Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-08-19

GIRL hhkNEl lRONS LOVES.
~ 0OLONEL JURNIEFF. the gov
ernOr Of the prison ut Tiflis.
SEr51S sat in his office, which was
EEG 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"
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
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
came to him.
HAS letter been written or sent
from my family apartments today!'
"NOne. your eXcellency."
"Has any been received"
"None. your eXcelency."
"YOu must be doubly watchful
have trusted you thus far; | will trust
you further You understand the cir
cumstances, do you not!'
II think | understand, your excel
lency. There was Il bad. wicked man
one OF those Americans who care for
nobody"
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 Il
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. eycellency."
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n letter from my brother. who has
heard from one Of our secret agents mt
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."
You might have finished your SEN
tence. He is courageous fool. But,
thank heaven. have the young lady
safe here in Tiflis. II he expects to
meet her at Novgorod, he will he dis
appointed. I must send word at once
to Mini Novgorod and Astrakhan. 1t
may be possible to intercept him on
the way"
The orderly bowed and was dismiss
ed A few minutes later higher Of
fcer entered. 1t was Captain Orskotf.
II salute you, colonel"
II 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
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?"
I'VE cannot make head or tail OF II.
Koura knows little, but believes in her
fathers innocence. Surely he did not
need the money. Moreover, he cannot
be found"
rs that rascally Turk, Hatiz Effendi,
In the city?'
"Yes. have placed him under ar
rest"
III It was a slave selling affair, Hafiz
had a finger In it. He is Il 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 cap
tains name Is Hnssan. He was un-
doubtedly trying to get the poor girl on
board n strange craft-n black hull.
thing she belongs to the ameer OF 30
khara."
$50 you found the girl on board the
Turk
"Yes and also an American. who, I
am sure, had hand in the affair.
What his motive was, whether he was
trying to get Koura Off to marry her
or was acting as IN agent for the
ameer. I don't know. But he was ar.
-x.to1 opl trn,pbf toye Nru will see