The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-03-08
In the Foreign Legion


wish to bury. In it are noblemen-
some of royal blood-either under sus-
picion of having committed or of hav.
ing been convicted of a crime.
In the legion were two men, Captain
Barzikoff, a Russian, and Lieutenant
Travitez, q Spaniard. Barzikoff was
a vigorous mai of thirty, Travitez q
slender young fellow. with large soft
brown eyes, who might have beer
twenty or twenty-five. Between these
two men existed a friendship that
amounted to affection.
One day Barzlkoff proposed to Travi
tez that they should exchange conf.
dences, each telling the other what
had induced him to join the legion.
What avail? We would not believe
each other" said Travitez.
II would believe you,' replied Barzi-
koff. ITO prove my confidence | will
place my life in your hands. You re
member the attempt to kill the car Of
Russia a few years ago. the one in
which so many revolutionists were i'm.
plicated. Well, | was convicted of be-
ing accessory to that attempted assas
sination.
"A friend bribed my jailer, who
permitted me t. escape not six hours
before | was to have been executed.
There. you see how | trust YOU. You
have OILY to write the Russian police
that am here. and | shall 60 to Eus.
STA to die. Besides. you viii receive q
large reward"
Travitez's face broke into n hapDs
smile. the rrst Harz.kon hal ever seen
there. 10th at the evidence o. sGoh IL
plicit confidence and tie know.a
that h.s friend was innocent OF suy
eri.-e. lat tie Eext t11nient he reaee@l-
bered shat his own ~coEfessis:l wla H.
order. and tie smile gave plfca 70 81
expression Of enga.sh. lar.p.f ID
ticel il ANA sighed.
What vas yoa. trouble. Ivy" he
as'.al kindly. &c M. f. - .s.
cegf'
Tra.ite waike.l away wlthutsi r. :
lis freud looking after hlm glo1.t Ely.
Surely such %cDnadeaer as BANGKOK had
gen woGld lave orava a l- ed
de.ce bid not Gle young i-.s4 beeA
e@.ty.
Thea cane &c war. an t..e Fare 81
legion ras seat - lie sss.t :.
one day II yas oslere T. assault
a g-oll capecl ly Il rclolA.. II
ragc.ea up the hll gsyiy. as t,iouga
each gaaa YVES g.gi at Tie prospect Of
bc.ag relieved Of his bgrGcn OF l.fe. 4
r.sst /. . storm which bro..c Ia h
face. usaing steadily on. al that
was LETT OF H.. II p,al'cl lis ban
nee ID the wall OF the redoubt Bar
zr.:ofr. who vas unlnjure1. as soon rs
tic fght WIS over locked about for
1ravitez. lie found lis friend lylng
unconscious, the blood flowing from a
wound IN his chest. BarzikoT stanched
the wound with bis own handkerchief.
then carried the wounded Travitez to
a place OF safety
Travitez recovered. but noticed that
Earzlkof had changed In his bearing
toward him. He asked Rarzikar why
he had altered toward him. bet could
get no asatisfaction.
One day Travitez saw Barzikoff
crumple a bit of paper and throw II
AWAY. AS soon as Barxikoff had gone
Travitez secured the paper and found
1t to be IA clipping from a Spanish news
paper The next day Travitcz. Joining
Barzikor. read the clipping aloud to
him:
'It is said that a certain senorita who
disappeared suddenly after a prominent
nobleman was banished from the court is
serving In disguise In one OF the regiments
of a foreign nation"
Barzikoff looked up. surprised. but
made no remark. and Travitez. tear
ing up the paper. changed the subject.
by the bye. Barzikoff," he said pres
entity, ''there is a handkerchief of yours
I found among my things. I have had 1t
ever since / was wounded at the attack
on the redoubt. How do you suppose 1t
I'm into my possession I"
II stanched your wound with It,"
And to do that you were obliged to
open my coat"
The younger officer had turned away
from the other and spoke the last
words In an almost naudIble tone.
II was" Barzikoff replied.
And when you opened my coat you
saw
II did"
And this bit Of paper you threw into
the wastebasket confirmed you In this
o~piniop."
"It did"