The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-08

that he would have deliberately come
10 st. Petersburg, the most dangerous
place to appear in that an escaped con-
vict could choosef And then think Of
the coincidence of the time of his de.
parture with fathers disappearance
No, it would be too extraordinary.
~ nm thinking, said mother, "that
this Andre, the brother may have come
to st. Petersburg on purpose to harass
your father and obtain money from
him. Poor father may have been 80
shocked and horrified BY bis sudden sp.
pearance here that the shock temporari-
" unset his reason, 60 that hs"-
"No. mother. 1 can't believe itr' I
INTERRUPTED, "Father ID too sane and
too manly to COLLAPSE In that way at the
shock of seeing his rogue Of brother
Only consider. We will not do him the
Injustice of believing 1t possible What
was this Andre sent to Siberia fort"
"political murder. He got into a bad
set at the cadet CORDS as a youth Heav-
en- knows why he should have inclined
10 revolutionary ideas. A youtb of such
nosition and prospects a. he enioyed
Rnt be did The commandant expelled
him for some foolish sreech or action,
and he went from bad to worse Even
tnallv the moor wretch was concerned
In a diabolical Mot was arrested. tried
with the rest-under bis assumed name
thank aod-and dispatched to Siberia. !"
"Wbere he il still to be found, never
fear. mother, Did be actually kill a
manT'
~ believe sor' said mother, shudder-
inc
"Ob. they'll have taken good care Of
him. don't doubt IL. He ia still there
This man in London IA father and M
other Ha must be. We must find a bet.
fer theory for his turning nm In Eng.
land than this Your original one about
delusions and financial worries ia better
than the other Borofskv will hiring
hack dear old father to us: never doubt
e. mother"
"God grant II prove 40. dear. brave
Roris " she siphed. ~ would not be
crueI or unkind. INIT do sincerely hone
and trust this terrible Andre. whose
cr;me cansed vour dear father M mnch
sbame and bitter sorrow. is. as YOU
say. secursly looked after in some 81.
berian mine. II he were really at large.
should fear know not what for our
belovod
elbow could he ipiure father. except.
IND nv revealing himself and causing
father sbamef" I asked. 81 am sorry
TO hear of this shady relation, dear
mother. But I really don't see how he
can have ANYTHING to do with this mys.
tery Of ours"
Mother became pacified gradually
and Thought with me that there were
too MANY chances against the nrobabil.
itv Of nv disreputable uncle having
Turned mn in London 10 make such a
theory worth trembling ourselves about.
We therefore dismissed il. Having
Andre the convict to laneuish IN his 81.
berian mines. 60 far as our imagina-
t;ons condescended to recall from time
IN time the rascals existence. II was
father that Percy had found. not doubt
of IL
And now. to confirm ma In this view.
an important letter arrived from Borof-
skv and arrived in the nick of time.
RoroPskv wrote In a militant strain.
He had not cared 70 write before. he
exnlained hecause thouph he had soon
hi mon The original Of percv's pboto.
0ranh be had been unable until now.
to make auv nroaress toward making
acquaintance with him But now there
was at last something to report
Rorofskv had sh.dowed bis man for
several Gays learning ia WIS way
wne,e no 'uoA n's "'oais an" Nv" no
eihp.oyeo his inns an" 60 On 5
nooinson feiey nau '"i'eu nini IN
MS 'elesia'n-seenieu ~ na'o many
iiielus AZ 'u INV. a ~, ''a.'eu wv vi .ni1e
eVely uay inis oiu nos sur ise Us. ~
rather pieasea u.s. 10, IL weh' 10 proVe
as we asieeo, tha' ia.ne' souIa no' 10
very seriously oeneh'eo !, ne coaiu
VISIT ms acqua'htances' Vi WHOM, VI
course, ne POSSESSED many IN honoon'
~ ne 1ook MS means az n = restaurant ~
Lottennani Coul' roau' oorolshy wIo.e'
Y eouid not nelp iaagnlng 10 near tnls'
Mny' m the name OF wonoer' 1noneh',
olo iather chocse SUCH queer venus
ror restaurant = ana II was az !niS
place tnat borolsky maze MS acquaint,
ahce' having discovered tatner weiro
eatihg mousse oorolskS went one even
ing ana dihea there' choosing a tapie
alongside tnat wmch iatnet always oc'
cupied. y am Gaming MN iatner pe'
cause ooth motnef ana l. ana OF course
percv were a. tb;s ti,os onite ooroed
that tbe nnknown was certa;nlv nv Co.
ther and none other !
Half wov tbroneh dinrer ., thor =. mn
WV e ~ So