Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07

happiness on the realization of one idea.
He has fought Il good fight and can afford
to lay down bis arms and enjoy the pleas
ures Of IL peaceful life, and we'll find EN-
for him, don't you know
We went into the hotel 10 net breakfast,
and there for the first time hethought
myself Of introducing the little solicitor,
who had been trying to make himself agree
able 10 Ivan Dontremember, but with very
little eject.
This is Mr.. Pelham l said. "a solicitor
who has helped me Il great deal Indeed
thinl; you would not have been here now II
he had not advised me how to act"
"Doubly glad to hnowyou, Mr., Pelham"
said Gordon, grusping his hand and shak.
ing II cordially I've shall draw still
further on your kindness, for there's lot
TO be thought Of. But not word Of bust
ness till we've had breakfast. Waiter,
bring me quart OF bitter beer to begin
with"
While We were eating he gave me a de
scription Of their fight from Siberia.
"BorRis Schemyl isa brick i" he declared;
"as honest a man, for a tax collector, us
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.
ceived the tip from brother Peter at Mos
TO work like n weasel in n rabbit hutch As
luck would have 1t, YOU know, those two
blackguurd Cossacks who kept us company
from st. Petersburg had been dispatched
TO hunt lis down and were spending u day
or two ut the post in getting drunk, 50
what does our little Borgis do one night
when he had tucked EN- up comfortably
On top Of the stove but lac takes away
every rag of clothing that belonged to
them-their accouterments, papers, every.
thing, aud bring, them to us. Isqueezed
myself into one uniform. DontrememheI
pads himself out IN the other. We We're
lovely to look att Dontremember didn't
need any further adornment, but it was
thought advisable to swathe mp the lower
part of my face in a great blood stained
handkerchief.
This gave color to the theory that my
jaw had been fractured in desperate en-
counter with brOdyags and obyiated the
l necessity OF answering questions on the
road, except by mumbled sounds, which
Doutremember 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 floor with Il Iag 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 pernicou5
influence OF drink, overpowered the post
master and stolen their belongings, do you
| see2 B0rgis bade us farewell with u wink
as he lay on the ground, adding "A nod and
a grunt 10 signify that he would like us to
shut the door ufter us to keep out the cold
and oil we went.
THE Cossacks' horses were in the stable
saddled and ready We had only to Jump
| into the saddle and cantrr away in the
! starlight. Dontremember knew the road
and we pushed along as II we were after u
fugitive and thirstiug for vengeance on the
rascal who had broken my jaw AT every
post we changed horses, but we didn't sletp
there Oh, no; we were much too cngcr
to oyertakc our fugitiycs tor that. But we
made mp for il by requisitioning food aud
shelter ut ISOLATED furmhouses and plHros
where there was no likelihood Of being
troubled by inquisitive oGiglls. We had
lots Of adventure pretty risky ones, too
but we pulled through all right and ulti.
matcly arrived one fine night at the out
skirts Of Moscow, where Dontrememher
has friends There we We're transformed
into an American merchant and his courier,
who very kindly lent Us their passports,
and without any further difficulty passed
through ST. Petersburg and reached Ber-
ill.,"
When Gordon began his narrative, Ivan
Doutremcmber pulled u book from his
pocket and began to read, rs though these
past adventures bad no longer any interest
for him, and during the conversation that
ensued he still t.4d on. One might have
thought him deu and dumb from his 81
leuce and perfect indifference to what was
going on The book absoru,uu,.
until Gordon having finished his lu-
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,
elaspcd his hands at the back OF his head
and Axed his eyes lstlessly on stain in
the ceiling,
"Ycs, let us decide that soon,n said
want to telegraph TO Judith
"Whore is she?' asked Gordon
"She Is with raras IN Surrey
"Wcll, we had better so there at once"
cast an inquiring look ut Mr. Pelham.
There Is 3 great deal to discuss, and
there may be some legal folhnllties To
transact this morning said he. "But
think you might 20 there this afternoon,
today being osly FridaS.n
Gordon looked perplexed. Ivan Dontre.
meInncF, htlll slowly hWuying 10 and tro IN
his chair, kept his eyes on the ceiling
You will explain what has happened
said to Mr., Pelham, "while 20 to tho
postoflcep
lie acquiesced, and left the room. 1t
was private ROOM At the postotlice
wrote with feverish eagernoSs my message
to Judith;
Vie Is here, We IRE coming TO you this
afternoon, Tell Taras everything
when returned to the hotel, Mr.. Pelham,
with raised eyebrows was grayely twirline
his thumb on his crossed kuees Gordon
was pacing the room with violent anger
marked ON his iace, and in striking con.
trast to him Ivan DOntremember sat with
one elbow On tho table aud his chin In the
palm OF his band, idly scraping the crumbs
on the cloth into n long line with the bread.
knife.
what are You to do with COMPOUNDED
villain like thatW exclaimed Gordon
wrathfully, referring evidently TO Kaya.
nagh.
We'll, replied Mr. Pelham, with Judi,
eial slowness, there are two or three in.
dictahle olenses. We can take Immediate
proceedings for his arrest on the charge Il
forgery The forcibe abduction Is another
very scginnsN--