Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15


thought advisable to swathe up the lower
part of my face in n great blood stained
handkerchief
This gave color to the theory that my
Jaw had been fractured in n desperate en-
counter with brodyags and obviated the
necessity Of answering questions on the
road except by mumbed sounds, which
Dontremember alone could interpret.
When these arrangements were made, we
went into the posthOusc. where Borgis
bound his sistcr-in-aw hand and foot and
laid her on the floor with Il gag in her
mouth, and at 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 SlumberS, were
to conclude that we had broken into the
house while they were under the pernicious
influence of drink, overpowcred the post
master and stolen their belongings, do you
see? Borgis babe us farewell with wink
as he lay on the ground, adding nod and
a grunt to signify that he would like us to
shut the door after us to keep out the cold,
and of we went.
"The Cossacks horses were in the stable,
saddled and ready. We had only to Jump
into the saddle and Cautcr away in the
starlight. DOuiremcmbcr knew the road,
and we pushed along us if we were after
fugitive and thirstiug for vengeance ON the
rascal who had broken my Jaw At every
I post we changed horses, but we didn't sleep
there. Oh, no; we were much too eager
70 o,ert.l.c n,,,. f,,,,itivo. far that Dut no
made up for it by rcuui~tionng food and
/ thclter at isolated farmhou,es and places
,rhora thorr WINS mn likaIibood of boir,,
/ ,rn,,lloJ Nv. in,,,i.iti,.,' o0i,I,is W., LaI
! lots Of ndvrntIre.- nretty ri XIV ones TOO
/ INIT ,vo nuIInd tbrou,,h ali ,ii,bt and nIti.
/ ,,,toly arrived ono inc ri,ht nj the ont.
'.lirts or Moscow where Dontromembnr
has friends There we were, transformed
into AN american merchant and his courier
| who very kindly lent Ms their passports
end without any further didicuity passed
! through ST Petpr.bnro and reached Der
/ lin"
When Gordon be,nn his narrative. Ivan
Dontronrnnh,r MILD - hook from his
nocLet and hrrai, ia read 81. tbough these
nost adventures had no lo,.,r auy interest
/ Tor him. and durinp fine conversation that
,neucd he SIN read ON one might have
tLor,,bt hin, de.f md dun..h from hi. 81
lence and perfect iuditfcrcncc TO what was
co,n,, On he nook snsorbaa h1s attention
mil Gordo,, bnvino finished his long
/ mol s,id Now LET ms talk about what
wa o,, ,,nir.,to do noyt =. Then he n,,ictlv
1Ik pI
hnol IN Nj. nool,ot ti1trl lii chair back
rjosncd his hands at fine bacl, of his head
md Gved his evas ustIe..ly on a stain II,
qbo cniIi,,o
W. 1nt ~, da.iIe tL,t ..an " said T
want r. tnI.cro,,I' to .ruditl
"Wbore is sbrs,, osl.ed Gordon
81, !. ,,i,1, To,,. in e,,,.orr
.Weu we hod better GO there nj once
Ic,.t nm ir(nirin,, lnol-.a- Mr. pelham
trLnrc i a arrat deal in discuss. and
tborc may be some LEGAL r,r,nnlitics tn
tr,rso.t fbie r,orninc,, :, .atJ he "B1t 7
Aim, vc, mioht There Ills afternoon
toJnv ilino n,,I,. Friday -
Gordon lacked uernlrycd Ivan Doutrc-
,,o,nLcr stiII slowly s,vn,.i,.., to and fro in
hi. chair kent his cvps ON ,Lo ceiling.
Won viii rxnluin ,yh,t I.,. hununned -,
s,id ! FRA NJ, p.Ib,n ..,,,Yo I ca to tho
nostof,ice =;
ITr ncnuio.ced and left the room IT,
WIS nrivnte roon At ii. uostof1ce 7
,rrotn win f.veri.h a,orrnr., INV message
toJJditb.
"Uc !. horc U-eare canine, IN Won this
afternoon Tell Toros ryrrytbio..'i
Whom returned totLc hotel Mr. Pelham.
with raised cy,.brovs ,yos rrnyclv t,vjrlip y
his Thumb ON his crossed knee. Gordon
was u.ciuc the room with violent amer
marked on his face. and in striking CON
,I3st. to him Ivan Doutremc,nbcr .Yl with
ono clboyy on the Table a,id his chin in The
MIN of his hand iIlv ecronir,r ne c,u,,, be
on tbe cloth into Il long lime with the hrcad.
knife.
"Vbat mr., Won to do with q confoundcd
villain like thutg" cycl9impd Gordon
wrathfnllv. referring evidently 10 Kaya.
nah.