Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-21

and therefore he did not modest him 10
the present Some two weeks later an Cd
portunity offered for a confidential cha
with the thief, the outcome whereof wa.
that he delivered the stolen ring to the de
tective and left town the morning follow
ing.
Mr.. Twygg carelessly put the trinke,
into his pocket and-returned to New
York.
One day not long after a Russian detect
I've called at the Office of his American
confrcee. Paul Sergiloff's mission TO the
United States was to deliver certain docu.
ments to the Russian minister and to
gather information concerning Nihilist
agitator soiourning In Canada.
1t SO happened that his FIRST point In
prospect was Newport, where the Russian
envoy was spending part Of the summer.
As Mr.. Twygg searched for match In
his pocket with which TO help the Russian
TO fire for his cigarette he felt Miss Mer-
rick's ring. What could be more natural
than that he should ask his visitor to de-
liver II up to its fair owner, or that Sergi-
loff should courteously ASSENT
But Miss Mcrrick had left Newport, and
in the excitement incident upon the re-
ceipt Of a cipher telegram recalling him TO
Russia at once, the Russian forgot to re-
turn the ring to Twygg, and carried it
with him to st, Petersburg.
One morning thev found him thare dad
In narrow alley.
A bullet wound in his temple showed the
manner Of his death, and the cause for it
WA evidenced by the circumstance that the
entire front Of his vest had been partly cut
and partly torn away.
The decd was done bv Nihilists An xious
a. -k~t.~ ~ ~
supposed to carry in his inner vest pocket
A few months later the murderer and
some brother Nihilists were arrested, and
underwent the farce OF Russian trial for
political offences.
II there Ii any country on the face of the
globe where murder Is excusable under cir
cumstances, then It il In the dominion of
the czar, provided the circumstances be
that the victim belongs to the class Of hired
perjurers, thieves and cutthroats which,
a. grim Joke, are enrolled in the secret
political police of Russia.
However this may be- the murderer was
hanged and his comrades went to Siberia
To one OF them he had given the ring be-
fore being executed.
What fearful days and weeks and months
Of weary travel those were for the unfort-
unates destined for the lead minesi
The exile. who had the ring concealed Ia
his boot, managed to escape between two
stations.
No pen can describe the adventures and
hardships OF the fugitive journeying
through country In which the natives
hunt escaped exiles rs they would wolves;
no words can do justice to his sufferings as
he travelled alone through the vast soil
tudes.
Tim fIA 49, L. 4.
Joined one Of the large caravans Of escaped
convicts that continually travel eastward.
1t is easy for an exile to obtain assistance
In Samarkand, or, for that matter, most
anywhere In Central Asia, although it Is.
or rather was, extremely difficult for
traders to enter the territory.
In Samarkand the ring left the hands, OF
rather the boot, OF the owner, and was
traded for an outfit that would disguise its
wearer into dervis.
The new possessor Of the circlet was q
Persian merchant travelling to Herat
Everybody from Khiva and Buckhara
and Samarkand and Tashkend and even
Teheran goes to Herat, and that Is why
there Is always such thieving rabble
there In spite of a strong British garrison.
And one fine morning somebody snatched
the Persian's leather pouch The merchant
set up great hue and cry, and the thief
was captured after a long chase by young
mule driver from Jelallabad.
Overcome with Joy at the return OF his
valuables the Persian presented the young
fellow with the ring.
Would 1t be possible for good looking
mule driver to wear diamond ring with
out exciting comment sometimesf
Mrs. Dudley was the first European lady
who saw 1t, and told young Ambrinpton
about It, Two days later the pretty widow
wore 1t,
Old Indians" will remember the scene
up Simla way that terminated the engage
ment OF the two.
Ambrington received his letters and
presents back, They made nearly a car
load. He reciprocated by packing her ten
der missiyes. etc. into an envelona An.
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I h rae 90. so .f.... GU" "ionin
III yoas sVor coming into ms estate ne
nau "cqu,reu inc reputation OF being the
most gullibie spendthrift in the service.
But he had had most sincere admiration
for Mrs. Dudley. who WAS really n charm,
ing woman. Her actions in nnhlic varo
however such occas;or.I,v nc - -, a.;
n w,,nI..s,, s''. 40 70 sNe rise
~ ~ vi p'oasAn. re'n"rAs' nut she was SIM
One day Capt Dempster made a remark
to Ambrington to the effect that the latter
was negiecting sweet girl in England for