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

government agent
II: No. thank YOU I cried. starting
back. and putting my hands behind
me.
What do you mean. sirg cried the
chief, sferEly. +fIave you not been In
sisiiDg all this time that you were
oneyr
Certainly. But IL does q follow
that after the treatment j have re-
ccived i mean 20 cOEtiDue 20 be- one. 1
have run a very narrow chance OF los
ing my liberty for a long period. IL not
my life. in the service of a Government
that seems 10 be prepared TO throw its
agents overheard when convenient
Take care. sir, You are not yet At
Hbertyr.' shouted the chief. in a voice
Of thunder. Il viii have 10 more tri-
fling. Tell me AZ once how much you
have learned Of this conspiracy. or !
viii Immediately draw the conclusion
that you have been playing with me
all along!'
"You may please yourself. NJ. de Noll-
lef.' / said, firmly. Il VIII v an
swer a single question until my terms
are grantel-if. indeed. / consent 10 20
on with the business at all"
You win 20 back 10 prison until you
change your mind"
Very probably. In that case. my
brother. who knows that ! have under
taken this mission. win make repre-
sensations 10 the Foreign Office in
London
Pooh, We have only TO deny The
whole thing. 1t viii be supposed that
you have fallen "a victim to your
friends. the conspiratorS," said DE
NoillefT. with a sneering smile.
Possibly. None the less, the world
VIII see what the fate OF those who
rashly try 10 serve the Government or
the Car is likely TO be"
This, i knew, was my strong point
Il deSpotism did not dare 10 let IL I've
said that it does not keep It's promises
TO its agents. or does not defend them,
when possible, for. if that impression
became general. il would be impossible
10 get people 10 serve them al all.
The chief Of the secret police consid
erred for a moment, and then said. in a
Rilder tone: ION what conditions.
then, VIII you consent TO work with
u.s.
I'm the first place" said /. "instruc-
tionS must be given that am 10 be set
at liberty. and that / am not TO be
again interfered with. / can do moth
ing II the police are to be always az
my heels. as they have been OF late"
s'That shall be seen to-" said DE
Noileff. with a smile. l interpreted
the smile to mean: IF you imagine
that we are going 10 trust you to go
and come as you please, You are very
much mistaken"
sskNaIl ushaf naxtrf
I flatter myself that my mex move
was "A good one.
BE good enough 10 add your initials
to this" and | held up the memoran-
dunn Davis had given me al Brier-
wick.
Without a word the chief wrote I'M
derneath the lines. II approve" and
signed il with his initials.
And now. sir. allow me 10 deposit
this piece Of paper in your hands. IL
js too dangerous 10 carry il about with
ME. If my revolutionary friends We're
10 suspect me for any eason and
search me. what would De my fate IL
this morsel of paper We're found in my
pccketbooky'
The chief stared NJ me for a moment.
holding the paper in his hand.
You really wish me TO take charge
Of this:' he said.
Certainly. Ii could not be in safer
hands"
NJ. de Noilleff locked the memoran-
dun up in his safe; and when he a
done so. l saw from his manner that |
had 10 some degree Won his confidoDce-
II will at once sign the papers winch
viii procure your release" he said. as
lie resumed his chair. And now l
should be glad TO know what you have
learned about those scoundrels. M
what you were about when you fell in
to the hands OF the police"
Il cannot say that | know anything
as vet. Of my own knowledge, / re-
Piled. Il can only tell you what the
conSpirators told ne. To a certain ex-
tent they have taken me into their con-
idence. and i believe they have told
the truth, for the very good reason thar
they could have had no object in mis-
leading me-"
.sThey expect you 10 become a mem
Der Of their society,"
They expect that | will consent TO
work with them.
"In what way
They think they Will be able to use
| ne for any dangerous service that may
.urn up. But | was going TO tell you
that. s~upp0sing they ave told me the
truth. the victims Of the Black Terror
have not been put TO death. They are
all alive. and are confined somewhere
ont OF Russia"
Confined somewhere. In prison! 1t
Is impossible,'
strange as IL may be. ! believe IL TO
he true. How else can we account for
the fact that not a word has reached
their friends from one of the victimsF'
..They may be dead"
''In that case. their bodies would
have been found. Ii would have been
far more impressive TO allow the bodies
OF the victims TO he discovered. say N
one place. at one time. than TO allow
them to be quietly forgotten"
II am not so sure of that said DE
Nollleff. .But, supposing that this
story is trne. where is the place OF con-
finemeLt ~situated-haye you no idea =
Not except that it is out OF Russia.
Put | had obtained permission to visit
the place. and was actually on my way
there. when | vas seized 10y those stu
nil ~ppniarmeS trust Won can now