Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

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Taras Borgensky you must consider your
self prisoner OF course" he continued
with a shrug and smile, ''Ineed not point
out to you that resistance Is perfectly use
less and may be fatal"
my name Is George Gordon i can give
you my card"
The old man held up his hand derisively
as he said:
I'VE are Quite aware that you hav,
adopted that name, and also that you have
lately been living at Grandson Chamber,
Adslphl terrace The count has been
watching you closely for some time. Here
Is an accurate description Of your person,
II you would like to see It. Wehaye taken
the utmost pains to assure ourselves Of
your Identity before taking this important
step, you may be sure"
Hang iti II you win not believe my
word, what proof can l give your
1.-THE simplest in the wOrld-showing
your papers"
"PapersW
with snile, as II at Gordon's affected
ignorance. the Old gentleman drew from his
pocket well worn document and showing
It taid;
Thepapers which every one Is compelled
by police regulations 70 carry"
"ln England, sir, " said Gordon nercely,
that humiliation is only put upon those
who merit II by their crimes"
DO you wish me to believe that au Eng
lishmAn is not obliged to produce papers Of
identification ut tho request Of the policew
Not unless he Is n ticket Of leave man"
The old gentleman, In complete astonish
| ment, communicated this Information To
| Rudesdorf, who shook his head with m
incredulous smile,
This young lady will tell you that am
not Taras," said Gordon.
1--WE cannot expect any young lady 70 in
criminate her friend, We are very well nc
| quainted with Mile Aura Soltikoif She
| has saved you thrice from apprehension. hut
she will not succeed a fourth-nt any rate
not by such simple means as you suggest"
will the evidence Of another friend con
vince your"
Undoubtedly, II the friend Is reliable"
you seem to be pretty well informed
upon some points, said Gordon after few
moments reflection Perhaps you know
| gentleman named Kav0naBhp
Perfectly we'll"
You will accept his evidence"
| "Without hesitation"
"Very well" nid Gordon triumphantly
~ will send for him"
'perfcctly useless" aid the old gentle.
man despondently-" PERFECTLY. Perhaps
| you are not aware that Mr. Kavanagh, like
myself, is che paid servant Of the car"
"A paid servant Of the CARP Gordon OK
claimed, overwhelmed with nstonishment.
| And the most trusted agent Of his excel
lcncy, the minister OF police"
a glimmering o. the truth dawncd upon
| Gordon. and his steruer nature taking the
ascendant he turned fercely upon me and
said
Are you, too, q servant of tho czar-apo.
lice spyW
bowed my head before his wrath. The
old gentleman answered for me
UNFORTUNATELY Mile. SoltkoH is, our
most determined adversary, w you should
know who owe so much TO her"
Gordon regarded him and then rae in
utter hewildermeut, Rudersdorf took up
the order Of arrest, again saying a few
words in Russian.
III you have no other evidence to offer
Count Ruderdort will proceed to read the
warrant Time presses"
TITS farce, ! tell you, reading the thing
to me. You have no power to arrest me"
The fact that YOU are u prisoner proves
the contrary"
"That is M abuse Of power for which you
wiz DO made to pay dearly You have no
authority TO arrest even Turas on British
territory"
No matter where We find the Prince
BorRensky, we need no higher authority TO
make him our prisoner than this. replied
the old gentleman, pointing 10 the seal on
tho order.
II warn you again that am not the
prince but British subject"
! .I.v 4.
ders, raised his eyebrows and spoke to Ru.
dersdorf, who gave short, dcrisiva lnugh,
and then losing patience replied In few
short, peremptory sentences which my linn
tied knowledge OF Russian did not enable
me to follow. But he addressed Gordon
rather than his secretary.
What does he sayp Gordon demanded
with not less mpatlencc
Count Rudersdorf wishes to know II You
expect him 70 take your simple denial
against the evidence Of his own sensesi This
is not the nrst time you have met aud he is
somewhat 0stonished that you do not rec.
ognize him, rs no further back than this
morning you passed him twice In walking
up and down the Adelpbi terrace with Mr.
kayauAgh."
Gordon started, and fixing his eyes on
Rudcrsdon seemed TO recall his face to
mind.
And all thisn expostulnted the old gen.
tlenan, r,daing the pile OF Identifying pa.
pers, FOR example, he added, picking
up u photograph that slipped out, you
would not have us believe that this is not
your portrait"
Gordon took up the photograph and 70
garded it Ia bewilderment Il was un.
doubtedly his own portrait but mounted
on card, with the printed name and ad
dress OF photographer In Moscow. The
only explanation was that the photograph
had been removed from the English mount
and pasted ON the Russian one But for
what purpose was still an unfathomed mys.
terry to atm
"You perhaps deny your own handwrlt.
ipgy sald the old gentleman, handing a
letter.
"Ihis IS not my hand. | cannot even
read the character In which It is written"
Here is one written by you in the orSli
nary European hand"
That is not my writing. lean prove It.
Give mo sheet OF paper"
Writing material was given 70 him, and
he wrote couple Of lines quickly
Ruaersdorf and the old gentleman ex-
amined It and exchanged n few obserya
tious
"rhe prince has altered his baud evi
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