The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-08
CHAPTER XXI.
MURDER OF THE 1NFoRMANT.

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MURDER OF THE INFORMANT.
The high official at the depart
ment received us on the following morn
ing courteously. but. / thought, some
what superciliously. 4,
"Iyfear have not much encourage
ment to offer you today, he said 1, ii
appears that the pristaf of the oochastol
in which the arrest admittedly tool
place has interviewed the count anG
has heard his version Of the story That
version differs SO materially from youl
own that the fullest investigations must
be made before we can reasonably hope
for any progress
SIT would naturally differ from
ours. : said Bo1ofsky; 'sthat was to be
expected. May we ask what particular
line he has adopted2"
He asserts that his wife is MAD and
utterly refuses to recognize him and
that his SON whether insane also, OF
only q blind partisan Of his mother
chooses tosuppcrt her incomprehensible
conduct He is prepared, he declares. tc
bring forward witnesses-servan and
Others Ito prove his identity To be
strictly honest, it appears, to me. that
the man. were he an impostor, as you
contend, would scarcely dare to brave
out his deception, now that the police
are in possession of the facts of the case
and intend TO make an investigation
He would suddenly disappear from the
house and -
He left the house last night and has
not since reappeared.
The chief WINGED and remained silent
a moment
well, he said, II quite admit that
is a point in your favor. so far a. it
goes. lis that what you came to cell
me \
That and, something still more star
ting, excellence. said Borofsky 1--WE
believe we have nnearthed plotl''
! - plot r. repeated the chief sternly.
.What kind of aplot? 1t is very I'M
likely that you should have unearthed
anything which is not known to this
department. Explain
The car is TO return this week.
believe, and by train.
:, "Stopl | warn you thatethe mention
of the car and his movements instant
" renders every communication of vital
Importance Are you prepared for the
responsibility you will incur by EN-
barking upon, such a course n
at is absolutely necessary to inquire
into this matter that | have to speak
of. We are ready to take the conse-
quences, good or evil Our fears may
be groundless If so. SO much the bet
ter. We only know that which we have
been told bysone who processes to be
accurately informed.
The great man paused awhile to con-
cider.
''The same source he said present
ly, 81 suppose, as that from which you
drew the fairy tale of yesterday.
Yesterday was no fairy tale. but
the plain truth. This may he a lie. told
with a purpose; cannot tell, but You
will agree that lie or truth. the thing
must be inquired into. :,
"Well, | will hear, in any case. said
the chief Speak. if yon will
1T is a plot to wreck the czar' IS
trainl'' Borofsky began.
The chief started to his feet.
who's plot +? What How dare you
say such thing! Such an assertion
must be fully proved and should be well
tested before it is made in this place.
Who are Che conspiratorsf Where and
how. do you suggest, would the attempt
be nader
This very impostor, who, as you
have seen. would pass as Count Landri-
nof, is. we suggest, the head and center
of the affair That is our information
The place is spot between Kirilof and
Bootief, on the Moscow Boulogne line Of
railway Our impostor has disappeared.
but your men can surely lay hands up.
on him For the rest you can, of course.
send telegram to the nearest ,wn OF
station to the spot where the attempt
is or was to be made.
..Stopl Your informant-where is
he to be found?'
THAT is our secret. said.
My dear sir. said the chief warm
~. 90 you seriously suppose tnaL We
should allow the author of SO serious q
warning as this to escape our handsi
The man must be personally implicated
or he would not be in position to turn
informer Come; we are neither chill
dren nor fools Who is this man. and
where is he to be found2'
81 have promised that he should re-
main screened said "Without the
giving of such an undertaking | should
never have learned the secrets he had
to reveal
And which he revealed doubtless in
hope of a reward What reward q
Ten thousand rubles- half for the
information as to my fathers arrest
and deportation by q 1nder of the 70
lice. who fell into the trap laid for
them the other half for this secret >
| And why, pray, should you pay
5.000rubles for the seci I of this con-
spiracyf II is magnanimous- But
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