River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-11
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81 iibcratins their confederate and sp-
praising the pilferings at leisure.
Having rendered my prisoner suffi.
eiently powerless, | permitted him to
finish his lunch and attacked my own
store of provisions and wine.
then watched my man until pretty
well tired out, after which | secured
, him hand and foot and INDUCED
myself in a long, unstinted repose,
which lasted throughout the approach
ing night.
As We drew near our final destina-
tion / gagged my prisoner, in addi-
ton TO tightening his bonds, and
boxed him up in the rabbits burial
casket
Then | managed to get into the red
chest myself, though it was tight
squeeze by reason of tho pelf that kept
me company, to close the lid down over
me and make every thing snug.
/ An hour later was called for at tho
station, there being the great huliabaloe
over the dismantled luggage that had
anticipated.
After two or three hours conveyance
over rough roads, l felt myself being
carried somewhere.
Voices, Including soft and melodi-
Gus one, apparently in command, that
had not forgotten, we're murmuring
1 over and around me, as the red chest
containing me was again set down.
Come forth. little Garovitch-come
FORTH called out the musical voice, ac-
companied by rap on the lid. Loosen
q = nd little Ianx-in-
| the-box! Let us see what pretty new
things you may have brought Us out of
the luggage van"
Though feeling half smothered, I
managed to respond for the missing
mannikin thus felicitously addressed
by suddenly hurting up the top and
leaping out among them with a shout,
revolver ia hand.
But the surprise of the criminal crew
surrounding me speedily turned to fury
and my life would not have been worth
a minutes purchase, save for the
cipher dispatch that ! had taken the
precaution to tel egraphto the project of
the Odessa police.
He had taken his measures accord
/ ingly, a strong body of gendatmes, with
the project at their head, having Sc
cretly tracked the removal of the red
chest 10 the castle.
had only to fire a shot ia The air as
signal to bring them rushing to my
rescue.
After brief struggle the entire band
and their beautiful leader were Sc
cured, the cunning little Garovitch be-
| ing apprehended later on 81 the under
takers, whittier he had been conveyed
in the burial casket.
All the miscreants. including their
/ daring LADY chief. presented defiant
/ front to the authorities when brought
To trial, but were convicted, without ex-
ception, and condemned to terms of inn
/ pris0nment
This unlooked-for double success on
/ my part earned me no end of profess
sional fame. besides a handsome purse
at the hands of the railway corporation
and the unstinted praise of my official
superiors.
But the promised promotion failed
to obtain, though this was altogether
owing TO certain conscientious scruples
of my own.
General Triposki and other bureau
Gratis. who were his superiors, would not
be contented unless | should enter the
abhorred civil secret service forthwith;
and as could neither consent nor afford
to risk their displeasure by my con-
tinued obduracy. | surreptitiously made
my way across the frontier at the first
opportunity and have never been in the
Cars dominions since. Boys of the
Empire.