Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31
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rOrdOn. BOtn arc my AAtSNNS' No'
Nlatter I read TO you shows that
: Rpdersdorf is under my direction
KIM be held responsible Tor tue life
,is nrisoner. He values his own IN
al loo keenly to disregard the order
ais chief. -,
what would happen them
,Gordon would be seized ana taken
Russia IN the place Of Taras."
.Bpt the moment he seizes Gordon he
/ discover his mistake"
.G9rdon does not speak Russian. he
bws onlv little French. de would
1 once in English that he was not
ndersdorf would laugh IN his face.
IN every prisoner tries TO ge' Of oy
tesdipg he is not the real man, but
lsbodv else. They would ask
for his papers to prove bis
btity. IAN Englishman never caf'ies
iers. and Gordon's inability 10 Pro-
them would convict him 81 once
he eyes OF Russian official IN
iuainted with our customs"
Tor a moment l ceased 10 think Of
Ia and / saw only Gordon, my gen
kind hearted friend, torn away
hts friends and the occupR-
which had given him a new zest ier
Poor Gordon" I nurmured.
eing that opposition served oet'ar
persuasion to stimulate my reso.l-
Kavanagh shifted his ground.
"oor Gordonl" he echoed. "a man
never injured any living creature. ?
hat OF that?" / fred up. ia
one nothing for mankind thai
have not done. There are thOU'
OF men as good as he. There s
other In the world like Taras."
hat is true. But 10 seems cruel,
Eful shame TO make him suffer 70.
BIT Of his. It's villainous thing
No, hang II l can't bring my
play this treacherous part.
khink of it. p
YOU are certain that his III.
be be taken"
certain as I am that the SUI
SO tomorrow. But TO him free
~ will not keep him prisoner
!" / interrupted again.
I" be said, with a smile. But,
led gravely, "he may be KEEP
r for months"
hths! l exclaimed, astonlsheC
ightnesS Of the penalty.
sibly." He seemed to miSinter
surprise. son the other hand
be set at liberty in few weeks
epends upon the length Of time
10 wait for official examination
mister of police OF course knows
and the moment he sees Gordon
take will De discovered"
ew weeks-a few monshs-thai
ing~
you"
10 him. A man with half hil
IS would undergo that cheerful!
his friend. Gordon will agree
mself, / know"
eieve he would II we could maxi
party TO the scheme. Uniortu
we cannot. He is the wOrs
q the world. The slightest evi
Df completely or his part woulC
Rudersdorfs suspicious, and TIT
would fall through.
dded assent 20 this, knowing how
bird poor Gordon was. But Kav
Is hesitation. TO act still mystiiieC
short period Of captivity seems L
tribe 10 com parisOn with the lifu
.iend," be observed.
rs, il is, and l cannot understand
GU hold back.
ere are a good many things tina
b do not understand, and homo
en- friends is one Of them, l fear
is not only ibis breach Of hOnol
hays 10 consider" he added il
rasen.iRl tone, seeing that ~
xiA7 had not oeen removed
have ;ost sight OF the fact tina
clir dooms me to perpetual exile
to death"
-, | forgot that. / understand
But surely the society will fOrgivr
everything for having save'
shook his head mOurnfully.
be society is governed by hard AM
ules AMI permits no member to d.
for the sake OF the good it ma
ice. Besides" be added QuicEi,
soid criticism OF this very anti
site principle "they will certain.
III this as an expedient 70 escapu
enalty OF previous acts. IL is use
20 cheat myself with false hopes
carry out this scheme, l mus
70 TO fly the country the day tina
Dn returns.
both SAT silent for little time,
z that the sacrifice could only b,
BY free will.
he thing" said Kavanagh a
b In a lighter tone-"one thins
bleasss me ia this idea is that i
completely crush the sAemy
Gordon came back aud made hi
fences public, there would b,
= blaze up ia the papers that tn,
an government would not dare u
any further attempt TO kidnaI
Rndersdorf, for permitting him
be cheated, would probably b
ID a lifelong post at Archange
yard fOr his services, and Taras
be suffered TO live in peace.
at Is worth a great sacr fee"
I win think of it. Come, it il
q return.
way back be said.
glad / have talked IL out will
ne sees things so much more
By the light another mind throw
y
\ IL the brougham stopped befor
h he said:
4 lll have made up my mind b,
", aud you shall know the re
billy I prayed that he nigh
carry out his design, and thi
was the wish he had taken 5,
ms to inspire.
CHAPTER XXIV.
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