The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-08


He has fought good fight and can afforc
to lay down his arms and enjoy the pleas
ures of peaceful life, and we'll find 'eu
for him, don't you KNOW
We went into the hotel to get breakfast
and there for the first time i betbought
myself of Introducing the little solicitor
who had been trying to make himself agree
able to Ivan Dontremember, but with very
little effect.
"This Is Mr.. Pelham said, "a solicito,
who has helped me great deal. Indeed
think you would not have been here now Il
he had not advised me how to act"
"Doubly glad to know you, Mr.. Pelham
said Gordon, grasping his hand and shak
ing IL cordially. "We shall draw still
further on your Kindness, for there's a LOT
70 be thought of. But not a word of bust
ness till we've had breakfast. Waiter
bring me q quart of bitter beer to begiI
with"
While we were eating he gave me de
scription of their flight from Siberia.
"Borgis Schemyl is brick" he declared
''as honest a man, for a tax collector as
you would wish to meet. What he doesn't
know in the way of bribery and corruption
ceived the tip from brother Peter at Mos
COW be just tucked up his sleeves and sci
to work like weasel in rabbit hutch. A.
luck would have it, you know, those two
blackguard Cossacks who kept us company
from St. Petersburg had been dispatched
to hunt us down and were spending day
or two at the post in getting drunk, sc
what does our little Borgis do one night
when he had tucked 'em up comfortably
ON top of the stove but he takes away
every rag os clothing that belonged &c
tLem--their occoutermeDts, papers. every
thing and brings them TO us. squeezed
myself into one uniform. Dontremembei
pads himself out in the other. We wert
lovely to look att Dontremember didn't
need any further adornment, but it was
thought advisable TO swathe up the lower
part OF my face in great blood stained
handkerchief.
This gave color to the theory that my
jaw had been fractured In a desperate en-
counter with brodyags and obviated the
necessity OF answering questions on the
road, except by mumbled sounds, which
Dontremember alone could interpret.
When these arrangements were made, we
went into the posthouse, where Borgis
bound his sister-in-law hand and foot and
laid her on the floor with gag in hei
mouth, and at his request we served him in
tuc Sdine LUIS WIS uout lOT tnt
satisfaction Of the drunken Cossacks, who
when they awoke from their slumbers, were
to conclude that we had broken into the
house while they were under the pernicious
influence of drink, overpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do you
seei Borgis babe us farewell with a wink
as he lay on the ground, adding nod aud
grunt to signify that he would like us tc
shut the door after US to keep out the cold
and off we went.
1.-The Cossaeks' horses were in the stable
saddled and ready. We had only to jump
into the saddle and canter away in the
starlight. Dontremember knew the road
and we pushed along as If we were after q
fugitive and thirsting for vengeance on the
rascal who had broken my jaw. At every
post we changed horses, but we didn't sleep
there. Oh, 10; we were much too eager
to overtake our fugitives for that But We
made up for IL by requisitioning food and
shelter at isolated farmhouscs and places
where there was no likelihood of being
troubled by inquisitive officials. We had
lots of adventures-pretty risky ones, too
but we pulled through all right and ulti
mately arrived one fine night at the out.
skirts OF Moscow. where Dontremembel
has friends. There we were transformed
into an American merchant and his courier
who very kindly lent us their passports,
and without any further difficulty passed
through st. Petersburg and reached Ber-
lin"
When Gordon began his narrative, Ivan
Dontremember pulled book from his
pocket and b, gan TO read, as though these
past adventures had no longer any interest
for him, and during the conversation that
ensued he still read on. One might have
thought him leaf and dumb from his ST.
lence and pc indifference to what was
going on. Tie book absorbed his attention
until Gordor. having finished his Ions
meal, said, NOW let us talk about what
we are going to do next" Then he quietly
marked tho place, and having slipped th,
book in his pocket tilted his chair back
clasped his hands at the back Of his head
and fixed his eyes listlessly on q stain In
the ceiling. 9
"Yes, let M decide that soon," said. J
want TO telegraph to Judith"
"where Is she'" asked Gordon.
sShe il wit Taras I'm Surrey"