Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-14
CONTINUED.
CHAPTER XXXIIL.
WE SET OUT.

ard then only at distance, as we were
hurried from the train which brought
us from the port into the separate ear
riages In which we were ratified of TO
prison.
la that moment Gordon waved his
hand TO me and smiled encourag
but / knew that the poor fellow, de-
pite his sanguine temperament, could
find bu: little ground TO base his hope
upon.
About an hour after nv arrival | was
taken down TO an office, whore the min
lister OF police sat at the head of a writing
table. The only other persons present
were 2udersdorf and the old gentle
man. Their manner was obsequiously
deferential toward their chief. sharp
and severe toward me.
With n slight inclination OF the head
he told me 20 take a chair, and liking
his dark, penetrating eyes on mo
said
"Mademolselle. do you deny that
Taras, Prince Borgensky, is your
frieud?"
NO" l replied proudly. "he is the
dearest friend ] have 10 the world. y
These words brought tears into my eyes,
and | saw everything as in mist, but |
brushed them away impetuously and
met the minister's eyes firmly, and with
the resolve to keep my emotion down.
Then how comes it," the minister
asked. that you have aided In bringing
him nere?"
Il have done no such thing. The
man you have here Is not Taras, but
George Gordon. II YOU are the minis
ter OF police, you will know that when
you see him"
Assuming that this is George Cor
ION, wey did you aid in bringing him
here?"
TO save Taras from being murdered
by your agent, Rudersdorf.
''ls this the first time You have en-
deavored TO save your friend?"
mo; have baked Kavanagh in two
II not three attempts to carry him
away"
And you hoped to save Taras a
fourth time by substituting George
Gordon, to mislead our agents?"
Yes"
You thought to throw of the pur-
suit by making us believe that we had
captured Taras?"
Yes"
Then WHY are you so anxious now
10 make US believe that we have not
got Taras?"
Because Kavanagh made me be-
lieve that the moment you discovered
the mistake Rudersdorf would be ban
ished In disgrace, while a public outcry
would compel you to abandon any
further effort to remove Taras from
Eng and"
You are candid, at any rate" said
the minister, after exchanging swift
glance with Rudersdorf.
81 want you 10 know the whole
truth"
lin that case, will you be good
enough TO give me the particulars OF
the attempts made by Mr.. Kavanagh To
kiduap Taras?"
narrated the events as simply az
could. When | came TO an end, the
minister wrote few lines, handed the
paper TO Rudersdorf, and rising took up
his hat.
What are you going to do with me?"
l asked.
During the inquiries which must
necessarily be made TO ascertain the
truth of your statement you will bo de-
taiued. You will be provided with
every available comfort. and In consid-
GRAFTON of the straightforward manner
ia which you have given information, II
there is any reasonable concession ] can
make"-
George Gordon-I want to see him, >"
said !, for j felt the n9ed OF compau-
ion.
The chief looked grave; then, after
giving sumo instructions to Rudersdorf,
he said to me:
You shall see him tomorrow morn
ing, and with a slight bow left the Of
fee.
was taken back to the cell. and as
the door closed with a clang, and
looked round the four bare whitewash-
q D8 walls with THAR ppa harrad a., 90,
high up, showing but few inches Of
ieaden sky, asked myself where was
,he comfort that bad been promised
me.
In the evening the warder brought
me bundle Of thick serge clothes aud
greasy sheepskin coat, telling me that
j should have TO wear them for nv
journey and that ! must get up when /
was called. This was the first intima.
ton bad received that we were 10 be
removed from ST. Petersburg. The
minister had spoken only Of a deten-
ton. lie had said that / should see
Gordon the next morning, but was II
ony 20 say 'goodby?"
Before It was light the warder en-
tered my cell, and seeing "A candle on
the shelf which served as a table told
me ] must be dressed in ten minutes. In
t'h utihuNtH ! was dressed in my Ill
hitting clothes, looking more like a
white bear than a human creature ip
the great sheepskin coat which touched
the ground at my feet and was fur.
nished with hood and O collar band
which left nothing visible OF NV face
except my nose and eyes a pair OF
enormous boots lined with sheep,kiD
and great fiugerIess gloves OF the same
Kind added still more 10 the uncoutb.
ness OF my appearance. The warder
brought me % mug of hot tea and some
dried hsh and bread, and while II ate
my breakfast made up the clothes I
bad worn into a bundle for me TO take
with me.
was taken down into the ward.
where, 10 my great joy. found Gordon
arraycd To- suit similar 90 my own. bv
which concluded that be was To 90
away also. j think be was no less
pleased TO see me. lie gave me botb
hands, and we stood there hand ln hand
too grateful TO speak az first.
you are going with meg" we said a.
last and simultaneously.