The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
\ NOULETABILLE said to himself as

n NOULETABILLE said to himself as
Matrena talked, 4 never have seen
- men so gay, and yet they know
perfectly they are apt to be blown up
all together any moment"
that he had tears in his eyes. Roule-
tabille said to himself as Matrena
talked, II never have seen men so gay,
and yet they know perfectly they are
apt to be blown up all together any
moment"
General Trebassof, who had steadily
watched Rouletabille, who, for that
matter had been kept in eye by every
one there. said:
"Eh, eh, monster le Journalistic, you
find US very gay?'
Il find you very brave" said Roule-
tabille quietly.
How is that?" said Feodor Feodoro-
witch. smiling.
you must pardon me for thinking of
the things that you seem to have for
gotten entirely"
He indicated the generals wounded
leg.
"The chances Of war the chances of
war" said the general. "A leg here,
an arm there. But, as you see, | am
still here. They will end by growing
tired and leaving me in peace. Your
health. my friend"
"Your health, general"
"You understand" continued Feodor
Feodorovitch, there Is no occasion to
excite ourselves. It is our business to
defend the empire at the peril of our
lives. We find that quite natural, and
there is no occasion to think of 1t.
have had terrors enough In other direc-
m no
love, that are more ferocious than you
can yet imagine Look at what they
did to my poor friend the Chief of the
Surete,' Bochlikoff. He was commend
able certainly. There was brave man
OF an evening, when his work was over
he always left the bureau OF the pre-
lecture and went to join his wife and
children in their apartment in the
ruelle des Loups. Not soldier! Nc
guard The others had every chance
One evening a score of revoutionaries
after having driven away the terror
ized servants, mounted to his apart
ments He was dining with his family
They knocked and he opened the door
He saw who they were, and tried t.
speak. They gave him no time. Be
fore his wife and children. mad will
terror and on their knees before tn
revolutionaries, they read him hi
death-sentence. A fine end that to
dinner!"
As he listened Rouletablle paled an
he kept his eyes on the door as If h
expected to see 1t open Of itself, givin
access to ferocious Nihlists of whor
one, with a paper in his hand, woul
read the sentence of death to Feodo
Feodorovitch, Rouletabille's stomac
was not yet seasoned to such stories
He almost regretted momentarily, hav
ing taken the terrible responsibility c
dismissing the police. After what Kou
priane had confided to him of thing
that had happened in this house, he ha
not hesitated to risk everything on tina
audacious decision, but all the same, a
the same-these stories OF Nihilsts VIII
appear at the end of a meal, death sen
tence in hand, they haunted him, the
upset him. Certainly 1t had been
piece of foolhardiness to dismiss tn
police.
"Well," he asked, conquering his mis-
givings and resuming, as always, HI
confidence in himself, then, what di
they do. then, after reading the ser
tence?'
"The Chief Of the surete knew he ha
no time to spare. He did not ask for
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his family farewell He raised his wifi
his children. clasped them, bade thel
be Of good courage, then said he We
ready They took him into the stree
They stood him against wall. H
wife and children watched from wiz
dow, A volley sounded. They d,
scended to secure the body, pierced wit
twenty-five bullets"
"That was exactly the number
wounds that were made on the body
little Jacques Zloriksky." came in Il
even tones of Natacha.
"Oh, you. you always find an e:
cuse" grumbled the general. "Po
Boichlikoff did his duty, as did mine
"Yes, papa, you acted like soldie
That Is what the revolutionaries oug
not to forget. But have no fear for u
papa; because II they kill YOU we w
all die with you"
"And gayly, too" declared Athana
Georgevitch, "They should come til
evening. We are in form!'
Upon which Athanase filled t
glasses again.
None the less, permit me to sa,
yentured the timber-merchant, Tha
deus Tchnitchnikof, timidly, permit