Tchelkache

"When the longshoremen, leaving their work, were dispersed in noisy groups over the wharf, buying food from the open-air merchants, and settling themselves on the pavement, in shady corners, to eat, Grichka Tchelkache, an old jail-bird, appeared among them. He was game often hunted by the police, and the entire quay knew him for a hard drinker and a clever, daring thief..." 'Tchelkache' is a short story seaside adventure by Russian Nobel Literature nominee Maxim Gorky. It is about Tchelkache a sailor who is off to do a job with his assistant Gavrilo. But when Gavrilo discovers the large amount of money his master is carrying with him, his greed takes over…