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The Signal, 1903-9-17, Page 6.t 6 Turks') VV, Sept. 17, 190' THE SiUNAL I. r,ot 1';Ri011 ONTA Rlf ► t 1., t fs` ****0#'30 ffeffhi olel*tseirkofobf1 lot **GO 041*****,1 4►tt, +tlifll*>51****x000000 00 0 0 *0 •0 00 THE MYSTERY OF GRASLOV.00 - do Ashley Towne t I .,'VrWht, 114, bm ('Lavas n. [rherlaa„a _21 00 00 00 00 00 *0 00 ,X,. c:1006iR '19Ff **f 0000ttofl1Q►tt# F*f' *ii: 0. 't f 00'2.000**00f irl*`*00” ***0*1*'fa* Cll.tl''I' 1: XIII. , ♦ IEaelltl 1. t•I'll'ATs'Y T o 11k: puss's the Ktlode of tut k wets brilliantly lighted.. and carriage a ceowdo,I t11t• plaza before it. t,ayly ,fonued ottivters and f:t,shionalfty atllrcd ladies passed from thew htlo the spa chaos rooms The governor llinise•If was at his beat Butt was proud of 11. beautiful relative for whom be had gk-en, this e1uldeuly unsuited meet) tion. Princess tllga. who had slept 1113111 of the day *flet her wearying experi- ences of the night before, showed no *fret:btu( iter ezlauspuu, but received the ONO. with that ealtauexs, that i gtlt•euly style. which was all her Gen:' ' re garrison baud blared Its Russian uratic. and the atim..pliere• In the Futons was 'laden, with' perfume. `It Wile a strange aud motley..gathrring. but OI! ga. who had traveled touch In strange places, as well as In etrnters.of civiliza- tion, 'looked upon the crowd with roto• places y.• A cdlouel of cavalry,,with his baud-. Some wife, when they came to greet • "Where would you a :.',,,-Ji her was followed by a Cossack chair study the e•uu%let systea. at clad to the barbaric splendor of 'his '•1'.. worst': IAe you but N'i rank, A Mauehurlau mandarin, with. 1t at Its lli(it':'• aMong iwurd ou one bide'audia short I "1 LLuderstslid 1* at 11-. 1..,t.- - 'one on the toilet, wearluq.his ansWve1 "Well. it Is a 1u•riom -1 lattj-r to ed. dress. Marched with the crowd, a die- vise. yet If you adselmorking Meier the tittetive figure. lie had value to Tomsk protection of the Zzar 10 1101141 helpI of the police quarters ther6.eame the 0 t e "1 ata reedy. CottonArnt' am' prlu tees." "1 know, faithful 'Therese, but this Is work that Fill require • all your nerve. h.isteu. The ball ht over and the guests have guue. .'haute liar fa- vored us tnulght. It has enabled me to plot and ,plan fee what we are tnJ• do. Nexhruv dismissed 'the guard,, aud there will be lu-a .hurt time no one awake lu the patio*. The superioteud- eut ofpollee car` -teethe key- to the dun - prams, aud he Is now. half druuk. The door to the duugrour le guarded' by stupid foul unwed ltxlg. 1 toped him at his, post, aud scut him a bottle of wine and tray of food. tutu the wins I puured that vial lof toothache weell- glue 1 obtained from you. It 1s enough to make any our sleep for hours.` Where Jewelry alEcpa I to not know; but we must find him. We must wait -It Is too souu---but In half au hour It •will be safe to deseeud. Juusky. said It would uut be daylight fur two hours. That Will give us an hour aud a halt to work." "And that work?" "To release the Ataerkaa and Pladf• mlr frau' the duugeous and send them to old 1'aulpuf to get. blot to safety. Ile must not be ,herwed, for we. want his testimony." "good!" said There*, with a shiver. "alit grand -but daugerous." Olga opened a traveling bag and took therefrom a silver mouuted revolver. "1 do not wish to kill." rhe said; "but It vye ire discovered there will be } trouble, and I must succeed. Come Low, for the honor of the Neglerovs aud the-ltuuse of Graslor!" The princess opened her door and peered Into the corrlder. The .11ghts- ncre, stilt burning as brightly as dur- ing the ball, but no one was lu right. "Conte- all is silent ae the grave," the said. "Ecru. If we meet some one, . 1t will outsautesiaptcluu." • She led the way, and Therese. shiver- iug with terror. followed. The great etalrwuy tool hall were deserted. but from the little .gnardroow at the crit► fifer for. his government with Ne- you. 1 eheuld say Arr. loRxi:y• touuJ.1. curxrs• alert, ,"concerning the crossing of the I! "I shall go there! there are j'out' "Stupid blockhead!" said the 'voice ' border uto ylanehpria. The: new rail- 1 prlsoue?"s,. of Jausky.• ' t)rugk! Who brought w'ad br gist to 'Tamil( Mighty teen i The colonel rubbed hie grizzled mus• .1.1m dere bottle of wine?' frtuu plat. r never .before heard- of by. ' lithe. - ' 17 . With A quit* motion Olga whisked v bunny who 1 'ed in. Tuul-k. .• "We ,bane guardhouses 10 all settle- 'Therese into the same room where she A Persian •ince who had hut 'the meats" - . lead crouched to listen to Janskt and day -before a -Iced front 'rob,Mk. where 'he hapEI •'t a week stndving the eouclet-frystetu iWaystem nepotist' ' ble to lite country -1h e4 his gorgeuull. ' trier to the throng. if Olga was rurprfse short a uutiee au great could be summoned iu. tha ''capital, sloe `ave no sigu. She \,.\the hotank •sits one who was Ilii \A Youug vtfieers ole l" with nue ane lobe . near her./ t;rizzlwl vetera oked at her and smiled, fur it wad tbeiu glad t, eec so lievely a prineeee ' 1 Tomsk. By far the most dletin- 1sl looking manlitf the throng tae' tIi trot ut cavalry. w hr r w Ifo had\l a been a twin' Int AO. .110 .1oyiud u to the from tis brought. I Olga. soli clear lu'iu mingled Col. tel 1 an a !Jinn o eter'(t fearless w,ldie To tre,niely grackt s. and ' to talk, aud lee\wax ie dal hroug pug be Barakta 'aud Olga Amite] sitting lu it - retirell.'spt'{t celeuel's wife. \ ""It Is the drat time In my a rt cure salt' the'culuuvl\and that nut heeu a /short our that one of u noble tartlet -has coudescdeed to vlsl \our capital. #1'mt sow one of%tbe pow- ltrful house of Noelerue Lure.' It ttuses wonder that she wood forsake the\,plenstires and gayeth•d of alt. I'etersloarg, for 1h1e dismal pia ' "1 biye sewn euutlgh of `tl• 'titre, burg gayetis to 1011 for a the" au- ewered Olga. "My life Is tiotlall .Iwut 111 pleasure, ,i. ane But pet yoiu3' 'age. cssluuel;-but 1 bave learned that to;'.be happy aud , to 1M couteutcd with "o telt oue u.ost '8u some work to 11 aud do 1t well." 'Von are very y ung,. saki %the relons i slowly, "arid v ry wealthy to have fouled that out. '21,, of cultrse, lea rued 1t long ago., bet iuy\ttge is three Dines -yours., You soy ,you force found pleasure do work. ,tW7ndd It` ibe pt•e- rmptuons ' to ask what' work' has ut14 ,favor lu your eyes?" 're•sumptuun.? Not at nll. CM1y alw*aya pleased to talk wills: of able,to appreciate it. 1 "hate thorn lily convinced that there a 1u oltr social system. I am ' ihllist nor a tta•hslIst, brit I at the Wealthy nobles of t dolugtholr full duty to 1e' true, ate dependent Whom also they that at -so gathering Siberian r.•pted 'to It. t.1 tin. e to det:ute 5.04110 alt. lithon els while 1114 'wife rested ruriuc'ss the , ezeiteme&t erG • -accts hid given her a human sbaractt•r, rjkod OM at once g tutegrity .and a din sl)e•,A'as 08- nceuraged hen tut of her nt• u.begatl, the he' palace, e;•olemet inselces h the , tent ion. Nlieu •t crowd e,:nteretl and it wa1 nut Is •Iat Who bone ire Tau elthe�' n thltk t.•1. nit nos upon t em.th are dope lets "it Is a • •id an to take. berla for rho "And the sent int, but trot nada come partly to flslt tis a relative, nitd, m stnly the convict ars out Moder his tole In 'spin The echoic' been1s,e 01n110 "Von will tied plenty to a noswered, "but 1 Miley you proceed rapidly. Onr system -w is the "nine, 1 t+uppnae, as !het In v at Toholnk." "Perhaps It will prose so. 1 ale a gna!ntwl'witb Corot de Mulof. . govern or general and 11kiow tient. while he 1s a stem Joao. he la juin. When he can be ,merciful withont tending an eppnreut ltd to the tnwnrtley. he doer net li sitate ft) thew Ienieney. C hole 1 shall find the ISme epMlt prrt-niling here." 1 The calomel .nuII,d ninety. bell." "shall you. then. wrMi IS bunk Upon . "Very ut the penal sviMm'r" ,.k11e1.tIeiitl "1 luny du in. although that is not "timid ulghtt'' yet one of ray pions. 1 may tell you In 1 "I7,ls going,',1At\ sha ronflii*eftle, loWever, that 1 hlhve the round of In,ilieeten;' entire a fiderfre'of the reaar and flint "There being no gritted th he 11 Inteksdetkin the oWttmne of ,ny it w ill do no harm. 1t' will n girdles" light for too house." "In my youthful days we 51111 not het '1'hs•y ported, and Olga went to her of "11.11 ehings," said the ettloviet "A 'roma, but not to sleep, Therese %row young w• n who M your age and artery In a chair, waiting for her ante. With your aealth east poaltion took ire«.t. • wenn herself so Rreat a tsar would he "Therese:" "aid (lIgrl la are w•h "Isuugeons?' "Not nlauy dungt us ler th 1'usgethup. There cause tbeVsouod of igeons. There are i:11steady -footetepx. ,luusky, wilt the 'yy �Iterf palace, but t:utJnlsherl dile of Itzig'e wipe In his -they al's civ e,lote. 1. do out think they I (rand, Went runkenly to Ms office. leave beelly rd In years""1'll finish tis -then go to bed," be "Then they' .:uuld be Inspected." 1, "I'll ', - - "1 see no reasollI,ythey »huuld note 0' 111 t1111 -tied It, and It ftil4ted him. &tut that would lav for the governor to It was not. ten minotes Iwfore bis vin say. >Fha)I I n.k'411u.•" . • Ices eb,sed iu thatPrrlble sleeti from "Nu since _they are 'under hie palate which he could not aropse hltnaelt until I shall have an opportunity later. 1 e 'she effect of the drug hid passed' off. ' etlppose they are entered by way. ot'a "Comer, said Olga. - e .ret dour." Nervously and quickly ebelrlded the' "There was a door tit the end of the ( ,sleeping ibiiu's pockets and" found IS Ileo ottives," replied the colonel. "Of j bnuch of keys. Swiftly, than, thetti.„ ccs si'. being a collier. 1 know s•arcely two rtisbed to Itzig s room and, shut- upon for young wont, bee if sent•te Mi- ts.:. tie te o False te�hC�e. have ,.rrnorr who do Vgtd.\to rant, Olga Milt now 1a a terrible difficulty. She knelt bplBt side. of Therese. "Oh." she said, "If 1 had but some water! She will never retrover lu this piece." Stetting the lantern down. she drsi ed toe Roman from the place of horrors mud Iild her down yu the cold door of the passage. Then the swung the door shut. Again the began working ovet The- rese. Olga mew that she was suferlug it severe porous shock, and the only hope pi' restoration of her senses was turtuedlate removal from the place. Swinging her iaietem upon her atm. Oho seized hold of Therese aud. began dragging her along the passage, going backward In carder to ezrrt a greater pull ou the uucouacloua woman. In some way -she never kuew how - she lost her bearings and car's sud- denly a111tlnst a great etooe pillar which stood In the renter of•a sort of court. (rola Which passages ran like the tiptoes of a wheel. ' For a muuieUt she stood there halt nuwilllug tu`believe the truth. Then, as the'h•ltrtble fact was borne In upou her, ehe let the shoulders of Therese Ile negleelcd ou [honour while she stared helplessly around her. She would not discover the one through *bleb she had come. She was Met! • Ire BE Is5\FItrst- aaaaeotokfmtaaa SAR6AIVS IN N'EW 3P APERS Special Offers To New Subscribers. THE 15i(GNAL� TO 1st OF' JANUARY. 1904, ONLY 25 CENTS. MIDSUMMER MODES. - GOWNS OF LATEST CUT AND COLOR AND SMARTEST ACCESSORIES.. Delicate Tints l■ the Lead -A Perla Model Vetllas QBesse et Cblies. Black velvet sad Loire.. Splendid Testaer Wrses• .1 • . a Tluraza Itrot.lc woven materials 1n the lend. There are some: pretty tints also , fn Irish Hoene, as pink and blue shot with white. Platted skirts aud a sack coat furulrh a Mshlonable watel. \ AMY t'ARNUM. • 1 %vas pile and w ,kIt' tui' `)-cuss. Miller's Compound le-. s P Its Ltrl3ttht that once • out a change. For rifle by .law. The le hued garweQts th about >s Da daunted the soul of the ordinarily sew tt sinus• uomlevl wowau appear to have lust their terrors, and white, dete grays. !very and biscuit tone's w more popular than this sea should certainly bea fortaoate the dry cleauers. - The blank and white note. al promhieut ori', is prettily sounded reg never which tie for auyt in s•hs "But y Siberia sig "True. but i come here -dr tllga *puke ah. and the subject nut recur, N.•.lerov came and p otlh-.•r. a seeinher of a is he as.k,.l,lll�.e for a walla. el the colonel loin they di lignin. The' dans;lteg 1.31iIuI cety fate 'hour. a(ti•r which the a Kopper served with the true 111 prodigality. Olga was becoming w.. prodigality. she.waintairu•d her usnal spirl t+hRdl.ansed lu yes,. near the governor Hint heard a ynniij ,.flier speaking. "i.k•utenant Derussky Ie nut present. Whutu Will you name as the lieutenant of Ile pala'u'e,guYrdr "None's i11 it's tie•cessnry," answered •ahetev. • 'hide .w11.1 be nt his post: It (.s nenrl)- morning. no In re will emiry. Uis/miss the guard. take s banquLt hall and sive dein ug about them. The)- are wholly :it the pollee." u tforus rly had uu lssI1'e 1a the t'u•t.ae•k guards." Nus not at It tisk thea.[ '11 Tol.ol-k." '• lo'U1« colonel's wife, the' dungeons did eselptld a young k lamYly, and , She thauk• I1,t tur•et 1 tills e was lan y. be .11 A lei t hemi supper. • Root] a to. cruse 11 1'euplt 'were one conk! th princ'e•ss went f.ntnd at the enc t'voted to lndlce' 11 that Olga found orenston 1 to the °Meet; of pollee. hag to and fro, and no it .Plrange that 'the Jere she pleased. She if he molt of 1:00IUS a i a, small apart - bit was closed. .slertiv was OM en,re for the tuts there In e n and 'ling the door, barred It ou the lostde. "•'ton• we can work without moleptta- tion." said Olga. She tried 'leveret keys In the lock et, nn iron door that formed part of the scar a-n11,'bnt without bucteea. Fl- uidly she found one that turned the rpsty holt, and the door swung open. This door led Into a small passage, In which there were rartou articles-lan- teros, whip., chains and weapons. Olga quickly chose a Lantern which showed it bad been reeedtly used and lighted it: At the rod of the passage was an , Iron' grating forming a dnnr, and this, Too. she'uulocked with Jansky'a keys. ' beyond this was a night of stone steps lending downward. and then all ea.; darkness. Olga, holding the utern &hove her head, led the way n the steps. The stones were cold amp and slippery as she neared oiu. The dark atmosphere sent rough bee, but the brace girl er. Therese csme creeping iverfng with fear. They e number of steps, but many. At last they ne floor. ' she asked, hold - Its light as far d to lie of a stupid orde yon uot being' feasted ey forget pour ,Itzlg,".wa your duty here?" ."1-o glin 1 the door to the", montage yonder. ,St pill! No one' could e.nter. The '1(4, taut Ica vett the pocket of the eon4lant in hie at. anti the ho did Mit fa did not rotint 'Anew tlirre -eitood on it, cold et "Now. which way ,Ing the lantern to fie as pows,ble around her. She could Sell that tb large chamber 'from wh pasertges broke.away In every "We must not finger -di I would be to lose the garlic". she "Choose -tills -passage and -renew She turned Into the netireet plasage. and the gleams of'the Mtdern were re - fleeted from slippery walls, As elm walked she ottarnined three wane for doore. There ,were arehee dint led to other parianges and smatter ones that ntly boon onee 1141441 for prima ttells, or'elisins wore hanging on fbe The lantern tti Olgali band fiaelied Its lido every nook atsd cranny until he reached the tied of that eking mire Tpereee was n eh* turned her steps tete wow, running apparentiy 41•41 with the ether. This 11 in the stone way uutil the place mud its• had led her to' g•ve lay myetery of be tetelauce at' the tootle and already ▪ thet,effet:1 of his heavy pots... • -Tun otan 1,64;11 overlooked." Amid the very Id Olga. "1 will' send 'you some refresh- ',gas Itienta." . The first tun She first went to lo•v tvuom and rim's- the deeperate se • lo di. banquet hall. he ottliTed 'one to the awful ith,e, of the ,mervaute lo open fresh loAtle pine.. Rut In Its • Tad there came a of wipe. Which was done. Then a traY deternalnation Dot tW, relinquieh the wax prep:mil. rind the ordered It taken search until she had reined the Vittoria - nate vh-titap of Neelerov's hate or prov- ed that they were not there.' She Walk- ed on, gradually increasing her pike, a door at last greeted her areal, were 111 4 various Irectien. time Id. 1 to Whether for, immed- iate or future c1lnsider- eration our pre/es for Copper Plate Engrav- ag are worthy of mote. For instance, we en- grave a plate like this for $1. Subscribe at once alt 1 get the full benefit of tItis offer. That Great Family Newspaper .The Famiy Herald and Weekly Star, of Montreal, and. The Signal, TO 1st OF- JANU4RY, 1904, ONLY • 30 CENTS. The Signal •will supply you with the local `lows, and The 'Family llelald and Weekly Star will give Sou the news of the world and a great amount of general reading. Send 30 cent* to The Signal, Goderich, Ont., and cure both OiPers for the remainder of the at pow do y. a *mall .vialtin her hand wax Witcnsidte returned tri the throng, th; door that swniig on hinges. t gnexts wive leaviinr. They eione In leAt lost perhaps," she Reid, throngs' to hid her adieu, and alai sew ,: ?Abe tried her streugth spinet the se lest ene leave. Jatisky, :Spoleto, 'door, and, though It wag not locked, till exliniik " Pall NesieroY. '1 enter. ' yet Idle could not opeli It 'sufficiently to inpleiely. isdr4\Nont. And you, ,-Therire, help me," sbe said, setting tot be wen ilia." le lantern tloWn upon the door. nit anew., fet lir ell "I shall not The two placed their shoulder,' against to 'deep.' the door end purlied, and it tnitlilenly olno Jun •• 7rd Your opened. Thererie was precipitated head- - long Into the chamber. A rush of foul thank pal for the air alawat stilled Olga. There was a ow good untie." peculiar poen& as If Therese had fall- en upon a heap sf something. She was firmt ranksIls whimpering In her terror. lehriqr. Olga, seised the lantern and climbed morning, Into the chamber. • 01 ot horror day. eanted ber. flhe was In what seemed to be an *Id tomb. At lewd, there were beeps of bones twittered shout, sod Into one ef there poor Therexe had pltehed headlong. A., Olga SWIM( the *intern an& near to tits spot where Therm lay, two skid. - to bong In chains. One had lost Ito mot forthwith to a 'nutty castle and '011. Wall aideeti!" said, befit a aemtprittotter." Thereat% starting tip. hem bid thi other, by reason of tieing "I fear that flame of that sem spirit ' "flush'. I do net 1, Isll A117 one fo fortened In • replier way, hod retain- knainatea oor gaiety Nodal." . I &Mir us. l have work for us both tett od Its slush* Wil connection with it sun ray plaited skirt in the French model here ehown. Thi• Is a coat of Ivory voile strewn with applique inedalllointof black voile framed in an embroidery glaring. The hem of the skirt is sharply defined by tin inch Wide baud of block velvet. The bodice -mut ray plaited, -like the akirt end strapping of Idiot velvet. ',Stuulting, 110(.0, are the new chiffon boar end feather boar. Tint 0111'G:ins come 511 w -late, in pougee and Inouye, or they way be marrehmil confeetions of any of these tints 'mingled with ni•e, pale ttreen or blue -sod narrow auk velvet filtbon and lace. 111 're hisorions are the feather heron) g,14 altogetlii,r too mild an ed. jeetive. Thew, .sire dream." of, lovell- , nese. TI fon. yet I feet mummer et • thin. deems are mderine boat of white m*.rolion \pointed' with , white ostrich tip.' and oleit of straight, 110A alool marabou , T ere are collarettee w It Vole, front 4.01 and a Mole, wrap. as shown cape 141141ped. 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