Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21

served authority. Why, the bravest
men had gone down on their knees 10
him before now and almost shrieked
for mercy. And here was this bit Of
an English boy plucking the venerable
board of Terror as uncencernedly as
though he were sullen-eyed Cos
sack With nagaika in his hand. AS
suredly he could be no ordinary travel
Ter. And why did he harp upon this
name Gessner, Richard Gessner! Re-
Election brought it to Zaniloff's mind
that he had heard the name before.
Yes, 1t had been mentioned in dos
sier from the Ministry of Justice. He
thought again and recalled other cir
cumstances. The Government had
been anxious to do the man service
they had commanded the arrest Of the
Boriskoffs-why at this very Cess
ner's bidding! And had not the Count
warned him to treat the young
Englishman as his own son-merely
to frighten him before opening the
doors with profuse apologies Zanfloff
did not like the turn affairs had taken.
He determined to see the Governor
General without a moments loss II
time Meanwhile there could be no
earthly reason why the girl should
not be logged. Whatever happened
the Minister would approve that"
1T shall be done as you advise" he
rejoined presently, the admission pass
ing for an excellent joke. "The tele-
gram shall be dispatched immediate
ly. While we are waiting for all
answer l will command them to bring
you some breakfast to my own pri-
vate room. Meanwhile as say, the
girl must be floggeu."
Alban shrugged his shoulders.
81 did not believe that you could
possibly be to foolish" he paid.
1t puzzled Zaniloff. Searching that
open face with eyes accustomed to
read many human stories, he could dis
Germ neither emotion nor anger, but
just an honest mans faith in his own
cause and a sure belief that it must
triumph. Whatever Alban might real
~ feel; the si"ken' ag apprehension OF
wh:t h he was The vi. IN the almost
overmastering desire to take this, ruff
fan by the throat and straAgle him
as he sat, not trace of it could be
discerned either in his sneGch or his
attitude. He stood before me like a
|dcs with has barsed and is waiting
to bite zaniloff said afterwards. 81
might as well have threatened to fog
the statute of Sobiesky in the Castle
gardens" This impression however.
he was careful to conceal from the
prisoner Official dignity never argues
especially when it Is getting the
worst of the deal.
My wisdom is not for us to dis
cuss," he snapped; "please to remem-
Der that I am in authority here and
allow no one to question what l do.
You will remain in my room until i
return, sir. Afterwards it must be
as the Governor decides"
He took up his papers and whisper
ing few words to the stolid secre-
tary he left the room and went clank-
ing down the corridor. The officer
who remained seemed principally con
cerned in driving the flies from his
bald head and from the documents he
complied so laboriously. Stopping
from time to time to shape quill
pen to his liking. he would write !
! few lines carefully, kill a number o1
flies, take peep at Alban from be
meath his shaggy brows and then re
sumo the cycle Of his labors Alban
pitied him cynically. This labor Of
wretchedly monotonous. He was re
ally glad when the fellow spoke tc
him, in as amazing a combination OIL
tongues as man had ever heard:
"Mein Herr-pardon-what shall
you say-comment dire-for tht
English-M oskowa?"
eve say Moscow, sir"
"Ah-Mosk-Mo sk-nitchevo-je n,
men souveins jamais."
He continued to write as though
laboring under an incurable disap
pointment. That Alban knew wha
Moskowa meant was not surprising
, for he had heard the word so Otter
! in Union street. here in this YER
courtyard, far below his windows
were the sons and the brothers .
those who had preached revolution i
, England. How miserable they locke
! great hordes of them all crouchin
in the shadow of the wall to save thei
lacerated skins from the burning sur
shine. Verify did they resemble. shee
!. driven into pens for the slaughter. A
for the Cossacks who moved in an
out among them, there was hardly
!. moment which found their whips a
! rest. Standing or sitting, you coul
! not escape the dreadful throngs-
{ lashes Of raw hide upon core {
wires, loaded at the end and cuttin
as knives. Sometimes they woul
strike at a huddled forr as thong
l they resented It's mute confession
overwhelming .--isery. An upturne
face almost invariably invited c,
: which laid it upon from forehead
y chin. And not only this, but thel
were ordered floggings. one Of whic
!. Alban must witness as he stood
the. window above, too fascinated /
the horror of the snectacle to mo,
away and not unwilling to know Il
: truth.
Many police assisted at this--dri
ing their victims before them to
rude bench In the centre of the var
Three was neither strap nor triangl
They threw their man down and he
him across the plank, gripping b
wrists and ankles and one forcing b
head IN tha foGr The whiD of