Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-05

further on Your Kindness, for there's a lot
TO De thought Of But not word Of bust.
ness till we've had breakfast Waiter,
bring me a quart Of bitter beer to begin
with.n
While we were eating he gave me de
scription Of their flight from Siberia.
"Borgis Schemyl is brick" he declared
"as honest a man, for a tax collector, a
you would wish 10 meet What he doesn't
know in the way Of bribery and corruption
I isn't worth knowing As soon as he re
eeiyed the tip from brother Peter at Mos
COW he just tucked up his sleeves and s,i
to work like weasel in a rabbit hutch. As
/ luck would have IT, you know, those two
/ BLACKBOARD Cossacks who kept as company
I from St. Petersburg had been dispatched
/ 10 hunt as down and were spending day
I or two at the post in getting drunk, sc
[ what does our little B0rgis DO one night
{ when be had tucked 'em up comfortably
ON top of the stove but DE takes away
every rag Of clothing that belonged &c
thcm-their accouterments, papers, every.
thing aud brings them 70 ms. squeezed
myself into one uniform. Dontremembet
pads himself out in the other. We were
lovely to lcok att Dontremember didn't
need any further adornmeut, bat il was
thought advisable to swathe up the lower
part of my face in a great blood stained
handkerchief
This gave color 10 the theory that my
jaw had been fractured in a desperate en-
counter with hrodyags and obviated the
necessity of answering questions on the
road. except by mumbled sounds, which
Dontremember alone could interpret
When these arrangements were made, we
went into the p0sthouse, where Borgis
bound his sister-in-law hand and foot and
laid her on the floor with a gag ii her
mouth, and az 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, oyerpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do YOU
seer Borgis babe us farewell with wink I
as he lay on the ground. adding nod aud I
grunt 70 signify that be would like as to (
shut the door after us to keep out the cold, (
and OF we went
1.-The Cossacks' horses were IN the stable, /
saddled and ready. We had only to jump .
into the saddle and canter away in the
starlight Dontrememher knew the road,
and we pushed along rs If we were after
fugitive and thirsting for vengeance on the (
rascal who had broken my Jaw At every
post we changed horses, but we didn't sleep
there Oh, no, we were much too eager
to Byertake our fugitives for that. But we
made up for it BY requisitioning food and
shelter at isolated farmhOuses aud places
where there WINS no likelihood Of being
troubled by inquisitive officials. We had
lots OF adventures pretty risky ones, too
but we pulled through an right and ulu-
mately arrived one fine night a. the out-
skirts Of Moscow. where Duutrememher
has friends. There we were Transformed
into an American merchant and bis courier,
who very kindly lent MS their passports,
and without auy further difficulty passed
through ST. Petersburg and reached Der
lin"
When Gordon began his narrative, Ivan
Dontremember pulled a book from bis
pocket aud began to read as though these
past adventures had no longer any interest
for him, and during the conversation that
ensued be still regd on. One might have
thought him deaf and dumb from his ST.
lence aud perfect indifference to what WAS
going on. The book absorbed his attention
until Gordon, having finished his long
meal, said, Now let us talk about what
we are going To do next" Then he quietly
marked the place and having Slipped the
book in his pocket tilted his chair back
olasped his hands at the back OF his head
aud iiXed his eyes listlessly on stain in
the ceiling
Yes, let us decide that soon,' | said. l
want to telegraph 10 Judith
"Nhere is shefn asked Gordon
"She is with Taras in Surrey
well, we had better go there at once.n
/ cast an inquiring look at Mr. Pelham.
There is a great deal to discuss, and
there may be some legal formalities to +
transact this morning., said he. But |
think you might go there this afternoon, {
today being only Friday"
Gordon looked perplexed. Ivan DOntre-
still slowly swaying to and fro in
his chair, kept his eyes on the ceiling
"You will explain what has happened
said / to Mr.. Pelham, while / 90 to the
postofiice."
He acquiesccd. and left the room. It
was a private room At the postofiice |
wrote with feverish eagerness my message s
to Judith:
He is here. We are coming to you this {
afternoon. Tell Tars everything"
When returned to the hotel, Mr. Pelham,
with raised eyebrows, was gravely twrling I
his thumb on his crossed knees. Gordon !
was pacing the room with violent anger
marked on his face, and in striking con- /
trast to him Ivan Dontremember sat with
one elbow on the table and his chin in the
palm Of his hard, idly scrapng the crumbs :
on the cloth into a long line with the bread |
knife
what are You to do with a COMPOUNDED {
villain like thaty" exclaimed Gordon
wrathfully, referring evidently to Kava- Q
nagh.
We'll, replied Mr. Pelham, with judi /
rial slcwness, there are two or three in
iictable oifenses. We can take immediate ]
for his arrest on the charge Of
forgery. The forcible abduction is another q
very seriousn '
y am not thinking Of that, interrupted G
Gordon impatiently. What punishment d
is good enough for the wretch who blinded t
Taras?n +
THAT Of course depends upon the evi- a
ience" Il