Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER v.
THE GOVERNOR OF PRISON AND THE
GIRL HARVEY IRONS LOVES.
m COLONEL JURNIEFF, the gov
~ ernor of the prison at Tifis,
|fSER9J sat in his office, which was
SEe 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 a 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
We 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 Noygorod. 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, 1 have her safe here where
she will hear no more Of that fellows
fine words"
He touched a bell and an orderly
came to him.
"Has a letter been written or sent
from my family apartments todayY
"None, your eXcellency."
"Has any been receiyed"
"None, your eNcellency."
"You must be doubly watchful.
have trusted YOU thus far; 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
yention 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
prince for 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,
'sThat kept him out, excellency."
"Not bit of it! have just received
a 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"
Gle is courage-he is fool, excel
lency."
you might have finished your SEN
tence. He is courageous fool. But,
thank heaven, I have the young lady
safe here in Tifis. If he expects to
meet her at Novgorod, he will be dis
| appointed. / must send word at once
to Mini Nopgorod and Astrakhan. 1t
may be possible to intercept him on
the way
The orderly bowed ald was dismiss
ed. A few minutes later higher Of
fcer entered. 1t was Captain Orskoff.
II salute you, colonel'
II am glad to see you, captain You
appear to be happy. Has anything
new been discovered concerning the
missing Biartelllis and his daughterY
II am glad to say we have recovered
Koura. We have captured the two who
were taking her away. They will be
brought here and locked up to await
trial"
"Then Biartelkis was not really try
ing to sell his daughter?"
we cannot make head or tail of it.
Koura knows little, but believes in her
fathers innocence. Surely he did not
need the money. Moreover, he cannot
be found"
'Is that rascally Turk, Hafz Effendi,
in the cityY
"Yes. have placed him under ar
rest"
IF it was slave selling affair, Hafiz
had finger in it. He is shrewd ras-
cal. But who was it you captured,
and whereof"
Lieutenant Thokt, with the gunboat
stationed near the Kur, ran down a