Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-25
OLGA MICROSCOPES ESCAPE.
IN EPISODE or siHiLIsA.
A Friend I'm Nera-A PsiiseuaH bad'' DE-
se,,ea-. A uunpina wsusD-rbe Escape


hiInf they always leave IN the spsIs'"'t's
NJ tbs eant,red person few men 10 lake
into custody any one who May come 10 see
tbat nersop. In our language this Is called
n tr,n oetng 10 the RussiaD habit of ar
rarpipc everything at home and not IN the
eafIs. as in Europe, the Nihilis's are often
co,pprlIed 70 90 10 each others honses. and
aims these trans become fatal. In order TO
,i,niuIsb the risk safctY-signals are gene
ralIy n,,ecJ IN the windows. and are taken
oWay al the first sound Of the police. But
ovinc 10 the negligence OF the Nihillsts
themselves. accustomed as they are TO dan
rer. end 10 occupied that they sometimes
have not time 10 eat a moutbful an day l0ng,
The absence Of these signals is often disre-
earded OF attributed to some combination
~ circnms tanocs-the difficulty, or perhaps
the geographical -impossibiliiy. Of placing
signals in many apartments In such man
ner that they can be seen iron distance.
This measure OF public security frequent y.
therefore, does not answer its purpose. AMI
a GOOD half Of all the Nihilists who have
fallen into the hands Of the Government
haze been caught IN these very traps.
A precisely similar misfortune hap.
rcned to Olga. and the worst OF II was "
was in the house ,oi Alexander Kviatk0y-
sky, ono Of the terrorist leaders, where shc
noIiee found a perfect magazine Of dyua-
mite. bombs, and similar things. together
y in plan Of the Winter palace. which.
after .be explosion there, led to his capital
conviction. As may readily be believed,
the police would regard with anything but
favorable eyes everyone who came 20 The
house of such man.
~. va
dlately seized by two policemen, in order
10 prevent her from Offending herself. She,
however, displayed not the slightest desire
10 do 10. Sne feigned surprise. astoaisb-
ment. and invented there aud then the
story that she had come TO rec some dress
makers (who had. in fact. their names on a
door plate below, and occupied the upper
floOrl tor the purpose Oi ordering SOME
thing, but had mistaken the door that she
did not know what they wanted with her.
and wished to return 10 her husband. etc.
the usual subterfuges to which the police
arc accustomed 10 turn deaf car. But
Olga played her part so well that tue pri-
stay. or head Of police of the district, was
really inclined 10 believe her. He told ber
that ANYHOW, II she did not Wlsp
to be Immediately taken 10 prison
she must give her name and conduct bim
TO her own house. Olga gave the hrst
name which came into her mind, which
naturally enough was not that under which
she was residing in the capital, but ~ TO
her place Of residence she declared, with
every dcmons tration OF profound desplir.
that she could not, and would not. take
him there. or say where il was. The pr.-
sav insisted, and. upon her reiterated re-
fnsal, observed 10 the poor simple thing
that her ohstinacy was not only pTcludical
TO her, but even useless, az, knowing her
name. he would have no difficulty in send
ing some one 20 the Addressdi StOl and a.
certaining her address. Struck by this
unansGelablo argument. Olga SAID ~he
would take him 10 her house.
No sooner had she descended into The
street. accompanied by the pristay and
some OF his subalterns, than Olga met a
friend. Nine. Maria A.. who was going 10
kyiatkoysky' where Il meeting Of Terror
lists had actually been fixed for that very
day. II was 70 this chance meeting thai
the TerrOrists owed their escape from the
yely grave danger which threatened them;
for the windows OF KviatkOysky's rooms
were 30 placed that Il was impossible 10
see any signals there from the street.
Naturally enough. the two friends made
no sign e. indicate that they We're acGllaini-
ed with each other. but N. Maria A., on
seeing Olga with the police. ran in all haste
10 inform her friends OF the arrest Of their
companion about which there eould ic 80
doaht.
The first TO be warned was Nicholas
Morosofi, as the police In short time would
20 TO his house and make the
customary search. Olga felt certain that
this was precisely what her friend would
do. and therefore her sole object now was
to delay her cu,todians. so as 10 give Moro
soti time 10 clear his rooms (that il to say.
destroy or take away papers and everything
and 10 get away himself.
II vas this that she was anxious about, for
he had been accused by the traitor Golden
berg OF having taken part in the mining
work connected with the Moscow attempt,
and by the Russian laW was liable 10 the
penalty oi death.
Grestly cmboldened by this lucky meet
inc with her friend. Olga. without saying
a word, conducted the police to the lsmoi-
loysLv Polk, one Of the quarters Of the
town most remote from the place OF her
arrest. which was in the NeVsky district.
They found the street and the house indl-
Gated TO them. They entered and sum
moned the dyornik (doorkeepcr,. who has
TO be present at every search made. Then
came the inevitable explanation. The
dyornik said that he did not know tue
lady. and that she did not lodge in that
house. Upon hearing this statement Olga
covered her face with her hands, and again
gave way 10 despair. she sObbiugly adj
m,tted that she bad deceived them from
fear of her husband. who was very har- IL.
that she had net given her real name and
address. and wound up by begging them
TO let her 30 home.
What's the use Of all this. madam -
exclaimed the priStay. "Don't YOU see
that You are doing yourself harm 10y these
tricks? I'll forgive YOU this time, because
Of your ineXperence, but take care YOU
don't do ii agaIE, and lead MS at once 10
your house, OF otherwise you will repent
It," After much hesitation Olga resolved
TO obey the injunctons OF the pristav. She
gave her name and said she lived in one OF
the lines OF the Vasili Ostroy.
II took an hour TO reach the place. NJ
last they arrived at the house indicated.
Here precisely The same scene WITH the
dyornik was repeated. Then the pristaN
lost all patience. and wanted to take her
away tJ prison at once. without making
search in her house. Upon hearing tie
pristay's harsh announcement Olga flung
herself into an armchair and had violent
attack Of Mysteries. They fetched some
water and sprinkled her face with II to re-
yIve her. When she bad somewhat iecoy-
cred the pristav ordered her TO rise and go
at once to the prison Of the district. Her
hysterical attack recommended; but tue
pristay would stand no more nonsense,
and told her To get up. or otherwise he
would have her taken away in cab by main
force.
The despair OF the POOR lady was now
at its height. "i.isten F" she exclaimed
~ will tell you everything now" And
she began the story OF her life and insr-
riagc. She was the daughter OF rustic,
and she named the province and the VII
lage. Up to the age OF sixteen she re-
maned with her father and looked alter
the sheep. Bu; one day an engineer. her
future husband, who was ut work upon a
branch line OF railway, came to stop ia the
house. He fell in love with her. took her
to town. placed her with his aunt, and had
teachers TO educate her. As she "as tliite-
rate and knew nothing. Then he married
her, and they lived very happily together
for four years; but he had since become
discontented, rough. irritable, and she fear
ed that be loved her no longer; but she
loved him as much as ever, as she owed
everything to him. and could not be I'M
grateful. Then she said that he would be
dreadinlly angry with her. and would per-
baps drive her away II she went 10 tiie