Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-07

Count Yasilvitchs collection. ana De-
heyed would be able to recognise any
parts Of it at sight. / might even admit
that gradually grew to be hunter OF
lost coins, and Of the punched kopeck In
particular.
"But | came home unsuccessful. One
morning In the markets Of St. Peters
burg received in change a lot OF small
coin which, being In hurry at the time,
carried home without an examination.
In my library fell to looking at the
little pieces, and what was my astonish-
ment when found In my hand a punched
kopeck. There was no doubt that had
the identical coin which had baffied
the acumen Of the Russian police for
fifteen years, and for which the wonder
full Paritz could almost afford to trade
his head. Yes; l had found in st. Pc
tersburg the punched kopeck which the
sleuth Of the empire may have chased
around the world, and in order to wind
up my story with the proper climax,
gentlemen, here it Isl" 49,
At the same time Colonel Simovar,
who had just finished the narrative,
drew from his waistcoat pocket a small
coin, which he placed carefully aud
with the proper emphasis of gesture on
the table under the lamp.
His auditors, two Frsnchmen and two
Russians, leaned forward with gaze riv-
eted on the coin.
"Now, would like to see Paritz match
the punched kopeck and thus vindicate
the fame of the Russian police" con-
tinued Colonel Simovar, looking up at
his auditors with smile of triumph.
"If he does not I may hold him up as
the laughing stock of the world aud
prove that the Third section 10 not in
| fallible."
The last words had barely left Simo-
vars lips ere very dark hand rose over
the edge Of the table, and the next sec
ond, to the utter CONSERVATION Of four
men, another kopeck, punched exactly
| like the first, lay on the cloth. Colonel
Simovar fell back and stared first at the
second kopeck and then st the guest
who had placed IL where 1t was.
"Paritz, gentlemen, has chased tho
kopeck around the world,' said the
guest without the semblancs OF smile
on his swarthy face. He takes great
pleasure in Hndicating the Russian police
by matching Colonel Simovar's kopeck.
am Paritz."
Colonel Smovar broke into derisivs
laugh.
"You are my friend and guest, Cap.
tain Basilvitch." said he TO tho DO called
Paritz. Il recollect that we met in
Constantinople and again in Milan and
Athens. Come, come, gentlemen, Cap
tain Basilvitch Is q man Of honor. We
will drink TO his little joke"
The face of Paritz did not relax.
Rising to his feet he drew forth Q
small diary, the leaves of which he
turned with provoking GOODNESS.
At length he began 10 read Of Colonel
Simovar's minutest doings in France and
among the Pyrenees. From this he
| jumped 10 the tourist in America, and
was following him step by step back 10
| the ears dominions, when Simovar
threw up his hand.
at is onough!' he said with quivering
lip. "There is but one devil, and his
name is Paritz!'
The police spy bowed. 81 take the
punched kopecks, gentlemen, and the
murderer Of Count Yasilvitch as WELL"
and gathering up the two coins with
one hand, he touched Simovar on the
| shoulder with the other.
There was not the least resistance on
the coloners part, and he went with
Paritz and the punched kopecks to the
| station.
The little wine supper thus startlingly
broken up by the indefatigable spy Of
the car was never resumed, and the
two Frenchmen left St. Petersburg tho
next day fully convinced Of the power
and the efficiency of the Russian en-
| pire.
Colonel Simovar paid the .everest pen
atty of the law for his secret crime, and
from the day OF the finding Of the
| punched kopeck the name Of Paritz has
| been invested with new dread and
terror. II. G. Iiarbauch in New York
! Mercury.