Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-22

though neither OF his companions guessed
as much, held the butt of . revolver
there.
when the Greek has once secured an
intimacy with the Russian he makes a
journey to Calais. There he hires two
rooms, which he furnishes in precise imi
tation of his rooms in London. He goes
to Vienna and there hires two other
rooms, and again furnishes in precise
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
a, well appointed carriage and is lifted
into sleeping wagon. The doctor at
tends him. The poor gentleman is being
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 at Calais. The drugged man
awakes in due time, and looking about
him, finds himself surrounded by the OBJ
jects on which. he closed his eyes. The
same pictures hang upon the walls, the
same ornaments decorate the mantelpiece,
the same furniture is disposed about him
in the same positions. He recognizes the
gentlemen with whom he dined. They
bend over him in tender concern. He
has been ill, but he knows that one of
his friends is a medical mana man of
the highest repute, he has been told. He
is advised to lie still and repose himself
he is able in little while to take nour-
ishment. The object of his abduction Is
not to kill him, but to hand him over
with all the secrets which he only cam
reveal. His life is precious to his cap
tors. When he is sufficiently recovered
to endure second dose without danger,
he is drugged anew. And then the we'll
appointed carriage, the sleeping wagon,
the railway journey, the awakening to
the familiar faces and the familiar pic
lures on the wall, the partial recovery,
the composing draught, and all. Finally
he is landed in Russian territory, and is
arrested"
Dobroski had listened to all this with
an attentive air, but NJ. Wroblewskoff
udu utdru IL viii WdlculuinesS dtO-
gether cat-like. His keen look dwelt
alternately on Dobroski and Farley.
YES" said Dobroski, when Farleys
pause had lasted long enough to seem to
demand an answer to his speech. THE
plan is simple and ingenious enough.
What of it?"
If any servant of Russia took upon
him to carry such a plan into execution,
and succeeded in it, would his government
accept the risk of OBTAINING the mani"
What do you say to that, Wroblew
skoff?' asked Dobroski.
II have not altogether understood dear
sir" said Wrobleswskoff. rs it his
tory? Is it discovered plot? Has it
happened? Is it feared that it will hap
penn"
Neither" said Austin. 1T is merely
an invention. 1t is part of the plan Of
book l am writing-a novel;"
Sir" cried Mr.. Wroblewskoff, rising
to his feet, do not write that book"
why not?" asked Austin, a little
startled by the others vehemence.
"Oh, sir, put no such tool as that in
Muscovite hands Put no such thought
as that in Muscovite hearts If that
cause they have not seen their way to
do it Do not show them such way.
Do not set IL trained and cunning intel
lect to work to devise plans for that
devilish police. All, dear sir"-hs turned
to Dobroski-"your friend must not i'm
peril your safety"
my good Wroblewskof," said Dob
roski, with his mournful and affectionate
smile. Write your book, Mr.. Farley,
with no fear of my amiable companions
fears. You ask me would Russia do such
a thing as you have described. tell you
she would do anything for her own profit.
If the thing were well done, the victim
would disappear simply and absolutely.
No inquiries would unearth him."
He would never be heard Of MORE"
cried Wroblewskoff, with new vehemence.
you confess it. You admit it. Such
scheme made pubHc-sown broadcast in
a book 1t is intolerable. 1t is horrible.
1t is terrible
Even whilst he stood declaimins there, |
vivid hope was burning within him,
and the thought was in his mind, IF
l could frighten the fool from writing
such tale, l should have all the credit
to myself"
Nobody knew better than Mr.. Zeno
how his employers would applaud and
pay the man who placed Dobroski in their
hands. But then, on the other hand, no
body knew better than he how complete
ly that man would be lost who tried
such trick as Farley had been speaking
of, and failed in it. To succeed would
be to be covered with glory-that is to
say, with glory of such quality as Mr..
Zeno coveted. To be found QUITO be