The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-12

AS l. hurried 10 tne SLaLlOll L LTleQ 10
think over the position coolly and care
fully.
Those papers had to be got to Cra-
COW. The mothers safety required
this, and the risk involved in the at
tempt formed the spice of the adven-
ture. l had powerful and influential
friends both at home and on the con-
tinent who would readily help me to
get out of any bother so far as mat
tiers had gone at present, but it might
be a very different thing If in the pres
ent excited state of the empire 1 was
caught helping the "P. +. f." by car
rying seditious documents for revolu-
tionary purposes. Nolna also had run
no great risk as yet. The mere fact
that she was travelling with Count
Peter Valdemar was not by itself like
ly to involve her in any serious conse-
querces.
was surprised to see a small crowd
of people at the generally deserted sta
ton. The place was in a hubbub of
excitement, and | soon learned that
there had been a very serious accident
~ the line at a place called Pulta,
some seven or eight miles west Of Bra
tinsk.
AS q result of this the line to Ora
COW was blocked. There would be no
train going west that night.
hung about for some time with the
object of a~scertaining the chance of
getting a train in the other direction
anything to get out of Bratinsk-and
was pretending to study one Of the
time bills when | caught my W name.
"Know the EngliShman .Anstruther:
or course | do" 1t was Blauben's
voice. IF he omc here III stop him"
1--WE think he may try and bolt.
"How's he going to bolt? There's no
train west and nothing cast except the
midnight express. But what's it all
Hbout!' The reply was given in low
one and escaped me. But part of the
station masters answer was enough.
Spy: Rubbish. Why. he was here
shooting last year. You people would
find spies growing on gooSeberry bush
es. No.. ! have already told a hundred
of you that there will be no train.''
This to a queStioner in a one Of exas-
peration, and l saw him hurry off ges-
ticulating frantically. I could do no
good by waiting longer. so l slipped
out of the station and went back to the
village to meet Volna.
' Pulta by the road was some ten
miles, and a rough hilly road it was.
too far and too rough for Volna to at
, tempt to walk. To hire any kim of
, conveyance was. of course. out Of the
question, as it would lay a trail which
even a blind policeman could follow.
, I had a spare horse at the inn, but for
the same reason l dared not attempt to
take it out of the stable.
Nolna was waiting for me when I
Il reached the appointed place. She had
!, made a considerable change in her ap-
pearance. A long fur cloak covered
O her dress, and in place of her former
dainty headgear she was wearing a
= close fur turban.
Wishing to try the effect of my own
j altered appearance. l assumed a sort
of slouching walk and made as if to
pass her.
f Ibid you think I should not know
o you"' she asked.
4 II was rather hoping you would not.
k I IN supposed to be disguised"
. She laughed. Il should know you
anywhere
Then we must trust that other eyes
g are not so keen as yours said l, feel
" ing a little crestfallen.
"Or that they are not so interested in
y recognizing you. What about the
# train"
None but bad news" and told her
! what had occurred. She was for walk.
ing.
J. II think | can walk ten miles, she
J. declared readily.
There is no need. 1t is a rough
q. billy road, and there is a man at the
d other end Of the village from whom
It can buy a horse without any chance
d of rousing s%uspicions.'
$ ut would not be more hilly for me-
~ than for you. would itY
II think you had better have the
horse"
IS 'Then l will say no more" she
NJ agreed. Il am afraid my disguise is
1T not much more successful than yours
d she added, as we walked IN.
ut might have been awkward ii
le neither had recognized the other
rs mightn't it,"
Il hadn't thought of that
you would have to hide your face
D. if YOU don't want to be known
ID II expect look an awful fright
n, ''Thc more disguised you are thu
better said I. She laughed. 1T i.
good to near you laugh in the mids
lg of all-this uncertainty"
1T cannot be so very dreadful if 70,
can manage to pay such neat compli
mcnts, Mr.-AnStruther."
You find that name a Bit trouble
some. eh:"
=" Don't you think you are worth tax
to ing some trouble for: But it is hard.