The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-29

a = WIN ADMIRATION. Muller, who hap
pened to look at the two ladies', blushed
delight. Lonise dropped her veil and
w her head.
Inc presipent asked lana:
countess Lanin. do you indorse the
trRthfnlness Of these wordsY"
"Yes!" $500 NSS~ '0"
The excitement in the crowd was, il pos
aible, increasing. The president turned
again to Muller n said simply: "Go on.'
y was, as said, the chief of all these
men. Their plots became thus naturally
known to me. ] knew the intrigues spun
against Count Lanin. The mean thirst Of
vengeance of one Of their heads, a man
whom had punished in a manner for
winch l shall account at the proper time
and place, was at the bottom of them all.
At that time l still had confidence in the
future of socialism and determined to allow
the inquity to be carried out. If / had re-
vealed it ! should have ruined the
vast association which Acknowledged
me as the supreme hcnd. and /
lightened me. What I then believed to BIO
Just | now see was iniquitous, and the ideas
which / then thought might be realized l
now see are impossibilities. I acknowledge
my folly and / humbly bow my head before
the institutions which 80 far have ruled the
world. 1t does not become a single indi
vidual to attempt changing the whole of
society. Among these socialists or Nihilists
those who are dreamers are fools - the
others are ambitious crininals!'
The president acquiesced with his head.
Darine said:
'This is a profession of faith which has
nothing to do with the trial. Most assur-
eddy this man is %insane!'
II beg the courts pardon" said Muller;
u had to explain my conduct, which would
otherwise have appeared strange to those
whom / used to call my brothers.. l aban-
don them because I despise them and be-
lleve them to be guilty. They have
committed a great crime and I think
it is my duty to state that here. Now
these socialists, whose supreme head 1 was,
Russian empire by the solemn trial of an
imperial aide-de-camp. 1t was not easy to
find a criminal among the aides, which his
majesty. does not choose at haphazard.
Darine, Baron de Schelmberg and Mediator
Arsenieff managed that. Count Lanin was
president of the boards charged with an in
quiry into these secret societies. They
could not wish for a better victim. The
occasion came soon; the duel between Cap
tain Bello n Prince Gromoff. The. ruinI
OF Count Lanin satisfied Baron de Schelm-
berg's desire for vengeance, the ambitious
desires of Mr.. Darine and the hopes of the
socialists generally. 1t was agreed upon.
pr.Dakoua, who IL here present. one of the
leaders of that society, but bound by in
dissoluble ties to Procurator Darine, was
chosen to carry out the project
The president hereupon turned toward
the man with the mutilated face and asked:
You are DIR. Dakouss?" f
An imperceptible shadow of anxiety
passed ovel Muller's face. Dakouss might
deny! But the doctor, staring at Darine,
who had deprived him of his beauty, had
felt his bitterness return, and, on the other
he had been strangely impressed by Null
ler's confession. He felt that he was lost,
condemned in any case, II thus he said
frankly and firmly:
"Yes. l am DaFouss"
Muller went on: ut was Dakouss who,
unknown to Count Lanin, had poured
Informed the authorities. This man was
absolutely dependent on Darine, who had
i'll his possession evidence of a crime COM
mitted by Dakouss in the pursuit of his
profession. The attorney general prom
Used the unfortunate man immunity for
the first crime if he would commit a Sec
ond."
TIL president, Disguised by Darine's bare
faced lmpudence, asked him angrily:
"Bnt, Mr.. Procurator, you do not pro-
test?"
The answer was faint, ut is false?'
The president shook his head.
"When all was accomplished, when the
Procurator Darine had, by intimidation,
obtained from Dakouss the written proof of
the crime and of Count Lanin's COM
pllSluNs Az pOSoIAo uCSCebuIy w bCOuIo HI |
munity to the doctor-to make hin disap-
pear. He had been promised a fortune and
a position; this consummate fool had
trusted such promises. He was, however.
assured that he should be safe. What was
done? That man there, whom you all see,
was handsome, more than handsome, he
was beautiful, 80 beautiful that in the
streets people stopped to gaze ut him, and
he was known all over town as the beauti-
full DR.. Dakouss. He was cruelty disfigured
with vitriol and shut up in n secret room, in
which the leaders of the nihilists we're in
habit of meeting. That was the reward he
received for his crime. 1t was Procurator
Darine who directed the mutation"
The president asked Dakouss a second
time:
"Do you admit the truthfulness of this
statement"
The doctor replied again: eyes, / do!'
II had the phalanstery of the Asiatic,
which was my property. burnt to the
ground after sending away all the nihllists;
but if you will order search to be made in
palace, all the papers of the society and all
the material proofs of what | have stated
will be found there.'
Now Darine, seeing his entire scaffoldlng
break to pieces, arose and shouted:
"Nabob Dowgal-Sahib, you are a trait
orw
There was one vast outory from the
whole assembly at these words, uttered by
Darine. Muller shook his head:
II have put all the credulous men and
those who indulge in Authorizations be-
only criminals. and l begin with you, Mr..
Procurator. The secret master key of the
whole structure was n man, the mysterious
leader of one of our clubs, Baron de
sity. I have judged this wretch-I have
killed him! They are probably looking for
mo at this hour; they did not think of find
ing me here: l am ready 70 atone for this