Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
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when the Greek has once secured an
intimacy with the Russian he makes a
journey to Calais. There he hires tive
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 &C
completes Is a doctor. The unconscious
man is driven to the railway station in
a well appointed carriage and is lifted
into a 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
riase 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 1mantelpiece,
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. do
has been i'll, 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 a 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 can
reveal. His life is precious to his cap
tors. When he Is sufficiently recovered
to endure a 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. Wroblewskof
had heard it with a watchfulness alto
gether cat-like. His keen look dwelt
alternately on Dobroski and Farley.
Eyes," said Dobroski, when Farley's
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, Juld his government
accept the risk of OBTAINING the manT
What do you say to that, Wroblew-
skoffT asked Dobroski.
"I have not altogether understood, dear
sir" said Wrobleswskof. "Is it his
tory? Is it discovered plot? Has it
happened? Is it feared that it will hap
penn"
Neither" said Austin. "It is merely
an invention. 1t is part of the plan OF
a book 1 am writing-a novel,"
Sir" cried Mr.. Wroblewskof, 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
thing has not been done, it is only be-
cause the. lave not seen their way to
do it. Do not show them such a way.
Do not set u trained and cunning intel
lect to work to devise plans for that
devilish police. All, dear sir"-he turned
to Dobroski-"your friend must not i'm
peril your safety"
MY good Wroblewskoff," said Dob
roski, with his mournful and sffectionate
smile. write your book, Mr.. Farley,
with no fear of my amiable companion's
fears. You ask me would Russia do such
thing as you have described. l tell you
she would do anything for her own profit.
If the thing were well done, the victim
would dsappear-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 a
scheme made pubHc-sown broadcast in
book 1t is intolerable. 1t is horrible.
1t is terrible"
Even whilst he stood declaimin. there.
vivid hope was burning within him.
and the thought was in his mind, IF
l could frighten the fool from writing
such n tale, 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