The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-20

''1'his is MIR. Pelham" said, "a solicitor
who has helped me great deal. Indeed
think you would not have been here now if
he had not advised me how to act"
"Doubly glad to knowyou. Mr.. Pelham" )"
said Gordon, Rrasping his hand and shak-
ing it cordially. "We shall draw still
further on your kindness, for there's lot
to be thought of. But not a word of bust
ness till we've had breakfast Waiter,
bring me a quart of bitter beer to begin
with"
While we were eating he gave me a de.
scription of their flight from Siberia.
"Borgis Schemyl is brick he declared
"as honest man, for n tax collector, as
you would wish to meet. What he doesn't
know in the way of bribery and corruption
isn't worth knowing. As soon as he re-
ceived tho tip from brother Peter at Mos.
COW he just tucked up histeleeves and sct
To work like weasel II rabbit hutch As
!. black guard Oossack s,F3iB Kept us company
from st. Petersburg hxdsbeen dispatched
to hunt us down and werespending day
or two at the post in getting drunk, SC
what does our little Borgis do one night
when he had tucked 'cm 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. 1squeezed
myself into one uniform. Dontremembei
pads himself out In the other. We were
lovely to look atl Dontremember didn't
need any further adornment, but 1t 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
L Jaw Ind been fractured in a desperate en-
counter with brodyags and obviated the
necessity of answering questions on tn,
road, except by mumbled sounds, which
Dontremember alone could interpret
When these arrangements were made, W,
went into the posthouse, where Borgii
bound his sister-in-law hand and foot an6
laid her on the floor with gag in hel
mouth, and at his request We served him il
the same manner. This was done for tn,
satisfaction Of the drunken Cossacks, who
when they awoke from their slumbers, wers
to conclude that we had broken into tn,
house while they were under the perniciou
influence Of drink, overpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do yor
seea Borgis bade us farewell with winl
as he lay on the ground, adding nod ant
q grunt to signify that he would like us t.
and off we went.
"The Cossacks' horses were in the stable
saddled and ready. We had only to juml
into the saddle and canter away In th
| starlight. Dontremember knew the road
| and we pushed along as IL we were after
| fugitive and thirsting for vengeance on th
| rascal who had broken my jaw. At ever.
| post we changed horses, but we didn't sleel
I there. Oh, no; we were much too cage
1 to overtake our fugitives for that. But WI
| made up for it by requisitoning food an,
| shelter at isolated farmhouses and place
| where there was no likelihood of beinI
troubled by inqusitive officials. We ha,
| lots of adventures-prettyr risky ones, too
| but we pulled through all right and ulti
| inately arrived one fine night at the out
| skirts of Moscow, where Dontremembe
has friends. There we were transforme,
| into an American merchant and his courier
1 who very kindly lent us their passports
and without any further difficulty passet
through st. Petersburg and reached Ber
I1Iviin."
| When Gordon began his narrative, Ival
| Dontremember pulled book from hi
| pocket and began to read as though thes
past adventures had no longer any interes
for him, and during the conversation tina
Il eISueu ne stlli Tthu Ou- oue tnlBnu nav
thought him deaf and dumb from his 81
lence and perfect indifference to what wa
going on The book absorbed his attention
4 until Gordon, having finished his lonl
meal, said, Now let us talk about wha
we are going to do next" Then he quietl
marked the place, and having slipped tn
book in his pocket tilted his chair bach
elasped his hands at the back of his hea
and fixed his eyes listlessly on stain i
| the ceiling.
Eyes, let us decide that soon," said.
want to telegraph to Judith"
"Where is shei" asked Gordon.
"She is with Taras in Surrey"
| "Well, we had better go there at once. "
l. cast an inquiring look at Mr. Pelham
| "There is a great deal to discuss, an
there may be some legal formalities
transact this morning." said he. "But
think you might go there this Afternoon
today being only Friday"
Gordon looked perplexed. Ivan Dontr,
member, still slowly swaying to and fro i
his chair, kept his eyes on the ceiling.
"You will explain what has happened,
said to Mr.. Pelham, while go to th
postoflice"
He acquiesced, and left the room
was private room. At the postoffice
wrote with feverish eagerness my messas
to Judith:
He is here We are coming to you thi
afternoon. Tell Taras everything"
When returned to the hotel, Mr.. Pelham
with raised eyebrows was Pravely twirlin
his thumb on his crossed knees. Gordo
was pacing the room with violent angt
marked on his face, and in striking col
trast to him Ivan Dontremember sat wit
one elbow on the table and his chin in tn
palm of his hand, idly scraping the crumt
on the cloth into long line with the breat
knife.
"What are you to do with confounde
villain like thatf" exclaimed Gordo
wrathfully, referring evidently to Kav
nagh.
swell, /" replied Mr., Pelham, with jud
cial slowness, there are two or three il
dictable offenses. We can take immediat
proceedings for his arrest on the charge
forgery. The forcible abduction is anoths
very serious'-
~ am not thinking OF that" interrupte
Gordon impatiently. What punishmer
is good enough for the wretch who blinde
| Tarasy'
"That of course depends upon the ey
dence&
"Evdencei" exclaimed Gordon scorl
fully Must you see an adder strike b
fore you hit him on the headi We kno
he blinded Taras."
"rhc 49, ,,,,ntive evidence il strong bl
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