Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-08

happiness Oh the realization! of one idea.
lie has fought a good fight and can afford
IL lay down his arms and enjoy the pleas
ure~ If Il peaceful life. and we'll find en-
for him, don't YOU know.
We went into the hotel to yet break fast,
and there for the first time beihuuGht
myself of introducing the little solicitor.
who had been irving 10 make himself agree
able TO Ivan Dontremem Der, bur with very
little effect
This IS NIr Pelham, said, . solicitor
who has helped me l great deal. Indeed
think Won would not have been here now if
ne had no, advised ME how TO act.
'Douhly glad TO know YOU. Mr.. Pelham"
said Gordon, GrSSpinc his hand and shak-
ing it cordially. We shall draw still
CurIh her on your kindness. for there's lot
10 I've thought of, But not a word of bust
ness till we've had breakfast. Waiter,
bring me L quart of bitter beer to begin
with"
While We were eating he gave me de
scription OF their flight from Siberia.
'Borgis Schemyl is brick, he declared;
AS honest man, for tax collector. as
You would wish to meet What he doesn [
know i'll the way cf bribery and corruption
isn't worth knowing. As soon as he re-
ccived the tip from brother Peter mt Mos
COW he just tucked up his sleeves and set
to work like weasel in rabbit hutch. As
luck would have it, you know, those two
black guard Cossacks who kept us company
from II. Petersburg had been dispat ched
to hunt us down and were spending 4 day
or two nj the post in getting drunk. so
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 of clothing that belonged TO
them-their acCouterments, papers, every
thing. and brings them to us. ISQueeZed
myself into one uniform. Dontremember
pads himself out in the other. We were
lovely to look AT, Dontrememb Der didn I
need any further adornment, but it was
thought advisable to swathe up the lower
part of my face in a 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 post house, where Borgis
bound his sister-in-law hand and foot and
laid her on the floor with a gag in her
month, and Mt his request we served him in
the same manner. This was done for the
satisfaction of the drunken Cossacks, who,
when they awoke from their SAUNDERS, were
to conclude that we had broken into the
house whilo they were under the pernicious
influence of drink, overpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do you
see? Borgis babe US farewell with a wink
as he lay on the ground, adding nod and
grunt TO signify that he would like us to
shut the door after us to keep out the cold,
and off we went.
The Cossacks' 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 a
/ 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, no; we were much too eager
/ to overtake our fugitiyes for that. But We
made up for it by requisitioning food and
| shelter ut isolated faKmboDses and places