Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-14
CHAPTER v.

THE GOVERNOR OF A PRISON AND THE
GIRL HARVEY IRONS LOVES.
]6~ 1OLONEL JURNIEFF, the gov
ernor of the prison at Tiflis,
kF11 sat in his Office, which was
tS23S portion Of the apartments
allotted to himself and family. An
open letter lay beside him on table.
A perplexed look was on his face He
was cold man, usually imperturba-
BILE, but something in the letter had
disturbed him.
MAY the devil take that American"
he said as he picked up the letter again.
I'VE think he Is in Paris or New York,
and now he turns up with his con-
founded windmills in Astrabad. What
is worse, he is going to the big fair at
Mini Novgorod. By the gods, he is
enough to turn the entire secret police
upside down! Undoubtedly he intends
to meet Alma at the fair. as he did
last year. But, thanks to her fathers
wisdom. have her safe here where
she will hear no more Of that fellows
fine words
He touched a bell and an orderly
CuIu6 W ulLl.
"Has a letter been written or sent
from my family apartments today"
None. your excellency."
HAS any been received?"
"None. your e4cellency."
"You must be doubly watchful. l
have trusted you thus far; l will trust
you further. You understand the cir
cumstances, do you not?"
II think I understand, your excel
lency. There was bad, wicked man
one of those Americans who care for
nobody"
"There was indeed-not only was,
but is. AS you are aware he and my
niece, Mile. Alma, met each other in
st. Petersburg, where the fellow was
selling some miserable American in
vention to pump water with wind
mills. Perhaps the machines were
good enough, for he sold lot of them.
But these two fools must fall in love
when my brother, General Jurnieff,
had already planned upon having a
prince for a son-in-law. But the young
people outwitted him and met at the
big fair at Mini Novgorod last year.
After that we sent the American out
Of Russia, telling him if he ever re-
turned we would look upon him as
having forfeited the right to his coun-
, try's protection and send him to Sibe-
. ria or have him shot"
"That kept him out, excellency."
mot a bit of it! 1 have just received
letter from my brother, who has
heard from one of our secret agents at
, Paris, that the American is now at
| Astrabad, in Persia, selling his wares,
! and has said he was going to the big
) fair at Mini Novgorod, which soon be-
| gins"
"He is a courage-he is fool, excel
, lency."
r you might have finished your SEN
: tence. He is a courageous fool. But,
: thank heaven, I have the young lady
l safe here in Tiflis. If he expects to
. meet her at Novgorod, he will be dis
i appointed. I must send word at once
9 to Mini Novgorod and Astrakhan. 1t
! may be possible to intercept him on
I the way"
t The orderly bowed and was dismiss
D ed. A few minutes later higher Of
t flcer entered. 1t was Captain Orskof.
! Il salute you, colonel"
q II am glad to see you, captain. You
s appear to b.. happy. Has anything
t new been discovered concerning the
e missing Biartelkis and his daughter?
K II am glad to say we have recovered
: Koura. We have captured the two who
d were taking her away. They will bt
I brought here and locked up to avail
t trial.
: Then Biartelkis was not really try
II ing to sell his daughterY
1--WE cannot make head or tail Of it
: Koura knows little, but believes in he
fathers innocence. Surely he did no
e need the money. Moreover, he eanno
2. be found"
I SIS THAT rascally Turk, Hafz Effendi
in the city,"
d Eyes. have placed him under al
rest"
s. "If it was slave selling affair, Half
had finger in it. He is q shrewd ras
e. cal. But who was it you captured
n and where?"
q Lieutenant Thokt, with the gunbca
stationed near the Kur. ran down
" Turkish craft and boarded it. The cap
: tains name is Hassan. He was ur
t. doubtedly trying to get the poor girl O.
N board strange craft-a black hull
10 thing she belongs to the ameer of Be
If khara."
$50 you found the girl on board tn
n Turk?"
Eyes, and also an American, who,
am sure, had hand in the affair
;. What his motive was, whether he wa
trying to get Koura of to marry he
- or was acting as an agent for th
IN ameer, don't know. But he was al
,e rested and brought here. You will sc
him soon.'
What name did he give?"
?" "He gave the name, believe, Iron