The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-24
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"I said-why-now, don't get angry
at your old dad-I said you were self
willed creature and acted on your own
whims.''
''That is nothing to get angry about.
do. But fear that between us we
have sent the Paulpoffs to their DOOM"
"For goodness sake, how?"
'It was natural that
"It wasn't natural at ALL What did
say-what have you done-to cause
Vladimir Paulpoff to plot against the
czar?"
"Heavens. Are you so blind? The
Paulpoffs are as innocent Of this charge
as you or l. 1t was against Vladimir
the plot was laid"
81 begin to catch your meaning. Who
was it-Naslerov%'
"It is impossible to say whether he
did or not, but I suspect him. You re-
member the day he was here. | met
him as came home from the bazaars,
where had been buying books for
Vladimir did not. Of course, suspect
that he had been talking with you
about marrying me. Unwittingly
told him they We're for Vladimir and
asked him also to take IN interest in
him."
81 also told him of blacksmith in
whom you were taking great interest.
He has put that and your independence
together and has imagined Vladimir.
Well?"
II had my fears that something was
-.-gaid about Vladimir. 1t was so clearly
a plct that knew the jealousy of Ne
Il sleroy had been aroused. When / learn.
ed what had been done, | waited two
days at Perm to see Governor Gustav,
but he was away, and could not see
him. 1t was the superintendent of
police who gave me the little informa-
tion got. 1t seems that an inspector
discoyered-so they say-that nihilists
We're meeting in the forge. Letters
We're found OH them which implicated
was claimed, and Vladimir was found
guilty. | am sure Vladimir would
have sent to us if he could.''
81 don't want to get mixed up in any
nihilist scrape.''
"Rut you will help Vladimir, will you
not?"
what can | do?"
You can at least stop at Perm and
see the governor. 1t will not delay us
long
II will do that, certainly; but I don't
fancy there is much use talking to
Gustav. He is stern old soldier and
has no sympathy for lovers or plot
ters."
"But he is just and honorable
"Yes. l am sure of that"
"Then come. We will go to Perm to-
gether and see him.
''Well. suppose l must do as you
say. but we are about ready to start
for the Obi. We can stop at Perm for
day.
"That will do"
The preparations were hastily made,
and four days more saw them at Perm.
The governor was at home and receiv-
ed Mr.. Gordon, the name being an
open sesame anywhere in Russia. Mr.
Gordon plunged at once into the mat
ter Of Vladimir's arrest
"That he was arrested, if the circum-
stances were suspicious, l grant, was
proper enough" said Mr.. Gordon. "Rut
was there fair trial? Pardon me IL
I speak plainly. Your institutions of
Justice here are quite different from
ours at home. I have known where
men were hustled off to Siberia with
no semblance of trial"
"But they were guilty" said the gov
ernor with smile.
Eyes; I believe in all the instances
that came under my observation they
were''
''It was the same in this case. The
Paulpoffs had been using their isolated
position for base ends. A circle Of the
brotherhood of nihilists congregated
there. Letters were found upon them.
These letters were all signed by Vladi-
mir Paulpoff."
"Did he admit anything"
"They never do. 1t is only when
man is captured in the very act of as
sassination. and he knows he cannot
escape the death penalty, that he adj
mits his crime and glories in it. The
5 .Paulroffs denied everything, of
iurse."
ThfPoor Vladimir! He was as inno-
1t as am" broke in Frances.
impossible. The letters were proof
ugh"
Are the letters hereY
No; unfortunately. they were car