Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-03-26


not, I Will tell you at once that am one
,of that noble band Who ha We. for their;
objectsin life the; emancipa tionSof anan-
kind from the granny Of auth orityN !,
....In other words, you are a nihi1istt22
dynamitard?" 1 suggested . {
Use those terms if you like" he res
! piled. ":There is nothing il, a name:
Acts gre the thing hereby men are
judged. Hear whaat:I have to Say! The:
4 society toswhich I belong has decreed
the Immediate doom Of an authorita..
tive rule, and with that object has dis
patched emissaries far and wide to car.
~. out it's behests. A big blow is shortly
to be struck, and there is not country
in the WholeSof Europe which will es-,
cape it.. Russia, Germany, Austria,
France, all are condemned, and even
I England; he vaunted home of the free:
is not to be exempt. At the present:
moment, there. are 80 picked men,,
! armed with the most deadly bombs, in
London itself, awaiting the signal to
commence. One more worker is re-.
quired, and I am. commissio nedtp find
some one to- to. supplNsthe want. I have.
done SO, and my choice falls upon you!"'.
Z. I started in, my seat at these words,
uttered in a fercely earnest tone. He
concluded: :"
'You,| yes, you. must become one o.
us; must enroll yourself under the BAN
ner of emancipation, and strike blow
for liberty!" 49,, p~y AZ %
! And what if ( refuse?" inquired, as
~
He leaned forward, and Kissed rather
then spoke in my ear: "
| IF you will not do this, then You
yourself are doomed! Mark me, un
less you join ou1 ranks you will never
leave this train alive!"
''Who.. will prevent me?" I asked,
again making a vain endeavor to rise. -.
Il will" he shouted, fercely.
! 81 defy you'll" exclaimed. with
frmnes 1 did not really feel, thinking
that determined attitude might poss-
bly, overawe him, for assassins are in
variably towards. was mistaken in
my man, however, for on hearing my
words he put his hand under the cloak
that enveloped him and drew forth
poniard, the sharp-pointed edge Of
which he felt critically with the tip OF
his finger.
Il will give you one minute in which
to consider Your decision" he said.
''and if at the end of that time you re-
main obdurate, then this blade goes
straightway through your hearth
In order, I suppose, to amuse himself
during the interval he pricl<ed several
holes with the point of the Instrument
in his arm just above the wrist, from
each of which the blood esq1irted in
small, purple jets, showing how sharp
was the weapons edge. Ina little while
he said: NJ i
1 "The time is up. Whatsay you now q
| What [ said before I replied. .''Do
your worst!' 1s'l ts
Instantly he sprang to his feet and
clutched me by the throat. " =
! Coward! II cried, half choking, as !
was, and struggling in his iron grasp. !:
| The epithet: seemed to madden him,
for his face became liyid with sudden
rage, his eyes glared wildly and his=
| breath came in thiclS and hurried gasps::,
j. you shall never say that again!:" he
Shouted, Tightening his hold until the
blood sweHed up in my face, and my
eyes seemed ready to burst from their
sockets. u s T. 81 3.
With the energy of despair made
one fihalfattempt to recover my power
of actions and felt that I was succeed
ing: The effect OF the potion was evi.
IDENTIFY working off, and with use re-
turning to my limbs I realized that
now was my time. Concentrating all
the strength I had into enc tremendous
effort, managed to free myself from
his grip and Immediately closed with
him. We struggled violently together
for a few seconds, neither gaining the
mastery, and then I stumbled and we
both fell to the ground, he uppermost:
| It seemed that my hour was come, for:
in his hand he held the deadly weapon.
Tickets, please! All tickets ready!"
It. was the summons of the collector
I rubbed my eyes and looked around.
There was my fellow traveller sitting
quietly on the seat opposite, regarding
me with an amused expression on his
face. a.E sa az J..
'Been sleeping?" he queried, as my
gaze caught his. 4&
Il suppose l have" was my hazy re-
ply.
'And dreaming, too,' he added, with
a smile; "unpleasantly, should guess,
by your manner"
1t was SO. The substantial repast of
which I had partaken had been The
means of bri nging on heavy slumber