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

the yelled figure and thought: Per
haps she is young and handsome-lke
Elise. What if should try to save
her am lucky at dice
VERY WE'LL said he. but | shall
win and promise. beforehand 70 ar
range with her about her ransom and
to deliver up to you any share Of mine
in it" They shook the rafting dice
and Feodor was the winner. And
now let us see the woman cried the
young officers. Let no one dare to
raise tina veil" said Feodor haughtily,
and he drew his sword ready for COM
bat. Leave the room commanded
he. AS soon as he was alone with cap
tive he approached the yelled woman
to find that she had tainted and was
~insensible. He drew the veil and saw
before him Elise GotZkowsky. He
clasped her in his arms and n re-
vived as he murmured in her ear,
Fear nothing. Elise, l am with you
1t appeared that a band Of maraud-
ing Cossacks had scaled the wall of the
rich merchants garden and, finding
Elise walking there, a carried her
off to the mess room OF Feod or's regi-
ment. "Ah, Elise" cried Feodor, fear
nothing! Like an angel you come to
me with an olive ranch hroug a de-
LUCE Of sin. Peace, love and happiness
are before u.s." There came a knock
at the door, and as Elise hastily yelled
herself again an orderly reported that
a man was waiting without to ran
som the daughter of the rich merchant
Gotzkowsky, who had been carried ID
by Cossacks. The next instant Ber-
tram appeared on the threshold. His
first implse was to rush upon the
dissoiute young officer and ~strangle
him. The other officers came crowd
ing in. oh. it is the daughter Of the
Ht,l Ao& haro An ~
they cried. "A big ransom, a great ram
som and you know you said it was
ours
Feodor looked i%ntently at Bertram
and Bertram knew that the young Of
ficer meant to exercise that generous
and noble character which had been
his before debauchery and sin had
perverted it. "GotzkoWsky's daugh-
ter?" cried Feodor-and then to Ber-
tram: You, sir, asseverate that this
woman is the daughter OF the great
merchant SO. draw the veil and see
if you recognize her. MY word. gem
tlemen officers, if it is in reality the
daughter OF GotzkOwky we will nave
a fat ransom Bertram. meanwhile,
lifted the veil which shrouded the fea-
lures of Elise. He started back in
assumed disgust. The woman here"
he said, lis the woman who sent me
on this mission. She told me her mis-
tress had been kidnapped. It seems
that after telling me this yarn she
herself fell into the tolls. This is the
chambermaid Of Mile. GotzkOwsky.
Gentlemen, you have sought for hid
den treasure and instead you have
found only live Goals to burn your fin
gers, Ransom his young woman I
have nc such Instructions" But she
shall not go'without money-we want
riches. whoever she is" "Gentiemen,"
said Bertram, II will dissimulate no
longer. This woman is my sister. I
knew that you had captured her and
that she would not be allowed to go
without ransom. I therefore have
brought my little savings to you and
pray that We may depart in peace He
threw a purse Of ducats upon the table
and folded his arms. The officers
rushed to the table to count the
money and divide it. Feodor placed
whispering. Are you satisfied. Elise ?"
hurried them out of the room. II am
thine forever" replied Elise. Come.
sister. let us CO." said Bertram stern
ly. Expect me tomorrow" whisper
ed Feodor as he bent to kiss the HAND
of Elise upon her departure.
Bertram had a carriage waiting and
succeeded in restoring Elise to her
fathers house without her absence be-
ing remarked or having ~occasioned
n uneasiness. He alone Of the
household had known Of her absence
He had warned Elise against visiting
the obscure part of the garden where
she had been captured and seeing hel
wander forth there had followed her
at a distance only to see her seized by
the Cossacks. He was rushing for
ward 10 her rescue when q thought
halted him-the thought that, perhaps
Elise was not being abducted agains,
her Will He had hesitated and thu
ONE passed-Elise had been car
ried away. His next thought was t.
seek her out and persuade her to re
turn to her father. He found upor
arriving at the messroom of Feodor.
regiment that she had really been car
ried away by force and not in accorC
with some preconcerted plan between
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