Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14
. lIAPTER V.

Girl HARVEY IRONS LOVES.
20 IOLONEL JURNIEFF, the gov.
~ crnor Of the prison at Titlis,
y,s-~1 sat in his office, which WIS
xGsy portion Of the apartments
lotted to himself ana family. An
pen letter lay beside him on n table.
perpleXed look was on his face. He
Fas a cold man, usually imperturba-
le, but something in the letter had
sturbed him.
MAY the devil take that American,"
I'VE think he is in Paris or New York,
nd now he turns up with his con.
bundled windmils in Astrabad What
worse, he is going to the big fair at
jni NovRorod. BY the gods, he is
hough TO turn the entire secret police
psde down. Undoubtedly he intends
meet Alma at the fair, as he did
st year, But. thanks to her fathers
fisdom, | have her safe here where
he will hear no more of that fellow 8
ne words
lie touched a bell and an orderly
|lnc to him.
Has q letter been written or sent
rom my family apartments today
"N0ne. your eXcellency."
"Has any been rcccived?"
"None, your cXcelency."
"lou must be dOUblv watchful.
rave trusted you thus far; vii! trust
on further. You understand the cir.
umstanccs do YOU not
Il think | understand, your excel
ency There was a bad, wicked man
bne of those Americans who care for
hobody"
There was indccd-not only was,
put 's. AZ you are aware. he and my
hiece Mile Alma. met each other in
st. Petersburg where the fellow was
Eelling some miserable American in
Eention 10 pump water with wind
Fnlls. 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 o 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."
Not bit OF II. have just received
Il letter from my brother, who has
heard from one Of our secret agents at
Paris, that the American is now Mt
Astrabad. in Persia. selling his wares,
and has said he was going to the big
fair at Nijpi Novgorod, which soon be.
gins"
He is a coura ge--he is fool, excel.
lency."
You might have finished your SEN
tence. He is coura geous fool. But,
thank heaven, l have the young lady
safe here in Tifis. If he expects to
meet her at NovgWod, he will be dis
appointed | must send word at once
10 Mini Novgorod and Astrakhan II
may be possible to intercept him on
the way"
The orderly bowed and was dismiss.
cd. a few minutes later higher Of
Gecr entered. 1t was Captain Orskoif
Il salute you, colonel"
Il am glad to see you, captain. You
appear to be happy. Has anything
new been discovered concerning the
missing Biartelkis and his daughter"
II am glad TO say we have recovered
houra. We have captured the two who
were taking her away. They will be
brought here and locked up to await
trial"
Then Biartekis was not really try.
ing to sell Ills dauglter?"
I'VE cannot make head or tail Of II.
Koura knows little, but believes in her
fathers innocence. Surely he did not
be found"
as that rascally Turk, HaGz Effendi,
In the city"
eyes. ! have placed him under ar.
rest"
IF ii was "A slave selling affair, Hafz
bad finger In IT. He is a shrewd ras-
cal But who was it you captured,
and where
Lieutenant Thokt. with the gunboat
stationed near the Kur, ran down a
turkish craft and boarded It. The can.
aims name is IInssan. lie was IN.
Goubtedly trying to get the poor girl on
board a strange craft--a black huh I
ming she belongs to the ameer of 30.
klara."
so YOU found the girl on board the
Turk"
Eyes, and also an American. who, I
nm sure, had hand in the affair.
what his motive was. whether he was
trying TO get K0urn off to marry her
Or was acting as an agent for the
nmeer, | don't know But he was ar.
rested and brought here, You will see
him soon"
"Whnt name did he give?"
lie gave the name, | believe, Irons
said he was going to Mini Novgorod
10 sell pumps and windmills"
Colonel Jurnieff nearly fell off his
chair. He stared at Orskon till that
officer thought the governor Of the prls-
ON was daft.
do you know him? Did the lieu
tenant do wrong?'
"Do | know him. Now we have him
In our hands we will finish him. DO I
know him! We have watched him for
year, bur he Is like a rat. So he was