Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
CHAPTER NV.

ment of O'Rourke's call on business of i'm
portance He felt for his own part that
his immediate business was the most i'm
portant upon which he had ever embark
ed. 1t led him to the residence of DR..
Brun. in Hollington place, and made a
lengthy conversation necessary there.
Il have simplifed my plan. sir" said
the junior spy, land if | so happy as to
secure your approval OF it, l can set to
work at once
Let me hear" said the elder.
"Dobroski is more interested in the
younger men than in the elder ones,
said Zeno. There is a youngster named
Bernstein, son of Carl Bernstein
DR.. Brun nodded-"the lad who was late
ly chased out of Vienna. He has many
friends in Warsaw, and Dobroski is very
fond of him, and proud of him"
II know know" said the elder. go
on"
Il propose to call on Dobroski this
afternoon, with news of Bernstein. l
propose to ask him to come and dine with
Bernstein and myself this evening
where is Bernstein"
"In Paris. | represent him as having
tust arrived in London. mad with his late
expulsion from Austria, and determined
to go at once to Warsaw and head rev.
olution among the students there. | rep
resent him as having appealed to me to
Join him. | beg Dobroski to meet him
this evening at my rooms and dissuade
him from this mad enterprise. There is
no surer bait than this. He will rise to
1t, know"
"Wen?"
"Once at my rooms, we sit down to
await Bernstein. | have been so very
particular about today's dinner that l
myself have engaged the cook. He is one
of our own people-Bernardo-a poor
creature in his profession, but an ad-
mirable cook. When | ring twice eagerly
and close together he will know his sig
nal. 1t may be coffee-it may be soup
it will have to be whatever l can per-
suade the old rascal to take"
"Precisely," said the doctor.
"Petrovski is in apartments on the
floor below, and has been there in readi-
ness for a fortnight. He is known to
the people of the house as a doctor, and
has already attended the landlady and
housemaid. When Bernardo has prepar-
ed the coffee or the soup, it is sent up.
When Dobroski has taken it. he feels un-
well"
The old gentleman being unwell, and
] being unwell also," continued Zeno.
1--WE suspect the soup or the coffee, or
whatever it is we have taken. We be-
come alarmed, and l ring the bell Run
for the doctor on the second floor The
doctor inquiries for symptoms. We have
great nausea-we have burning pains"
And then-the old gentleman must be
attended to first. | am younger and can
bear it better, and | am very solicitous
for the old gentleman The old gentle
man gets a soothing draught. and is ad-
vised to lie still. He lies still and goes
to sleep"
"And wakes in Calais?"
"And wakes in Calais. We travel, at
tended by the doctor. The old gentleman
wakes in the same room, and finds his
friends beside him. He will be very i'll
and languid. He will complain of a
splitting headache. lie will need new
medicine"
Yes, yes. And the new medicine lands
him at ViennaT'
''Then," cried Zeno, "and the thing is
done! ~
He shook hands respectfully, and with
drew. The good Wroblewskoff half an
hour later called upon Dobroski with |
haste and trouble legibly painted on his |
face He told his tale of Bernstein, the |
gallant, fiery youngster, the Benjamin of |
the insurrectionary flock.
"When do you expect him?" asked Dob |
roski.
in an hours time, dear sir"
A little before his appointed time Dob |
roski arrived, and was shown upstairs |
into the apartments of Mr.. Wroblewskoff. |
Our young friend is not here YETI"
Not yet, sir, l expect him momentar-
ily"
I'VE must save the lad, Wrobleskof."
You will save him, dear sir" cried |
Wroblewskof. HE will listen to you: /
be will obey you" Then there was 81
lence for awhile. Once or twice the
spy's lips moved, but he did not speak.
He cleared his throat with a rasping
sound, and arose from the seat he had
taken. a cup of coffee, dear sir? I'm
just about to order it,"
Thank you. Yes"
There was a lingering indecision be-
tween the words. and the spy stood be
hind his intended victim, with his hand