The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-06

the reeds. But in coming they used a
boat; they returned by swimming"
Her customary agitation reasserted it.
self.
She demanded ardently:
And you arr cure that he came here
and that he left hereF"
Yes, am sure Of It"
"How!'
by the sittfng-reom window"
1T is impossible. for we found 1t locked"
1T is possible, IL someone closed 1t be-
hind him.
"Ah!'
She commenced to tremble again. and.
falling back into her nightmarish horror,
she no longer wasted fond explosives on
her domovoi as on a dear little angel who
had just rendered a service ten times more
precious to her than life. While he listened
patiently, she said b~rutally:
why did you keep me from throwing
myself on him, from rushing upon him as
he opened the door? All, I would have, !
would have. we would know"
mo. At the least noise he would have
closed the door. A turn Of the key and
he would have escaped forever. And he
would have been warned"
Careless boy! Why then, If you knew
he was going to come, didn't you leave me
in the bedroom and you watch below
yourselfT'
Because SO long as I was below h
would not have come. He only comes
when there is no one downstairs"
"Ah. Saints Peter and Paul, pity a poor
woman! Who do you think it Is. then?
Who do you think it is? I can't think any
more. Tell me. tell me that. You ought
to know-you know everything. ONE
who? I demand the truth. Who? Still
some agent of the Committee, OF the Central
Committee? Still the Nihilists?'
y 10 u-o x~rxr xb.%tt Ia
quietly.
"You have sworn to drive me mad! What
do you mean by your II ii was only thatg"
Rouletabilie, imperturbable, did not reply.
What have you dene with the p~otion?'
said he.
"rhe potion? The glass of the crime!
have locked II in my room, in the cup
board-safe. safe!
"Ah, but madame. 1t Is necessary to re-
place it where you took it FROM"
"Whatl-
Yes, after having poured the poison into
a phial. to wash the glass and fill 1t with
another potion"
you are right. You think Of everything.
II the general wakes and wants his potion,
he must not be suspicious Of anything, and
he must be able to have his drink"
ut is not necessary that he should
drink
well, then, why have the drink thereT'
80 that the person can be sure. madame.
that II he has not drunk 1t is simply be-
cause he has not wished to. A pure chance.
madame, that he Is not poisoned. You
understand me this timer
Eyes, yes. o Christ! But how now, If
the general wakes and wishes to drink his
narcotic?"
"Tell him 1 forbid II. And here LIZ an
other thing you must do. When-SonIeone
comes into the generals chamber, in the
morning, you must quite openly and
lev thvnxy n,,y tha nnttnn ,ea1acc md
vapid, you see, and so Someone will have
no right to be astonished that the general
continues to enjoy excellent health"
Eyes. yes. little one; you are wiser than
King Solomon, And what viii I do with
the phial Of poison. p
Bring II to me-"
Fright away
She went for it and returned five minutes
later.
He is still asleep. 7 have put the glass
on the table. out Of his reach. He will
call me"
VERY good. Then push the door to, close
1t: we have to talk things over"
But II someone goes back up the serv-
ants staircase%"
BE easy about that. They think the
general Is poisoned already. 1t Ia the first
care-free moment I have been able to en-
Joy in this house"
when will you stop making me shake
with horror little demon! You keep your
secret well, l must say. The general is
sleeping better than if he really were
poisoned. But what shall we do about Ma
tacha? I dare ask you that-you and you
alone"
Nothing at all"
"How-tothingT'
I'VE will watch her . !"
"Ah, yes. yes"
still, Matrena, you let ME watch her BY
myself"
YES, yes, I promise YOU. I will not pa,
any attention to her. That is promised
That Is promised. Do as you please. Why
just now, when l spoke Of the Nihilists t
you, did you say. If it were only that?
= You believe, then, that she Is not O. Nihi'
list? She reads such things-things lik'
on the barrieades.
"Madame. madame. you think of nothinf