Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-13
CHAPTER XIV.


ment of O'Rourke's call on business Of i'm
portance. He felt for his own part that
his immediate business was the most i'm
portant upon which he had ever embark
cd. 1t led him to the residence of DR..
Brun, in Hollington place, and made
lengthy conversation necessary there.
IT have simplifed my plan, sir" said
the junior spy, land il / so happy as to
secure your approval OF it, l can set to
work at once"
LET me hear" said the elder.
"Dobroski is more interested in the
sAyounger men than in the elder ones"
said Zeno. '"There is a youngster named
Bernstein, a son of Carl Bernstein
DR.. Brun nodded-"the lad who was late
ly chased out Of Vienna. He has many
friends IN Warsaw, and Dobroski is very
fond Of him, and proud of him."
II KNOW know" said the elder. go
on"
II propose to call on Dobroski this
afternoon, with news of Bernstein.
Propose to ask him to come and dine with
Bernstein and myself this evening"
''Where is BernsteinT
Elm Paris. | represent him as having
Sunt arrived in London. mad with his late
expulsion from Austria, and determined
TO 20 at once to Warsaw and head a rev.
olution among the students there. l rep
resent him as having appealed to me to
join him. l beg Dobrosk to meet him
this evening at my rooms and dissuade
him from this mad enterprise. There is
no surer bait than this. He win rise to
1t, | know"
well"
~Once at my rooms, we sit down to
await Bernstein. l have been SO very
particular about to-day's dinner that l
myself have engaged the cook. He is one
OF our own peopIe-Bernardo-a poor
creature in his profession, but an adj
mirable cook. When | ring twice eagerly
and close together he will know his sig
nal. 1t may be coffee-it may be soup
1T viii have to be whatever l can per-
wuade the old rascal to take"
precisely" said the doctor.
@Petrovski is in apartments on the
hoor below, and has been there in readi-
ness for fortnight. He is known to
the people OF the house as doctor, and
has already attended the landlady and a
.Ahousemaid. When Bernardo has prepar
I'd the coffee or the soup, it is sent up.
When Dobroski has taken it. he feels I'M
we'll"
1.-THE old gentleman being unwell, and
a benny unwell ALSO" continued Zeno,
I .swa suspect the soup or the coffee, or
yghatever 1t is we have taken. We be-
come alarmed, and l ring the bell. Run
for the doctor on the second floor The
adoctor inquiries for symptoms. We have
great nausea-we have burning palms."
.And then-the old gentleman must be
attended to first l am younger and can
bear 1t better, aud l am very solicitous
for the old gentleman. The old gentle
man gets soothing draught, and is adj
vlsed to lie still. He lies still and goes
70 Sleep"
'And wakes in Calais?"
SAnd wakes in Calais. We travel, at
Eended by the doctor. The old gentleman
wakes In the same room, and finds his
friends beside him. He will be very i'll
and languid. He will complain of a
splitting headache. He will need new
medicine"
him at Nienna"
"Then," cried Zeno, "and the thing i;
donep
He shook hands respectfully, and with
drew. The good Wroblewskoff half al
hour later called upon Dobroski will
haste and trouble legibly painted on hi'
eace. He told his tale of Bernstein, the
gallant. fiery youngster, the Benjamin O.
the insurrectionary flock.
"When do you expect him?" asked Dob
rOski.
''In an hours time, dear sir"
A little before his appointed time Dob
roSki arrived, and was shown upstair
Into the apartments of Mr.. WroblewskofE
"Our young friend Is not here yeti"
"Not yet, sir, l expect him momentar
n.y."
'We must save the lad, Wrobleskof.
"You will save him, dear sir" erie
Wroblewskoff. "He will listen to you
10 will obey you" Then there was s
hence for awhile. Once or twice tn
spy's lips moved, but he did not speal
He cleared his throat with a raspin
sound, and arose from the seat he ha
taken. "a cup of coffee, dear sir2 II
lust about to order 1t"
'HThank you. Yes"
There was q lingering indscision b.
tween thu words, and the spy stood b
hind LIS intended victim, with his han