The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-02-14


II shall be very much obliged"
"Confound him." thought O'Rourke.
THE yarn may be true, after all. foolish
as 1t 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 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 1t sometimes, ard retaliated in
complete good faith and GOOD temper.
II am writing book" said the novel;
list. one day. "The story, though mainly
carried on in England, takes me abroad
to Russia. l have been reading for
months to get what want, but do not
seem to breathe the Russian atmosphere.
l miss the feal of what l want to do
And have an idea of which I am not
quite certain. I should like to lay 1t be-
fore you, and to ask your opinion about
it."
IT 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 1 stand in
need of advice. The thing began in my
mind out Of. some mock heroic nonsense
I was talking to my wife on the night
on which you found my boy In the wood
at Jahenne and brought him home to u.s."
"Yes," said Dobroski. with an atten-
tive smile.
II am conscious of having used you as
| figure to hang another mans dress
on. You must understand that the GEN.
| 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"
Zone moment" said Dobroski, raising
his hand. who is there? Como in"
| The door opened and Wroblewskoff en-
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, not" cried Dobroski. LET us
talk Of 1t now. Go on"
| Permit ne to retire." said Wroblews-
koff, rising. II am evidently In the way
l see 1t and feel it. You have private
things to speak of, dear and respected
SIR"
mo, no." said Austin, mot at all"
"Wroblewskof knows as much as I"
broke in Dobroski, smilingly. TELL your
tale to both Of US. His advice will be
of as much use as NINE"
"Well," said Austin, ''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-
blewskoff. land even me-"
"a spy" continued Austin, "a SOY In
the Russian service, a Greek, q cunning
INSCRIPTIONS and fearless rascal, deter.
mines upon the mobiles arrest"
Mr.. Wroblewskoff changed the position
Of his chair and brought his face int
deep shadow.
HE racks his mind In vain for q plar
by which the anarchist can be induced t.
return to his native country. At length
he hits upon q scheme. He IL personally
unknown to his intended victim. HI
comes to England. feiSns . profound
sympathy with tho revolutionary cause
secures an Introduction to the anarchis,
and becomes intimate with him"
Farley was telling the story with hi
eyes upon the carpet Of the room, a. Il
he were reading something there. Dob
roski lay back Idly in his chair, lookin,
toward the, ceiling. Wroblewskoff sa
with his right hand thrust carelessly II
the breast Of his coat. The right hand
though neither Of his companions guesse,
as much. held the butt Of q rsvolve
there.
when the Greek has once secured q
intimacy with the Russian he makes
journey y, Calais. There he hires tw,
rooms, wh oh he furnishes in precise imi
tation of his rooms in London. He zoe
to Vienna. and there hires two othe
rooms, and again furnishes In precis
imitation Of his rooms in London. Fl
then returns to London, and explaining
his absence by any pretense you ma
! choose to fancy, he renews his intimac
with his victim. He invites the victir
to dinner and drugs him. One of his &C
completes is doctor. The unvoasciou
man is driven to the railway station i
q we'll appointed carriage and is LITE
J into a sleeping wagon. The doctor Al
tends him. The poor gentleman is bein
Il
and the doctor is most sedulous in hi
/ watchfulness. He hovers about him as b
, is carried to the steamer. He watche
him across. A second well appointed cal
J. riage meets the conspirators and thei
. victim at Calais The drugged ma