Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-13

4 in Russia now and not in America.
This is g splendid, kindhearted, gen
erous people, and. as long as you keep
discreet tongue in your head you
will get along all right and nobody
| will interfere with you. By the way,
| see that you have camera with you
You will not be allowed to use that
anywhere in the country, without
special permit. You might as well
| put it up, as you will not be stopping
long enough In any place to get the
necessary permit, and for travelling,
a general order would be required
from the chief of police at St. Peter
burg"
Hardy smiled.
DO you mean to say" he asked,
that the government of this country
interferes in such trivial personal mat
tiers as the taking of few bits of
scenery and groups of peasants? Well.
if that is so, this is paternal form
of government, to say the least"
Now, there you go!'' exclaimed the
consul. IF you much of that sort
of talking, you will be appealing 20
me to get you out Of trouble before
YOU leave Vladivostok You really
must let the government alone. Find
out what the police regulations are
and comply with them. After you
have been here a while, you will learn
| that it is possible to do anything, If
you only go about it in the right way.
LIE. the photographing go now, but get
your general permit as coon as pos
sible for your next Journey"
\ During the course of the evening,
Hardy told him his adventures in
Japan, and Of the discontinue of
Stapleton Neville. The consul whistled
and looked serious
II hope the Japanese will make
away with him." he remarked, 'for
your sake, for he will never forgive
you for not being victimized by him.
So the war fever Is running high N
Japan, eh? Poor little country! Russia
will crush her as a-bull does toad
and it's pity, too, for the Japanese
are picturesque. BY the way, have
you sheets and a blanket with your"
NO. replied Haldy, "why?"
"They won't furnish you with any
at the hotel, and you'll need blanket
as it's a trifle chilly tonight. You had
better let me lend you some bed
Clothes"
After bidding the consul good night,
Hardy went to his hotel. He was glad
that lie had brought the consul's bed
ding along, as he found that he did,
indeed, need it, After washing his
face and hands Lc discovered that he
also needed a towel, and, going to the
door, he shouted for a servant. A
Chinese boy appeared to whom, by
signs, he indicate his desire, butthe
boy, with an insolent gesture, departed
and was seen no more. Hardy new
made such an uproar that the proprie-
| tor at last came on the scene; and
he, too, after voluble outburst, went
away and refused to interest himself
| further in the matter. This incident
| irrItated the American. He wiped his
| face and hands on one Of Consul
Greener's sheets and was still thinking
about it when he was started by a
loud rapping at the door. He opened
it and was confronted by thin-faced,
apologetlc ola gentleman.
81 leg your pardon, sir, he said in
perfect English 81 beg ten thousand
pardons for disturbing you, but the
police wish to see you"
| "And will you kindly inform me"
Sdlu I1diuy, Wudt eHe pollCe WISH VI
me?"
Certainly, sir. They merely wish
to extend to you formal welcome TO
this country. to ask if you have, any
thing to complain of so far, and to
find out if there is anything they can
do for you"
please extend to the police the as
surances of my most distinguished
consideration; tell them for me that
have nothing TO complain of and that
there is only one thing that l wish of
Them"
"And that?"
SIS for them to leave me undisturb-
| ed"
II should regret" said the apollo
getic old gentleman kindly, "to convey
to them any such message as that"
Perhaps it would be as we'll, then,
to take them no message at all, ex-
cept that I am t.rea and wish to go
to bed So, if you will excuse me-"
81 hope" said the old gentleman,
''that you will not put them to the dis
agreeable alternative of changing
their request into command"
Hardy, remembering the consul's ad-
vice, and much wondering, picked up
his hat.
"You will not need your hat" said
the old gentleman, they have, for
your convenience, taken a temporary
Office in one of the rooms of the hotel''
ooh, that's very kind of them!" ex-
claimed Hardy; I'm deeply grateful
that they did not take up their quar-
tiers in my room"
He followed the old gentleman down
a flight of stairs and into an apart
ment, where on the opposite side of a
table, sat two officers in uniform, one
of middle age, very corpulent, the
other a dapper little lieutenant, whose
brass buttons shone as though they
had been recently polished.
Continued in next 1ssue)
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the Board of Super
yiSOrs Monday Anril l. 1907 being the