Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04

bina through her adventure, when Bob
Hallam had rescued her from the hands
of the hoodlums, and had seen Sabina
and Father Pokoff cross the palace bounds.
wander down the road, disappear at the turn.
She had seen Hallam follow. but could not
divine his purpose; however, 1t did not alarm
her, for she had witnessed evidence of his
friendly attitude toward the princess. When
the crowds had begun to scatter she had
gone home. And when Naroush arrived she
was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
She greeted her afflanced with sincere We.
hemence of love and relief, for she knew
that he had been among the foremost of the
fighting rebels. Nastia had never disputed
his theories motives. She was Of the PEG.
Pile herself, and sympathized with them. Her
worship of Princess Sabina was personal, and
did not commit her to royalsm. She kissed
Naroush and spoke her happiness at finding
him safe and unframed She congratulated
him on the categorical victory of the cause
which she knew he so fervently advanced.
Naroush seated himself at the comfort.
able board to dine He sounded the girl dis
creetly as to what she knew of Sabina's
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Nastia said nothing of her part In her mis-.
tress' escape, but said she had seen the prin-
cess that morning. Naroush was pleased;
she could not have gotten q very long start
then. Nastia had heard the barbaric throng
cry for the blood of Sabina, and she did not
intend, even for Naroush, to help in her cap
ture and execution. So she told of neither
the disguise nor the direction which Sabina
and the priest had taken.
The pledged assassin was Withholding the
news of his own departure. knowing that the
intelligence would throw his sweetheart into
a tremor in which she would yield no helpful
information. So having pumped Nastia of
all that. she would tell-all he thought, that
she could tell-he beckoned her. seated her
on his knee. and said quietly:
Little one, am going away for awhile"
Nastia jumped up in alarm and displeased
surprise.
" Be calm and brave" he said, drawing her
down again. MY chiefs have honored me
with a foreign assignment of secret char
acter and immense significance for the cause
of the people of Grodnia. I am going first to
New York. That is all can tell you. Where
be held away from you, are consequences
entirely dependent upon the progress Of my
work. Now, you will be true little sweet.
heart, and wait for me patiently"
Nastia began to sniffie, then fell to heavng
and shaking, bursting into sobs and tears
Everything was in a turmoil, piaging and
plunderng We're tearing the safety and tran
quillity Of existence into chaotic frenzy, and
her Naroush was to leave her and go
wandering off, no one knew how far or for
how long. on political business. Bitterly
worried. already. for Sabina. whose plight
and perils one understood better than
this amiable girl who had been close to
her when life was undisturbed. Nastia took
the new blow with stunned grief, unashamed
Dupchinsky became a bit out Of humor
with her. He had had day Of fierce excite
ments, he throbbed with the gravity of his
new mission and here he had to play nurse.
maid to a weeping female toward whom he
had never been able to feel ardent affections.
He spoke sharply and severely
Tut. tut, now" scolded Naroush. This
must cease. Here I have been one Of the
deliverers of nation. further singled out as
the bearer of a commission which may i'm.
mortalize me, and you whine and wigsle as
though had been guilty Of some ofrense
toward you.s