New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

wac q start OF surprlse m the noon- nc WIN wv
What means this Intrusion, sir p said my friend
with the beard. -, 1.
understand that was expected and had looked for
ward 10 a warmer welcome from my follow Ao,o-
ciates. am personally unknown 70 you, gen1 ',5
command Rome respect among you. L am GnstANe
Berger, the agent from England, bearing letters
from the chief commissioner to his weIi-beloVed
One of their own bombs could hardly have created
greater surprise had it been fired IN the midst OF
them Every eve WAS fixed alternately on me ana
upon the newly arrived agent.
II Won are indeed Gustave Berger said Petro-
kline, who IL this " -, IL,
show said the stranger as he threw pack et upon
the table Who that man may be know not; but
If he has intruded himself upon the lodge under
false pretences IT Is clear that ne must never cag
ont of the what lac has learned SPEAK siI nc
added, addressing me who and what arr YOU
| felt that my time had come MY revolver WIS
in my hip pocket; but what was that against 50
many desperate meni grasped the butt of 1t, ho"
ever as a drowning man clIngs to straw, ana
tried 10 preserve my GOODNESS n glanced round nj
the cold vindctye faces turned toward me.
Gentlemen said, the role have played To-
night has been a purely involuntary one on III!
part. am no police spy. ~ you seem 10 susP'o,,
nor. on the other hand. have ! the honor 70 ~ u
member of your association am an ih"ltnI,, w.
corI-dcalcr. who. 10y an extraordinary ulhtake hiS
been forced into this unpleasant and awkward posi-
/ nanscd for a moment Was it my fancy that
there was a peculiar noise in the street, n0i~t a.
of manv feet trcading softly No. il had died
away il wa- but the tllrobbinR OF NV own near:
need hardly say, ! continued that any thhE
may have heard Tonight viii Ice sai" III my k,I'-
ing. | pledge my -olelnn honor as geniemS that
not ono word of II shall transpire throuTh me-
The senses of men in great physical danger, pc
come strangely acute their Imagination pays
them curious tricks. Ny back was tow an the door
as sat but ] could have sworn that ! heard ncaNy
breathing behind IT, Was II the thru" mlniolS
Whom lad eecu before in the performance OF then
hateful functions. and who, like yultuTcS' h"d
| 4 rrf..f i'm
/ looked round the table. Still the same hard;
cruel faces Not one glance Of ~ mpathy. cooke"
my rev Oliver IN my pocket ,..
There was painful silence. when was hI"h'" ~
the harsh grating voice of Icuokluc.
Promises are easily made and easily lr"hcu, ne
said There is but one way OF securing ,bIn',
silence IL j. our lives or yours. Let the highrs'
among speak. ~,
is but one conr>c oIcn. lie must Toe dismissed
| knew what that meant IN their couiouhnc'
| jargon. and slrlbg io NY g ct
By Heaven shouted putting my lack agalhNl
the door YOU -han't butcher ircr Ensii,iHa.
| like "a sheep, The first among ynu "h" ,in-' ut.'l''
man sprarg ~ me. ! "a" along IN" Niehl0 "'
nv Dcrr.nr'r tie Elcam of ku." ana i!lr ~
| acal face OF Grsta,c Berger. Then ! pnil"l me
| trigger and with his hrar~c - r'1;u ~nrn'lhf W HN
| rors was f,lcd tn TIC ground 10, q crashing blow
| from bcLind Hnlf nnco,i.,oi, mud pr,-'d down
| lev some heavy wright ! heard IN" noise 81 shouts
! and blows above me aHi then tainted away. ,
| When | came t. ul-oll va- Ning among me
debris of the door wh,h had been beaten 30 on u -
| top of me. Opposite Wrrr d'I'n "i ti' l'h w.
had lately s.i DO Judgment upon ne, t'd TWO ail
! two and cuan,d hv -rnr" 81 Russian -"i'irrS.
RID. me va th,. cori,>., Of thu Inflated English
agent the whole lac" blown ln 10y ti' lore" 81 'H'
c>plo,ion Ai'Ni~ AMI irir, hinr " To- '','" j. ''t
Well young fellow. you've had = mario" escape
! said a hearty Yui', 10 my car.
! iophcd up and rrCo-rlf"i my hid'A-'!ct ~
| oua,utnutc of thr IAilwat carnage. 80.
| stand M me- continued You're "nlr a hit
stunned: no bone, broken H. no wonder ma.
i,.,, Won for Gre Nihli.t agent. ~ hen tir very hI
/ "a Well TIE tilIA SIT l-f i