Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-06

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| spo,lld haze gtuen worlds to kick the se-
cret out Of him.
ter whatever that may be mentioned
between us. Either this agreement, I
say, or the thing Is off. and 30 am I,
and you may whistle for my secretl"
"Oh, comer' I said. trying-rather
feebly-to assume a nonchalance which
I did not feel "In that Gaze the police
will soon find means to induce you to
tell us what you know"
The student made a gesture Of spit
ting.
"Tfur' he said, "that for your po-
licel They have nothing against me. If
you declared to them land you would
be fool to do it) that I had said this
and that, I should say, simply, This
man is a liar. My word Is as good as
yours. Why should they believe yours
and not mineH Let them prove that
you spoke truth and that I liedl'
This was the fact, and Recognized It
But another and a better idea struck
me.
"Stopl" said. "You are going too
fast You have forgotten the terrible
risk you are running, as you took care
to inform me, by stopping in this house
and dealing with me for your secret
There is our friend Andre to be consid-
cred. In settling the terms for your in
formation we must take into considera-
tion that word to Andre would get
you into trouble "
"Dare to do it Only dare to attempt
it. curse you'll" cried the student, grow
ing suddenly white as paper. "You are
right as to the fact; but, see here, you
shouldn't live day. neither you nor
your mother, if you played the traitor;
I swear this There are many who
would avenge me-
Nonsense. said. mo one knows
you are here, and we shall take good
care that no one discovers the interest
ling fact. For the rest. spare your
threats until you are in better posi-
tion to carry them out and until you
have better reason, moreover. You are
perfectly safe here. my friend, and I
am prepared to pay fair price for
lyour news, but you shall not cheat us.
What say you to 5000 rublesf"
"Cash DOWN. asked the student
with glowing eyes, "And guaranteeT
Certainly" said L 81 will guaran-
tee that no one Of my party mentions
your name or says anything to connect
you with these matters y
"Donel' cried the little rascal
"Fetch your cashbook and pen and ink,
and we'll settle the matter before we
sleep"
CHAPTER XXI
CASH FOR THE STUDENTS SECRET
Coming out Of the room and into the
passage met Percy, who was looking
for me-
"Good heavens, Boris, what's the
matter ?" be said ''Have you seen a
lghostH"
"Come along here. Percy" said,
dragging him with me, "where's Bo-
rofskyY"
"In your study. smoking. Whyf'
"Man alive" l murmured, 'I've
caught a big 6shl In half an hour /
may know all about father. OF course
I may be disappointed, but l hope tor
"You are raving, Boris What's up.
old manH" said Percy.
Ihad said nothing before dinner about
my successful pursuit Of the student and
of my brilliant fight Of genius in having
brought him along home with me. "for
inquiries Indeed l had pretended
that I had failed to shadow him home,
being unwilling to tell my news until !
should have interviewed my rascal aft
er his meal
"No," whispered, II am not raw
ing. it Is true. I've caught some one
who swears-of course he's liar, they
all are, but this time, for certain rea-
sons, I think he is telling the truth
we'll, he swears that he knows all about
the mystery of fathers disappearance,
and will sell me the secret for 5000
rubles.
That's $500, interrupted Percy
Good heavens. man, why do you de-
layf What's a half a thou to your
motherf The secret Is dirt cheap, con-
sidering what the secret is. and how
much its possession by you may mean
to both your parentsr
1.-The brute wants a check down be-
fore he tells me anything" I said.
Gam l justified In giving it himH"
"Oh, hang it'll Is he go very big ,
He's Russian, lent hef" Percy laugh
ed.
"What do you meanf" asked, in
some surprise HE isn't big at all. but
exceedingly little. As for being a Rus
sian, Of course he's that Why do you
askH
"Why, man, don't you see that even
if you give him the check and you then
find that he has bluffed you all you
have to do Is to pinch his neck till he
disgorges again, and then kick him un-
til bedtime or your next engagement.
You don't risk anything, unless he has