The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-14
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The scene OF our STORY Is III hussid-
"Holy Russia" as the Russians call it, In
the land of the car the police officials are
allowed considerable latitude. They take
copious advantage Of their opportunities
to make it unpleasant for their personal
enemies. The man or woman against
whom the police have q spite is not safe
IN person or property. The usual mode
of concliating those in authority is to In.
vite them to take snuff out OF a snuff box,
the contents Of which are gold rubles. To
avoid trouble with the police man in
Russia must be reckless with his rubles
Police Commissioner Suboff was very,
very Obliging in some respects. he was
hopeless victim Of the snuff habit when
the snuff box had gold lining. He was
ND to snuff i'm several senses OF the word.
10 use an American expression, Suboh
was an investigating committee of one,
that had to be continually fabricated. He
had. however. one other weakness. lie
was very much given to paying his adj
dresses TO the fair sex. He was not pretty
10 look at He was a short, fat, bald
headed man. Scientists say that in q
thousand years we will all be bald.
Subon had merely anticipated the scien-
lists by thousand years. He was bald
already. although hs was unmarried No
body could accuse him of failing to re-
move the hairs out Of the comb. His
blood might curdle in his veins, but his
hair never stood on end with terror.
As an additional attraction his com
plexion was very much the color of an
Italian sunset, or circus poster. His
mouth was the shape Of n semi-circular
cash, and looked rs if it might be
partial to pie His ears were large and
generous, and gave him the appearance,
at a distance, Of being provided with
wings His face betrayed about as much
intellectually as an Irish potato. IL was
only when he ieered that it seemed to
have any expression at all in it.
One would have supposed that such a
caricature of a man would have confined
his attentions to females who were, COM
paratiyely speaking, as devoid of personal
attractiveness as himself, such, for in
stance as those who were adorned with a
hump and one eye. That, however, was
rot the modest sort OF man that SubOf
was. He forced his attentions on the
loveliest in the land. If they opposed his
wishes he promptly trumped up a con
spiracy against the government and sent
them, or their relatives, to Siberia. If a
handsome woman desired To have any Of
her relatives sent 10 Siberia all that she
had to do was 10 refuse to admire SubOf
Subofl was in Warsaw investigating a
conspiracy. A number Of prominent
Poles were arrested aud sent TO Siberia,
and Suboh was hunting for more cOnspr-
ators. He was kept pretty busy, but he
would have paid much more attention to
his official duties if it had not been for the
beautiful eyes Of the wife of a certain Col.
Sabinsky
Mrs. Sabinsky was indeed q beautiful
woman. She was tall, we'll formed, with
wonderful black eyes and wealth Of hair
TO match Her features were as faultless
rs those of Grecian statue.
Police Commissioner Suboff had seen
her at ball, and Immediately fell vio-
lently in love with her, as far as the term
was applicable 10 such creature rs him.
self He paid every possible attention,
but the handsome Pole ignored him com
pletely. When he endeavored to becoSN
more familiar she said something to q
group of ladies that caused them to s.oi!s
audibly She was evidently making 'us
Of him lie felt pretty sure that she said
something about his personal appearance,
and that was subject on which he was
very sensitive.
He rushed on. of the ballroom foaming
with rage The more he broOded over
the affair the worse lie felt about it. He
determined to be revenged. He would
find means to tame the pride of the
naughty beauty Next day Col Sabinsky
a1 tl
ear This meant that, perhaps without
even the formality Of q trial, he would be
transported 10 Siberia.
Col. Sabinsky's wife was at first very
much alarmed for the safety Of her hus
band. She felt pretty sure that her I'M
willingness to smile on Suboff was the
real cause of her husbands arrest. She
wac q very smart woman--as sherp as
steel trap. She said TO herself AS Mr..
Subofi has begun TO play tricks o's me, I'll
see if l can't play tricks on him. Mise:
If / can't beat him AT his own game.
She managed TO have note conveyed
TO her imprisoned husband, telling him to
keep up his courage, rs she would find
means 10 procure his liberation.
In the meantime Suboff remained in his
Office awaiting the result of his first move
to compel Mrs. Sabnsky TO come to terms.
He did not have long to wait, for on the
day following the arrest Of her husband
Mrs. Sabinsky called at the office of the
petty tyrant.
She was admitted into the room. 1t
was quite large, with a closet. In the
middle of the room was large table, on
which were writing materials and official
documents Suboff Was in He received
her with hideous grin. His visitor was
pale and her eyes indicated that she had
been weeping.
"What is the cause Of your grief, beau
teous LADY,"
"My husband Is in prison. Do you
know the cause OF his arrest''
at is a very serious matter, as he has
been conspiring against the car. / am
sorry, but have my duty to perform"
Can anything be done to hberate my
husbaldy'
'I'll take the matter under advissnent.