Show we H have ave changed all that by herbert quick and elena mac mahon J copyright by the bobbs co W NU 14 lei ervice vice THE STORY commissar soviet w quad us d invades the home of kras wn ai rist ocram at kit krzan alan VII risky insky insults the he daughter daughe r milin alit con Corr lorl loris IP in urged to confiscate the he home the family consists of judge krassin kra aln mrs krassin Krass ln ilya former officer and nd vladimir former ormer of officer ticer to blu slap fanare mr birs exar ased fear tot for her son aona 0 safe ty ly llva live recognize in vill n sky ky a former steward mr him krassin conducts in an inspection of the home and contrive that he shall ahall not see aee ilya the commissar comm lanar brutally insults mrs airs Kras krastins Kraffl sins ns thoughts are re all of ilya li feels her aalf elf defenseless and condere it if ahe he la Is to be a victim of the nationalization 1 11 1 of women to vladimir blu ausla sla er her torn brother lher ilvan acceptance of 0 the he situation CHAPTER VI continued 11 what a sacrilege ll said vladimir touching tier with his hand As well wish this lovely anse a kettle 11 I 1 dont I 1 she cried n protest nt fit the fhe light tone after hint dreadful night of hers of which poor VInd indr knew kneir nothing oh alien ilen will hla fills belshe vill pollution be wiped they contaminate tile the very airl air I 1 I 1 wish I 1 were a moin I 1 how long anis will it last when shall we be liere lie ile opened his olith to tim answer mer and then paused paused ns ai he be thought rUtht th that it was not no wise to their prospects ot of all ess in the near future with anyone who was not en titled to know all not even mill this dear girl put but his sweet and tender impulse toward tier her had bad not no quite passed away her attitude attil atti nde tade him film it was so new and tie felt 1 natural and very powerful impulse to talk with some someone one with hel hei of what had been of late so upper most in his mind for a he felt that he might venture something their end find and our alir triumph Is very near he be said in a tow low voice of 0 that I 1 feel sure 11 put lint said she IS as if to elicit more our side is so hadly our plans are arc so new we always thought they would break don of themselves tilts tills awful tyranny you yon know yes said be non commit tally 1 I 1 know what makes you think that success this time rinie slie she paused tier eyes fixed on his suddenly tile the feeling earn over him that he was with tile the letter it if not the spirit of the faith to the conspiracy through thal fol oldest dos of df temptations a won comans womans ions charms no it was no time for such stuff ILE a this I 1 1 I 1 am afraid 11 said he that I 1 can not satisfy your brind on that ques thin she felt as it tie he had bad intended to say your curiosity she felt re baked unjustly justly reb rebuked liked for was she not as yjih a noble a all helt hei and had she he not suffered more than he was wag she not in a danger to which he was immune lum nine bin bill of course be knew nothing ol of that me tender was over for this day at least and alio ho knew ol of future bayst A L ago he hart had looked at tier her ID fit a way that thai made her blush it was he old conflict between the ladys chamber and the tented beld she to lo 1 l him with a few discordant discor dam notes on the jirim pirim that he had hurt tier her and when lien he sought to revert reverl to their old vein rela of Inage she did not let lei roe me play you this grels ethile 1 said she listen to 10 the bilut in it tl it queer do you yon like it this she said with her back ack to him tier fingers on the ke es 18 at the enil of the piece she sat sal wilb tier her hands in hi her stile side and tor for a long time lime said nothing it Is ry beautiful said lie he bow trig ing over tier her hand as he parted from tier her 1 I flat see you asilo soon adieu the acid of the revolution was wn bringing romances the like athelee aery where into nothingness dissolution when conspiracy came lo in at tile lie wio WID dow tove walked out at the ih door CHAPTER VII in rama was there a voice heard vladimir left the ilone of 0 krassin its is lie he cum came in by the hack door and went to tile the tittle wicket datil on tile the rear street lie ile was in a norn ora ual funn form that ol of it common soldier so liller the time had conle to bring lit his ia wl fling to an end to take his til plunge I 1 11 a aasi t me his supreme duty to yield id r ro tile exigent of lit if hour esi mame to abe lj of the As aa he be reached the wall be turned before opening the gate and looked back at tile the great old house on its hill overlooking kazan and fronting on its principal street though it looked so go homelike domelike with its few lights shining out toward him between the holes boles of the tall trees treba he tell felt rather lighthearted lie ile could no longer be thrown into the temptation to compromise conspiracy with oth love in his frequent meetings with blasin and be would no longer feel when with mrs hirs krassin that one he be was condemned by her 0 o his neglect of his duty to muslim find and the next that she ahe almost haled him film for taking the course which might bring ilya into danger lie ile hod had derided to go without bidding either of them good by tor for several rens reas ns tie ile knew that they would understand nn an 1 that he would not be expected to aen bention tion his plans plana to them he would be spared any farewell to ausla a farewell for which he longed but one which he feared would be too tor for his self control and then in slipping away thus he should avoid any display of the contrast between his course and ilyas either before who was his partisan or tier her mother who stood with wilb ilya ilva and then it was tile the dark of the moon for which lie he had been waiting ile he would travel by night ano ann tilde hide by ilay day disguised in his soldiers uniform 6 14 R it was wag as it a trap had been set for him UIs ufa was the temperament of the happy warrior lie he knew that would understand and approve and his heart ruse rose its as he tile the little nickel oli ckel into the back bach street tie he stood with his hand on the hasp or of the gate gale and looked bulk back again at the lie big house li cheneo and scaly with age with all its treasures of tapestries hooks books sculpture rugs stiff ques musical Ingi and its great store of provisions ue he felt a twinge of guilt at leaving ausla undefended in it lie ile thought even ol oi the old ludge judge who knew nothing of the revo tullon b t ln hom it wust reah reach at last iasi unless the forces which vladimir was about to join could bring rescue in thile vladimir was the last ol of the tie men to depart for he never in eluded ilya in his list of men rut but alint lint could he alone do even if tie he stayed there wits was no an other course tie te must take luke the plunge and trust to fortune that he might return to musli in time lie ile opened the gate and stepped out lie ile stepped out in the midst of a detail jt if bolshevist soldiers I 1 it was as if a trap had beef set act for him tile the spring ot of the door had swung it to behind him and the spring lock held it fast tie he was oeken out with his bad tr tc tile the wall the hand which went to the holder bolster was pinioned to his side hut but tie turned the muzzle up and shot from the hip one dark form stagger I 1 and toppled over there was a short shon sharp tight fight with list not nd toot foot in which numbers pre prevailed and vladimir was hustled bustled olt off disarmer disarm ej and bleeding toward the lo lre repost post by the soldiers sold said the man in corn com mand to one of his soldiers go to the front from and tell the commander that we have get one of them and that he be got one of TO ITO BE CONTINUED |