The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-13

Z ROM his present position Roulet-
abille could see all the corners of
the drawing room, the yeranda,
lodge at the gate In the
veranda the man In the maroon
frock-coat trimmed with false astrak-
han seemed still to be asleep on the
sofa: in one Of the corners of the
drawing room another individual,
silent and motionless as a statue,
dressed exactly the same. in a maroon
frock-coat with false astrakhan, stood
with his hands behind his back SEEM
ingly struck with general paralysis at
the sight of flaring sunset which
illumined as with torch the golden
spires of Saints Peter and Paul. And
in the garden and before the lodge
three others dressed in maroon roved
like souls in pain over the lawn or
back and forth at the entrance, Rou-
letabille motioned to Madame Matrena,
stepped back into the sitting room and
closed the door.
"Polce?" he asked.
Matrena Petrovna nodded her head
and put her finger to her mouth in
naive way, as one would caution a
child to silence. Rouletabille smiled.
How many are there?'
Ten, relieved every six hours"
THAT makes forty unknown men
around your house each day
mot unknown" she replied. Police
"Yet, in spite Of them. you have mad
the affair of the bouquet in the gen
erals chamber"
mo, there were only three then. IL
Is since the affair Of the bouquet that
there have been ten
1T hardly matters. 1t is since these
ten that you have had
"Wbat?n she demanded anxiously
"You know well---the flooring"
"Sh-h-h.'
she glanced at the door, watching
the policeman statuesque before 'he
setting sun.
"No one knows that - not even my
80 M Koupriane told me- Then It
4. Won who have arranged fer these ten
police-agents?'
Certainly" ,,,
well. we will commence now py
sending all these police away,
Matrena Petrovna grasped MS manu.
astounded. .,ob
"Surely you don't think OF DONG suc"
thing as that!' ,,ou
"yes. We must know where the plow
i. oon,;ng from. You have four an
ferent groups of people around here
The nolice the domestics, your frienus,
vour family. Get rid of the ponce
S,rst They must not be permitted 10
cross your threshold. They nave nov
Saon ah,e to protect you. You nave
nothiny to regret. And IT, after they
are gone. something new turns up' W
can leave NJ. Koupriane to cohuuet ths
snouiries without his being preoecupieu
here at the house" ,,ir,h,a
aput voI do not know the admlraole
ro,ice Of Koupriane. These brave men
have given proof of their devotion.
Madame, If l were race 10 ray. "' si,
Nihilist the first thing l Woulu asn
myself about him would oe' 40 osL
90 the police? The first thing l assn
~ y. tho M prasence of an agent OF your
,o,ica ;s Js he not Nihiiist?
np,+ thew will not wish TO 60.
,11a ,nv Of them speak French!
.yes their sergeant, who is out 'hefe
in the salon."
"Pray call him" -, ,..o .ho
,taaame Trebassof walked INTO the
- ana s,gnaled. The man appeared
ponietabille handed him paper "h'oh
the other read. man together
"you will gather your men Ioe..
and quit the villa ordered .s"ni1ic un,ico
Sille "You will return to the p9ioo 'nne
headouarters. Say to M. houp' a ,h ,b =
that l have commanded TINS anu anu 'aae the
: ihr reouire all police service around ;. Inc NJ,
villa ' to be suspended until fur'hef
orders" oroa not TO un-
aerstand. looked at Madame lreo"ssoi
and said to the young man.
"At your service
He went out. nt urged
aWait here moment urseu m,
,,odame Trebassof who did not know
how to take this abrupt acuur ioe,, 'to ~
whose Who anxiety was really painiui "
see. of.ar the man of
.,o ohe false s'Gs astrakhan. A few moments moments
sfterwards sft she returned She appeareu
even more agitatea' :, ., ,,,rr,ured.
II beg your pardon she muf,'Ii ,,nn this Ls'
"hnt cannot let them go IKE tn,s'
They are much chagrined. Ihey havo havo
INSISTED on knowing where they nave
JAILED IN their service. nave ap'
neased them with money
eyes, and tell me the whoie tru.,,
Madame. You have directed them not
70 20 far away, but to remain near