The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-01
THE TEST.
Locating the Traitor in a Russian
Conspiracy.

One bitterly cold winters evening
FIVE men were seated to.sgthcr IA .
small room in hauSr situated n the
Jewish quarter OF q busy and largely
populated Russian city. The appear
ancc OF the room was as wrctchcd rs
the eSterual aspect Of the house itself
The solitary window was totally con
cealed Ly q heavy faded curtain, de-
pending from the roof, and As the wind
moaned dismally through the broken
pancs OF glass its sorber folds sUayed
to and fro The inmates of this mourn
.ul den were seated around the table,
smoking their pipes and talking, as II
furtivcly, in whispers. As the feeble
rays OF the candle feu dttully upon
the company they revealed the youth
full faces Of four stud. nt,. The chief
spokesman, however, was much older
man, apparently about fifty. with
short, pointed beard, shaggy b-ows
and keen, penetrating eyes of fhe dark
est hue. The others defcrentIallF adj
dressed the speaker as professor,
and such. indeed, he was - that time
at q vvell-knOwn school OF medicine in
Russia
On the present occasion. however. he
was speaking. not of science. but Of the
terrible doctrine Of aes as-.a4tiCu.
Prof. V-yras 4 ufAil.et, "A rcputcd
Colossus Of craft IN the dissemination
of revolut foDar. ,ct-iucs. and on Ui.
rartic1,lay ey.u:r.r il r.,.stion he was
eDraoed in a!yacatina with fiery cIo-
oucace the aszassfuatiou Of a certain
colonel who had lately been promoted
To the rank Of chief commissioner of
tho secret n1iicc. As the u.rht wore
n, thcfr zvhi-r,.r.a ,.ar~.-.atfon was
..uadfuly iatrrrunl.d bv low knock
inc N In. out.r door. In "a moment
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scrutinized the faces OF his comrades
..NIv dear professor" he said ri
LENGTH ..,ye cannot r,ossil,ly proceed nj
present with this business;
..Yhv not9" was unanimously asked
"Because." replied tho latest Conner
as he Quietly snuffed the candle-"be-
cause one OF Us is a traitor"
"a traitor exclaimed the men. start
ing to their feet.
YES, comrades, we are betrayed;
and as no one knows Of this plot OF
ours except ourselves, il is plain, I
think. that one Of rs has turned in
formant"
"iou arc mad 10 say So" hoarsely
exclaimed the proi"se"r; bnt in hCGN-
en- name, what haS happencd' Come,
tel us quickly IhIs Is II" je@ting mat
ter.
Listen then- On my way hither'
ooInraaeS' l entered 4 cafe dc Iarls 10
SIP cup OF tea and smoke cigarette.
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