The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-12

with you In this, Rorofsky. II We can
score " the rsscals. We will Il 1t
leaguef"
League or no league, growled DO.
rofsky. who was despondent and not
very genial. "I'm not going to rest I'M
I'll I'm quits with the fellow. We
ought, Of course, to inform the police
that be fs here-whoever he may be-
and let them take this matter over. He
IL sure TO be up to no good But the
countess wishes him left to himself,
and ! would prefer 1t that way. because
II the police get . finger in the pie the
fellow 10 as good ss delivered out Of our
hands, and !, for one. have not done
with him."
"Only don't forget, Borofaky," I
said. "that the main idea Is to find ia
Their n tbers were not the hope Of get
ting this rascal to disgorge some Inn
ports6t, information about the count,
which mother seems 10 think be may
possess shouid be In favor Of letting
the police have him."
"And remember, you," said Borof-
sky, "that he will not stick at a lie,
nor at hundred lies. in order to be left
In the house nndisturbsdI Why do
you suppose he has come heref"
"To live well and luxuriously On
nothing a year. should think" !
laughed.
Mot a bit of IL, said Borofsky. who
was not oyerpolite tonight. forgavs
him his discourtesy because he was sore
after his defeat and disappointment
"Not bit Of 1t. He would not risk 50
much for the sake Of comfortable guar
ters. he has a game on. . deep and
probably most internal and murderous
game. Of some sort, and he Is going to
play it from the safe and convenient
sanctuary Of Count Landrinof's town
mansion and to pas-having found
that he can do 10 with impunity-as
the connt himself. There, mark my
words. and I will remind you of them
presently. This man 10 going to play
deep game. he IL revolutionist. prob.
ably nihiliist, and he is taking the
advantage Of his unexpected likeness to
the count. your father. in order to
carry on his Vaccinations without sus-
picion. Do you follow met"
"Gad, Borofskyr' exclaimed Percy,
with admiration. "It's jolly good
ideal"
concurred.
But" said, show Is fathers dis.
covery to be advanced by allowing this
fellow. or seeming to allow him, to do
as he likes and hatch all manner Of
deviltry from the shelter of onr house9"
1--WE mustn't hurry" said Borofsky.
1--WE shall watch him. He may have
the mystery of your fathers absence in
the hollow of his hand. We must catch
the rascal in some plotting and get him
into our power and force his secrets
out of him by threatening him with
the police and Siberia. ="
"What If he is my fathers brother7'
I said.
swell, but go he Is, in all probable
ity. l asked him, but he denied 1t,
which, of course, means nothing, one
way or the other. There could scarcely
be another 80 like the count"
"But, for heavens sake, Borofsky,
let US be careful what we do. What if
the fellow were to commit crime and
be arrested as Count Landrinof and
punished under his manner"
"We don't want him to commit any
crime. Of course. but we do want him
to conspire, 80 that we may watch him
and get him into our power; that's all. "
'It's dangerous. Borofsky, in many
ways. Look at the disgrace of it, il
anything were to go wrong, the horri-
BILE disgrace and dishonor to our family
name, fathers name to be mixed up
with vile. murderous plottings and
crimesl Bahl l hate to think of it."
"My dear SIR" said Borofsky, ait
need never come to that. If we move
we shall move carefully. and nothing
shall be left to chance"
"And what if he should be my uncle
Andre7 Shall we deliver him up to JUS
tice when we have done with him.r'
'Now you are going too fastl"
laughed Borofsky. "We have to catch
our hare first before we can cook him.
I should think, when one has an uncle
Of this kind, the sooner one gets rid Of
him, whether by means of the police or
any other way, the better"
Sought we not to organize come
method of combined spying, Borofsky p
said Percy. "One doesn't like the work,
but we must be spied upon il we wish
to find out anything useful"
"We will do so, Of course, presently.
But for awhile he must be left to HIM
self, for he must not have the faintest
suspicion that he is suspected CT watch
ed. Give the bird short period to get
over its first fear, so that it may learn
to hop about freely and pick up the
seeds prepared for it. Bring the net
along when it has fogotten its fearsl"
So for little while we left the i'm
poster count alone and allowed him to
do what he would and go where he
liked, unmatched and undisturbed
During this period only Percy and
Borofsky ever spoke to him Of our party.
1 would not allow my mother to 80
near the wretch; neither would ! trust
myself to approach or speak to him.
Borofsky played his game we'll. He
gave the fellow to understand that all
in the establishment had the countess
orders to see that he had everything he
could possibly desire and that she was
anxious to see him well satisfied in the
hope that, if only in gratitude for her
hospitality and kindness, he would repay
her presently with some information as
to the mystery Of fathers disappear.
ance.
"Ha, hap said our visitor at this
II owe You some little make up for the
trick played you, Borofsky, chi You
are very young. my son, and must learn
your business by painful experience.
All right; you shall have my secret some
is, If none Of you play the
fool before the time comes.