Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-23
ALADDIN of LONDON
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Copyright 1907 Max Pemberton, rights reserved

satisfactory. Would you have any
objection to telling me what you are
going to do with. the girl | have just
zaniloff smiled.
Il have no objection at all. When
the Ministry at st. Petersburg con-
descends to inform me, you shall
share my information. At present
am going to keep her under lock and
key. and if she is obstinate / am go
ing to fog her"
do the people at st. Petersburg
wish you to do that?"
II do not consult their feelings"
was the curt reply.
They fell to silence once more and
the carriage rolled on through the
busy streets. It had escaped Adams
| notice hitherto, that an escort Of
Cossacks accompanied them, but Is
they turned into the great avenue he
caught glimpse Of bright accourte-
ments and OF horsemen going at a
gentle canter The avenue itself was
almost deserted save by the ever
present infantry who lined it's walks
as though some great cavalcade were
to pass. When they had fone anoher
hundred PAGES, the need for the
presence Of the soldiers declared it.
self In heap Of b1ackened ruins and
a great fire still smouldering. Zani-
loft smiled grimly when they pass I'd
the place.
"Half an hour ago that was the
place CT my namesake, the Grand
Duke Sergius,' he said, almost as
though the intelligence were matter
of personal satisfaction to him.
Alban looked at tue smouldering
ruins and could not help remembering
the strange threats he had heard in
Union street on the very eve of his
departure from England. Had any Of
the old mad orators hand in this ?
Those wild figures of the platforms
and the slums, had they achieved so
much, If indeed it were achievement
| at all
They are tools to make war upon
bricks and mortar Zaniloff remark
ed in his old quiet way
81 told them so in London, SIR
You told them; do you enjoy the
honor of their acquaintance them"
II know as much about them as
any of your people, and that is say
ing a good deal They are very
ignorant men who are suffering great
wrongs. If your government would
make an effort to learn what the
world is thinking about today, you
would soon end all this. But you will
never do it by the whip, and guns
will not help you
zaniloff laid hand upon his
shoulder almost in a kindly way.
"My honor alone forbids me to be-
lfeve that" he exclaimed.
They arrived at the hotel while lie
spoke and passed Immediately to the
| private apartments above. A brief
intimation that Alban must consider
himself still prisoner and not leave
his rooms under any circumstances
whatever, found ready acquiescenca
from one who had heard an echo in
Lois words Of his own farewell tc
Russia That the authorities would
detain him he did not believe, and ne
knew that his long task was not here
He must return to England and save
Lois. How OF by what means, he
could not say: for the ultimate threat
50 lightly spoken. affrighted him VIII er
be was alone and left him a coward
How. indeed, If he went to the
fanatics Of Union street and said tC
them Richard Gessner is youl
enemy; strike at him" There woulG
be vengeance surely, but he had re
Icaiyed too many kindnesses at Hamc
stead that he should contemplate sucE
an infamy And what other courss
lay before him? He could not say
his life seemed lived Neither ambi
ton nor desire, apart frony the prisor
he had left remained to him.
The French valet Malette waited
upon him in his rooms and gave hin
such news of the Count as the sen
tinels IF the sick-room permitted. Oh
yes, his excellency was little better
He had spoken a few words and ask.,,
for his English friend. Nothing wa;
known Of the mailman who strucl
him save that which the papers IL
his pocket told them The fellow
had been shot as he left the Crane
Dukes palace; some thought that IL;
had been formerly in the Counts serv
ice and that this was merely an ac
of vengeance, mails terrible as Malett
ADDED with emphasis. Later on hi