The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-23

suit Of Andres clothes a-1 looked.
am told, marvelously like Andre-in.
deed the police had no doubt whatever
that he was that very individual They
bagged him neatly. and | have no doubt
that they are still firmly under the i'm.
preston that they have in their clutches
somewhere Andre, or Kornilof. as they
call him. and no other.
LAS for the real Andre. you know all
about his doings. He went to London
like a MILFORD. and like a Milford he re.
turned. He fell on his feet and still
stands upright. Who knows it better
than yourselfT'
"Stop, you Internal little rascal" !
cried. stamping my foot with rage.
"What Of my fatherY | have heard
enough Of your detestable Andre. Tell
me of my father. Where is he? What
have they done with him? ?"
"Ah. you must ask the police that
question, said the ste dent. "Probably
he is at Sakhalin or in that choice
neighborhood. He was taken out Of our
out Of Andres friends hands, you
see. cannot be supposed to be in the
confidence Of the third section. which
is the section Of police spies. Can I.
now? Be reasonable
II suppose not" I grcaned. "But.
great heavens, what are we to do? How
are we to get at the authorities9 Will
they believe usf"
"Ah, that is a very delicate question:
! should say they will not, but it is
worth trying"
"What will Andres attitude be,
supposing we go to the police and ex-
plain that, though passing as the count.
my father. this man is not my father,
but an impostorf
my dear sir, do I know the mind Of
Andre? Though acquainted with him.
as you are aware, I cannot therefore
state what he would do under any given
circumstances. But I will say this
that probably u good friend has not
neglected to prepare himself for such
an emergency, He must know that at
any time you might for reasons of your
own disown him and declare that,
though you have pretended that he is
Count Landrinof, he is in effect nothing
of the kind. but Mr.. Kornilof, the
escaped convict. He will probs bly, say
that you are mad. and that your moth.
er, the countess, is no less, or that the
countess has reasons for cherishing ami
mostly against him, and that You are
with her-being a mothers child-to
rid her in this crude way of a husband
Of whom she has grown tired.
"Such a ridiculous cock and bull
story would never take in the policel'
| cried scornfully.
"My dear sir said the student
blandly, ''you are forgetting n thing
and that is that the police will be preju-
diced in favor of Mr.. Andre, or rather
of the count, as they suppose him"
"Why9" said angrily. "You are
talking nonsense, my friend.
''Nonsense or wisdom, 1t is neverthe-
less true, See here, now, The police
have committed one Of the stupidest
plumbers that ever effete otficialdom
performed, and that IL saying much,
They have sent the wrong man to ST.
IBERIA and left a dangerous revolutionist
at large. Do yon suppose, as a reason.
able, reasoning creature, that they will
be SO very ready to admit their error at
your bidding and on so fimsy a story
as this you will bring them In support
of your assertion9 They will laugh in
your face and say that you are a mad
schoolboy and had better 40 back to
your English school or to tho English
asylum You have escaped from, Even
II they believe your tale-which, Of
they may do, though they will
pretend they do not--they will still
laugh in your face and refuse 70 move
In the matter
"po You seriously mean that they
will refuse TO set right this fearful
blander that they themselves have CON-
| said "Y0u arc saying all
this, as Andres friend, In tho hope that
| will allow matters 10 remain Az they
You wish 10 screen Andre, and my
fathers fate In nothing TO you, hut do
not make that mistake, my friend,
shall move heaven aud earth. i. shall