The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-01

| =. hc oiiiei' ioohcu Coiuiy DIT US as We
entered. Russian officials have a most
iisagreeable way. | have never seen
any Muscovite in authority without
5hls particular manner-a kind of di,
| 1ainful and supercilious hauteur which
neither affaoility nor humor nor gross
iattery will penetrate. but only, occa-
aonally- rather often-the almight ,
and all penetrating ruble
Yes Z said the pristaf
1--WE have called. said Borofskv
ito consult you about certain arrest
effected by you or your men on or
about The
"stopl' said the pristaf. 'eWhy have
to listen to this? Is the case still sub
judice?''
Eyes and no, said Borofsky boldly.
ut has been judged, or went without
Judgment; but it must be reopened.
Who says sop
CHOSE who have suffered injustice
by it.
y "Injusticef That is a foolish word to
use in this place. Proceed. Who has
suffered injustice-the Delinquent
"The convicted, yes; he and others. !"
Indeed Howso? He was convicted,
you say, and, of course, punished. Has
his innocence only now come to light?''
sit ls-not matter of innocence and
guilt, pristaf. A great blunder has been
committed
"a blpndert' Deuce take it, what
blunder? Wherein this oochastok? It
is inipossible!i
II admit that the department in this
quarter is not to be suspected of blum
dering, as a rule, said Borofsky. "Jus.
tice reigns supreme in this .oochastok
and in the bosom of its enlightened
pristaf, but this time you have been the
victim of an organized conspiracy.
"Well, proceed, said the pristaf,
not in the least Hurried or softened by
Borofsky's fattery. The fellow took it
for what it was worth, and he knew
the value of the compliments of those
who came to make appeals at the police
court.
Proceed, he said. 1--WE have blum
dered. but through no fault of our own.
Some one has been too clever for us.
Yes; proceed, sir. .
"You must allow me to tell you the
details of the affair, pristaf, . said poor
Borofsky, feeling that his remarks beat
like waves upon the hard rock of this
mans official impenetrability
,,'Why should II" said the pristaf.
cit surely your duty to investigate
matters which are declared to you to
need Investigation and to set right thai
which is wrong. Here is a case il
which, as say, a terrible mistake has
been made -
81 am not the judge, said the pristaf
coldly. My duty is to carry out the
instructions of my superiors and to
keep order IN my district.
Nevertheless word from you sig
nifying that a mistake may have been
made would cause those superiors to
reconsider the matter which is con
cerned. On the other hand, should You
refuse to say that word the court could
scarcely reopen any question unless
influence and pressure We're applied
from without.
Come This is mere waste of time
and idle talking, said the pristaf.
looking closely at Borofsky and at me.
| think he wished to discern whether he
had cause to fear any such influence
and pressure from without as Borofskys
words made hint of.
81 have 40 time to waste on such
matters as you speak of My experience
is that plumbers are invariably imagi-
nary The court knows it's business, and
we know ours Why should we blunder3
You say there has been an intrigue.
Who are your
''Borofsky, private detective, engaged
in this matter, which is more important
than You appear to suppose, Mr.. Pris-
taf, and which will go further than
this court.
1907 A private detective-a young
one indeed The detective art is not to
be learned in the nursery, young sir.
And who is this other?'i
Count Boris Landrinof, said.
The pristaf distinctly WINGED.
"Oh!''zhe said. ''The son of Count
Vladimir, no doubt? What can the son
of SO eminent a person require in po-
lice court?"
THAT is what / wish to explain to
you, pristaf, if you will allow mel"
said Borofsky eff you will turn back
to the month Of July last, you will find
that you effected the arrest Of al
Stop! What has Count Landrinof
to do with all this?''
May not tell the storyifrom the be-
ginning?" said Borofsky. "It is inn
possible to explain all without begin
ming at the beginning"
"Stop-the date of this.arrest?'
Seventeenth of July Of this year.
"Good The place of arrest?'
Borofsky gave the name of the house
as provided by the student. The pristaf
turned back the pages of his daybook.
Good again, he said. ..Now, what
is the mistake complained of I? Is it yon,
Count Boris, who complains, or Count
Vladimir himselfY'
"It is |. said II both complain,
and will move heaven and earth but
yon shall set right your blunder, pr
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