The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-21

| Il shall be very much obliged.
"Confound him." thought O'Rourke.
THE yarn may be true, after all, foolish
as it sounded"
CHAPTER XVIII.
Farley and Dobroski had encountered
more than once since the novelist's re-
| turn to London. The novelist's general
| creed being patience, and the anarchists
impotence, each formed a capital study
| for the other. To Farley, Dobroski typi-
| fed the capital error of human nature,
| and the elder man knew it, and indeed
| heard it sometimes, ard retaliated in
complete good faith and good temper.
Il am writing a book" said the novel
| list, one day. 1.-THE story, though mainly
carriei on in England, takes me abroad
| to Russia. 1 have been reading for
months to get what 1 want, but do not
seem to breathe the Russian atmosphere.
1 miss the feel of what 1 want to do.
| And l have an idea of which I am not
quite certain. 1 should like to lay it be-
fore you, and to ask your opinion about
| it,"
Il am wholly at your service" said
Dobroski.
LET me begin with the incident" said
Farley, nervously. You will see the
better then on what points l stand in
need of advice. The thing began in my
mind out of some mock heroic nonsense
l was talking to my wife on the night
on which you found my boy in the wood
at Janenne and brought him home to us. +"
YES" said Dobroski, with an atten-
tive smile.
Il am conscious of having used you as
figure to hang another mans dress
on. You must understand that the CEN
trail figure Of my story is an elderly Rus
sian noble. When the story opens he is
an exile from his native land. He has
identified himself with the popular as
pirations, has joined himself with the
revolutionary party, the plots of his
friends have been detected and he has
escaped with his life"
lone moment" said Dobroski, raising
his hand. who is there? Come in"
The door opened and Wroblewskoff en-
tered. He bowed to Farley and took
Dobroski's extended hand in his own with
deep reverence of manner.
''Sit down." said Dobroski to the new
conner. go on. Mr.. Farley"
I'VE will talk of this another time
returned Farley.
mo, mop cried Dobroski. LET us
talk of it now. Go on"
Permit me to retire." said Wroblews-
koff, rising Il am evidently in the way.
l see it and feel it. You have private
things to speak of, dear and respected
SIR"
mo, no." said Austin, mot at ALL"
"Wroblewskoff knows as much as l."
broke in Dobroski, smilingly. Tell your
tale to both of us. His advice will be
of as much use as NINE"
"Well," said Austin, 1.-THE Russian no
BILE came to England. There he imag-
ined himself to be safe, but he was the
repository of many secrets, and the Rus
| sian government would have given much
| to have him in their hands,"
"As they would you, sir" said Wro-
blewskof, land even me-"
"a spy" continued Austin, "a spy In
the Russian service, Greek. a cunning,
mines upon the mobiles arrest"
Mr.. Wroblewskoff changed the position
of his chair and brought his face into
deep shadow.
He racks his mind in vain for a plan
| by which the anarchist can be induced to
| return to his native country. At length
he hits upon scheme. He is personally
unknown to his intended victim. He
| comes to England, feigns a profound
sympathy with the revolutionary cause,
secures an Introduction to the anarchist
| and becomes intimate with him."
Farley was telling the story with his
| eyes upon the carpet of the room, as If
he were reading something there. Dob
roski lay back idly in his chair, looking
| toward the ceiling. Wroblewskoff sat
with his right hand thrust carelessly In
the breast of his coat. The right hand,
though neither of his companions guessed
as much. held the butt of a revolver
there
| when the Greek has once secured an
intimacy with the Russian he makes a
journey l., Calais. There he hires two
rooms, wh ,ch he furnishes in precise imi-
tation of his rooms in London. He goes
to Vienna. and there hires two other
|
| imitation of his rooms in London. He
then returns to London, and explaining
his absence by any pretense you may
choose to fancy, he renews his intimacy
| with his victim. He. invites the victim
to dinner and drugs him. One of his ac-
completes is doctor. The unconscious
man is driven to the railway station in
we'll appointed carriage and is lifted
into a sleeping wagon. The doctor at
tends him. The poor gentleman is being
j carried to his native air as last resort
and the doctor is most sedulous in his
watchfulness. He hovers about him as he
is carried to the steamer. He watches
him across. A second well appointed car.
riage meets the conspirators and Their
victim ct Calais. The drugged man