The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

against a wall, and proceed in accord
ance with the secret orders given the
governor of the fortress.
At the same moment that the con.
spirators were arrested the police APP
peared ut the home of Vera Scerevich.
the girl who had given the Informal
ton, and took her into custody.
In the morning. hearing n drumbeat
under her window. she looked out be-
tween the bars and saw one of the
men she had betrayed led across the
prison yard. Several soldiers with
muskets on their shoulders accompa-
MED him. He was white as Il sheet.
Indeed. it was evident that he was go
ing to his execution. The party disap-
peared behind a wing of the prison.
Vera listened and presently heard a
yOlley. Then she knew ii was all over
with the condemned man. She shud-
dered. For the first time the fearful
seltishness of her treacherous act came
to her in It's full force.
In like manner Vera saw four of the
conspirators marched by her prison
window. They disappeared-the in
teryal of suspense, the volley. BY the
time the fourth man had passed she
had been thrown into a mental condi-
ton bordering on insanity. When for
the fifth time the drum sounded she
saw her lover marched past her win
dow. He looked up. and she saw an
expression of loathing on his face at
recognizing her. BY the movement of
his lips she knew that he cursed her.
She gave a wild shrek. She knew
that he had been told what she had
done.
She. heard the volley. Hardly had
the echoes of the shots died away
when again came the tap of the drum.
She started. Suddenly the door of the
room In which she was confined was
thrown open. md there stood an Office
of the prison.
Come
Terror stricken. she arose and stag
gered out with him. He led her out
into the prison yard. There stood a
firing party. Supported. for she was
unable to walk alone. she was march
ed around the wing behind which the
others had disappeared. On reaching
a certain spot she was placed With her
back to the wall: her eyes were band
aged: she heard the words Aim,
Fire." There was q volley. Conscious
ness left her. and she fell forward on
her face.
Then she knew that she was not
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paving stones. She vas in a carriage.
The carriage stopped before the house
to which she had gone the morning be-
fore TO inform the minister of the con-
spiracy. An attendant conducted her
to the office of the minister. He sat at
his desk writing. Standing in n row
near him were the five conspirators
every man alive. One of them was her
lover. He did not look at her.
Finally the prince ceased writing.
looked up and said to her:
You see that ! have more than kept
faith with YOU"
There was no reply.
Il have not only spared your lover:
| have spared his associates"
Still there was no reply. merely a
vacant stare.
The minister turned TO the conspirs
tors.
Il I'm considered by YOU TO be one
whom it is Your duty to put out OF
the way. but You must admit that l
am not devoid of justice. | could not
bring myself to spare one of you equal
~ guilty with the rest and execute the
other four. You will be conducted 10
the frontier under guard"
As the men filed out Krikoff turned
his back to Vera. She fell in a heap