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yVX'y"k"""'" '"" '' ' s " Vtff ""'V''j "TV " iAS; yw 'rtVrtft"'-J,V v "t, "-s THE OHIOAOO EJ-A-GHjE. The Secret By JAMES CIIAPTKU XXII. (Continued.) "Ili'iivpii lie lilecl for thh new omen of mutch!" pxeliilincil lliilsmile l French. "And yon wimp not iltownodV" "No; 1 Hwnm tlown tlic Xevn. tnnler wnter, CM'tiiilin; ninny n litillct Kt nxhoip mill rontlipil tlio iM place In tliu wood wIipii" Oltfn. Hip (!py. hIiiIiumI my fncp. trlmmril mid dcd my Iiphi-J, in joii kpp. Slip N qultp mi nrtlt. tlml Rlrl! Kten Miirlolixxn would nut Know mo low." HpIkoiiIp clRlipd n tlio ioor fpllow apnkc Up pvldpiilly kiipw nothing of the Imrlmiitlpx to which kIio lind licpii Htilijpt'tpd, co HiiIkoiiIi rcolvcil, moid fully, to keep liitn in ljinoriim-u; mid tlipy piwccileil nt mi puny pwu together; lie kpppliiK liN Iioikp cIou liy the nliuft nt tlio wiikoii, on which tlio piPtcndt'd pons nut rode; mid. n they npokp In French. n liuimiiicc unknown to their luiiormit ntid liiilf Mivnup escort, t'citUoIT, In re feriliiK to thp lute event mid llx fiilliu-e. poured out nil the hltternc, the luitc mid fury of Ids xoul iimiln-t the uov eminent, the couucIIoi-n mid the rule of the rmprecx; mid. of poiiit, entered with fervor Into the hcIipiiii' of mi eocnpe wllli Nntnllr. Hut Mill their ullliiiiite plmix were liinleelded when they wiW the red flnnli of the evctiltiir mill, in It peiiled from HdihikNelhiirB. nmld the murky liuze of ii wet mid stormy hiiiitI: mid ere Innjj they kiiw the HkIiIh tlmt flittered nt time from nmld the iniinilve tower mid Mark outline of Hint otd enxtle Mre.im lug mid nnverliii; on the tuihuleiit wnt n of the Inkp nnd the wet idlmes of the sluice mid illtchi-. When, nil drlpplui; mid jnded. the es cort hulled mid dismounted under the cnstle nreh, lluluonle found tlmt hoiiio chmiitcft were tnkiiiK pluco in the execu tive of the fortrei!. CHAl'TEIt XXIII. Ilcrulkolf, whoso wound hud hecn In flnmed to ciiUKrene. wns nt thut mouient nctimlly on Ids deulhhed, wltli Father ChryxoMom kneeling by IiIm side. The old duller win in nil tlio iikoiiIph mid (er rors of reviewing his pust life on one hntid nnd uii(k-lmtlng the coining climu'e on the other. Iteriilkoff wns dying In tho hnhlt or n frhir, with cowl, cord, liends mill sniidiils, hoping even on Ids dcnthlied, lis Ivmi the Terillde hoped, when slinllnrly iirruyed nnd dlxguNed. .to (hcut the devil If tlult ilread pelmiu age emue for his sinful soul. Leaving this scene, HnlKonlc present eil the order of (leu. Weymnru mid thut of the trensiirer to (,'iiiitiiln Vlustlef, who wiim now In eoniuiituit, mid to whom lie tnted thut "the prisoner refer led to wiin Miidemolselle Xiitnlie Mlerowmi." "Curl Ivunovltcli," snld the enptiiiii. "yon cmiiiot think of lenvlni; Io-iiIkIiI In ucli it storm of wind mid niinV" "I've seen worse In Hlleslu," suid Hut goule, looking to tlio lockH ot his pistols. "Wlmt of tlmtV" "Hut tho verlml order of tho eeiiernl wns most peremptory." "A hi mid ynti have hroutttit n wagon for tho money V" "A whkoii for the prisoner also so lie quick, ciiptuln." " "fix n lnre mini In roulilcs," mused the other. "I nm In linsto to lie Konel tho pris oner you hour me, sir'' snld Hnleoule, linpntieutly, "Von seem more anxious aliout the prisoner thiin the treasure!" lesponded Vlnstlef, sulkily, lint still delayed to move. "Von have my onlers I eomo In the nniuo of the empress let there be no delay. Captain Vlnstlef. ' wan tho curt reply. "HrlllK In two Cossack of the escort; the money Is here in seventy hup, each coutuliiliiK n thousand roubles." "Kxcuse me, but tho order of tho Im perial treasurer Bnyn expressly eluhty rented bats of n tliousand each," said llnlRonie, tremlilliiK with anxiety, yet compelled to appear to take mi interest when lie really felt none. "Ten thousand are mlsslnc" snld Vlaa fief, leisurely. "Suppose," lie added, In a whisper, "suppose we divide the lost not and offer a tliousand to the treas urer'" "Imposlble, lr!" mild nnleonle, with fiery and Impatient milliner. "Well, well there ure the other ten staled bnifs," added Captuln Vlusflef. with a dark and stealthy frown of Breed nil hate, as the Cossack tossed the whole amoim the straw of the wniton. "It matters little: but I hono you may not find the road beset, and so lose the whole." "To be forewarned, air, la to bo fore rmed," said Halgonie, touching his pis tola, for he nulte understood the treuch ry Implied, nnd only trembled lest It might mar his dearest plana. "And now, Ir, for my prisoner." "If idie bo not drowned, for the lower raulta ,are apt to bo Hooded on such a night as this," snld Vlasflef, spitefully. Writhing under the keen glnncea of this lowborn Muscovite, Hnlgonio felt that all now depended upon his outward and unsullied bearing of coolness and carelessness. Night favored him In this, mid his face was almost concealed. Could anyone then have mud his heart, as he, Usakofr, two Cossacks mid two soldiers of the main guard made llie'lr way down, down through dark and slimy passages and stairs, till they wero foot deep and then knee deep In tho water Hint Hooded the low mid humid corridors, nit which were the arched doors ot nunieious cells corridors whero spiders spun their webs, rats were swimming and tcrrllled IiuIh Hew wildly to mid fro! Kro long they reached the door, through the crnnnle of which despair ing cries nnd painful gasping had been heard, mid lifter unlocking forced It open by main strength. A great Hood of wnter poured from the aperturo amid tho darkness, nnd with It emue tho body ot poor Natalie, who was well-nigh drowned. t So the red light seen by Natullo was no fancy, but that of tho lump which was homo by one of those who cume just In time to save her from tlio sumo terri ble, denth by which tho I'rlnccss Orloff perished. Lest all might be perilled by n recog nition, Halgouio was compelled to retire mid leave her In tlio chaplain's hnndb till site was restored to consciousness, to warmth, mid till she was habited auow; and be passed three dreadful hours of doubt and anxiety, while pucing to and fro in the cold and gloomy nrcliwnys of the fortress, and having to conceal his face when she wan brought forth and upported Into the wagon. Unakoff prung on the shaft and flourished his whip; then the Cossacki and Ualgonle ' put spurs on their charger, and clattered over the wet drawbridge Just aa the paiilng bell for the departure of Deral fror tortured spirit rang oruloouiljr aud Dispatch Ji GRANT Knlemtily on the Manny kiiMh of that Muck mid Khioiny nlylit. HiiIkoiiIp, iiiMciiit of proceeding by the wny he hud wine, n voided the town of tMiliiwitiiint mid wheeled oft to the rlnlit, commltllng hiniTlf pnrtly to tlio Kitlilmiee of I'wukolT, mid quite In Iriioi nnee tlmt, nlioiit mi hour liefore. Vlns lief, who eould liy no menus let no tiiuiiy rouble eseiipe without puylliK loll, hud heset two nf tho icinils liy chosen follow er of hi own men whom he hoped might puss for some of the ndheleiitx of the lute I'llnee I villi. icciiIiik the iIiiukIi ter of the exiled Mlcrowltz. , Mriiiistv Ineldeiit occutrcd liefore the Interment of old HernlkotT, who hnd n ponipoiiM inllltiiry fiiiiernl. The liot tum of hi tstiwt' wii found to lie on lire. A Scottish doctor nltcmptcd to explain this phenomenon, n lesiilllmr from u KlieeleH of linii-Klone. whh h w Kiltlir- utcd with the phosphorus ttuppllcd !)' tlie lumen of old Interment, nnd which hud Iicpii limited hy the friction of the sex (oii'm Hlimel; hut the cupcrMlliou tins Mini took it very dlrfereiit nnd much morn diiihollcnl view of the mutter, mid liiughcd to scorn the leiirued opinion uf the Scottish pundit. CIIAl'lTIt XXIV. Tliclr horn's were tolerably refreshed by the hull nt Schlusselbiirg, mid so the whole pmty pushed on lit u brisk pnep by tlie roud toward the frontiers of Finland the Cossncks of the escort, whatever tlipy thought, making neither ipinnik nor Inquiry, us they tiusted obe diently mid Implicitly to the ollker who led them; but the ditikuo. of the Oc tober morning, the deep nnd muddy, stony mid rough, nature of the roniN, mid the evldeiup of the storm, ere long begun to luivu n severe effect upon their cat tle, mid, to the grcnt satisfaction-of Hal gonie, two of the troopers gradually dropped to tlio rear and were seen no more. Now the corporal of the Cossncks ven tured to hint that "perhaps they wcie not pursuing the wny they li.nl come, us the lights In St. Isuuc's Cathedral must have been tMhlo long ago"; but Hnlgo nlo replied, haughtily and brlclly, that he "had special orders." Then tlie corporal urged n short halt, as the horses were sinking; but ngnili Ilnlgoiile replied, tlmt he "had peculiar orders, nnd must push on." After passing it little village With n windmill, several miles from the shore of the I.nke of l.uilogu, the road dipped down Into a dark hollow, between Im pending crags of uruultc. the gray faces of which weie beginning to lirightcn In tho first light of the Ingglng October sun. The ruin nnd wind were over; the hollow wny was full of rolling and per plexing mist; but Unikoff ntllrmed with couttileiicc thut he knew tho country well. Out of the gray vnpor. from both sides of the path, there Unshed, redly mid luridly, live or six muskets! One bullet struck white splinters from the wagon, eliciting a shriek from Its occupant; an other whistled through the matm of Charlie's horse; and a third killed one of tho Cossacks, who died without u groan. The wny wns beset by nriued men. whose numbers nsd disposition, tho dim light, or rather, the darkness mil the mist, alike served to conceal. "Make way, in the mime of tho Kill press!" cried Halgonie, dashing forward wltli his subeY drawn; "nay, I commund you, on your peril and allegiance!" he added, as the threatening words of Vlns tlef occurred to him; and, to his aston ishment and dismay, ho saw that person age actually appear, mounted and n rul ed. Ills party, who seemed all on foot, were clad like peasants, but were arm ed wltli muskets, which they were rap idly casting nbnut and reloading. "Haiti In the name of tho Empress halt, I command you! for this la not the way to 8t. retcrsbtirg, whither tho prisoner and treasure were to be con veyed. Treason! treason!" shouted the Staff Captain Vlnstlef. Halgonie tired a pistol nt Ids head; but the Captain's horse reared, or wns com pelled to do mo by bit and spur, for the bullet pierced Its throat; and with an oath. Vlustlef fell on the pathway, en tangled In tho stirrups us the animal tank tinder him. The three remaining Cosjncks, who wero somewhat bewildered by the at tack, by the appearance of Vlasflef, whom they knew, and whose confident bearing confirmed certain gathering sus picions that something was wrong aa to their route, now drew their sabers, aimed several blow at Usokoff's head, and endeavored to cut tho reins ot his hotsc, or stab ft between the shafts, aa lie lathed the animal almost to racing speed, nnd the light wagon Jolted, rolled and bounded along the rough roud be hind it. Hy another pistol shot Hnlgonio rid himself ot the Cossack corporal, whose bridle arm he broke, while facing about and galloping iu the rear of the wagon, and now, with wild halloes, the entire party nt armed men followed it on foot, with all speed, up a steep slope, over which tho path wound. Usakoff ground his teeth, for he was without weapons, mid passive In the lling combat; but, being fertllo in expe dients, ho tore open a bag of roubles, and scattered them on the upland roud with a ready mid reckless hand. Tho bright wins proved too exciting for the cupidity of tlio pursuers, who loitered to pick them up, tumbling, scrambling, rising mid fulling over each other, with shouts, curses and maledic tions; their firearms sometimes exploding tho while; mid so the whole wero speed ily left behind, us tho wagon, guarded now by Halgouio alone, wns driven along a lonely uid unfrequented road that led to tho lit t lo town of l'oiuplieln. "Thanks, dear I'snkoff thanks for your pieseiico of mind," said Halgouio; "I had forgotten all about those roubles. To lighten tho wagon let us tluow out those remaining baga this perilous lum ber, the Intended recapture of which lias nearly cost us our lives honor all, at the hands of Vlasllef." "Nay, nay, never! Lumber, say you? Tho roubles aru Nntalle's hers and mine hers and yours, when you wed her; they have saved us once, mid may do so again," replied UsuknlY, cheer fully, as tho aim burst forth in his clear October splendor, and they saw the dome shaped cupola of tho Church ot I'om phelu rising with a golden gleam from amid the whlto morning liuzo. Thero Hulgonle'a uniform aud display of gold roubles operated powerfully on the postmaster, who, without asking for passports or other papera, at once, and In tlie name of the Empress, supplied them with fresh horses for the frontier) toward which, after procuring tome proper noaiiihutnt and rtitoratlyti for Nntnlle, they pushed on without a me-i incut of unnecessary delay. J "Ah." thought Ilnlgoiile, with n shud der and a prayer; "had .lacoiiskl's nnme lint been omitted In that order of Wcy main, whero would she hove been nowV" I'n lu with sonow and long suffering, her face wns still beautiful, though sore ly wasted; the deep, thoughtful eyes had yet u wealth n world of tenderness In their liquid depths: mid the long, dark hulr wns thick, soft nnd wnvy its ever, na It fell In masses behind the small, compact mid finely formed head. All wns chmtged now, nnd, ns she Inld her head on Charlie's brenst, she felt content almost happy; nnd the hor rors thut hung ocr tier family iilono pre vpiiIpiI her, ns yet, from being com pletely so. No truce of pursuers wns behind them now, though their flight must by this time have been known both In the capital and at Sehliissplhurg. Hut In (hop days there wcip neither railroads nor rlectrle telegraphs; so, ildlng on more leisurely, Halttonle changed hores ngnili near VI burg, and ere long the great Lake of Siilmn appeared before them, with the dlstniit hills of Swedish Finland beyond Its friendly waters. A boat was procured there; the wag on was abandoned: mid with n shout of Joy, i'snkoff assisted tlio Finnish boat man to hoist thp gicat lugsuil to catch the brcpc or a balmy nnd bountiful even ing, ns they badi; n long farewell to Uiisshi mid nil Its tenors. Ill a quaint old church of Kliilmiil, by the eastel n shore of the I.nke of Siilmn, nnd lu view of its little archipelago of granite Mesu-lonely little fmie. burled nmld grows of plum nnd cherry tiees, built of wood mid painted ted. with n little bell Jangling III Its humble belfry Charlie Halgonie mid his future bride were milted by the old curuto: nnd there n thousand roubles spent among the poor spread In the primitive district a happi ness the tradition of which l still re membered with many a grateful exag geration. After this, poor L'snkofT, finding him self perhaps, as a third person, rather In the way, left them to become n soldier of fortune; and lie Is supposed to hnvo perished lu one of the Polish struggle for freedom; nt least they heaiil of him no mora nfter their final journey to Scot land. Two years before these events Char lie's uncle, Gamaliel Halgonie. men limit, iiiiiglstrute nnd elder, hud departed in pence to sin no more, leaving the hind mid possessions of Halgonli' unimpaired: mid n long tombstone records it t length nil the virtues which his contemporaries, believed him to possess, So Carl Ivunovltcli bernnie once more llnluoiitc of that Ilk; mid tin roubles of Natalia milled many n turret mid many mi acre to his patrimonial dwelling In beautiful Strntlieiirn. (The end.) 18 THERE REAL SENTIMENT? lnlt KlKlit to Cull llccp Hiuittlnu "Hliccr Hciitliiiuiitiillt'"r Homo your iiko I nlmuld hnvo lieen tcmiiktl lo deelnri' Unit tliu oxnct fe mule ciitilviilctit of tlio practical mini my iitiutlii'iim Iks ttiioti liltn! tlltl not I'.xlxt. Today I ditto not o no fur In iiHKortlon. l'or to-tlny thero ft woim'ii to mo they soein hoxIosh iih hockey ntlckx or Kolf elulw who ttiko very much the wiiiio lino. They xpcitk iih If piiHXIon might do tlotixed, like tliu liiifKlnr'M kIIiii, liy diet; iih It adora tion could he killed liy n hearty regi men of Kt'apo-niitx, n broken heart he mended with platinum. One Hitch charmer recently xahl to n tortured xlxter, whoxo life hud hoeu laid In rulnx by n man: "My dear, take up typewriting" Tni' remark would ap peal to tho practical fool. It la often axxtimed nowaday (hat any real deep emotion lx "sheer xentl mentality." Hut xeutlment Ix not xen tlmeiitallty, whatever the practical one may bellow with machlue-made elo quence. There tire people, and often they nro the very llnext. the moxt xln cere, tho most delicate, the most truly human, who, having onco given their heurtx, can never tako them buck. They do love once, and onco for all. Matthew Arnold no foot, I fancyl wrote tliu "Twin mouI" that hnlvea one'x own. 1 hear the practical innn'a guffaw. Tho very word "xotil" alwaya xets liltu off. Nevertheless, roar lila rlba out ns he may, It la n fact that thotiHund. millions of people, both men and women, ga through life con sciously, or iincoiweloualy, peeking that twin soul. The Broking I hope. The finding Is Joy. lis perfect ns exist. In this uncertain world. Londea Queen. The European Plan. Mr. Itoggs passed the evening paper over to Ida wife. Indicating with a toil worn thumb a certain paragraph. Head thut," he snld. "and aee what you think or Nathan Kldrldge, that claimed to be so smart aud was so keen nfter dollars, fee how ho'a gone all to smash, mid his hotel with him. l'retty doings for a ntishby boy. But I knew 'twould come! I knew 'twould come!" "How did you know It?" demanded Mrs. Hoggs, to whom her husband', claims for unusual wisdom and fore sight wero sometimes n ttllle Irritating. "Folks have nil said tho hotel was full, and Nathan seemed wonderfully prospered." "fo ho did. nnd so It wns," admitted Mr. Hoggs, "but no limn can do as ho did and be prosperous long. Why. I heard tell from those that know that when Amelia Hand wont thero to puaa a week, and 'twas such bud weather shifty, cleaning, and then smoothing up again, squalling and spitting tho whole time, nnd poor MIrs Amelia in nulled now and then how the wind set " Mrs. Hoggs sniffed. "Iiiiiilivil now and then how tho wind set." repeated Mr. Hoggs, (Irmly, "what did she tlml tucked on to tho end of her bill but mi Horn, 'For uso of weather-vane, $1.' " Tbe I.co.cr Kvll. Mrs. Phauiley (in tho Kitting room) Ah Iouk as Mary l playing tho piano, Henry, wo may ho iiHsured sho Isn't apooiilng with that Mr. Uuggard. Mr. I'hamley (whoso ears nro weary) Well, If the rule works tho other wny I wish you'd ro down and tell thorn to go ahead and spoon, I'ultu delphlu Ledger. Ol the Humo Material. "You can't niako bricks without straw," observed tho man who is fond of moral reflections. 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