Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02

oho,,+ u'o aItest OF her companion,
"c nv @hlcn there could be no doubt.
Inc nrst to be warned was Nicholas
m n.ou1s as the police in a short time
moutu undoubtedly go to his house
en-. MAKE the customary search. Olga
i Sa certain that this was precisely what
neI lriend would do, and therefore her
SUE opJect now was to delay her Gus
oulan SO as to give Morosof time to
clear his rooms Chat is to say. de-
stroy or take away papers and eyery-
,n1ng compromising, and to get away
hllnseit. 1t was this that she Was any
lous about. for he had been accused by
the traitor Goldenberg of having taken
part III the mining work connected
with the Moscow attempt, and by the
RUSSIAN law was liable to the penalty
of death.
Greatly emboldened by this lucky
meeting with her friend, olga, with
OUT SAYING a word, conducted the police
to the 1smalloysky Polk, one Of the
quarters OF the town most remote from
inc place OF her arrest, which was in
the Nevsky district. They found the
street and the house indicated to them.
Ihey entered and summoned the dvor-
NIX (~doorkeeper), who has to be pres
ent at every search made. Then came
the inevitable explanation. The dvor-
nj said that he did not know the 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 to despair. She
sobbingly admitted that she had de-
ceived them from fear of her husband,
who was very harsh, that she had not
given her real lame and address, and
wound up by begging them to let her
go home.
'What's the use of all this, mad
amp exclaimed thepristav, Don't you
see chat you are doing yourself harm
by these tricks? I'll forgive you this
time, because of your ~ineXperience, but
take care you don't do it again, and
lead us at once to your house, or other
wise you will repent it," After much
hesitation, Olga resolved to obey the
injunctions of the pristav. She gave
her name, and said she lived in II of
the lines of the Vasili Ostrox.
1t took an hour to reach the place.
AT last they arrived at the place indi-
Gated. Here precisely the same scene
with the dvornik was repeated. Then
the pristav lost all patience, and want
ed to take her away to prison at once,
without making a search in her house.
Upon hearing the pristav's harsh an
nouncement, Olga flung herself into an
armchair and had a violent attack of
Mysteries. They fetched some water
and sprinkled her face with it to revive
her. When she had somewhat recov-
cred, the pristav ordered her to rise
and go at once to the prison of the dis
trict. Her hysterical attack recon-
menced. But the pristav would stand
no more nonsense, and told her to get
up, or otherwise he would have her
taken away in a cab by main force.
The despair of the poor lady was now
at its height. ''Listen!!" she exclaimed.
II will tell you everything now" And
she began the story of her life andmar-
riage. She was now the daughter of a
and the village. Up to the age of six
teen she remained with her father and
looked after the sheep. But one day
an engineer, her future husband, who
was at work upon 4 branch line of rail,
way, came to stop in 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 was IL
l@iterate and knew nothing. Then he
married her, and they lived very hap
PLY together for four years; but he had
since become disconnected, rough,
irritable, and she feared that he loved
her no longer; but she loved him as
much as ever, as she owed everything
to him, and could not be %ungrateful.
Then she said that he would be dread
fully angry with her, and would per-
haps drive her away if she went to the
house in charge of the police; that it
would be a scandal; that he would think
she had stolen something; and so on
All this and much more of the same
kind, with endless details and repeti-
tons, did Olga %narrate; i~nterrupting
her story from time to time by signs,
EXPLANATIONS and tears. She wept in
very truth, and her tears fell c%opiously,
as she assured me when she laugh
ingly described this scene to me after
ward. I thought at the time that she
would have made a very good actress.
The pristav, though impatient, con
tinued to listen. He was vexed at the
idea of returning with empty hands,
anu ne nOpcu unlS uluuc dt aIl events
her story would lead to something.
Then, too, he had not the slightest sus-
picion, and would have taken his oath
that the woman he had arrested was a
poor, simple creature, who had fallen
into his hands without having done
anything whatever, as SO frequently
happens in Russia, where houses are
searched on the slightest suspicion.
When Olga had finished her story the
pristav began to console her. He said
chat her husband would certainly par
don her when he heard her explana-
ton; that the anne thing might happen
to any one; and SO On. Olga resisted
for a while, and asked the gristav to
promise that he would assure her hus-
band she had done nothing wrong; and
more to the same effect. The pristav
promised everything, in order to bring
the matter to an end, and this time
Olga proceeded toward her real resi-
dence. She had gained three hours
and Il half; for her arrest took place at
ahout two o'clock. and she did not