Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-10-10

her lover. In her anger Lydia had
betrayed Treskin's whereabouts, VOW
ing she hated him, as she now knew
that all he wanted was her money.
But Anna asserted that she still loved
Treskin to distraction, and could not
live without him. She intended,
therefore, to go to Ceylon, and she
had managed to secure some money,
which she would take to him.
This epistle was duly dispatched
to Treskin, and fortnight later Anna
set forth on her mission of vengeance.
She arrived safely at Point de Gale.
and was received by Treskin. AS q
matter of fact, the gentleman in ques-
ton would have preferred to greet
Lydia Zagarin, but Anna was not .
bad substitute and he inquired eager
ly how much money she had brought
with her. She told him that she had
not great deal, but that remittance
would arrive in q few weeks. In the
meantime there was enough to keep
them going She thus won his con-
fidence, and Treskin began to con-
graduate himself on his good fortune.
Nearly two months passed, when Anna
complained that Point de Gale did
not agree with her. She wanted .
change; she had been told that Co
lombo was pretty place, and she
would like to see 1t. AS she had just
received q remittance Of ESQ they
could well afford the trip. To this
Treskin consented, and they travelled
to Colombo by gharry. 1t was the
first step toward his doom. With the
remittance came another letter ito
Anna, giving her secret instructions.
Colombo was duly reached. The
third night after their arrival Anna
expressed a desire to 60 out on the
water in native boat. The boatmen
pulled away from the land, while
Treskin lay back in the stern and
smoked. Anna sat beside him, and
sang softly snatches Of plaintive
Russian airs. When about four miles
from shore they sighted small
steamer sailing slowly along. She
came close to the boat, and voice
hailed her, asking II any one on the
boat spoke English. Treskin replied
in the affirmative. The voice then in.
quired IL the occupants of the boat
would kindly take some letters on
shore, as the captain did not wish to
go into the port. Treskin consented,
and the boat was pulled alongside the
steamer, which. turned out to be q
pleasure yacht. Treskin was politely
requested to step aboard, ladder
being lowered for that purpose. He
turned to Anna and asked II she would
go too. The girl was willing, and she
preceded him up the ladder. <'As soon
as he was on deck the gangway was
closed, and a man in uniform invited
him into the little saloon, where some
wine and biscuits stood on the table.
The engines of the yacht were started
and in few seconds stern, de-
termined looking man entered the
cabin. He wore the uniform of 2
lieutenant of the Russian navy, and
he gazed grimly at the guest.
Peter Treskin," he said in Rus
sian, you have been cleverly lured
on board this boat, which is owned
by Russian gentleman. and flies the
Russian flag. You are going back to
Russia to answer to Justice for your
dastardly crime."
Treskin turned CHASTITY pale. He
sprang to the door, but found his exit
barred by armed men. In another in
slant he was seized and heavily
ironed Steaming at full speed, the
yacht rounded Point de Gale, and
when Is miles due east of CeylOn she
suddenly hove to. "A Russian gunboat
was lying in wait. To her the pris-
oner was transferred, but Anna re-
manned on the yacht.
The gunboat steamed away at once.
and shaped her course for Manila,
where she coaled; and that done, pro-
ceeded for the sea of Japan and Vladi-
vostock. The yacht went in the other
direction. making for the gulf of Alden
and the Red sea, and after pleasant
voyage she sailed by the way of the
Bosphorus to the Crimea. AS Anna
Plevski entered Russia in the west
her recreant lover entered it in the
far east, and thence, under q strong
guard, he was conducted through the
whole length of Siberia to st. Peters
burg, distance of something like
5000 miles.
Seven months later Peter Treskin {
paid the penalty Of his crime, being
hanged In the presence Of an immense 3
crowd on the scaftold on the great
plain outside of ST. Petersburg, where
all the public executions taxi lace.