Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-07

ysu, Sir" he went O. with q malicious
glance at Gerald, "you may think yeur-
self fortunate II you leave this country
as easily as you entered It,"
The woman drew . little nearer 70
aim. There was the look Of a wild
snlmal In her face.
Listen, Ivan :" she cried. "Are you
mad2 1t is a fortune which this man
carries In His handI What il there
amongst the scum that .infests your
| prisons Of account against THAR You
terrify me. The money Ia for Us. to
be divided Cash, want Money to
spend-tomorrow-th next day-every
day.
You fool" the governor retorted.
'Of what use is money when your
feet bangle in the air and your neck
is broken? That for you. and a dozen
rife bullets In my heart You are
bold man who came to Russia on such
a mission" he added glowering at
Gerald.
She turned to her visitor.
what does this mailman meant"
she demanded. who is this prisoner
whose freedom you seek?"
~ do not know Gerald replied. II
! am only an emissary."
The governor sat up In his chair.
II will tell you" he declared hoarse-
| ly. Number twenty-nlne is all the
fortress records say Of him, but his
name Is Paul. grand duke Of Volostok,
prince OF TamboH. hereditary grand
duke and ruler of all the provinces Of
the Dvlna, nephew Of Nicholas. the
late tsar, head Of the house Of Ro-
manoff-himsef. If the people changed
their fancy tomorrow, tsar Of all the
Russiasi There. my woman, now you
know the secret of my fortress You
can guess where we might be II |
traded with this lunaticr
The woman Topped upon the sofa.
She was pale through all her rouge
and powder Her yellow hair had
broken loose from its band of ribbon.
Her dressing gown had fallen away
little from her ample bust She sat
breathing heavily for several moments
Gerald. Of the three, was the only one
who kept his head.
"AlI that makes for nothing he
said calmly You excite yourself
greatly for nothing. The Romanoff
dynasty is past There will never be
another tsar in Russia. This young
man has rich friends and thew want
him out of the country. / should think
your government would be glad to be
rid Of him"
Gerald's words were not without
their effect. especially upon the
woman.
I After ALL" she muttered this man
speaks sense. Who cares about grand
dukes. nowadaysl There are plenty
of them who have already escaped,
What does one more or less matter|
But this ohe-I haze told you who
he isl" the man growled
The woman was beginning TO pluck
up spirit She scoffed at him openly.
when the people of Russia want
the days OF tsardom back again,s she
said. they will find one Of the brood
fast enough. But that day will not
I
fortress is OF no account. You are
fool, Ivan You cannot see the truth.
You have not thought TO yourself what
ten thousand pounds may mean"
Krossneys sat back in his chair, Bit
ing his finger nails.
"Who are your" he demanded sud
denly. "And where does this money
come from7"
'My name is Dombey." Gerald re
piled Il have admitted TO Madame
Francks that / am an Englishman.
This money has been collected In
London by friends and relatives OF the
young man. The desire for his release
has not the slightest political signlf-
canoe"
And what the devil excuse can
make for letting him go?"
Al should put one Of your less I'm
portant prisoners into his cell and say
nothing about It." Gerald suggested
There is an Inspector OF stats
prisons" Krossneys muttered. He
does not often come, hut who knows
when he might take Ii into his head to
, pay rs a visit?"
THE last time he was here" Elsa
Francis reminded him. you met him
at the station and took him 10 the
hotel Afterward you brought him
on here and he was SO drunk that he
I had TO stay for two DAYS He did not
even 60 near the fortress Your pa
, pers and books were brought down
here for him to sign"
"It II true" Krossneys assented
vet next time another man might
come And again. how win this num-
her Twenty-Five get safely cut Of Rus
sla?'