The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25


Tho. apartments on the second floor of +
717 Nevskoi Prospekt- He was seated /
at Il su7an table which held a steam /
ing samovar a slice of bro--I fish, /
caught that very morning in the t&ulf
Of Finland. q plate of hot rolls, and a /
silver cigarette case blazoned with
monograms and coronets- From the
window at his side he could look down
into the main thoroughfare Of the i'm
perfaI city of St. Petersburg. that
splendid boulevard which extends for
two miles from the Moscow railway
terminus TO the banks of the Neva-
Captain Dagmar was a sturdy, well
built young man, twenty-four years
of age, with handsome patrician feat
Tres, light blue eyes, light hair and
soft mustache and beard of the same
color He was the eldest son of Count
Vastly Dagmar, q captain Of the i'm
periaI guard Of c0ssacks, and (this in
confidence) an under secretary to
Colonel Jaroslav, the chief Of the
dreaded third section OF poliCe-three
attributes which accorded to Captain
Dagmar a high place in the social
circles. OF. St. Petersburg.
Suddenly a servant entered from an
inner apartment and handed his mas
ter a paper which still bora the fresh
odor Of the presses
"Ah. the Chroniclei" exclaimed Cap
tain Andre. 1T is late this morning.
Sasha No. thank you, I want moth
ing now" and as the servant retired
the captain tipped back his chair and
spread out the paper upon his knees,
Has anything happened, wonder.
during my brief absence" he NUT
tered. Hardly, though. for the colonel
would have notified me. HuIlo! What
does this mean"
The front legs Of the chair slipped
heavily to the floor, and the rudy
Rllsh ga Captain Dagmar's cheeks
faded swiftly away, leaving N its
stead an ashen palIor. For an instant
he gazed hxedIy at the printed col
umus which had suddenly become
blurred by the trembling of his hands,
and then in low, surprised voice, he
read aloud:
The famous NihiIist, Serge Naslof.
who was concerned in the recent
dynamite plot and in the publication
OF the revolutionary journal, the Free
Press. has at last been located in the
city, and the. police are confident of
him E71<----a sar-aF1Fr,cr
dCaIsfsfff5T dJagmar tossed the paper
on the table.
The time has come" he muttered.
1T has come at Iast-and vet knew
that this end was Inevitable IN
happy man. He has brought this all
on himself. He refused all advice, all
warning"
The captain placed a cigarette be
tween his teeth, and without lighting
It rose to his feet and began to pace
the room nervously. No alarm was
visible on his face, but rather an ex-
preston Of keen sorrow-a touch of
sympathy for this misguided Nihilist,
Serge sdasl6ff. who was to be arrest
ed that yer. day.
you. I told him you were at break
fast, but he viii take no denial"
The door opened noiselessly and
Sasha was standing on the threshold
in a deprecating attitude
who is it2" demanded Captain
Dagmar half angrily. Did he give
you his name or card?"
NO. sir. 7 requested him to do so,
hut he refused"
We'll, send him away said the
captain. no. stop! Send him up,
Sasha, at once. I can spare him q
moment"
As Sasha hurried off Captain Dag
mar hastily. composed his features
and drew his dressing gown closer
about him, for he had not yet made
his toilet.
a moment later the caller who
would not be denied entered the room
He was man Of about the captains
own build, genteelly dressed in a dark
suit A heavy mustache shaded his
mouth, and his eyes were hidden by q
pair Of blue goggles.
Well, what is it?' demanded Cap
tain Dagmar sternIy. His manner
was now composed and without a
trace Of agitation.
Without replying the stranger
turned and slipped the bolt Of the
door into the socket. Then facing
Captain Dagnar again. he deity re-
moved his heavy mustache and blue
goggles, REVEALING a smooth shaver
face and q pair of light blue eyes.
~PauI-my br0thert" gasped the
captain, staggering backward and
leaning on the table for support
@Yes,1it IS 7, Andre" replied the
man. with a grim smile. paul Dag
mar, your brether-but better known
as Serge Nasloff. the NihHist"
A brief pause ensUed, and then Cap
taiL Dagmar pointed 10 the paper
lying on the table,
Have you seen that" ne demanded
hoarseiy You must know that the