Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-02
In 81. p~e,er.burs once More.
CHAPTER xx


THE Narka Is In sight exclaimed
Won A~iitschka; and. without waiting
to explain, he rose from his seat and
hurried up the companion ladder. /
followed i'm more leslHely fashion, and
found him gazing at a small steam
YACHT which was approaching with in
credible swiftness.
You see we can command speed
when we want IL. We are not confined
TO the use OF this cid brig. good ship IS
She Is said Won Mitschka. with a
look OF pride, as he noticed the look OF
establishment In my face.
How do they manage TO get up
such "A rate Of speed | explained. II
am confident that nothing afloat, large
or small. coull overfake that yacht"
II am sure of it," said the CHIEF,
more quietly.
"Is she driven by some new electric
engineE'
mo; she Is driven by a turbine en-
CINE, and consumes less fuel by far
than an ordinary steiner OF the same
size. But when she is approaching CT
leaving a port. or when she is in sight
of any other vessel. she is always re-
duced TO ~half-speed. 1t IL unnecessary.
Il take the whole world into our conf
dence. especially as her owner is a
member OF the Neva Yacht club"
us that really the case:'
Certainly. If IL We're not for that
precaution, we could not go and come
from st. Petersburg as easily as we do
now"
In ten minutes the Narka was along
side. and a couple OF planks We're
showed out from the side Of the brig.
by which two men from the yacht
stepped on board. The foremost Of thu
two was a man above the middle
height, with an upright, soldierly car
riage. 1t did not need a second look
at his square. rcsolute face and quick.
intelligent eyes to inform me that he
was one OF tie leading spirits of the
conspiracy.
The second was n yet o remark
able figure. About a dwarf in stature.
and hunchbacked 10 4 greater extent
than any other man | ever saw, there
was in his large. pale face that ex-
preston of pathetic and pleasing mel
ancholy that is sometimes seen in per-
sons afflicted I'm this way. His COM
plexion was sallow. his hair of an In
tense black. and worn rather long. He.
was dressed entirely in black, and thus
his appearance formed n contrast TO
that Of The other men on board. Won
Mitschka introduced him TO me as DIR.
Sagrani. He was a Spaniard of Ital-
ian extraction. J afterwards found
that this Spaniard and the German.
~. Agst..lBn ..rrI1fnI loo 4l.ava
the brains OF the society. General
Vladimir S~lavianSki. the tall stranger.
was. nominally. at all events, the head
Of the conspiracy: and ! afterwards
learned that he was well known in st.
Petersburg. going much into society,
and being even received ut court. his
connection with the Committee Of Pub
lie Safety being quite unsupported. He
was the owner OF the Narka-
"Ncws, Great news shouted the
general. rs he seized Won Mitschka by
the arm. and dragged him towards the
companion way. The dwarf followed
them. and. by n look. Won MitschEa in
yited me TO join the group.
''My news is this" Slavianski. seat
ing himself sideways on the cabin Ia
BILE. 1T is decided that the Car ac-
companies the naval manouvres. al-
though II Is not vet settled whether he
is TO sail in the Alexandria or in one OF
the men-of-war."
IF he sails in the Alexandra II may
mean success for us!' cried Won
MitSchka. "You knosr that 0risto-
witch, the head steward. is one Of our
most devoted members"
''To he surei ! had forgotten that,
cried the General, taking out a cigar
and lighting 1t.
".And how did you think this bust
ness could be managed without the
help Of some one on boariy' asked
Won Mitschka.
well. | fancy I thought there would
be a muster Of our forces. and we
would surprise the guard, and"
Excellent. My dear General. did
you really imagine for one moment
that such n thing was possible?-that
even II we did get possession OF the
Cars person for n few moments. we
could successfully carry him off-could
prevent some of the guard following
us?'
I'm sure I don't know" said the
General. not in the least offended. 1T
is not in my department: but / should
have thought that was the only way to
manage it,"
Won Mitscllka and Sagrani ex-
changed a smile.
mo" said the latter. "My plan is
not merely the best. but the only one"
''That may be all very true grow.ed
the soldier; 'but you forget that Your
plan requires in this case the help OF
an mItsider-a man whom You may
never find. or whom You may be IN.
able 10 enlist in our ranks
II have found bin, General" said
Won Mitschka. in his usual p'acid tone,
''and he has consented 10 do us this
service. Let me introduce Mr.. Heath
to YOU"
by st. Stanislaus. i never noticed
it, cried the General, as ne took my
hand and gazed earnestly into my
face. But 1t il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fuip' He WIS evidently referring to
my likeness 10 the Gar.
Now. everything depends on wheth-
err the Gar sails on board the imperial
yacht or not" said Won Mitschka.
I'VE must trust To one CT our frierds
at court for early information on that
point; and II n man-of-war is decided
upon, something must happen To pre-
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