Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-17

WoIt man tNht.
We assured him that we had never heard
Of his having wife,
81 pray to God she is dead b" he said fer
vrntly. Better that she should Dc mn,
dered by hun than live TO share his trcach
cry. She Wa, my sister, he added after "a
pause, "Thnt IS why trusted him, And
when he knew all that would toll him he
sold me to the police. To conceal that fact
| have been kept all these years In prison
Never mind that Tel me all you know
about him-eyery detail TINT comes into
your mind. Who knows what this may
lend top
We told him all that we knew. all that
We thought about Kavmagh His emo.
ton had subsidized, and ho listened with in
tense hNlty OF purpose in his set features,
not uttoriug u sound until the last word we
had to say on the subject wns spoken
Then, without debating any point In our
statement, he said a. once
There Is more villniny underlying this
than You dream Of Does he owe you
money!
"a trinc-a few pounds upon our last
game Of cards, that's all
lyau dropped his voice and asked a quus-
tiou which was not intended for my ears.
Gordon shook HIS head Ia the negative and
then asked,
"was there sufficient reason for his send.
ing us ont Of EuglUpdy"
"For getting rid Of mademoisclle, GER
tainly, but Tor sending you hure-weil,
there WAS motive enough for an ordinary
villain, but not enough for such villain as
kavanagh"
AT any rite, now we arc here, we may
console ourselves with the belief that poor
old THras will we left alone unless the
minister Of police, who must know that
am not IHras'
"oh, he knows that well cuough,n said
Ivan Dontremembcr with u toss OF his head
"kayanaugh wouldn't attempt to deceive
him. Tho whole plot has been carried cut
with his consent The ministcr'a mnin oh.
leet was to satisfy his master the csar
That ia done, aud knyanaugh has given u
sufficient guarantee that Taras shah DO
heard Of no more levin he silencod he.
fore that terra Gotta is burnt, unluss'-he
added rctlectively Then after ulomcuts
pause he asked abruptly, "Sou have
money!
"plonty--in London"
"liut here1n
Gordon did not know how much he had.
Just before starting he put apotchook con.
tanning all his ready money Ia his pocket
on the chance Of money hclng needed for
the rescue ~ pnras and some OF these
a9tes he ahangcd into Russian money at
Moscow, He pulled out his case again,
nnd opening it found that besides the note
for thousand ruhlcs hn had two OF a hun.
dred and 1--WE English notes OF 40 each.
Not cnough,n said Ivan IN tone Of dis
appointment. "But put them UP Guard
them rs you would your life They may
be worth more than that event.
With the fear that some OF the escaped
conviots might even now be Watching tis. |
turned my heal and glancing among the
scattered trees behind Us distinctly SAW Z,
white face standing out OF the darkness
sprang up with q cry Of alarm. Gordon
was by my side in a moment There's no
danger said ivan, who had stepped for,
ward a couple OF PAGES with his stick tight.
" grasped. Its only my friend, houest
Schemyln
sehemyl stalked across the opening, a RI
DO resting in tho hollow OF his arm liz
wore conioal fur cap pulled down to lis
browH and n long frleze coat that cainc NJ
TO his ears. a bristly mustache, rpd snnt
noso and a pair OF ferrety eyes were all one
could SEQ of his face He looked lclccly
AZ usas he stopped in the full light Of The
fire.
'Ihaye stopped ID have a chat with two
acquaintance, Peter sehcnyl," said Ivan
IN almost a bantering tone They arr
English, trnveling in Russia for pleasure
as you know English will at this season Of
the year But unfortunately they have lost
their wayn---
And their papsra perhspsy" said Peter
schumyi grimly
| -kap have OWNED the truth, Psser ssAe