Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-07-29
CHAPTER I.

le-1 ufacturerS Of windmills
(gGN pumps and other appurte
nances of that nature. was serenely
contemplating in his New York oftic.
the increased revenues he would re
by Harvey Irons, their hustlng. Ell
ergetic representative in Russia. The
last letter written by Mr. Townsend
TO Mr.. Irons was to the effect that the
latter's suggestion that Il market could
be had in Russia was Il good one and
for him to use his own judgment.
Thereafter there were no letters sent
between the senior member and the
agent but cablegrams. mostly convey
ing large orders. frequently came from
Mr.. Irons, and other cablegrams, con-
Veying money, were sent by Mr. Town
send. Orders came from st Peters.
burg Moscow and other cities AS
time went on the increase of business
gave warrant for the roseate hue Of
Mr.. Townscnd'S dreams
While Mr.. Townsend was contpm.
plating bis happy future he was star
tied at receiving the following mes
sage from Paris
Expelled from Russia. Going hack an
other way. IRONS
AS Mr.. Townsend was somewhat
hazy on the subject of Russia and had
no information rs to how Irons had
gone in on his first visit, il can easily
he imagined that Mr. Townsend had
very little idea Of what the other way
of going back chosen by Mr.. Irons
might he.
He cabled to Harvey Irons as fol
lows:
What do you mean? Answer at once.
TOWNSEND.
He waited in vain for an answer.
He becam" greatly porturbcd and con
fcrrcd vita his partner.
II tell you, Burdck." he said Irons
must be III trouble. can learn moth
Ing. There is something left unex-
planned"
There always WIS" said Mr.. Bur
dick. irons is Il man who acts ac-
cOrding to what he finds on the SPOT. |
We cant sit in New York and tell him
what to do in Russia. If lie says he is
expelled and is going back, he is going
back. Leave bin al0nc.' I
Il can do nothing else" said Mr.. |
Townsend. "as | do not know where |
he is"
Il do. He is in Russia. Just wait. |
Ion will get big orders from Russia |
yet. Irons against the entire police |
of the empire. My confidence in him !
is so unShakaDle hclirve-well. I'll !
bet You thousand dollars he turns
up all right with Russian orders"
"l'll not take the bet STARE your
confidence. Wen wait"
And so they waited.
Iahz Effcndi sat crosSlcggcd on
divau watching the passing show.
HaiiZ Enendi was himself II part Of the
show. but thjS did not concern him.
Haiiz WAS morOsr.
Curses upon the Mu.COyitc" he
muttered as he drew long brcaths from
his chibouk and watched an elderly !
Grusiun and his daughter pass by.
The new law is in effect and the
bride for the prince not yet obtained.
And Milk. the officer of the amecr. will
soon he here To ascertain the truth"
Hatiz Eifcndi had not Travelled all the
way from C0nStantinoplc simply to
witness the fair ut 1'ihiS. lIatiz had
made his wealth in the business Of sup
plying wealthy Osmanls with pretty
4 'irs inp 4 iris fnr nir
wives. and his income had been rudely
stopped by the new order of the car.
The hated Muscovite government had
interdictcd the trade in women which
had made Circassia and Georgia in
famous.
Here was the annual fair at Tiflis
under full sway. and all the wealth
and beauty Of the Caucasus We're pres
emit
Hafiz ENrend shook his head. grunt-
ed another curse against the MuscOvite
and then, placing his chibouk in the
care of Muley, the keeper of the ba-
zaar. wandered or. rather, waddled,
round the gay streets of the fair. Fol
lowing in his wake was n tall, hand
some young officer, whose uniform, as
well as his accent, proclaimed him to
be from st. Petersburg
"Ah." said this officer to himself as !
he saw the frown on the face of the
Turk. "our friend Hafiz seems indig-
nant. He eyes every pretty wouan /.
with something like greed. III Keep
my eye on him."
For Captain Sergius Orskoff was In Z
OF the department Of the
service that had for its object the OBJ
Iteration of the slave trade between
the Caucasus and Persia and Turkey.
Men from III parts were at Tifiis. ex-
In the baZaars rugs and coats
Of rare woods from Persia, silks from
China, costly pipes of every conceiva-
bile shape and size carved by hand by
he men Of rebizond, shoes from Mas
,achusetts, ;nives from England-in y
short, the products of the world were
spread out that those who walked =
could see and perchance purchase.
Hafz Enendi turned and saw the =
,teely eyes Of Captain Orskof fixed =
upon him. +.