where
Colonel Won Brenda stood and said: Il
can deny 40 longer that a fugitive is
in my house. You are looking for the
artilleryman. Fritz; here he is And he
pointed to feodor, who stepped for
ward from the hadow Do not dis
guise Yourself any longer. my son. IN
a Russian uniform" continued GotZ-
koWsky~. YOU see il is all over Feo-
dor was, of course, utterly unknown
to the AustrianS, and the officer in
command at once took it for granted
that he was the man he sought in dis
guise. Do YOU deny that YOU are the
c~annOneer Fritz ask ed the officer.
FeOdor smiled-he saw only an adj
venture. Why should ] deny it," he
replied, you love me as one loves a
immediate execution. Elise lay sense
less upon the floor.
Feodor thought at first that it was
a good joke-his arrest Tor the Prus-
sian c~annoneeT F'ritz-but when he
found himself marched to a square
and a file of soldiers marched up to
shoot him. the iote became no joke
at all. He his name and
rank. and with the greatest difficulty
got the Austrian officer to send for
some of the Russian officers to identify
him. He escaped but his escape was
a narrow one. The merchant was dis
appointed-he had meant that the af-
fair shOuld end with Feeders life.
When Feodor had been taken away.
G~OtZkoWSky took his fainting daugh-
ter in his arms and revived her.
my child" said be. do YOU not know
that | love yo3 infinitely >" Yes she
replyied. you love nae as one loves a
jewel that is set IN gold. But YOU do
not love me as a father. You have
hoped upon me diamonds and riches.
The only possession I desired con-
trary to your Will you deprive me OF
because it is mine against your Will
Now, poor. rich man, take your gold
and seek to buy yourself another
daughter-me YOU have lost. Every
word of Elise went through the heart
of the merchant like a dagger. Gotz-
kOWSky rang the bell and bade the
servant maids take their young mis-
tresS to her room.
Then. in his own apartment. he sat
long HIM ing. thinking. and the bur
den of his thoughts was that while
from a beggar boy he had raised him
self to wealth and power he had lost
all that he had amaSsed wealth for
the love of his dughter. Loud cries
of the people in the street entreatlng
him TO save them from the fury Of the
Austrians aroused G~otZkoUsky from
his reVerie and stirred him 10 action
in behalf Of his fellow citizens. II was
"a night of horror in Berlin and
through the tumult moved the mer-
chant assuaging the fury Of the con-
querors and saving from destruction
many citizens marked out for doom by
the Austrians. Day had dawned when
the tired man reached his home. That
dav things were more orderly-the
Russian general. Tottleben. a Ger
man by birth and q soldier Of fortune.
took command Of tn. city. The doors
Of G~otzkowsky's house We're open TO
all refugees. rich and Door alike. They
there hid their treasures or placed
their lives under his protection The
merchant represented ali thdF jtsEe
was effective of the PruSSian Govern
ment Of the PruSSian capital
But not only the Austrjans bat the
1 Cossacks began to pIllage toward the
close Of the dav The fierce warriors
of the steppes went abroad kicnap-
ming men and women and holding
them for ransom Of a crowd Of disco
lutte Young officers. whose training had
been in the court OF the Empress Eiiz-
abeth. Colonel Won Brenda visited the
meseroom Of mis- regiment and found
the officers shaking dice for tn. pos
session Of a Young woman who had
just been brought in captive hy the
Cossacks. She was seated in a corner
Of the room and had a thick veil
drawn over her face. Just in time.
cried one OF the officers. try YOUR