The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
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the notion that they had not discovered my
address in Paris"
They probably know it now that they
nave had Dubrowski's brains to pump, re-
piled Volborth. 1T was to warn you on
that account to redouble vigilance that |
FASTENED hither. 1 wish you had not come
TO Paris, Spencer, on this quixotic errand;
your presence Increases my anxieties ten
fold"
For the excuse of a government mis-
SION would not have sufficed for Volborth,
to him by wish to draw off the Nihilists
from Laura TO himself. In this he spoke
the truth, though hardly the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth"
We'll, l am keeping pretty close he
Oiga's plans. Paul? What does her reunion
with Dubrowsh portend, think your
Mischief undoubtedly; though whether
they are flying at you at higher game.
| have no evidence yet" was the reply.
Probably BOTH" Volborth added after
further confidence. For this 1 may tell
you, relying on your secrecy Dubrowsh
has obtained passes in false names for the
terrace at Versailles tomorrow. His Males
ty and the conspirators will be so tightly
hedged apart that do not apprehend any
danger to him; but / trust that you will
not go there, Spencer"
las 1 have told you before, Paul, I am
not partial to being hunted" Fortescue
replied; and before Volborth could press
him for more definite statement of his in
tenrions, he changed the subject to his
anxiety about Laura Metcalf He had in
structed an eminent firm of private .detec-
tives to keep an eye on Blairgeldie, but he
| protested that he wished he could be as
| certain that Laura would be careful as
| he should be himself With this and much
more on the same head he so contrived to
| swamp the noncommittal answer as to his
| own intentions, that Nolborth, who was
| very sensitive at any insinuation of having
| exposed Laura to danger FASTENED to re-
assure him.
You need feel no alarm about Miss Met
| calf at present" he said. "All the active
| agents of the gang are here in Paris and
| they are under close surveillance. The
! PaltZin herself, Anna Tchgorin, Weletski,
! Serjov. Krasnovitch and Delaval are being
watched to and from the Rue Casse-Tete by
| ReStofski and his men in conjunction with
| the French police. When they fail here,
as they have failed before, it will be time
and then only if they succeed in scatter
| ing"
| Fortescue made wry face. and replied
with an impressivness which gained it's
! object in being remembered afterwards
| "A prospective danger is not more en-
| joyabie than present one, when it threat
ems the woman you love-you must under
| you have refused to remove the danger by
arresting these people till it suits you: and.
being in honor bound, could not go behind
| your back to have them arrested in Eng
| land, so we need not discuss il further"
! The topic was not congenial to Volborth
| and with a renewal of his warning he rose
| to go. Fortescue made no attempt TO
/ detain him. excusing the alacrity with
| which he went 10 open the door by the an
| nouncement that they would probably meet
| later, as he was going TO dine at the British
| embassy, in order to accompany the staff
| TO the gala performance at the Theat ter
| Francois
| Il have a message for MademoiseiIe Vas
| sill from Miss Metcalf-nO treason. only a
| girls message; and ii will be an opportunity
| of delivering it, he explained.
| Il am glad that L am not your mother:
| though you ought to be safe enough with
the embassy folk" said Volborth Inside
| the theater there is no possibility of risk
| but watch yourself on the way home"
| When ne was gone Fortescue threw him.
self into chair and INDUCED in hearty
| laugh.
For sheer. cold-blooded squandering OF
| the average man IN the interests of a cause
| ne said 10 himself Here is this fellow
| who | really believe has as much affection
| for me he can feel for anything, quite
| aware of my peril. yet he won't lift finger
| to abate II, because. forsooth, il would
| entail a breach of his methods"
He sat still for some minutes, thinking
deeply: and then as he rose 10 change into
| evening dress. he added: LAT least / have
| not lied 10 him. think that any impartial
Englishman would allow that my end JUST.
| fled my means.
| Ii is unnecessary TO describe the Turmoil
OF Galic hysteria and international senti
ment that marked the visit OF the Tsar and
| Tsarina TO the Theater Francois the
night of October the eth. The only part Of
the performance with which we have 10 dc