Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-02-17

win the evidence of another friend con
vince you?"
Undoubtedly, if the friend is reliable
"You seem to be pretty well informed
upon some points," said Gordon after few
moments reflection. Perhaps you know
a gentleman named Kavanagh'"
perfectly well.'
"You will accept his evidence?"
without hesitation"
VERY well,' said Gordon triumphantly
Il will send for him"
Perfectly useless" said the old gentle
man spondently-" perfectly Perhaps
you are not aware that Mr. Kavanagh, like
myself, is the paid servant of the czar"
"A paid servant of the czarr' Gordon ex
claimed, overwhelmed with astonshment
"And the most trusted agent of his excel
lency, the minister of police"
A glimmeripg of the truth dawned upon
Gordon, and his sterner nature taking the
ascendant he turned fiercely upon me and
said;
Are you. too. a servant of the cara po
lice spyS''
bowed my head before his wrath, The
old gentleman answered for me
UNFORTUNATELY Mile. Soltikof Is our
most determined adversary, as you should
know who owe so much to her."
Gordon regarded him and then me in
utter bewilderment Rudersdorf took up
the order of arrest, again saying few
words in Russian.
/ "If you have no other evidence to offer.
Count Rudersdorf will proceed to read the
warrant Time presses"
Its farce, tell you, reading the thing
to me. You have no power to arrest me.
''rhe fact that you are prisoner proves
the contrary"
THAT is an abuse of power for which you
will be made to pay dearly You have no
authority TO arrest even Taras on British
territory"
mo matter where we find the Prince
Borgensky, we need no higher authority to
make him our prisoner than this replied
the old gentleman, pointing to the seal on
the order
II warn you again that l am not the
prince, but British subject"
The old gentleman shrugged his shoul
ders. raised his eyebrows and spoke TO Ru
dersdorf, who gave short, derisive laugh
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 say?" Gordon demanded
with not less impatience.
Count Rudersdsrf wishes to know If you
expect him to take your simple denial
against the evidence of his own senses? This
is not the first time you have met. and he is
somewhat astonished that you do not rec
| ogniZe him, as no further back than this
morning you passed him twice in walking
up and down the Adelphi terrace with Mr.
Kavanagh."
Gordon started and fixing his eyes OF
/ Rudersdorf seemed to recall his face tC
mind.
And all thisp expostulated the old gen
tleman, raising the pile of identifying pa
pers. For example" he added. picking
up a photograph that slipped ont, 'yor
would not have us believe that this is not
your portrait"
Il Gordon took up the photograph and re
garded it in bewilderment. 1t was un
doubtedly his own portrait, but mounted
OH a card, with the printed name and ad
dress of photographer in Moscow Th'
only explanation was that the photograph
had been removed from the English mount
aud pasted on the Russian one But fo
what purpose was still an unfathomed mys
terry to him.
"You perhaps deny your own handwrit
ing?" said the old gentleman, handling ,
letter.
"This is not my hand | cannot ever
read the character in which it is written.
Here is one written by you in the orril
nary European hand"
THAT is not my writing. can prove it
Give me sheet of paper"
Writing material was given to him. anC
he wrote a couple Of lines quickly
Rudersdorf and the old gentleman ex
arnined it and exchanged few observa
tions
"The prince has altered his hand evi
. IDENTIFY" SAID the old gentleman in a com
plimentary tone; but, as the count pont
out, that is slight achievement for ON
! whose skill of hand is known all over thu
world"
| Gordon dashed down the pen in rag
. and thrust his hands in his pockets,
A luminous idea seemed to have occurred
to Rudersdorf. and II rapid dialogue ensuet
between him and his secretary, at the enc
of which the old gentleman. turning to Cor
! don, said
Admirably as you have played this lit
: tie scene, you cannot expect us to take tha
, exhibition as convincing proof that so,
are not Prince Borgensky, We are used Il
! this sort of thing and not easily to be de
? ceived. At the same time, TO remove ever
, the faintest trace of doubt. we shall b.
! happy to facilitate to the utmost in ou
power every means of Immediately provins
t your identity If there is any reliable per
son with whom you wish to communi
7 cate"-
"You shant have a line OF writing from
me-" said Gordon; mot scrap that can b'
twisted into snare to serve your purpose >
I'm that case, relying on the evidence be
fore us and the perfect honesty OF our con
frere. Barry Kavanagh, we have only &c
complete formalities and remove you T.
Russia. where ysu will be dealt with ~ ac'