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Show THE MIDVALE MESSENGER, MIDVALE, UTAH Hs Jacqueline Golden , uf Jictor Rousseau RiVGf W. O. Chapmen CHAPTER XIV. 11 Woiv and Lost must have stood confronting; each other for fully a minute. Then Leroux dropped his hands and smiled sourly at me. Ton seem temporarily to have the advantage of me, M. Hewlett," he said. "I respect your pertinacity, and now at last I am content In having discovered the motive of your enterprise. I thought you were hired by Carson. If you had been frank with me we might have come to an understanding long ago. "You may leave us. Mine. d'Eper-nay- , he said to Jacqueline. "No doubt your absence will spare your feelings, for we are going to be frank In our speech. I thunk you for your consideration, M. Leroux." replied Jacqueline, and walked quietly out of the room. Leroux sat down heavily. I will put down my cards, he said. T have you here In my power. I have four men with me. This dotard" he glanced contemptuously at old "has no bearing on the situation. You can, of course, kill me; but that would not help you. Where is Louis d'Epernay?" "I have never seen the man, I reWe Du-clial- plied. I.eronx glanced Incredulously t me. "I don't know why you are lying to me, he said. "It la not to your advantage. You must have known that she was In New York; Louis must have told Carson, and he must have told you. And Louis must have told you the secret of the entrance, unless- "Listen to met I cried furiously. will not be badgered with any more questions. I have told you the truth. I met Mme. d'Epernay by accident and I escorted her toward the chateau and followed her after you kidnaped her, to protect her from you. He scowled at me ferociously, and then he began studying my face.' I returned stare for stare. Finally he banged his big fist down upon the table. "Well, It doesnt matter," he said, "because whatever your purpose you cannot do any harm. And you understand that she la a married woman. 80 you will, no doubt agree to take your money and depart?" "I shall go If she tells me to go," I answered ; but even while I spoke my heart sank, for I had little hope. "That Is easily settled," answered Leroux. "I will bring ber back and you shall hear the decision from her own lips." He left the room, and I sat there alone beside the dotard, listening to the click of the ball and the chink of the coins and the roar of the twin cataracts above. There had been a sinister smoothness In Lerouxs latest mood. I did not trust the man, for all his blueness. I suspected something, and I did not intend to relax my guard. Leroux came back with Jacqueline before I could decide. "If you hid him, tnadame, M. Hewlett Is willing to tnke his departure, said Leroux to her. Is It your wish that he remain or go? "Oh. I want you to go, monsieur, said Jacqueline, clasping her hands pleadingly. "Are you saying this of your own free will, Jacqueline?" I cried. She nodded, and I saw Simon's evil face creased with suppressed mirth. I rose up. "Adieu, then, madame," I said. "But first permit me to restore the money that I have been keeping for you." And I took out my pocket-boo- "I k. Simon looked at me Incredulously. "I do not understand you In the least now, M. Hewlett, he exclaimed. "You are to keep the money. I do not go back upon my bargains. It Is not, however, your money," I retorted, though I knew that It soon would be. Naturally I do not carry eight thousand dollars about with me. I shall give you a check Leroux bunt Into loud laughter and dapped me heartily upon the shoulder. "Paul Hewlett, he said with genuine admiration, "you are good as a play. Well, let us take your check, and it shall be accepted In full settlement He winked st me and thrust his tongue Into his cheek. I was too sick at heart to pay attention to his buffoonery. I sat down t the table and, tuking up a pen which lay there, wrote a check for eight thousand dollars, making it out to Jacqueline d'Epernay. This I handed to her. "Adieu, madame, I said. "Adieu, monsieur," she answered almost Inandlbly, ber head bent low. I went out of the room, still gripping my pistol, and I took care to let Simon see It as we descended the stairs side by side. The noisy Inugh-te- r In the ballroom had ceased, but I Kir my ga! tft Jean Pstltjean. My gal good gal till Simon give her to Jean Petltjean. Simon d bad man. Me kill him one day. I saw a glimmer of hope now, though of what I hardly knew ; or perhaps it was only the desire to talk of Jacqueline and hear her name upon my Ups and Pierres. "Pierre, I came here to save Mile. Jacqueline, I said. "No can save him, he answered. "No can fight against Simon." What In the devil's name, la his power, then? I cried. "Le dlable, he replied. He may have misunderstood me, but the answer was apt "No use fight him, he said. "All finish sow. Old times, him finish, and my ga1. too. Soon Pierre No can fight Qurlbou, him finish. Simon. Perhaps old Pierre klU him, He looked steadily at nobody else. me. I poison him dogs," he' added. "What?" I exclaimed. "Simon, him tell me long ago nobody come to chateau. So you finish, too, maybe. What he tell you, you go?" Lacroix Is going to take me to Pere Antoines cabin tomorrow morning. The Indian grunted. "Simon no mean to let you go," he said. "He mean klU you. You know too much. Sometime he kill me, too, or I kill him." "Pierre, I said, taking him by tho arm, "what Is the Old Angel le Vlell heard Baoul and Jean Petltjean quarreling, and their thick voices told me that they were In no condition to aid their master. Then there was only Leroux and Philippe Lacroix to deal with. I could have saved the situation. Whnt a fool I had been! What an Irresolute fool! I never learned. As we reached the bottom of the stnlrs Philippe Lacroix came out of the ballroom carrying a candle. I saw his melancholy, pale face twist with surprise as he perceived me. Anger He stared stolidly at me. "Philippe, this Is M. Paul Hewlett said Leroux. "Tomorrow you will con"Why you ask that?" he said. vey him to the cabin of Pere Antoine, "Because Lacroix has been Instructwhere he will be able to make his own ed to take me by that route," I anplans. You will go by way of le Vlell swered. Pierre' shook the ashes out of his pipe Ange. "Now, M. Hewlett I shall show you and rose. "Come with me, he said. your sleeping quarters for tonight, "I show you because you frlen' of Leroux continued to me, and conduct- Mam'seUe Jacqueline. Come. . ed me out Into the fenced yard. I followed him out of the hut A Two sleighs were standing before large moon was Just rising out of the the huts. Leroux led me past them east but It was not yet high enough and knocked at the door of the largest to cast much light. cabin. We traversed perhaps a mile of "Pierre Caribou I he shouted. outer blackness. Then I began to see He was facing the door and did not a gleam of moonlight in front of me, see what I saw at the little window and 'though I had not been conscious on the other side. I saw the face of of any turn I discovered that we must the old Indian, distorted with a grim- have retraced our course completely, ace of fury as he eyed Leroux. for I heard the roar of the cataracts Next moment he stood cringing beagain. fore him, his features a mask. LookThen we emerged upon a tiny Shelf ing In I saw a huge stove which near- of rock some forty feet up the face ly filled the Interior, and seated be- of the wall and quite Invisible from side It the middle-age- d squaw. below. It was a little above the level "This gentleman will sleep here to- of the chateau roof, about a hundred night, said Leroux curtly. "In the yards away. Below me I could see the morning at sunrise harness a sleigh main entrance to the tunneL for him and M. Lacroix. Adieu, M. We had a foothold of about ten feet on the level platform, which was slippery with smooth black ice, and thundering over us, so near that I could almost have touched It had I stretched out my hand, the whirling torrent plunged Into that hell below. Pierre caught my arm as I reeled, sick with the shock of the discovery, and yelled Into my ear above the din. "Le Vlell Angel he cried. "This way Simon mean you to go tomorrow. Lacroix him tell you: Get down, we find the road.' He take you up here and push you so. He made a graphic gesture with his arm and pointed. I looked down, shuddering, into the black, water, bubbling and whirling among the grotesque Ice pillars that stood like sentries upon the brink. "What you do? he asked. Tango to Pere Antoine tonight? What you foam-creste- d' do now? I took the pistol from my coat Leroux Burst Into Loud Laughter. pocket. Pierre," I answered, "I have two bullets here and both of tbem are for Simon. Tonight I had him In my power and spared him. Now I am going back and I shall shoot him down like a dog, whether be Is armed or defenseless. Pierres face was twitching. "You no go back I" he cried. "Simon he kill you. No use to fight Simon. Him time not come yet. When him time come he die." When will It come? I asked, looking at the man's features, which were distorted with frenzied hate. "I not know I exclaimed Pierre. "I try find cards tell me. No Indian man In this part country remember how tell me. In old days many could telL Now I wait When his time come old Indian know. He kill Simon then himself. Nobody else kill Simon. No use you try. I shook the Indian's hands away and plunged forward Into the tunnel again. I heard him calling after me; but I think he saw that I was not to be deterred, for he made no attempt to follow me. Hewlett, he continued, turning to me. "And be sure your check will never be presented. There was something so sinister in his manner that again I felt that thrill of fear which he seemed able to Inspire In me. I went In with Pierre Caribou, and the squaw glided out of the cabin. There were two couches of the kind they used to call ottomans Inside, which had evidently once formed part of the chateau furnishings, for their faded splendor accorded little with the decrepit Interior of the hut. I looked at my watch. I had thought It must be midnight, and It was only eight Within three hours I had won Jacqueline and lost her forever. With Leroux In my power I had yielded and gone away. (TO BE CONTINUED.) And on the morrow I should arrive Officers Hat Cords. at Pere Antoine's hut Just when he Hat cords of general officers are expected me. Surely the mockery of fate could go gold; of all other officers, gold and no further I black; of men In Infantry, light blue; of men In cavalry, yellow; of men In CHAPTER XV. artillery, scarlet; In quartermaster corps, buff; medical department, maThs Old Angel. roon; corps of engineers, scarlet and Presently the Indian touched me on white; ordnance department, black the shoulder and I looked up. He had and scarlet; signal corps, orange and a plateful of steaming stew !u his whites bands, and set It down beside me. Good Manners. "Eat! he said In English. I was too dispirited and dejected to Good manners, which give color to obey him at first But soon I man- life, are of greater Importance than aged to fall to, and I was surprised laws, which are but one of their manito discover how ravenous I was. I festations. The law touches us here had eaten hardly anything for days, and there, but manners are about us, and only a few mouthfuls since morn- everywhere, pervading society like the ing. air we breathe. Good manners, as we The Indian drew the stool near me call them, are neither more nor less and sat down. "You meet Mile. Jacque- than good behnvlor, consisting of coup line In New York? he asked. tesy and kindness. Samuel Smiles. "I brought her back, I answered. "I know," the Indian answered. "I Breaking tho News. meet Simon ; drive him from St Boni"What are you writing, Marie, you face to chateau. I take Mu'm'selle will?" "No; I'm writing my wont Jack Jacqueline to St Boniface when she run 'wsy. Simon not here then or 1 proposed last night and I told hln bad. I'd answer by malt be TraliL Simon bad man ; d RUSS NOBLEWOMAN DESCRIBES . ATROCITIES OF THE BOLSHEVIK) Hundreds of Persons Tortured in the Most Inhuman Fashion Before Being Put to Death and Their Estates Pillaged and Mansions Razed Thousands Die From Hunger All Over Country. New York. "We do not hope any longer; we die I" The despair to which bolshevik misrule has reduced Russia Is thus epitomized by s Russian noblewoman widethroughout her country, In a ly 1 remarkable picture of events In her country contained In a letter received recently In New York. Her castles and estates plundered or razed, her fortune vanished and her friends and family murdered, this titled woman Is moved to remark . that "three years ago, my second daughter and her husband died, he having caught cold In the trenches. Then I was In despair; now I envy them. "I beg of you never to mention my name ; I wrote frankly to you counting on your discretion, Is the plea which fear of bolshevik tyranny moves the unfortunate woman to place at the close of her letter to her friend, a New York woman of prominent and Influential family. "Excuse the Incoherences ; I write with my heart bleeding, knowing that I shall never be able to give you the faintest Idea of the sufferings that thousands are enduring. A graphic tale of the misery that spreads Itself over Russia Is unfolded In (he letter. Wholesale pillaging and murder by bolshevlkl, Germans, Finns and others swept the land dear of Its wealth. Both the noblewoman who wrote the letter and the woman who received It are well known. The danger Involved for the former makes It advisable that not only the names of the persons but the names of the localities mentioned se withheld from publication. The letter In full reads as follows : : "My very, very dear Mrs. B At last I sm able to write to you and to hope to hear from you. I will endeavor to tell you briefly the personal evedts of these terrible last years. But how. to begin? How to give you the faintest Idea of the unimaginable atrocities committed by the bolshevlkl? Speaking of ourselves, I will tell you that we have lost everything. The bolshevlkl have stolen all our fortune, boxes of silverware, precious objects, personal remembrances which undoubtedly are now destroyed. Freed to Flee From Home. Three years ego my second daughter and her husband died, he having caught cold In the trenches. Then I was in despair, now I envy tbem. The year 1917 lu autumn, we had to flee from M , and come to the city, where we lived under the reds' regime until the arrival of the Germans. "You have probably read In the pu- - 'n Potatoes Without Vines Are Grown by Girl Kutztown, Pa. Lizzie, (laugh- ter of Jefferson Hoch, discovered In tlielr potato patch that a num- ber of seed potatoes fulled to produce any vines on top of the soil. She was surprised to find the seed potatoes in every hill hud new clustered around good-sizepotatoes, that the entire vitality of the seed potato was transferred to the new ones, and thut there was no vine growth above the surface of the potato hills. The mother potato wqs still In the hill, bnt had given up Its substance to the young potatoes, which were already so well matured that they could be used for a meal. d pers that the reds had sent to Siberia 800 Russian barons, and also some bourgeoisie; some died and tbe others returned two mouths after. "Although under our roof lived a military guard of bolshevlkl or reds, good luck kept us from alluring their lot I cannot describe the last days. After the arrival of the Germans a Uat was found of about a thousand persona, in which we were, who were to be shot the very next day. The reign of the Germans lasted exactly seven months; they annihilated all our hopes, they accumulated taxes upon taxes; carrying away all the food to Germany, leaving the people of our cities to starve. "No discipline, corruption everywhere, no administration. Only those who deliberately closed their eyes to evidence failed to see that a country thus plundered and bo badly treated was not to remain long under their rule. But, alas I How many were blind! "Then came the great catastrophe; the German troops fraternizing with the bolshevlkl at W ; surrendering to them canuon, war ammunition, and refusing to fight. The Germans even damaged the cannon they left to the Esthes troops, which had been formed hastily and were Incapable of defending themselves, having nothing, absolutely nothing! Reds Rule Was Worse. Then, for another year the country was at the mercy of the reds, and It was worse than the first time. The Bolshevlkl had with them Chinese and Red Lettes, who were terribly crush and those formed the guard of the unfortunate emperor ami his family. "On the 28th of November we had fallen; thut learned that W the Germans were leaving us In haste ; and, ns the German general command, had, at the request of ing at R the Lettes, refused the formation of troops with the men of the country, we were left without any defense. "The lights at the electric projeciors of the enemys ships already Illuminated our shores ; from the castle's tower we could see everything; there was not a minute to be lost. The trains were running only for the German troops; It was then necessary to risk traveling by the inland ways, through dreadful roads and In a country In revolution, for when the Germans took possession of the provinces they took care not to punish their friends, tbe bolshevik! ; so that we were compelled ;o see and to live with the people who had stolen and pillaged our properties. The Germans did nothing to find out the revolutionists and to protect us, nothing I After having packed In haste the strictly necessary things, our small caravan started at five oclock in the morning; it was dark und the roads were frightful. We arrived at U on the second of December. We were able to stay fowr weeks at our home, then In great haste we had to embark on the boat sent to Finland for the fugitives and we arrived at Helsingfors. Lassitude, troubles, and emotions of all these weeks overwhelmed at last my poor husband. "Fortunately we found two rooms In a hospital; there we lived for two months, being often hungry, and when we could get some food it was execrable. "The high prices of living In Finland are unbelievable. A pound of tea. which ordinarily cost from five to fifteen kronen, cost from one hundred to SPORT ON SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS Tbe sailors on (be merchant vessels operated by the shipping board have plenty of amusement in their times of leisure. The photograph shows a boxlug bout at u shore station. Files Suit on Herself, Then Argues Own Case Mrs. Alice Viola Parsons, a Deuver beauty specialist, appeared before a Jury in Judge G. W. Dunn's division of the county court In more roles than It is given most persons to play In court. Site Is plaintiff, defendant plaintiff's uttorney snd star witness In a suit brought by herself ugainst tbe Instant company, of which she holds 40 per cent of the stock. The suit Is being contested by other stockholders In the concern. Mrs. Iursons claims that the compuqy obtaned valuable wrinkle eradicating formulas from her and has withheld her salary.- - She asserted that she bud no money left from the venture, and so was obliged to act as her owu attorney. Antl-Wrlnk- le a hundred and fifty marks; a kilogramme of sugar one hundred marks, etc. Also Finland tried to get rid of so many people she had to feed, and, as the bolshevlkl who come up to 28 kilometers from R had been re pulsed by the Finn troops, which hud at the last moment come in aid to the Letts and to tbe volontulre conn of Balthes-Gennunthe Finns then all fugitives to leave the country within six days. However, we received, on account of iny husband's bad condition, permission to sfjjy until hu would get better. Going back was an Impossibility, the situation being still very grave; a second expedition was no longer possible for the strength v my poor husband; moreover, we bad nothing left. Our large city house was taken and turned into a hospital by a Russian volontalre corps. M devastated and plundered! First by the holshe-vlk- l, then by tbe Fstks, whom the Germans left unpunished ; thi n by the white troops and the Finns, who were fighting the reds, German properties being left unmolested. Family Lost Everything. "Last year our estate had suffered, but our magnificent castle with oil Its dependencies had been respected. Now all have pillaged It. The Finns being more civilized stole the most Iteantiful " things paintings, bronzes, antiques, etc. Finally the 36 masters rooms and the 11 servants' rooms were plundered. What they could not take away they smashed or burned. We lost everything. Not a sheet, not a plate or a glass exist, und when ou; lutendant complained to the minister of state (a Thesthe), he answered hfin that naturally In war time everybody wanted to have some souvenirs. The whites pillaged, as I hear, 80 estates, and they were supposed to be our defenders! "Friends here obtained for us the permission to come to K , where we found two rooms In a family. We hope soon to find some occupation, and sell some furs that I could tnke with me, for unfortunately my beautiful luces art also in I'etmgrad, I do not know whether yr.n have an Idea of what the bolshevikl have done everywhere whenever they lind to retire. At W they killed 82 people; we have lost friends, acquaintances and our excellent and noble doctor. Almost all were tortured before being put to donth. Before shooting Doctor L they broke his two legs. To the old Baroness IL, seventy-tw- o years old, aftei huvlng opened her stomach, snatched out her intestines while alive. They killed priests, doctors, nobles, merchants, women, children and peasants. They made several persons dig their own graves, forcing them to a carriage was waiting to take away their clothes. Then they tortured every one, breaking arms and legs; crushing the limbs, snatching ths Intestines, gouging ont the eyes, scarring the cheeks, and they even burned two persons alive. "There were three large pits; they tossed pell mell In one of them the living and the dead, and then them monsters Jumped into the pit and trampled under foot the unfortunates until they were lifeless. "Twelve persons were so crushed and disfigured that they could not be recognized. And all that Is true! After the corpses hnd been exhumed the doctors and the officers of tbe state Look photographs of each, after having examined everyone of them. Russia Awaiting the Allies At D , at W , etc., whenever the Reds were repulsed note, I pray you, that I say everywhere the same tortures were inflicted to the unfortunate ones. I shall not try to describe the horrors of other places, for It has been the same everywhere. At D , hundreds have been thrown under the Ice of tbe river, yes a clement death compared with ths others. Thousands die from hunger In all Russia ; bolshevism reigns everywhere. We hnd hoped to be delivered by the Germans, and they having foiled we hoped for the allies; now, as an officer who has escaped from Petrograd was telling, we do not hope any longer we die I "Russia Is anxiously awaiting the help of the allies, for she alone cannot1 conquer the Urrwlxlng bolshevlkl." s, nn-dre- |
