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left ii HnI. finding gold there, had
killed Ivaunvich in order to possess
himself of the money. He proved that
DemidOri had the :rm"unt he claimed
to have possessed. Il thousand rubleS
(SJOM. and this WAS YER! nearly the
amount he owed rrtroff. But, while
his theory WAS we'll enough, there WAS
little or nothin@> to support it. His
client was convicted, hut since the eNl-
dence WAS circumStantiai no one nav
ing seen the murder committed. in
stead of receiving the death penalty
he was sentenced TO the mines III 81
IBERIA
The day before the sentence WAS TO
be carried out Demidorf was aston
ished by the appearance of Ills lawyer
at his prison with an order for his re-
lease.
THE real culprit has confessed. he
said. but only after an arrangement
with the government prosecutor y
woman killed lvanuvich. She had vow
ell that he should not enter upon the
estate he had acquired. and, entering
by the rear rs you went out at the
front. she found him III the library
with the money. She killed him and
took away the gold to make it appear
that lie had been murdered by rob
ber her own reason being that he had
Tilted her"
WHO is the WOman?4 asked Demi-
dorf as soon as he could recover suifi-
cient control of himself to ask the
question
"That. hy arrangement between her
and the prosecutor. is TO be kept Il Sc
cret. Besides, she is to suffer Il very
short sentence i'll a jail in Russia"
Demidorf. since the man who had
won his property in the courts was
dead without issue. returned t" his
home He expected to be congratulate
ed by Olga and her parents, bat moth
ing came to him from either. He went
to their home. but was denied admit
tance. The next day he received a
message from them stating that the
events through which their daughter
had passed had broken down her
health and they had been obliged To
send her to retreat. 1t would be
some years before her recovery, if in
deed she recovered at all.
Demidorfs happiness at the outcome
of his affairs was sadly broken in upon
by this misfortune of the girl he loved
He shut himself up in his house. sell
dom going out of it and never enter
tanning company there. He made re-
quests at different tim2S to be allowed
to visit Olga. but they We're denied on
the ground that her mind was affected
and meeting between them would
doubtless have Il bad effect upon her.
One morning Demidorf was sitting
in room in his home into which he
had removed his books and papers. try
ing to divert his mind from his loss by
reading. when. @lancing out through Il
window. he saw a carriage stop at his
gateway and Il girl spring out and run
up to the house.
Great heavens, She was Olga.
Demidorf ran TO the door to meet her
and clasped her in his arms.
"Why. except for little paleness, p"
lie eAtIjllllIG, IIDHtillS iltl oI .Iol u btt
ter look. You appear to be perfectly
well. You are restored to health and
to me-" And he embraced her again.
When they were inside and the first
transports We're over she said to him:
I'VE have all deceived you ever since
you We're released. To save you from
going to Siberia |. through your coun-
sci, opened communication with the
prosecutor with Il view to making a
confession of having committed MUIR
der of which both yousand We're in
nocent. Nronsky succeeded in secur-
ing sentence of ten years imprison-
ment for me on condition that l would
confess. | did so. and you were re-
leased
And you impriSoned?"
Yes, but not for long. Petroff was
the real murderer, after all. His con
science smote him. and his burden was
too heavy for him To bear. Only yes
terday he gave himself up. telling the
story much as NronSky had told it
alphabetically III court. | was reieas-
ed early this morning and came ut
once to you to give you the good news.
1t was some time before Demidorf
could find words to express his rever
ence and gratitude for the girl who had
sacrificed herself for him. In the mean-
time he held her in his arms, passed
his hand over her hair and with such
caresses expressed what he felt much
better than he afterward did in words.
Then, saying that she must visit her
parents. she took him into the car
riage with her. and they were driven TO
her home They We're received by the
older persons with fervent expressions
of thankfulness to heaven and witr
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