The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-22

| Andre caused poor Borofsky an i'm
mense amount of annoyance and trou-
BILE for he was the only one of Andres
visitors (of whom there were several)
whom he had hitherto failed to track
to his home wherever that might be-
Borofsky now knew the address of all
the rest of the friends of our highly re-
/ spectacle guest. He also knew all the
houses haunted by Andre himself, which
4 were doubtless the homes of these same
WORTHLESS, brG the student had been too
| clever for Borofsky and would never al
low himself to remain long enough in
view to be Swallowed for more than a
few minutes at time.
He's like will o the wisp. Borof-
sky complained 'sYou think you We
got him safe in your eye, and, batzl-
he gone-whitheri Heaven knows;
don't. Yet he doesn't suspect me He
has never seen me, except in disguise,
and not twice in the same. Why is he
so suspicious p
.sBad conscience, said Percy, and
I've no doubt he hit the right nail on
the head
One afternoon in November Borofsky
came hurriedly into the billiard room.
where Percy and were busy knocking
the balls abcut fer want of better oc-
cupation.
II want your help, both of you, he
said ''Ihat COMPOUNDED young student
is in with Andre. When he goes away.
we must make another attempt t. fol,
low him | must and will know where
he goes. Will you help, both of you?''
Though did not quite see of wha1
use the addresses of all these rascals
We're to be to us. excepting as strength
ening a case against Andre in the event
OF our requiring such evidence, con
sented to help Borofsky to shadow his
will O the wisp. and SO did Percy
Good, said Borofsky. chow, see
here. am going to take up my stand
at the corner of the palace bridge. !
shall be in disguise. One of you can go
toward the Liteynaya. to the right
along the Quay, and watch in some
gateway or porch in case he goes thai
way The other should wait until he
hears the fellow departing. Keep this
door open, and you II hear him go down
| into the grand hall shall warn the
porter to look which way he turns up
or down the quay and to let you know
the instant You appear Don't lose a
minute. but follow him. .
| Percy and tossed up for the choice
Of duties. sld won. chose that of
sbadowing our man from the very door
| preferred a chase to an ambush. hav
| ing strong objection to shivering in q
gateway in hopes of catching sight OF
\ the quarry.
So away went Borofsky to the Dvort-
ssovui Most. or palace bridge, and out
sailed Percy TO stand and shiver in his
porch up Liteynaya way 4 sat and
read, expectant. prepared to dart foTtl
after my quarry. like a tiger that gies
and waits for the native postlnan Just
| about due Gas he knows to trot through
| the jnngleWith the afternoon post like
a spider on the lookout for the fly which
is audible, buZzing close at hand. bui
las not yet quite made up its mind to
come and be eaten, and like great
many other things too numerous to
specify.
At last / heard Andres door open and
shut. There We're light steps running
quickly down the marble stairs into the,
hall, the great door was open, and
and then l was up and after him
He's gone to the left, whispered
cid Gregory. the hall porter. running
like a hare. ("
Well, if it came to running like a
hare, | hattered myself / could prob
ably go one better than any Russian
student, will O the wisp or otherwise.
that ever "sprinted hundredl''
Away Iscudded, running on my toes,
noiselessly-I had put on pair of ten
mis- shoes on purpose, for wished to do
my best for poor Borofsky this time 1t
was nearly dark and a cold evening,
very different from an English Novem-
Der evening There had been a hard
frost for week. and the Neva was COW
cred with rough pack ice. In daylor
two the restrictions against crossing the
ice world would be removed, and roads
would be formed over Neva's bosom in
every direction that short cut to any
conceivable spot would justify.
My man had not run far / saw>him
pass beneath a lamp 30 yards in front
of me, walking quickly He did not
turn to go over the palace bridge,
though he appeared to be about to do SO
and changed his mind. Could he have
seen Borofsky2 Ibid, at any rate, and
whispered to him as passed
"It's all right, Borofsky. l said
''Leave this hunt to me; I'm blood
hot r
Then continued down the quay,
past the admiralty and straight for the
English quay and the senate
There were very few people about
| The student FASTENED along, half run
ming, half walking, and l after him.
about 80 yards away, going noiselessly
Suddenly he turned and saw me, or
saw, at any rate. that he was followed.
He did not know me by sight Observ-
ing this, the student spurted. going a
very fair pace for Russian. but cas-
lily held my own. He turned and OBJ
served that he had gained nothing upon
me and, like a wise man, slowed down.