New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
ANIGHT WITH THE NIHlLlSTS
H. D;ctson wants you Y

WAS g' AZ. u row now ? demanded OF my lelI9w
.S,I has he got scent of our Nicolaiei e''"p"'
Tnaad sa said Gregory the old boy seems Dr IN
~ enough humor some business is G sn mon
ably Bu' doh &c ;ninred innocence. to be ready for
vi o "p marched into the non e. G IN
Mr. Dickson was standing titnae " and motioned me
bii.on han in front of him. Mr.. Robinson ny
nJ 2. have great confidence in your ,noL ont
common sense The foliles oi ssterng foundation 10
S S"a character underlying any superficial "'iS
Il believe he continued, that you ca" 'i'''
Russian pretty huently.'
Sowea t sES, he proceeded. a mission when l
nave, eun n,dertake and on the success ot when
WISH yv pomot;on NAV depend. would not uuSt 1t
seai mboriinste, were not that duty ties He 10 lily
pcsys o an may depend upon my doing my best sF'
replied. .,o r,rh,, What wish Won TO do
!. hm.!sav this: The line of railway has Just been
n,.aned TO Solicit some hundred miles up li9 Coun
ny Now wish to get the start OF me olIcI h
in securing the produce of that dlstrlct, when
hr I ~ eeson 10 believe may be had at very low
n,;csS You will proceed by rail to Soiteh ana M
ew Mr. Dhnd y Make rs as 9nG favorable S6FSi terms
pr" T"n can with him. Both Mr. Dinidoti ana WISH
he whole thing 10 be done as quietly ana secryty as
,n us in fact that nothing should be known
pssort The matter until the grain appears i'll Odessa
+ desire il for the interests OF the hrin anu sI.
Nmido on account OF Ia! prejHHice III RRnd vour
entertain af the end of your journey. and will
starr Tonight Money shall be ready Tor your ex,
psnses Good-morning. MIR; Robinson h"ic HU,I
on't foil 10 realize the good opinion have Oh your
.GIeSSry said, as strutted into the Office I'm
nj IN mission q secret mission, my boy, an aiilir
on p ,%onsands of pounds Lend your little port
o. mines too imposing aud tell Ivan to pack
it, Russian mlfo hTrn,be Word Of it to any oi
Sinpkins's people, or the whole game VIII DC Up
Keep it dark; -. :. ,roro Iol,i,G tbo
.osnes that | crept about the office all day IN
SORT Of cloak and bloody dagger style, with rslon
sibility and brooding care marked upon every ic3-
ture: and when AT night stepped OUT ana sl"ie
down 10 the station the unpreudiced observer
would certainly have guessed, from my genera ne
hsvOr that had epteG the Sc Gont ,,d ys II "f
(irecory's 1t imprudent OF him, ny the way
70 leave English labels pasted all overu h3Mcvcr
eonld only hope that the Londons ana lhilnug-
hams, would attract attention or at least, that
no rival corn-merchant might deduce from them
who was and what my Grand mleht De. $500. ,,
Having paid the necessary rOuDlcs anu e"' NY
ticket | ensconced myself in the corner ol snug
Russian car and pondered over my extraordinary
good fortune. Dickson was growing OLD nov; ana
a great thing for me. Dreams arose oil partner
ship in the firm. The noisy wheels seemed 70 cans
ont BAILEY Robinson n Co.. Bailey Robinson y
CO. in a monotonOus refrain, which gradually
sank into a hum, and finally ceased as l dropped
into deep sleep. Had kno~9 the fXIrm[nff
which awaited me at the end OF my Journey II
would hardly have been 10 peaceahie.
! awoke With uneasy feeling that some one
was watching me closely, nor was mistaken.
tall dark man had taken up his position on the seat
opposite and his black sinister eyes seemed :" look
through me and beyond me- as II ne wished 10 fv,n ,
GOOD Hcavensp thought l. here's simpkinS's
agent | suppose. 1t careless OF GTrgoIy 10
leave those COMPOUNDED label, on the vah~c.
/ closed my eyes for time, hut on r'opcnihg
them again caught the strangers earnest gaze:
From England, See he said in Russian. show
ing a row of white teeth in hat was meant To bc
an ainiable smile: -.
painfully aware Of my failure. -
Travelling for pleasure, perhapsT eaid nc.
Yes ] answered eagerly. Certainly Tor plea
'0i course not said he with shade of irony in
his voice Englishmen always travel for pleasure,
don't theyi o no. nothing else
His conduct was mysterious, to say the least OF
IT, IL was only eXpainable upon two hyp"thc>cs-
lac was either maduian or he was the agent OF
some firm bound upon the same errand as Hyrflf,
and determined 10 show me that he gucSsc" my
little game They were about equally unpleasant
and on the whole was Ien ld wnfn d ,S dntT
Tor station in the rising town of Solteff-soiteh,
whose resources was about 10 open out and who's,
commerce | was TO direct into the great world
channels / almost expected to see a triumphal
orch as stepped ont to the platform. 49,.
u Was 10 1e sa a6 infar nr s' me locked about
among the motley crowd, but saw no Mr.. Dlnldoh.
Suddenly slovenly unshaved man passed Ine rap
Idly, and glanced first at me and then AT my truiK
that wretched trunk, the cause Of all my woes. He
disappeared in the crowd but in little time came
arcning past me again. and contrlyed 70 WHISPER
a he did so: Follow me- but at some distance, -
immediately setting of out Of the station and down
the street at rapid pace; Here was mystery with
ayengeancei i trOtted along III his rear with my
vaise, and on turning the corner found rongh
droschky waiting for me- My unshayen friend
opened the door, and stepped In.
is Mr. Dim was beginning.
'Hushv he cried. No names, no names the
very walls have ears You will hear all tonight ;
and with that assurance he closed the door ana,
seizing the reins, we drove of at rapid pace; 10
rapid that l saw my black-eyed acquaintance OF
the railway carriage gazing after US In surprise
until we were out OF sight.
I thought over the whole matter as we logged
slone in that abominab!e springless conveyance.
lsy say t n . mobiles are tyram's IN russia
about. for here's this poor Mr. Dmidoh who evil
IDENTIFY thinks his ex-serfs will rise and murder him
If he raises the price of grain in the district by
porting some out Of il. Fancy being obliged to
have recourse TO all this mystery and deception 10
order to sell ones own property! Why, it,s worse
doesn't seem 10 live in very aristOcratic quarter
either soliloquzed as glzed out AT the narrow
crooked streets and the unkemrt dirty Muscoytcs
whom we passed. i wish Gregory or some was
with me, for it's o cut-throat looking shop. BY
Jcye. he's pulling up; we must be there"
We were there, TO all appearance; for the
droschky stopped. and my drivers shaggy head ap-
peared through the aperture.
1t is here most h0nored master be said, rs he
helped me 20 aligh.
Ia Mr. DimiJ / commenced; but he interrupted
me again.
Anything but Names he whispered; anything
but that You are too used 10 n land that is free.
Caution, O sacred onep and he ushered ne down a
stone tagged passage. and mp stair OF the end Of
IT, Sit down few minutes in this room he said,
opening door, and a repast will be served for
you;' aud with that he left Inc to my own reiiec-
hons.
Well thought /. whatever Mr.. pmidoii,s house
may be like, his servants are undoubtedly well
trained. 40 sacred one ~ and "reyered master"
Wonder what he'd call old Dickson himself II he's 20
thing 10 smoke In this little crib but ! could do a
piE nicely. BY the way, how confoundedly like a
ell 1t looksp