The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-04
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The scene of story is In Russia
"Holy Russia, = as me 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 1t unpleasant for their peEses=i
enemies. The E<T or woman against
whom the police have a spite is not safe
in person or property. The usual mode
Of conciliating those IN authority is to In
wife them to take snuff out Of q snuff box,
the contents Of which are gold rubles. To
avoid trouble with the police a man In
Russia must be reckless with his rublas.
Police Commissioner Suboh was very,
very obliging In on respects. He Was a
hopeless victim Of the snuG habit when
the snuff box had d gold Lining. He was
up to snuff In several senses Of the word
To use an American expression, Subon
was an investigating committee Of one,
that had to be continually luhricsted. He
had, however, one other weakness. He
was very much given to paying his adj
dresses to the fair sex. he was not pretty
to look at. He was u short, fit, bald
headed man. Scientists say that Sn a
Thousand years we viii all be bald.
Subof had merely anticipated the scsen-
lists BY a thousand years. He was bald
already, although be 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 stood on end with terror.
AS an additional attraction his COM
plexion was very much the color Of an
Italian sunset, or q circus poster. His
mouth was the shape Of a semi-circular
cash, and looked as Il it might be
partial to pie. His ears were large ard
generous, and gave him the appearance,
at a distance, OF being provided with
wings. His face betrayed about as mech
intellectually as an Irish potato. 1t was
only when he leered that IL seemed to
haye any expression at all in II.
One would have supposed thRt such q
~caricature Of q man would have confined
his attentions TO females who were, COM
parattvely speaking, as devoid Of personal
attractiysEess as himself, such, for in
stance, as those who were adorned with q
hump and ore eye. That, however, was
not the modest sort Of man that Subod
was. He forced his attentions IN the
loveliest in the land. II they opposed his
wishes he promptly trumped up o con-
spiracy against the government and sent
them, or their relatives, to Siberia. IL q
handsome woman desired tn hare any 81
her relatives sent 70 Siberia all that she
had TO do was 10 refuse TO admire Subof.
SuboR was la warsaw investigating a
conspiracy. Al number Of pr0miuent
Poles were arrested and sent to Siberia,
and Suboh was hunting for more conspir
ators. He was kept pretty busy, but he
would have paid much more attention "a
HIS Official duties II it had not been for the
beautiful eyes Of the wife Of a certain Col.
Sabinsky.
Mrs. Sabinsky was indeed a beautiful
woman. She was tall, well formed, with
wonderful black eyes and q wealth o. haig
to match. Her features were as families.
as those OF Grecian statue.
Police Commissioner Subon had seen
her at a ball. and Immediately fell yio-
lently IN love with her, as far as the term
was applicable to such a creature az him.
sell. He paid every possible attention.
but tina handsome Pole ignored him com.
plut3iy. When lie endeayored 10 beco,a
more familiar she said something to d
group Of ladies that caused them 10 sros.:
audibIy. She wat evidently making &c
/ Of him. He felt pretty suwe that she said
4 rHA4ENN2DA HUVQt AAc R%ABQnAA UHkHthA 1AAtNi
and that was a sHbject on which he was
very sensitive.
He rushed ont Of the ballroom f0aminn
with a The more he brooded ovel
the affair the worse he felt about IL. HI
determined to be revenged. lie would
/ find means to tame the pride OF ths
| naughty beauty. Next dayCoL Sabinsky
/ was arrested for ~conspirinu against tht
! czar. This meant that perhaps without
I even the formality Of a trial, be would b
transported to siberia,
Col Sabinsky's wife was OF first vers
/ much alarmed for the safety Of her hus
band. She felt pretty sure that her Uni
willingness to smile on Subed was thl
real cause Of her husbands arrest. Sh.
waf q very smart woman-as sharp az I
steel trap. She said to herself; stAs Mr.
SubofF has begun TO play tricks on me, III
see IL I can't play tricks IN him. III 50.
IL I can't beat him Rt his own game"
She managed to have q note conveyed
to her imprisoned husband, telling him &
keep up his couraRe, as she would lns
means to procure his liberation.
Iii the meantime 8nboH remained in BIZ
Office awaiting the result Of his first NOV
to compel Mrs. Sabinskyto eome 10 terms
] Hg did not have long 20 wait, for on TIL
day following the arrest OF her HUSBAND
Mrs. Sabinsky called at the Office Of thl
petty tyrant.
She was admitted into the room. !
was quite large, with a closet. In tn
middle Of the room was q large table, o.
which we're writing materials and 0ficia
documents. Subon was IN. He receiyes
her with a hldeous grin. Ills visitor wa
nala and her epaa indieRted that ske hat
been weeping.
NtWhat Is the Of your grief, beau
Lteous lady,
SHY husband q IA prison 10 yol
know the caGse Of his aKrostY'1
ut Is q very serious matter, as he ha
been ~congQiring against the ozar. < AZ
sorry, but j have my duty 70 perform
Can 1nYthing b. done 70 hherAke n
husbandp'
pItil take the natk1f under EaNenen