Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-19

.let us go to the convent. We have not
much time to lose"
''When shall you be back father y asked
Thecla.
the conspirator "At least think not but
it is uncertain
''And what am to do? Shall hear from
you in the course of the day?" inquired
Adam.
"Keep yourself in readiness, that is all
can tell y,u,' replied the experienced one.
eve do net Know what may take place,
nor how soon."
Wilenski kissed Thecla, embraced Adam,
and went off, accompanied by Feirari, and
followed by his dog, in the direction Of the
convent of the Ursulnes. Kuba had .een
sent on before to announce that Wilenski
was coming.
Wilenski did not take the same direction
as Kuba. After walking some distance he
entered a private house, and passed out at a
back entrance into garden. AT the end of
the garden there was an ice-house, which
communicated by an underground passage
| with one of the rooms on the basement of
| the Ufsulines' convent.
81 fancied some one was following us, "
| said the experienced conspirator to Ferrari,
as they groped their way along the passage,
''Bnt where is Jan? Did he not come out
with usf All l should like to catch any
one following us here"
The passage was about four feet high by
three broad; and duel in such place
for the least determined of the combatants.
Wilenski was quite right in imagining
that he been followed, and also in belivine
that he had not left home unattended by his
dog. A beggar to whom he had given aims
as he came out of his house had walked
slowly after them, and had watched him un-
til he saw him turn a corner; then, as the
little dog, after the manner of little dogs,
loitered behind, the beggar called it to him
caught it up, caressed it, and when the pool
thing at last began to struggle to get away,
wrapped 1t up in the ample folds of his tat
tered old cloak, SO that it could not howl
and, indeed, could scarcely breathe.
The beggar continued to keep Wilensk
and Ferrari in sight until they entered the
house with the garden. Then he made {
sign to commissionaire who, hitherto, hat
remained quiet in the background. Thu
commissionaire came forward, listened I,
the directions given to him by the beg
gar, and hurried on to the house which Wi
lenski had just entered. He knocked at tht
door, and, on the porter opening it, asked
for the first name that occurred 10 him.
The House was an immense one. 1t wa
several stories high, and each story held ,
whole colony of dodgers.
.What floor, and what number ?" asked
the porter.
81 do not know answered the commis
sionaire.
"Ifyou don't know the number of nj
apartment how do you expect to find him
Tell me the gentleman's number, and vii
tell you where he lives; that is to say If h
does live here, which is not at all certain
But why don't you look on the board7'
The porter, querulous and talkative lik
all porters, pointed to large black board
on which some hundred different name
were chalkcd. The commissionaire wen
up to the board as if to look for the name o
the man he was not looking for, and in do
ing so cast his eyes round the place, ant
made II rapid Reconnaissance.
"Two staircases, at least two entrances
garden"
That was all he could report, when, afte
searching in vain for the name of perso
who was evidently unfindable, he returne
to communicate his Observations to his EN-
ployer, the beggar.
That isn't much, said the bcggar ''bu
the man can be caught all the same. Ther
is no animal SO faithful as the dog, and
reckon above all on the fidelity Of thi
poodle. Take this line to the chief of th
seventh police district, he added, scribblin
few words in his pocket-book, and teal
ing out the leaf to give to the commission
aire. "You need not come back yoursc
unless you particularly desire it. The port.
would know you again, and before to-mol
, row morning you would b. dead man."
The beggar had sent an order for half
company of gendarmes to be ready in fis
minutes. In the meanwhile he hired
. droschky, drove home, threw off his beggar
apparel, put on the undress uniform of a