The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-15
THEpROWS|ONDEALER
~ PAUL oHLoFF.

WitGu pAHnEA NAtAt " A3s AuA tAN sSe~tttt
was kept under constant surveillance.
Nearly every one In the street was a
paid spy.
what Will you buy this norningY"
asked the shopkeeper
"Have you been here IongY asked
The policeman, without replying to the
question.
mo: have just opened"
"You seem to have quite a number
pf customers. considering that you
have only been here since yesterday
morning"
"Oh. that 10 very easily explained.
You see, III order TO start trade | sell
very cheaply. These fowls could not
be bought anywhere else for less than
2 rubles the pair. sell them for half
that"
II see. Where did you come from? 7"
II have been In America for three
years past II Is there where learn
ed how to attract trade. A shopkeeper
IN that country will lower his prices
when be tirst opens, get good Glen
tele. then gradually raise them"
@That is q great country, America"
Yes In everything but the govern
ment. They have no little father
there TO keep them In order--only q
president"
The policeman went out thinking
there could certainly be no harm In
provision dealer who had lived In
America and yet who rsvered the cxar.
The shopkeeper looked at his retreat
ing figure knowingly from the corner
OF his eye and knit his brows. busying
himself at the same time In drawing q
jug OF train OIL from a cask.
That dap the trade Of the shopkeeper
fKobozeff1 thrived 10 a still greater ex-
tent People were constantly running
to his shop and ont with parcels under
their arms. The eyes Of the spies wers
on the place, but Kobozeff was 50 jolly
with his customers and gave such good
weight and large measure that II was
quite natural he should thus suddenly
step into q brisk trade. Only bis fell
and one Of them shook his head and
said the officials Of the government
had better look out-~there must be
something wrong about this provision
dealer who was selling goods 20 low.
People who lived IN the Malaja Sa-
dovaga street. hearing Of the low
prices for which Kohozef sold goods,
began TO 80 into his shop to purchase
For, though It had not been noticed,
those who were continually running
out with bundles were strangers Of
the neighborhood, But those wouid.be
purchasers Of tie neighborhood did
NOT seem to fnd what they wanted
Either KohozaT had not what they
were looking for in bis stock or hts
price on that particular article was
as high as that Of other dealers or Of
inferior quality But the provision
man went on selling people from other
localities and kept everybody IN good
humor By his jokes. his banter and bis
smiles. But one woman who sold
butter and eggs from her shop oppo-
site. wondered how be could keep sell
Ing goods without any apparent replen-
iahing Of his stock. Going over. she
asked him how be did II.
Oh he replied. Il get IN all my
stock To the early morning before my
competitors are out of bed. learned
the business ID America. where trades
men HUSTLE
One morning carriage stopped be.
fore KobozefFs shop. and young girl
alighted. KobozeiI was waiting on
customer and started as she entered
II am told she said to the shop
keeper. shat your pheasants are
prime. How much the pair?s
WIN your ladyship wait moment
till DO up these eggs for this woman.
and win show them to you
When the customer had departed the
lady. leaning over pair Of birds she
was examining. whispered to kobozeff:
He has changed bis plans. He
lunches with the Grand Duchess Cath
crime Michaelovna and will return By
another route
"Ach," replied Kobozeff, paling.
@Then we, too. must change our plans.
but for our certain DEATH
Have you al ready heFeis asked
the girl.
'sThe work is Just flushed. The tun-
mel Is complete from behind my wtfe's
bed to the center or the street
And where il the earth you have
taken outfs
Carried away in parcels By supposed /
customers
what will yen do now?"
Give our lives to the cause
At Tint moment boy with a basket
on his arm entered the shop.
4 will take these pheasants,'' said
the girl handing kobozetf coin.
and she went to her carriage. the
following Nith the birds,
Then she WIS driven away she was
the Countess perouskaya. IN league
with the conspirators bent on assassi-
mating Alexander II. BY exploding a
mine under Maiaja Sadovaja street. on
which be was expected to pass. She
WINS one OF those watching for indica-
tons OF the cars intentions and. hav-
Ing learned the altered arrangements,
had given the information.
When the car retuvned from lunch.
Ing with the Grand Duchess Catherine
Aichaelovna four men were stationed
along the route he wns driven. each
with bomb n bis arfnpit One Of
these men threw bis bomb. Men and
horses Of the imperial coach were