Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-12
AGharuling Storg
II HI E
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER.
A Tale of the Last Polish Insureotion.
Continued
CHAPTER XIII.
by II. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.


Dounu them 10 make no attempt to discover
its authorship, yet that there was no reason
why the greatest publicity should not be
given TO it. Tiey accordingly took copy
Of ii without delay TO Siegfried, who few
days afterwards printed the list in special
number OF his journal, published for the ex-
press purpose OF making it known.
When Boutkoviich heard of the lists hav-
ing been sent to Ferrari's address, and of
Jankowski's having opened the letter which
enclosed it, he asked to be allowed to see
the original manuscript. Jankowski, how
ever, as Ferraris representative, refused to
show it, The writer, in rendering an i'm
portant service to Fcrrari, had placed impli-
cit confidence in him, and this confidence,
Jankowski maintained, must be respected.
Boutkovtch said that this was mere child
ishness, and offered to lay wager that If
the original manuscript were shown to him
he would discover from whom il came by
the handwriting.
"Our great object answered Jankowski,
fought to be, not to discover the friend who
in all confidence has sent us the list but tho
enemy, the spy, the traitor, who by some
shameful breach of confidence has been able
to draw ii up"
"You can only find out the latter through
the former" argued Boutkovitch.
al can tell you one thing about il said
Count Konradin. II know the handwriting
Of General Gontchaln, who is supposed to
be over here on some mission of inquiry,
and Of every member Of the embassy. II
at least does not come from any of them
81 should think not !" exclaimed Boutko-
witch.
''Nor from the messenger"
'',That also is not likely"
"ilowevcr," continued Konradn, "wc
have really no iigh. to inquire into the alTaiI
at all. Even as matter of prudence we
ought not to do so. We ought not to rem
der IL impossible that such communications
should ever be addressed to us again"
Boutkovitch, as soon as the new number
of "Thc Tongue" was printed, hurried with
it to the hotel in Jermyn street. He ascer.
tanned from the porter that General Cont.
chalin was at home, but not his daughter
and did not go in.
Hc called again, and hearing that botl
the general and Nathalie were ut home,
went upstairs.
"IIere, your cxcelency, is nice thing,
he began. "A certain list drawn up for
official communication to st. Petersburg is
printed in THE Tongue of to-day"
Boulkovitch addressed the words tC
Gontclialin, but looked hard at Nathalie as
he uttered them.
Nathalie had plenty of command ovci
herself. She was, moreover, one of those
enyiable young ladies' who turn pale from
dancing; and blushing, with her, was aI
least not Il constitutional weakness. Bu
she turned red now, very rcd indeed, anC
Boutkovitch felt sure, from her agitation
that it was she who had communicated the
| list.
"You lie! You are lLnatc!" roaret
Gonlchalin.
ltiiN, EtHtlul, ltuu, Htil bbuthONlttl
showing him the printed paper, and still
looking at Nathalie, who became more con
fused than ever
at was you, Boutkoviich, who did ii {!
exclaimed the general, when he had glance,
at the list. "You sold it to them, and yol
come and tell me Of ii to put me of IN
guard"
"Your exccllency is pleased to bo annoy
ed. Otherwise your exeeleney would no
say such things" observed Boutkovitch
nicekly.
"Then some of those accursed waiter
must have stolen il while slept" said th
general. "Wailers are spies in every cour
try in the world"
The walters of tho hotel were summoDe
one after the other; but of course not on
of them knew anything about the general
list of names. Then the general locke
over his papers, and found that he had sti
the original draft.
"This paper cannot have been copie
here" said the general "a copy mu!
have been takon from the list in your pose!
sion. 1t is your fault, and you must bea
the whole responsibility. You are sui
rounded by spies. You live in a street OF
OF Leicester Square, while you draw none
from the government for lodging at I'll
West End; and this is the result"
"You deceive yourself, general. "protes
ed Boutkovitch, shut will take the libert
fcontradicting you. Ihnve another piet
of news" he continued. "Ferrari, as "
thought, turns out to he one of the most az
tive OF the conspirators. lie is now on h
way to Warsaw"
"Thcn he, for one, will be arrested, sal
the general.
Nathalie, who, after her fit of blushin
had turned pale, now became paler tina
, ever. Boutkoyilch stared at her with
firm, confident stare: and the young gin
not feeling at all in the mood to resist Ii
! imperiinance, got up ana left the room.
"What will they say in Russa!' exclain
} cd General Gontchaln, with a look Of di
! may, as soon as his daughter had gone"
= "What indeed!' replied Boutkovitc
who was afraid tor communicate his wei
! founded suspicious to his chief.
The C'.crge dc Mission now held vel
serious conference with his disreputab
Q attachc, the result of which was that a tel
T gram was sent off to tho foreign minist
/ at st. Petersburg, informing him that s
rious breach of confidence must have be-
e committed either in his office or in that
: the chief of police, for that the list of nam
2 transmitted to him by messenger had be
: telegraphed to the editor of Russian par
i published in London. "This is certain
y the telegram concluded
n Boutkoitch despatched the telegram
went home in a very Respondent conditie
"The service cannot be carried on, I"
said to himself, "if certain surveillance
m not exercised in families as well as in