Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-09

VT fTaS1a TGr Insisting that j SBDult
o. brought before M. De N0illeT was
hat I knew that II / succeeded Win
tim / should I've al once SET al liberty;
while II / failed TO make him believe
% my l~nnoceaceI would De spared the
humiliation aud tie danger that would
follow on an attempt 10 palm of a
number OF crude and ~undlgested false
nnotis GA the examining magistrate.
While WAS IN the cab on my way To
81 3e No8lieiTs office l tried 10 arrange
ny thoughts and prepare for the CONF
Hn@ Interview. but without much sue
ress / cOa.ld not do more than plan
gut my line Of action aud provide SOME
poor defense against one or two obyi-
Gus dangers. For the rest ! saw 1
ust trust 20 luck and my mother wit.
The chief Of the secret police or
dercd ne To- be brought into his 0
TX WAS the san Don ina whicis ! had
seen him before, aud he was sitting IN
exactly the same attitude.
Without giving him time TO speak, l
walked Up 10 his desk and said:
.sThey tell me. sir. that Ii is at your
Instance that | have been arrested. Is
that c0rTeet!'
49, AL tAAAN WI az a WV 81 a
stepped hack to the chair that stood
uear by, sat down aud folded my arms
across my breast
80 il Is trueE' / continued. "WelI.
sir. / hope you are satisfied. You have
lest what Is probably the only Cpportu-
nity You win ever have Of knowing
what has become 81 the victims Of the
RlacE Terror. ] sas again. ! hope you
are satisfied"
A heavy frown settled On the brow Of
lie chief of the secret police.
Don't be impairment, sir" he s; III.
~Impuds nee viii not serve your turn
here. And don't think 30 take me in
with p-rotestafions that you meant TO
betrny your companions. am too old
nj this kind Of work TO be deceived by
so stale n trick"
A hook VI surprise came into my a
"M. de NollleR.' ! said. calmly, Il fail
10 under stand YOU
"Do you want 10 make out tiiSt you
are a government spy he cried. an
griIy.
Il DO not like 10 be called q sry.'1
said. with an offended air. "But / uu-
dertook 10 get certain Information Ter
you-
"Ycu dare TO say that To my face!
Again ] called up a look II bewilisr-
ment. ..Cert8inIy | do. iou cannot
have forgotten. SIR. that tn cur former
Interview you warned me against con-
coriing with 4 person named lia0El
Nessihey, and on my replying that J
would follow Your directors. You went
on TO say that If / should find out any
thing that II. anything concerning the
Nihllist conspiracy u wss 10 cUgne 70
you with my infoTnati n And my
last words to you were thai II | saouii
be able to discover any Of the secrets
0f these ~msscreants, ! would no; fail 70
let you know"
"SonetiiSng Of the kind passed. 10
doubt. But ycu misunderstood me.
Never mind what have yCu discover
ely
II have made certain dissyegi ;. AM
j was on nay way To learn more. when
/ was arrested"
II ask you again-if you were acting.
ns you pretend. in the capacity Of Coy
crnnent agent, what have Jon 10 re-
p0rtg'
Nay. sir" I answered. with a smile.
II understand that You are inclined TO
doubt me In that you can hard
iy expect me TO place what Information
i have gained at your service. III am
your agent. ! ought certainly To enjoy
Immunity from arrest when | was car
rying eut ycEsr Instructions. IT l am
Tot 10 he acknowledged rs one of your
agents. IL seems 10 rae it, is safer 10
hold my tongue.
De N0illeff dropped his head upon his
hand. and a for a moment thinking.
Il DO not believe" he said. at length,
.'that you seriously Intended 10 do the
Government any service. ! am CT opin-
ion that you are trying tn play the lou
BILE game and run with the hare while
you pretend 70 hunt With the hounds.
But / am not TO be 20 easily duIed."
at these words. spoken with all the
sincerity OF firm conviction. my heart
sank within me. But / was resolved
that | would not give In vet.
$50 it was all fancy, was il. when
thought | heard you telling me not 10
forswear yessiloy's acquaintance, but
10 come TO you with the information |
might pick up from him; Coed heav-
ems. III | did not consider myself your
agent, why should | bother my heaa
about III at alis 4 I'M IN Eu-EStfhdE.
Why should trouble myself about the
acts of the Russian Government vf
their enemies Why shou.d 7 rHn my
head into danger for nothingT"
/ could see that the chief was I'M
pressed by this argument, but he mere
ly said:
assuming that you understood my
words in the sense you put them. how
IS ii that you have never made any re.
port all this time:
because | have not tad anything
worth reporting up 10 the present. |
have been In England.
Why did you go there
Because / thought l should have n
better chance of success there than IN
This country. where 1 knew hardly any
one except yessiiov. Who belongs 10 the
Society. And | was right. had ar
ranged 10 meet one Of the chiefs III the
conspiracy. when tie meeting was pre-
vented by the eiunisiAcss of ycur
agent
my agcntT'
.1es. TIE man yeu sent 20 engoee
f,s,a Jafnfsnlv ~ 49,.