The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-07-15
CHATTER XII

w not observed the refugee
approached Won Grollerha
gen and Daniel and spread out his
hands. As he stepped forward there
was q movement Of the window cur
talns In the easement above the door
way 10 the hotel, and he turned; but
whatever had caused II. the movement
had ceased and there was nothing np'
parent
''The Italian journals call me q
brlgand," said the Russian, "and In
this they are inspired by the Russian
legation at Rome. | am known Hs
Ivanolf lvnnovitch. aud have spent
nine years In siberia, nine years Of
hell. II Is ten years ago since was
condemned In st. Petersburg, and you,
who know nothing OF the horrors Of
Russian prisons, cannot understand
what ! have suffered, my friends J
was professor OF languages a trans
lator In the bureau of the minister OF
finance, and was trusted
For a moment he paused and press
ed his SCARED hands to his lined fore
head, then sighed and went on
II was also member of the Blue
Fifty, Constitutionalist. and as such
was able TO do little for the cause,
the cause. the same, my frlend"--he
turned to pike--"for which your for
bears suffered and fought-the cause
OF liberty. | could do but little, though
| tried. At last | transferred the
funds OF the government TO the Socie.
ty OF the Blue Fifty. 1t was n small
thing. 1t was for the cause-not one
rube for myself. swear III"
Won Grolerhagen started back, with
a gesture of repulsion, and lvanoyltch
held out his hands.
mot one ruble for myself" he re
peated. ut was for Russia's sake, not
miner
lie paused and went on YEARLY:
"But committe. The great Russian
crime. was caught, and through
treachery, There was an Englishman
who lived In Petersburg He had con
tracts with the government. ! thought
he was my friend my best friend. ]
had married In my student days In
Paris All, IL is the old story he cried
bitterly. Il knew the Englishman ad'
mlred my wife, but trusted her and
| trusted him, and he made my house
his home. SO many have done that
thing ! had 10000 rubles IN my desk
the funds ! had transferred to be
delivered TO my society one day the
police came TO search, and they found
only me-not my wife not my English
friend. not the 10000 rubles. went to
Siberia. Now search for those two.
He leaned against the automobile
and pressed his hands over his face.
while Pike and Won GrolerhageD
glanced at each other sorrowfully III
naly the latter asked:
at was they who sent the pollceT
And Ivanovitcb replied vigorously.
AFTER they had taken the money
and were beyond the frontier them
selves. That Is all ] have against
them"
For moment the hunted look left
his eyes, and Into them came the raw
enous CLEAN Of the hunting, starving
wolf. His fingers clasped and unclasp'
ed themselves spasmodically and
there was a set look about his jaws
that spoke III for the guilty pair should
they ever meet this man with the man
aces off his hands.
The lawyer sbuddered slightly as he
gazed at him, and be laughed short,
hard laugh,
"Looks TO me as II that would be
about enough to have against thom,'
he said. Won Grollerhagen stood comb
Ing his wiry beard with strong fingers
and evidently studying the case. Al
last he spoke.
"Then by your own confession you
are an embeZzler and a revoutionist"
he said, and at Iyanovitchs start OF