The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
CHAPTER XXVII,
TIM polIcE Mako INQUIRIES

II PoLIcE MAXI INQUIRIES.
Borofsky and | were both too angry
to speak much as we left the pristaf'
Office,
The fellow, as Borofsky explained 1t,
simply reeked OF bullying otlicialdom,
IIe was just the kind Of person Of whom
nothing is TO DO expected In Russia, a
mar who will either really believe OF
pretend to believe his own ironically
expressed opinions In defiance Of every
canon Of right and equity "If n man
like that, said Borofsky. "huppens TO
blunder, an he has he'll move heaven
and earth 10 conceal his mistake. Flo
will lie and intrigue and put obstacles
In the way Of truth, and, II no can help
II right will never be Gone unless we
&C. ut his obstinate conscience with a
golden key"
"Well, man, he shall have what no
likes You know that" | said angrily
eff you thought this, why didn't you
say 10 at the timer We'd have offered
him enough TO keep him q year, II
isn't a question Of economy you know
that
"'There's time enough for bribipg
when we cant beat the rascal en- u
inertia, said Dorofsky Don't forget
that our little student has another card
up his sleeve"
W. went, presently, to the depart
ment itself, and here we interviewed a
greater man
Very courteous and affablc was this
gentleman We rec0pitulatea our story,
with the added complaint that the
pristaf would do nothing for us,
what would you have him dor
asked the great man, HE cannot forth
with undo the arrest Of July last upon
your bare assertion. Inquiries will
however, be made Tho countess mus
be examined''--
"Oh, mol" | interrupted, "Pleasc
not not just yet, at any ratci Let the
matter proceed a little further toward
solution.
The great one shrugged his shoulders,
~ respect your desire to spare your
mother, y he said, ''but the matter Gun,
not 60 very far without the testimony
Of the countess The count must BIO OK.
a%mined-he | mean, who IN now pass.
ing, az You contend. for the count, All
sides must be heard, lmay believe your
tale which IN OK traordinary--or | may
not, but | can take no steps upon 10 nm
til Il thorough inquiry has been held
You will admit that this IL soY'
I'VE admit that, excellence, said
Borofaky
lyon informed the pristaf, OF course,
az TO tho source from which you have
obtained your version Of the arrest the
blunder IN you term it--of JnlyY" con
tinued tho official, "We shall DO obliged
to examine into the authenticity of this
source,
Borofsky flushed, ~ regret" he
stammered, that II IL at present i'm,
possible for us to reveal it, he said,
"My young friend has made, unfortu,
nateiy, Il promise Of HeGreGy"-
ooh, but, exclaimed the great man,
pardon mo, yonng Count Landrinof,
bnt II we are to seek truth VIZ must
probe all hiding places for herl You
do not seriously suppose that You
are TO DO at liberty to reveal what you
please and TO conceal also what You
think ftY This IN a matter Of screening
one, ! suppose, who has been concerned
In possibly criminal enterprises,
~ know nothing Of my informant
! said 'Rat even his name"
"Nor his address,"
"Nor his address, hesitated,
blushing,
"Nor where he IL TO be found at pres
entY' no added, locking keenly In my
faGe,
~ did not say that" faltered, :
livery well, = said the official, slight
ly smiling, AZ ! thought, "We shall do
our best, shall communicates with the
Inquiries shall shortly be in
stituted, " " fair TO tell you that your
story should he easily proved " matters
aFe indeed ~ yon say hnt the tale IL
somewhat Incredible, The %poliee-tha
Russian police In the higher branches
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