Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-04-21


happiness on the realization of one idea.
He has fought a good fight and can afford
to lay down his arms and enjoy the pleas
ures of peaceful life, and we'll find 'em
for him, don't you know"
We went into the hotel to get break fast.
and there for the first time bethought
myself of introducing the little solicitor,
who had been trying to make himself agree
able to Ivan Dontremember. but with very
little effect.
This is Mr.. Pelham" ] said, "a solicitor
who has helped me great deal. Indeed
think you would not have been here now il
he had not advised me how to act"
"Doubly glad to know you. Mr.. Pelham"
said Gordon, grasping his hand and shak-
ing it cordially I'VE shall draw still
further on your kindness, for there's a lot
to be thought Of But not word of bust
ness till we've had breakfast. Waiter
bring me a quart of bitter beer to begin
with
While we were eating he gave me de
kcription of their fight from Siberia.
"Borgis Schemyl is a brick" he declared
''as honest a man, for a tax collector, as
you would wish to meet. What he doesn't
know in the way of bribery and corruption
isn't worth knowing AS soon as he re
COW he just tucked up his sleeves and SIT
to work like weasel in rabbit hutch. AS
luck world have it. you know, those two
blackRuard Cossacks who kept us company
from St. Petersburg had been dispatched
to hunt US down and were spending day
or two at the post in getting drunk, so
what does our little Borgis do one night
when be had tucked 'em up comfortably
on top Of the stove but he takes aw,,
every rag of clothing that belonged To
them-their acconterments, papers, every
thing, and brings them to US squeezed
myself into one rniform. Dontremember
pads himself out in the other. We We're
lovely to look att Dontremember didn't
need any further adornment, but it WIS
thought advisable 10 swathe up the lower
part OF my face in great blood stained
handkerchief.
This gave color to the theory that my
Jaw had been fractured in "a desperate en-
counter with brudyags and ohviated the
necessity of answering questions on the
road except by numbed sounds, which
Dontremember alone could interpret
When these arrangements were made, We
went into the posthouse, where BorGis
bound his sister-in-law hand and foot and
laid her on the Goor with gag III her
the same manner TINS was done for the
satisfaction of the drunken CoSsaclls. who
when they awoke from their slumbers, We're
to conclude that we had broken into the
house wh..a they were under the pernicious
influence of drink, overpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do you
seer BOrgis babe US farewell with al wink
as he lay on the ground, adding Il nod and
grunt to signify that he would like us tc
shut the door after us TO keep out the cold
and off we went
"The Cossacks' horses were in the stable.
saddled and ready We had only IL jump
into the saddle and caLttr away Ia thc
starlight Dontremember knew lhe road
and we pushed along as ii we were after II
fugitive and thirsting for vengeance un th-
rascal who had broken my jaw At every
post we changed horses, bht we ,lidn sietr
there. Oh, no, we were much Too eager
to overtake our fugitiveS for That liut we
made up for it by requlstIoning food and
shelter at isolated tarmhouse> AID place.
where there was no likelihood III hine
troubled by inquisitive officials. We L&t
lots of adventures pretty risky ones, too
but we pulled through all night aud ultl
mately arrived one fine uit 1t al the ont.
skirts of Moscow. where Donti,n4emLty
has friends There We were tlans fGllAed
into an American merchant and hir Ool.rleI
who very kindly lent us then lIaAspurlS
and without aGy further Difficulty lasstd
through St Petersburg and ,,HcAc, i.er
lin."
When Gordon began bis narrative, Ivan
Dontremember pulled a book lroIn his
pocket and began to read. aS thongh these
past adventures had no longcl any interest
for him, and during the CONVERSATION taat
ensued he still read on One might have
thought him deaf and dumb from hlS -
lence and perfect indifference I" what wHs
going on. The book absorbed his attention
until Gordon, having finished his Ion
meal, said, Now let us talk about wha,
we are going to do next" Then he quietly
marked the place, and having slipped the
book in his pocket tilted his chair back.
clasped his hands at the back Of his head
and fixed his eyes listIessly on II Stain in
the ceiling.
"Yes, let us decide that soon. said |
want to telegraph to Judith"
"Where is she?" asked Gorion
"She is with Taras IN surrey
well, we had better "a y ere "t "i''
cast an inquiring look Al; Mr. l'lh'w
"There is great deal /" dis"n~S. si''