The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-13

the villa so as to watch as closely
as possible"
She Redeemed.
1T is true. But they have gone,
nevertheless. They had to obey you.
What can that paper be you have
shown them"
Rouletabille drew out again the billet
covered with seals and signs and
cabalistics that he did not understand.
Madame Trebassof translated it aloud;
Order to all officials in surveillance
of the Villa Trebassof to obey the
bearer absolutely Signed Koupriane.'
rs it possible" murmured Matrena
Petrovna. But Koupriane would never
have given you this paper If he had
imagined that you would use it to
dismiss his agents"
Evidently. I have not asked him
his advice, madame, you may be sure
But l win see him tomorrow and he
will underst and"
Meanwhile, who is going to watch
over him?" cried she.
Rouletabille took her hands again
He saw her suffering, prey to anguish
almost prostrating. He pitied her. He
wished to give her immediate conf
dence.
I'VE WILL" he said.
She saw his young, clear eyes, so
deep, so intelligent. the wellformed
young head, the willing face, all his
young ardency for her, and it reas-
sured her. Rouletabille waited for
what she might say. She said moth.
ing. She took him in her arms and
embraced him.
Natacha.
In the dining room it was Thaddeus
Tchnichnik turn to tell hunting
stories. He was the greatest timber
merchant in Lithuania. He owned i'm
mense forests and he loved Feodor Feo-
dorovitchs as brother, for they had
played together all through their child
hood, and once he had saved him from
bear that was Just about to crush his
skull as one might knock off hat.
General Trebassof's father was Gov
ernor Of Courlande at that time by the
grace of God and the Little Father.
Thaddeus. who was just thirteen years
old, killed the bear with single stroke
of his boar-spear, and just in time.
Close ties were knit between the two
families by this occurrence. and though
ThaddeUs was neither noble-born nor
a soldier Feodor considered him his
brother and felt toward him as such.
Now Thaddeus had become the greatest
timber merchant of the western prov
inces, with his own forests and also
with his massive body, his fat, oily
face, his bull-neck and his ample
paunch. He quilted everything at once
all his affairs, his family--as soon
as he learned Of the first attack to
come and remain by the side of his
dear comrade, Fe0dor He had done
this after each attack, without forget
ting one. He was faithful friend.
But he fretted because they might not
go hunting as in their youth.
Where, he would ask, are there any
bears remaining in Courlande, or trees
for that matter, what you could call
trees, growing since the days of the
grand dukes of Lituania, giant trees
that threw their shade right up to
the very edge of the towns? Where
were such things nowadays? Thaddeus
was very amusing. for it was he. GER
tainly, who had cut them away tran
quilly enough and watched them van
ish in locomotive smoke. 1t was what
was called Progress. All, hunting lost
it's national character assuredly with
tiny new-growth trees which had not
had time to grow. And besides, one
nowadays had not time for hunting.
All the big game was so far away.
Lucky enough If one seized the time to
bring down brace OF woodcock early
in the morning. At this point in Thad-
deus conversation there was bsbble
'In this story. according to Russian habit
General Trebassof is called alternately by
that name the family name Feodor
Feodorovtch, and Madame Trebassof by
that name or her family name Matrena
~ uioi iar,s.