Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-19
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The scene OF our story is in Russia
"H0ly Russia" as the Russians call IL. Iu
the land Of the ear the police officials are
allowed considerable latitude. They take
copious advantage Of their opportunities
10 make 1t unpleasant for their personal
enemies. The man or woman against
whom the police have spite is not safe
In person or property. The usual mode
of conciliating those in authority Is to in
vite them to take snuff ont of n snuff box,
the contents OF which are gold rubles. To
avoid trouble with the police a man In
Russia must he reckless with his rubies.
Police Commissioner Snhcff was very,
very ohliging in some respects. He was
hopeless victim Of the snuff habit when
the snuff box had a gold lining. He was
up to snuff I'm several senses of the word.
To use an American expression, Suboff
was an investigating committee OF one,
that had TO be continually fabricated. He
had however, one other weakness. He
was very much given to paying his adj
dresses 10 the fair sex. He was not pretty
TO look at. He was a short, fat, bald
headed man. Scientists say that I'm a
thousand years we will all be bald.
Suboff had merely anticipated the scien-
lists by a thousand years. He was bald
already, although he was unmarried. No
body could accuse him OF failing To re-
move the hairs out of the comb. His
blood might curile 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 a circus poster. His
mouth was the shape OF a semi-circular
gash, and looked as II 1t might he
partial TO pie. His ears were large and
generous, and gave him the appearance,
at distance, Of being provided with
wings. His face betrayed about as much
intellectually as an Irish potato. II was
only when he leered that IL seemed &c
have any expression at all in II.
One would have supposed that such a
caricature Of man would have confined
his attentions to females VINO were, com,
parativcly speaking, ms devoid of personal
atfractiyeness as himself, such, for in.
stance, M those who were adorned with q
hump and one eye. That, however, was
not the modest sort of man that Subof
WIS. He forced his attentions on tbs
ioyelIest in the land. Ii they opposed hii
wishes he promptly trumped up con
epiracy against the government and SEN
them, or their relatives, to Siberia. liz 4
handsome woman desired to have any o
her relatives sent to Siberia all that sh,
had to do was to refuse to admire Subof.
SubofT was In Warsaw investigating /
conspiracy. A number of prominen
Poles were arrested and sent to Siberia
and Suboff was hunting for more eonspir
aturs. lie was kept pretty busy, but b.
would have paid much more attention 4
his ofiicsal duties il IL had not been for tn
beautiful eyes Of the wife of a certain Col
Sabinsky.
Mrs. ssabinsky was indeed beautifu
woman. She was tall, well formed, wit
wonderful black eyes and wealth of hal
90 match. Her features were as fanltles
as those of Grecian statue.
Police Commissioner Snhoff had see
her at ball, and Immediately fell vic
lently In love with her, rs far as the tern
was applicable to such creature rs him
self. He paid every possible attention
but the handsome Pole ignored him con
pletely. When he endeavored to beeos i
more familiar she said something to
group o< ladies that caused them TO sisi.
andibly. She was evidently making "
of him. lie felt pretty sure that she sal
something about his personal appearances
and that was a subject on which he wa
very sensitive.
lie EuSfitA Nu@ vi 1tiN BhhAAbphA ANxthhtt
with rage. The more he brooded ove
the affair the worse he felt about ii. II
determined to be reyenged. He wool
find means to tame the pride of u
naughty beauty. Next day Col SahinsF
was arrested for conspring against 70
car. This meant that, perhaps withot
even the formality of a trial, he would
transported To Siberia.
Col. Sabinsky's wife was at first yer
much alarmed for the safety of her hu
band. She felt pretty sure that her III
willingness to smile on Subon was q
real cause of her husbands arrest. 81
was very smart woman-as shsrp as
steel trap. She said to herself AS Nj
Subnff has begun Ia play tricks o's ME, L
see II can't play tricks ON him. Ill s.
IL can't beat him at his own game.n
She managed 20 have note conveys
70 her imprisoned husband, telling him
keep up his courage, as she would IN
means 10 procure his liberation.
In the meantime Snboff remained In b
<ffice awaiting the result of his FIRST mo-
to compel Mrs. Sabinsky TO come 10 term
He did not have long TO walt, for on Il
day following the arrest OF her hushaI
Mrs. Sabinsky called at the office OF q
petty tyrant.
She was admitted into the room.
was quite large, with closet In {
midtile OF the room was n large table,
which were writing materials and ofiici
documents. Subon was in. He receiv
her with hideous grin. His visitor "
pale and her eyes indicated that she b
been weeping
.swhat Ia the cause Of your grief, hea
teous ladyi''
my husband II In prison. Do
know the cause Of his arrestg
s'It Ii a very serious matter, rs he !
been conspiring against the czar. !
sorry, but have my duty TO perform. =
..can anything be done 10 liberate
hushandys'
"I'll take shs matter under adylsaae