Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-24

that gradually grew to be q hunter Of
lost coins, aud OF the punched kopeck In
particular.
"But came home unsuccessful. Ono
morning In the markets Of st. Peters
burg received In change lot Of small
coin which. being ina hurry at the time,
| carried home without an examination.
In my library | fell to looking ut tho
little pieces, aud what was my nstonish-
mcnt when foundin my hand punched
kppeck There was no doubt that had
the identical coin which had bahied
IN, acumen Of the Russian police for
Giteon years and Tor which the wonder.
ful PaIitz could almost afford TO trade
his head. 'Yls; j had found IN st. Pc.
torsburg the punched kopeck which tho
ulluth Of Che cinpiro may have chased
around the world. aud Ia order to wind
up my story with tho proper climax,
gentlemen. here it is!'
AZ the same time Colonel simovar.
who had just flushed tho narrative,
drow from his wuisicoat pocket small
coin, which be placed carefully and
with the proper emphasis Of gesture on
the table under the lamp.
His auditors, two Frluchmeu and two
Russians, leaned forward with gaze riv-
oted on the coin.
"Now, l would like 20 see Patitz match
the punched kopcck aud thus yindicate
the fame OF the Russian police" con.
tinuod Colonel simovar, looking up at
bis auditors with smile Of triumph.
"lf he does not nay hold him up 10
the laughing stock OF the world aud
prove that the Third section Is not in.
falliblc.r
The last words had barely LETT Simo-
vars lips ere very dark hand roae over
the edge Of the table, and the next sec.
ond, TO the utter conformation Of four
mon. another kopeck, punched exactly
like the first, lay On the cloth. Colonel
simoyaf fell back and stared first at the
second kopeck and then ut tho guest
who had placed II where IL was.
"Paritz, gentlemen, has chased the
kopcck around The world,' said the
guest without the semhlance oil smile
on his swarshy face. "he takes great
pleasure in yindicaiing the Russian police
by matching Colonel Smoyars kopeck.
am Paritz."
Colonel simoyur broke into dorisiyo
laugh.
"You are my friend aud guest, Cap.
tain Basilyiich." said he 70 the 80 called
Paritz. ~ rucollect that we met IN
Constantinople and again in Milan and
Athens. Come, come, gentlemen, Cap
tain Baslviteh IL u man Of honor. We
will drink to his little joke
The face Of Parits did not relax.
Rising to his feet no drew forth n
small diary, the leaves OF which lac
turned with provoking GOODNESS
At length he began 10 road OF Colonel
Simoyars minutest doinRs In France aud
among the Pyrunccs. From this ha
jumped 10 tho tourist In America. aud
was following him stop by step lack to
tho cars dominions. when Siiuoyar
threw up his hand.
ut is enough!' he said with quiycrng
lip. "Therc IA but one devil, aud his
name a Partial"
The police spy bowed. II tako tho
punched kopecks. gentlemen, and the
murderer Of Count Yasilvitch as well"
and gathering up tho two coins with
one hand, he touched Simoyar on tho
shoulder with the other.
There was not the least resistance on
the colonel's part, aud he went with
Paritz and the punched kopccks to the
station.
The little wine supper thus startlingly
broken up by the indeiatigable spy Of
tho ear was never resumed, and the
two Frenchmen left st. Petersburg tho
next day fully convinced Of the power
aud tho efficiency Of tho Russian en-.
pire.
Colonel Simoyar paid the soverest pen
atty OF the law for his secret crime, aud
from the day OF tho finding OF the
punched kopcck the name Of Paritz has
been invested with now dread and
terror. II. q. Harbaueh In New York
Mercury.