Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26
CHAPTER XIII


~ have bad news .aid Kavanagh "a
We passed Lambeth palace. Read that"
be added. putting a letter In my hand
which he Ind taken carefully from leather
oass.
opened the folded sheet Of thin, blue
hn0d paper
There was a black split eagle IN the left
hand corner, and on tho right OF It a printed
address IN Russian characters. glanced
down the paper and cogld make nothing 81
81. for 1t was written Ia tho Russian char
actors, but turning the leaf / found several
names in The ordinary italian hand, md
among them was onl which struck thenote
Of alMm-RudCrsdor occurred several
times IN the samo page.
"whht does 1t saytn asked. II can't
make 10 out"
II thought you understood RussiEa.n
"a fsw words, but / can't read Russian
writing
He took the letter from my hand and rln
through IL Ia Homber Bilnnce, then raising
bis eyes and fixing them Relatively ON tho
distance he said:
TITS from the minister Of police at St.
petersbufg. Luck runs in struaks, Ead III
luck too. He writes In tho most friendly
pnd courteous spirit, hut virtually be Oilers
No my defnieiaen-trlls me that have
luiled 10 do the work undertook and inti-
hates that be HbAli have 10 employ some
bns else Who that Is you can guessn
''Rudcrsdori," said
lie nodded and turning again to the let.
Ter continued
Here are his roasonsi We have certain
Information that norgonsky'- Tnras, YOU
kbow-'has maee arrangements for exhibit
lbg al sn early dntn IN Paris aud London
casts Of statue ia terra Gotta, modelled In
Lambeth, which must give eEtrenu dis.
pleasure 70 The ear His anger win fall
upon mo- ann approximation II this statue
must involve ny downfall Tho order CIV.
In me- now nearly ~ months ago, WINS 70 ST.
lenos Borgenalsy, and hr must DO tilrncad
~ any cost, even tloHrh che cost he Dor.
Eesshy's lie and tho luB Of your services.
Wtth much rnluc,1ncc--as YOU. feel sure,
viii undarrtnni i have this day instrzuted
Ruaszsdorf 70 start for London"
Ee paused, aud held my breath too ter.
rlAoieo speak.
"'If anything can bs done 20 ssvu thslife
OF Hotgeuaky / know YOU Will do it. pni
should you succeed you may aapgul on %
sRhssnntim recognition Of your ssryicr-
Vita thiH view / have given Hudersdorf
imperative md stringent Instructions 20
cuneult you before ralsing any action what
ever ile viii call upon you o. soon Us be
r1aches London and carry out Implicitly
any directions you may givo Tor conveying
Bargunsky safely on bOard tine Yolga. In
the eyunt, howevur. q your having no diruc-
tionn 10 give him'-that mcaIls II can end
no mcans of getting Tnras on board the
tteatary that "a waiting for him then Ru-
drud9rf will have the sole management OF
tho afgir-to silonue Bnrgcnsky rs may
seem beat to him-and You will DO freed
from all further responsibility Ia the mat
ter"
lie sighed. uad without other comment
gloomily repAecd the letter in bis case
When will Rudorldon be horein AJAX.
Cd after an interval OF dreadful Riienoe.
III lie l0ft ON tho same day that this let
ter WA posted, he may DO hero now"
"6owF' ] gaspud
He may DO waiting for mo vt my cham.
heu this nomcnt.n
The throhblpg Of my heart seemed 10
check the words ~ they rnso
''What-what shall you DOR / faltored
'Rodp out OF his way On long AZ dare
"fou VIII 60 away fTom Londonfr
lie shook bis Lead
Unfortunately there Is danger even In
delay Tomorrow or the next day he will
Telegraph TO the minister for instructions
Ho will discover that left my chambers
after the tlmo whom should have received
tho letter advising me Of HIS coming"
And thenin
"phon probably the minister viii allow
few days grace, after which he will wiro
tie fatal instructions that Rudersdorf IL
craving for--ths order 20 act as may seem
btHt 10 him."
"You mnat ace him-put him ell on some
protensc."
Yes that will do for time, until the
minister loses patience, and all the while
we are whetting The appetite OF that blood
hound Nuaersdorf. Yes, limits what he IL
IA bloodhound, neither more nor less
ready 70 run down any unhappy wretch
whoav scent is gtyon him. Fancy, he has
never seen Tslras; rarus has never injured
him, and yet fiVm tho day I'aras arst cam,
nader the notice Of the police ellis a. an has
vowed to destroy him, ="
What iurgn
simply 20 crafty his last for blood, the
cultivated Instinct of tho bloodhound. lie
Nears a loukot ON hls chain, ho opcned Il to
show me one day. IL cnntnins twu wisps OF
hniF.-onc a womanls-taltcn from the heads
OF Yietima we'll known nihiiists, whom he
hunted down aud k.llti. They urn ar
ranged symmetririlly, with spaoe left be.
tween theui In that vacant space he has
written tho name Of larNs.n
The hrongham stopped he opened the
door and stepped out, but was too horri-
Ned by what hnd heard 70 move.
'What's the good OF going In therefp
hsked tererly when he held forth his hand.
WHAT arr flowers 20 me nowp"
Hetier come" he said In low tune, np-
preaching closer. We have TO avoid aus.
picion Every man / have employed a a
Fpy' And hodlng out his hand again he
added posntedly, "Wo are watched when
We least suspect IT,"
We passed through tho house in which
the ciifyHAntheinums were exhibited, but
"a" no beauty ~ thcm--nothlng but match.
9. 81 rcd here and thoroin varying shaaus-
The color Of blood in all
We went out into the garden. IL ,vas Tho
last day In October. The clouda thai had
oFeiSpvah the aly for some Anvs hnd
oroAen thai morning, and 10 ne0mcd rs II
sninnalr nod feturn,d. The sun WIS sink.
ms IN glory bohind the decp IVA mis-, but
th''t hateful color was reelected IA tho M.
pies or the riycl--hlood oyrryuhpi,, i
could see but that
We can talk safely hcro,n said lzava.
nagb, stopping before vacant aeat-.if
thers 4. anything 70 say 10 added dea,
poadentiy.
Can We do nothibgfr asked despers.