Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-02

"Good," said Borofsky ''Now, see
here. am going to take up my stand
at the corner of the palace bridge. |
shall be in disguise. One of you can go
toward the Liteynaya. to the right
along the quay. and watch in some
gateway or porch in case he goes that
way The other should wait until he
hears the fellow departing. Keep this
door open, and you'll hear him 90 down
into the grand hall 1 shall warn the
porter to look which way he turns up
or down the quay and to let you know
the instant you appear. Don't lose a
minute. but follow him."
Percy and tossed up for the choice
Of duties. and I won. I chose that Of
shadowing our man from the very door
I PREFERRED a chase to an ambush, hav-
ing strong objection to shivering in a
gateway in hopes Of catching sight of
the quarry.
So away went Borofsky to the Dvort-
sovui Most, or palace bridge, and out
sailed Percy to stand and shiver in his
porch up Liteynaya way. / sat and
read. expectant, prepared to dart forth
after my quarry, like tiger that lies
and waits for the native postman just
about due (as he knows) to trot through
the jungle with the afternoon post like
spider on the lookout for the fly which
Is audible, buzzing close at hand, but
has not yet quite made up its mind to
come and be eaten, and like great
many other things too numerous to
specify.
At last heard Andre door open and
shut. There were light steps running
quickly down the marble stairs into the
ball, the great door was open, and
and then l was up and after him.
"He's gone to the left, whispered
old Gregory, the hall porter. running
like hare"
Well, If. it came to running like a
hare, I Aattered myself l could prob
ably 60 one better than any Russian
student. will O. the wisp or otherwise.
that ever "sprinted hundredl
Away Iscudded, running on my toes,
noiselessly--I had put on a pair of ten
mis- shoes on purpose. for l wished to do
my best for poor Borofsky this time. 1t
was nearly dark and a cold evening,
very different from an English Novem-
Der evening There had been hard
frost for week. and the Neva was COW
cred with rough pack ice In day or
two the restrictions against crossing the
ice world would be removed, and roads
would be formed over Nevas bosom in
every direction that short cut to any
conceivable spot would justify.
Ny man had not run far saw him
pass beneath a lamp 80 yards in front
of me. walking quickly He did not
turn to 60 over the palace bridge,
though he appeared to be about to do so
and changed his mind. Could he have
seen Borofsky3 did. at any rate. and
whispered to him az passed.
"It's all right, Borofsky," said.
Leave this hunt to me: I'm blood
hotl"
Then | continued down the quay.
past the admiralty and straight for the
English quay and the senate.
There were very few people about
The student hastened along. half run
ming, half walking. and I after him.
about 80 yards away. going noiselessly
Suddenly he turned and saw me, or
saw, at any rate. that he was followed.
He did not know me by sight. Cbserv.
ing this, the student spurted, going a
very fair pace for Russian, but I cas-
lily held my own. He turned and OBJ.
served that he had gained nothing upon
me and, like wise man. slowed down
AS for me, I did not care whether he
liked to be followed or not or what he
thought about it. l intended to follow
him to the end I therefore made no at
tempt to conceal my intention, but just
went straight on. I could see that the
poor fellow was growing very anxious
He did not like it. He ran into the Ad-
miralty square and lodged round the
Great Peter statue and into the Caller
maya. where there were more people
and better chance Of giving me the
slip, but when he turned to see / was
still behind him.
Up the street he ran, or half ran, !
after him and almost at his heels, for /
was not going to be shaken off in the
crowd, and 30 we reached the top, at
the Nicholas palace, close to the great
stone bridge of the same name, and
over this bridge he made as though he
would go.
But suddenly another idea struck
him. He turned aside from the bridge
and, running quickly down the steps
that lead to the water, climbed the
danger" obstruction and'got upon the
ice with the evident intention Of shak-
ing me off by attempting the dangerous
and forbidden enterprise of crossing the
Neva before the ice had been pronounced
safe.
I confess I did not like it. 1t was too
cold and too dark for a bath. There
was no particular reason for shadowing
this unfortunate little wretch all night,
until in desperation he should dart into
the squalid hole he called his home.
| What did his address matter. to usP- ]