Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-12


The woman drew a little nearer Il
him. There was the look Of q Wild
animal In her face.
Listen. Ivanm she cried. care yon
mad1 II Ii fortune which this man
carries In his handl What Is theirs
amongst the scum that Infeats your
prisons Of account against thaf1 You
terrify me- The money Is for as. 20
be divided Cash, Ivan Money %
spend-tomorrow-the next day--evegE
dayi~
You fool the goveFnor retorted
-Of what use Is money when gour
feet dangle In the air and yoar neck
10 broken1 That for yoa. and dozen
rife bullets In my heart Yon are 3
bold man who came 20 Russia Oh such
mission. be added. giowering 81
Gerald.
She turned to her vialt0r.
what does this msdman mean1~
she demanded ~Who ls this prisoner
whose freedom you sees7'
Il do not know Gerald replied. =
am only an emissary-
The governor sat up IN hts chair.
Il VIII tell you be declared hoarse-
". Number twenty-nine Is ali tbs
fortress records say Of him. but bis /
name Is Paul. grand duke OF volossok.
prince OF Tambon. heEeditary grand
duke and ruler Of all the provinces OF
the Dvina. nephew Of Nicholas. the
late tsar. head OF the HOUSE OF Ro.
manotr-hlmself. II the people changed
their fancy tomorrow. tsaF Of all Tire
Russiasi There. my woman. now you
know the secret OF my fortress You
can guess where we might be II
traded with this lunaticI"
The woman Topped upon the sofa.
She was pale through all her rouge
and powder. Her yellow hair had
broken loose from its band OF rtbb0nI II
Her dressing gown had fallen away 9
little from her ample bust She sat
breathing heavily for several moments. I
Gerald. Of the three. was the only one
who kept his head II
"All that makes for noshlnae he /
said calmly. 'You excite yourself /
greatly for nothing. The RomnnofF !
dynasty Is past. There will never be 4
another fsar In Russia. This young c
man has rich friends and they want -
him out OF the country. / should think b
POUR government would be glad 20 be S
I'D OF him" ii
Gerald's words were not without p
heir effect. especially upon the d
woman. a
after all, she mutfered. @thlB man Ell
peaks sense. Who cares about grand el
Iukes. nowadayst There are plenty pl
+ them who have already escaped. In
What does one more or less matterf@ h,
"But this one-I have told you who 81
e Isl" the man growled. 50
The woman was beginning TO pluck ca
p spirit. She scoffed at him openly. tn
-When the people OF Russia went ~
he days OF tsardom back again." she o
aid. "they will and one Of the brood ts
lst enough. But that day will not th
Dme yet. This young man In your d.
,rtress is OF no account. You are a
'ol. Ivan. You cannot see the truth.
on have not thought to yourself what RI
n thousand pounds may mean" az,
Krossneys sat back in his chair, BIT vim
& his finger nails XII
.yVho are your he demanded sud cai
My. "And where does this money the
me from7" hos
MY name is Dombey." Gerald re- soIl
led. Il have admitted 20 Madame pr0
-ancks that ! am an EngIlshman. grn
lis money has been collected IN esp
'ndon by friends and relatives OF the the
Jung man. The desire for his release and
s not the slightest political sIgnih- nor
nee" and
And what the devil excuse can I wee
Ike for letting him go7- row
4 should put one Of your less i'm. ease
rtant prisoners into ms cell and say 20
hing about IT, Gerald suggested. tain
There is an Inspector Of state by
sons" Krossneys muttered. "He part
= not often come. but who knows d.
en- he might take It into his head 10
as visIfT' r
The last time he was here" Elsa AZ
ineks reminded him. you met him T.
the station and took him to the -
Fl. Afterwnrd, you brought MIN
here and he was 30 drunk that he 70
10 stay for two days. He did not monl
D 60 near the fortress Your pa
} and books were brought down Fl
2 for him to sign" ilyeri
4 IN rue Krosuneys nssented,
next time another man might Ne
e. And again, how win this num- more
Twenty-Five get safely out OF Rus Than
think less OF these difficulties and TT
E OF what one could do win ten sense
sand pounds" the woman insisted scien
J are not asked. Ivan, to run
for nafhing. ! say that II Is II
b IT," he d
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