The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
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Peering out Of his hiding place. Jack
LangdOn saw that these travellers were
three in number. that they Journeyed
afOot and that each carried upon his
back heavy pack like that borne by
/ peddlers. He also noticed that. al
though the three were dressed in caps
and sheepskln coats like ordinary
peasants, their swarthy faces present
ed keen. crafty aspect They rested
near Jack.
Lying concealed among the bushes
Jack soon found that the men were
nihilists and that they had concerted
a plan for the murder Of high Rus
sian official. 10 which Uncle Petronch.
ka was TO contribute without knowing
what he was doing. They had with
them some packages. which Jack
learned from their conversation con
tanned dynamite instead OF the rare
Swiss clocks which Uncle Petronchka
had agreed TO smuggle with his vege-
nDles InIo rne market town ana de-
liver at a point agreed upon with the
conspirators.
Fortunate was It for Jack that the
men rose as they saw Uncle Petronch-
ka approaching, walked forward to
meet him and then moved Off with him
in the direction from which he had
come. 1t gave Jack a chance TO es-
cape and allowed Uncle Petronchka to
drive back TO his farmhouse with only
the supposed Swiss clocks hidden in
his cart instead of taking with him a
conscience burdened with the murder
Of the American boy, whom he liked.
Late that night a score of police sur
rounded the farmhouse of the old farm
er, dragged him out of bed and cap
tured the packs Of dynamite. Drag
ged by torchlight to the steps of car
riage near by, PetrOnchka was hOrri-
fed to perceive therein the grand Duke |
Alexis Alexandrovitch, seated beside |
bis little acquaintance, Jack LangdOn. |
When he learned that what he thought |
were packages of smuggled clocks |
really contained deadly explosives Pc |
trOnchka broke down utterly and told |
the whole story, giving descriptions of |
the three conspirators, which after
ward led to their capture, and COM
pletely verifying the account conveyed
to the grand duke by little Jack Lang
don.
Jack had saddled his own pony and
ridden at full gallop into o., where
he found the governor at a brilliant
banquet. The news of nihilistic con-
spiracy. however, secured him an au-
dience, with the result that PetrOnch-
ka's house was surrounded, the dyna-
mite captured and the state records
saved.
"And now, my little hero" said the
governor when all was over, "what re-
ward can l confer upon you for the
great service you have done to Rus
slap
Jack thought moment and then an
;wered: First l should like poor old
Uncle PetrOnchka TO get off, and, sec
ondly, want leave to explore fire
,rackers on the Fourth Of July"
With an amused smile the grand
luke wrote the following order and
landed it to the petitioner:
For the reason that Ivan Ivanovitch
4angdon has placed the empire under an
IT is hereby ordained
First-That the prisoner Petronchka be
indefinitely in the custody of
he said Ivan Ivanovitch.
Second.-That the said Ivan IvanOvitch
e permitted on the 4th day Of July next
nsuing to explode firecrackers and squibs
n such quantities as he thinks fit in hon
r Of his native country.
Third.-That the municipality of o. be
rdered to supply the said Ivan IVano- /
itch with one ton of the very best fire
rackers which its merchants can import
cross the frontier at the expense of the 7
oVernment.
Given under my hand and seal
ALEXIS ALEXANDROVITCH, S
Governor For the Car.
And so Jack Langdon spent happy
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