Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27


Mr.. Schelm, warn you; if this continue,
YOU might lose your placel 1 cannot meddle
with such matters, and it looks as if you
were not equal to such difficulties. They
actually accuse you of making up artificial
conspiraciesI 1 repeat. therefore, Mr..
Schelm, take careP
Schelm bowed very low, but did not show
any signs OF fear.
"Your Excellency, the conspiracy is in
our hands; to end the matter finally, how
ever, requires means which do not possess.
1 do not have the whole secret police at my
disposal. have to paw high for my agents.
I have spent much already of nv own, but
did not wish to mention it to Your Excel
lency."
"Why did YOU not tell me that before ?"
asked the Minister. sis there not a secret
fund at our disposal? How much do you
want to-day"
1.-TWO hundred thousand rubles, Your Ex-
cellency."
Amazed at such an enormous demand, the
Minister looked at his head of division sus-
piciously and curiously.
"I have spent already $4,000 rubles,
said Schelm, "and in order to wind up the
matter in a week must bribe the man who
is the soul of this conspiracy. he is an in
dependent man, but would not be able to
resist q large sum. In that case warrant
success"
The Minister interrupted him.
''The thing must succeed That is abso-
lutely necessary"
He took up blank sheet Of paper and be-
gan to write. Schelm, who stood near,
added humbly:
''Your Excellency will have the kindness
to write: for expenses already incurred
and still to come, considering that L have
advanced money"
swell" said the Count. writing: toward
the discovery of the conspiracy.
"what name shall we give to this famous
conspiracy How is it spoken of in the
papers?"
schelm, coolly. The Minister sprang up.
WHAT"
"As the conspiracy Laninr your E1-
cellency."
General Count Lanin, one of the Ad
iutants-G General, special iavorite of the
Gar, a conspirator? Mr.. Schelm, you must
be mad"
lam not speaking of the General, but Of
his nephew, a Young man, very prominent
on account of his revolutionary ideas" The
Minister shook his head increduously.
''But are you quite sure of your man?"
'As sure as a man can be.
"And this man, who has one of the largest
with 1000 rubles?"
"No, Your Excellency; spoke of the
soul, the leader of the conspiracy. A man
of wonderful shrewdness, whom your Ex-
ceIlency will learn TO know at the proper
time"
''You are not mistaken, Schelm? consider.
A bIunder might cost you dear"
81 opine your Excellency, 1 am not mis-
taken. 1 assume every responsibility"
mi l..
spiracy Lanin," and signed his name and
titles, then he handed the paper to Schelm,
saying:
''Now act as will be best for your advan-
tage and mine"
Schelm went himself to the treasury and
drew the money; then he returned to his
Office. He had well 100, 600 rubles in his
pocket. He was only pleased with the stu
alton and now, to crown his joy, Miller was
announced.
The head OF division assumed a very cool
air to receive Miller, but Miller gave him
no time TO utter his phrases, and cried, even
while at the door:
"Excellency, bring good newsp'
For some time already Schelm had no
longer allowed Miller to treat him uncere-
moniously. He spoke to him as a subordi-
nate and required to be called "EIcellency"
by him.
''Tell it then, quickly"
"The conspiracy is at last ready. Hold
your men in readiness. Saturday, at 10
o'clock, you can catch all the conspirators
at their usual meeting place"
"And how about him?" exclaimed
Schelm. "I have mentioned his name al
ready to the Minister. Will he escape you
after all?"
cit will be just as you wish. To be sure,
promised you 42 conspirators, guilty of
high treason, and now 1 can hand you over
only H."
"Why?" asked Schelm, angrily.
Miller's voice betrayed an unusually soft
emotion and sounded almost sorrowful.
at canno. be helped. At the last mo-
ment nv conscience smote me. 1 let the
small fry escape and only kept the big fish,
selecting nine victims, the most dangerous,
because eminent in intelligence, also in
courage. But that is nothing to you. The
conspiracy exists and you will yourself
tremble when you hear of its Importance
and extent. The army, the finances and the
administration are all three represented in
their ranksl Next Saturday they were all
to rise like one mani 1t was determined to
ask for reform, If refused. opinions were
divided. Some were for numbering the
Gar, others proposed to place themselves at
the head of the army, to storm the Winter
Palace and to force the Gar to abdicate! 1t
was splendid conspiracy We never met
with single impedimentl We conspired
under the protection OF your Excellencyl
Oh! 1t was a splendid conspiracy"
You are right" said the Minister, ito
call it a splendid conspiracy. I'll write to
Palkin at once and ask him to send me his
gendarmes. What a revengeP'
At this moment Miller sprang up with q
wild dark look il his epes
'Excellency," he said, "I shall, of course,
be arrested with the others; but 1 count
upon you'll You send me abroad, where 1
can live quietly and forgotten. Perhaps I
shall be able under another sky to forget
myself
settled long ago. But Miller, you tell me
nothing about him. You do not know how
hate him! Yesterday met his wife and
was presented to her. A splendid woman.
hate that man! Without him the whole
story is nothing to me-"
Miller replied: "I hope to deliver him
soon into your hands"
'He is one of the conspirators is hep"
"He conspire? In his presence such a
thing cannot even be mentioned. The EN-.
peror has no more faithful servant. In all
Russia there is no better patriot than he isr'
"How then will you get him implicated2"
"Excellency, you know the words OF
Roman Senator: If my shirt knew nv
secret, would burn it Instantly"
With these words he bowed himself out of
the room.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Lima,
Popof's mother, now an upper servant in
the Lanin palace, had finished her work.
She had given the necessary orders and
dropped, now very tired, into an armchair.
Nicholas, standing by her, smiled at her.
''This active life suits you, dear mother?"
Admirably, my son. 1 thank God
every day that He has brought us to such a |