The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-30

morning on another persons hand. What :
person ? No matter; it was a lady. Oh Z
absurd there was some mistake Nooe7
she knew the ring. Well, it was ring Ike =
it-possible counterfeit. Perhaps so; and
therefore, she was curious 10 look again at
his. Would he show it Not on compulsion. -.
All, he was false man 1t was here that ~
began TO vow his Innocence. and that she ter
minated his elavucncc as have already re-
lated
'lle now summoned Wary Critical and
said that they should 20 to England, telliJ
HIM to see TO the necessary preparations, al
asking him how he liked the prospect of
leaving Russia. Wary said tla: he liked It
uncommon. We'll, make vour haste, there
are reasons.
lam sure Of it, sir, SAYS Wary, with great
briskncss
Sure eh ? SAYS DE t;asron, why, YOU
seem to see-vou are not blind
Blind! sir answered Wary, solemnly Z p
people thinks servants sees nothing but when
servants .ju'lgcmatical they sees everything
sir
Good now get everything ready. and we'll
start Tomorrow. or the day after at fur
thest'
Quite Impossible, sir; you cannot 90 so
soon.'
why, what will hinder me WHO will stop
me =
'The HuShcs. sir. Lcastwavs the !Iotrat
Of all Ru>hcS: think he should be called the
IIotcat of all the Briers H. has established
a law that all foreigners leaving Petersburg
must advertise their intentions in the Police
Gazette three times before they are let off,
WHAT is the meaning of that
10 give notice 10 the creditors of the rar-
ties, sir. \ man must paw down-leastwavs,
he must paw up. which is as near as possible
the same, take it-bc.orc leaving Russia
Why, so man must before leaving rris-
on
! prison is nothing 10 Russia. sir: not no
more than :ablc-beer to brown stout If Won
can't get out of prison by sovcncy, you can
bv insolvency But when you're usolvcnt
in Russia, there's Russian bears hue for YOU
1t never lets voa go
'lENs fo"n'rrcs.' How often does this saz-
ettc appear:
'Twicc-a-wcck. sir. Bat | saw how if would
| be, and made bold TO advertise twice alread-
~. The third notice will come out the day
a;:cr Tomorrow
Wary, cried De Gascon won arc worth
yonr weight in gold
I'm tid,ish weight. too. s:r.' said Wary;
'and | should feel obligated. if quite suitable,
for It'll" on accommodating ike the wcicht
o one Of my hands And he held out a
horny corrugated palm. into which De- Gas
con.lauchinc. dropped a couple sfinrcria.s.'
when. however, on tie morning of depar-
turc, having paid for four seats in the dill
-cncc to Kovno. and thence to Warsaw, he
had made his wife and her maid ascend the
vehicle. when Wary had airea,ly taken his
place, and De Gasron was alout to enter, he
was stopped by an official. who demanded his
passport. This ras>por, had cost him i'm
mcnSc trouble, and he felt no uncas::eSs in
CNhilitin.it. Your name is Horace DE Gas
con, Franrais age dc SO ans, hair sandy,
! nose straight
'icS. vc>,' sad ocr Frcnchman. .cars small.
hands white. mo,stachc ;ine-co:or. and all the
rest ot Ii. exactly as vou have IT in that cx-
pcns:vc document
Good said the official, Twelve thousand
silver roublcs'
! What" cries Horace, twelve thou<s,i
ficnds"
'No, sir-sivcr roullcs; rou have complied
with the law, and advertised that ,cur credit
ors may claim what you owe h.m before
your departure; I hold dctaincr against Won
on Ike part of Graf Amarofi, for the sun, I
have mentioned
! What If refuse to pay
Then You cannot 90 hy tbs diligence
Perhaps You dispute the ,leb;: if 50, YOU caa
carry the matter before the tribunals, and a
rrcat many more ill. i.cnccs will start bc!ore
it is dccidcd-which may be expensive then
/ 'Ba, is gambling and swindins debt
said the Frcnchman.
at is sworn differently here answered the
Russian; .your lad. and servants can co-but
YOU cannot.
/ How soon can yet decision ly law -
Heaven knows: Perhaps in three or four
months, perhaps in as many years
Horace reflected a moment: and then bid
ding Wary to descend from H.. coach and
stay with hi,a he ted his wiir, j.. lev words,
that l,c was detained by an irr. -ularity Which
concerned Only lin in their a,>Iort; that
she must proceed TO Berlin. AL! that, there
in hotel which he named, he would rcjoin
her within day or two after her own arrival
on went the diligence, and he and his trusfv
servant remained behind. As they were re-
turning, the master said to War that he was
determined. to venture On a desperate cxped-
cnt. which had occurred TO him; that, suc-
ccc,lcd or not, he would try it; that hc was
in l.opcs thy should find i; an-wer: but that
in a:y case, it was their only chance: where
upon Wary said that he liked easy ways best,