Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-30
laughed; "at least not till one is sick

laughed; "at least not till one IS sick
of watching"
Nevertheless presently little steam
began to issue from the spout Of our
kettle, and we knew that the water
was on the move
In other words, our friend began to
show little activity. He went about
the town more frequently. Queer, weird
looking people came at intervals to zee
him and sat in fathers study in con-
sultation with the impostor. The time
had come for Us to start work as anna
teur detectives, an occupation I most
cordially disliked.
But father was still unfound. Indeed
we were no further on toward clearing
up the mystery than we had been a
week after his disappearance, and moth
er fretted and wept.
Great heavens To set all this right
and see dear mother happy once more
should spy with the best and meanest
One evening Borofsky returned home
in the best Of spirits
"What is it, Borofsky2" inquired,
for I saw that he was longing to be
asked.
"I've had a good haul today" he
said, rubbing his hands "Our friends
busy over some deviltry, I'd stake my
existence on it. He has been present at
secret committee meeting this after
noon. and / know where they met and
how many were present.
"And what they plotted. =" I asked
land who they weref
"You are going too fast, my dear
sirl" said Borofsky. "How could ! pos
sibly know all thatf / was not in the
room and all these people / have seen
today for the first time"
"But how did you get to see them at
allf" I asked Didn't you run great
risk o.
"Some risk, no doubt, but / WASH t
Borofsky, mind you'll was disguised.
I went to my lodgings early In the aft
ernoon and put on beggar's dress that
I have in stock-a perfect disguise In
this l returned here, standing outside
this very door till our friend came out.
l did the same yesterday. but he kept
me waiting several hours and never
came at all. Well, this afternoon | had
hardly been here quarter Of an hour
when out comes my man, jumps into
drosky and drives away.
LUCKILY 1, too, had drosky wait
ing round the corner and into this l
jumped. throwing the cloak over me
that was already prepared for my use
in case Of need and lay folded ready on
the cushion.
81 followed his drosky right across
to the island side, down the first line,
over the Tuchkof bridge and into the
Peterburgskaya. He turned into small
street that led out Of the prospekt. and
I stopped in the main thoroughfare a
few yards farther on, threw the cloak
to my driver and hurried back to the
corner Of the small street.
"His drosky was returning empty,
and he had disappeared, and I thought
1 had lost my man; but almost imme-
diately another trap drove up turned
into the street and stopped at little
wooden house half way down 1t. So ]
imped toward the gate of that house.
beggar again. now-and took my
stand near by
"No less than seven other individuals
drove or walked to that gate, sir, and
entered the little wooden house, though
/ was not exactly on the spot when all
arrived, for the first that came gave me
a grievnik &c kopecks) and bade me go
farther, very much farther; but we
need not specify the destination he had
fixed upon me. The next was no more
polite, and rather than cause anger or
rouse suspicion moved few doors
away. When all had arrived-nine or
ten there must have been in ALL
waited few minutes and then depart
ed"
"Well done, Borofsky," said I. "You
have certainly advanced matters today.
It was undoubtedly meeting Of sorts.
Our friend is up to no good. I'll be
swornl Well, now we know one Of his
haunts. anyway Well catch him out
yet, and then We'll name our terms for
saving his head from the only place it's
fit to fill, and that's the moose
"What manner Of men were these
friends of his2' asked Percy; "the
other members Of this charming COM
mittee? A set of desperate looking
cutthroats, I'll bet. "
"They were very mixed" said Bo-
rofsky. There were some who looked
quite respectable Officers; two fellows
in civilian uniform; one or two awful
looking specimens and a couple Of stu