The Washington times., 1903-04-26

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He drew the chain of silver from his
pocket and held them up.
Count Vastly snatched them and held
them before his eyes with his trem-
bling fingers.
MY son! my SON. he cried; my poor
lost boy! where IS he2 For heavens
sake torment me no lOnger!"
Yes, speak, colonel imploTed
Andre: my head is whirling round. I
think I know the truth think know
it,"
At that instant a sob was heard be-
hind the screen. and Donald tottered out
with a paIlid face and eyes dimned with
tears. He had heard every word.
Colonel sudekin pointed to him.
There is your son, Count Vastly" ne
cried in a ringing voice. There is the
real Paul Dagmar, though since In
fancy he has been known as Donald
ChumleighI'
Andre was the first to throw his arms
about Donald and press a kiss on each
cheek
My brother! my brother!" he MUIR
INJURED. he could say no more; he was
choked with emotion.
Then Count Vastly embraced his newly
found son-the son whom he had last
seen as a two weeks-old infant
The scene moved all present to tears
and a peaceful expression rested on
Anna Baranok's face as she saw the
child whom she had lost on that fatal
night in the embrace of his father and
! brother
| They accepted him without question.
No stronger proof was needed, and now
/ that the two brothers were together the
resemblance between them could be
easily seen.
| It was difficult for Donald TO realize
the truth It is wide jump from Amer
/ lean citizenship to being the son of a
/ Russian count.
( He took the letter from Colonel Sude-
/ kin and tried to read it, but the tears
dimmed his sight. The pathetic words of
| the man who had been a father TO him
were ringing in his ears.
! Suddenly Pierre Waldorf walked over
and touched him on the shoulder.
Don't you know me?" he said Look
/
first met. It was many miles from
here"
Donald scanned the convict's bearded
/ face for moment, and then light OF
recognition flashed into his eyes.
John Martin, the butler." he gasp
ed. Waldorf nodded.
That's right. In 1887 my name was
John Martin. and I was in the employ
of Arson Chumleigh in the city OF Phil
adelphia. had two arms then. but /
lost one a year later in a dynamite
explosion"
At a sign from Colonel Sudekin, Val
bort then went on to relate the strange
circumstance in detail.
It was a very brief story. He had
been a prominent member OF the band
of Nihilists to which Masloff belonged.
He knew all about Mas1on's real his
tory-he. Anna Baranok. and her hus-
band away of IN Siberia we're about
the only ones who, did know it-and he
knew also that the real Paul Dagnar
vas residing in Philadelphia for ever
since the advertisements in the St.
Petersburg papers Anna Baranok had
kept close watch on the movements
OF Mr. Arson Chumleigh
At that time the Nihilists had some
deep laid pIot-the police had eventu-
ally nipped it in the bud-and the sue
cessful issue OF this plan depended on
a continued intercourse between MasIoff
and Andre in order that Information
could be CLEANED from the latter.
Anna Baranok was in constant fear
that Mr. ChumIeigh. away off in
America. would impart. or had al
ready impaired. the mystery of his life
to his adopted son. and that the latter
would revisit Russia and make a deter
mined effort TO unraveI the secret OF his
identity. which. il It proved a success
would sever the connection between
Maslof and Andre. and Illustrate the
Tblans OF the Nihiusts.
To obviate this Waldorf was sent Il
the United States to ascertain If Donald
knew anything of the truth or if An
son Chumlefgh had any intention of tell
ing him.
VaIbort's cIeverness achieved a grea
success, as the reader already knows
By means OF forged letters Of recon.
| mendation he procured the situation o
butler in Arson ChumIeigh's house. anS
on the death of the latter, carried of
the packet which would have revealed
the truth to Donald and returned viii
it to Russia.
. Valbort's confession was listened Il
! with the greatest attention. and. a
Colonel sudektn had stated, it supplied
the last link in the chain of evidence
! and threw light on every mysterious
point.
Donald now understood Feodor Bara
! nok's strange words in the cavern. ant
/ knew why the latter had sought to Kill
, him; for Baranok knew. OF course. tina
, he was the real Paul Dagmar. that h
? was suffering for Serge MasIof's crime
, and that the safety of the latter woul
, be imperiled if his freedom was give
t to Donald.
The exciting events OF that evening
| were not vet over. The dying woman
l was still conscious. and nov. at a sigi
4 from Colonel Sudekin. the Cossack
/ brought Feodor Baranok to the bedsid
and removed the gag from his mouth.
f The desperate convict paid no hee
I TO those around him. but with a SCUM
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