Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-02
CHAPTER XVII.
ANDRES STUDENT VISITOR.

ANDRE s STUDENT VISITOR
After this conversation Borofsky de-
clared that he had no doubt whatever
that our sham count was Andre Lam
drinof. But. though mother and were
quite disposed to agree with him, we
could not think of any way in which
this fact could be brought into connec-
tion with the mystery Of fathers disap-
pearance.
Nevertheless, though we knew it not,
we were now at last on the eve Of more
important discoveries than that Of the
mere identity Of our guest. We were
sbout to strike trail and strong one,
Among those who visited our guest,
whom shall crave permission to call
Andre hencefortb. since it was from
this time that we became accustomed
to regard him as undoubtedly fathers
worthless brother; among the shabby
looking persons who visited Andre and
held long consultations with him in the
apartments set aside to his use was
student, one of that plaided and spec
tacled class of individuals, half famish-
ed and obviously i'll nourished and pov.
erty ridden. of whom there are many
hundreds in St. Petersburg and from
among whom the ranks of the disafect-
ed are principally recruited. for the lot
of the Russian student is a miserable
one indeed. and it is no wonder that he
is reckless. discontented individual.
only too ready to become the dupe or
the accomplice Of those who preach cru.
sades against property and those who
possess it. For he is not like the under
graduate of Oxford or Cambridge, pass
ing rich upon more or less liberal al
lowance from his father or his guardian.
The Russian student keeps himself and
pays his own fees in most cases He
gives lessons during the hours which
are free of lectures and by means Of
the income thus earned he gains just
enough to pay his university fees and
to starve handsomely on what is left
over. The little student who visited
Andre caused poor Borofsky an i'm
mense amount Of annoyance and trou-
BILE, for he was the only one Of Andres
visitors (of whom there were severaD
whom he had hitherto failed to- track
to his home. wherever that might be.
Borofsky now knew the address Of all
the rest of the friends of our highly re-
spectacle guest. He also knew all the
houses haunted by Andre himself, which
were doubtless the homes Of these same
worthless, but the student had been too
clever for Borofsky and would never al
low himself to remain long enough in
view to be Swallowed for more than
few minutes at time.
"He's like will O. the wisp," Borof-
sky complained. "You think you've
got him safe in your eye, and, BATH
he's -whitherf Heaven knows; I
don't. Yet he doesn't suspect me. He
has never seen me. except in disguise,
and not twice in the same. Why is be
80 suspiciousP'
"Bad conscience" said Percy, and
I've no doubt he hit the right nail on
the head.
One afternoon in November Borofsky
came hurriedly into the billiard room.
where Percy and were busy knocking
the balls about for want Of better oc-
cupation.
II want your help, both of you, he
said. "That confounded young student
is in with Andre. When he goes away;
we must make another attempt to fol-
low him. must and will know where
he goes Will you help. both of your
Though I did not quite see of what
use the addresses Of all these rascals
were to be to us, excepting as strength