Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-26

: THE BLACK TERROR !
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Romance Of Russia.
CHAPTER xI-ocontInued)
by JOHN X. LEY5.


IT was now evident 10 me that the
chief Ct the Russian police hac made
mp his mind. from my having visited
R~aoul-and. possibly from something
his spies might have told him as TO my
later communications with the Mill
ists-that / was really one OF the party.
or at all events, In intimate relations
with them. He had thought Ii likely
that | had returned to England for a
special purpose, and he had supposed
THAT If a close watch were kept upon
my movements, / would, sooner or lat
ser. put him IN the track OF some Of the
.cotIspiratorse He must have been toll
erably sure that | was In some way
connected with them, or he would not
have told his agent In England to offer
me-, through Davis, SO large a sum IS
10000.
Once or twice as / waited for the
dinner hour, / took a stroll In the di-
rection OF the railway, as il / expected
someone 10 come TO me by rail. Dur
ing these stroIls Davis followed me
conscientiously, though at q respectful
distance.
When dinner made It's appearance, /
seemed TO throw off care. asked Dayls
10 join me at table, and let fall a word
or two 10 raise the belief In his mind
that, as the person | expected had not
turned up, my object In coming to
BrIerwick had failed, and that | In
tended to return to town at once, rath-
CIR pleased at having the business off
my mind for the present.
When dinner was over, | called for q
hnfYIa ~ mort md rnnHn Ila yfS falrn q
share Of IL. He drank sparingly. but
the incident had a certain effect on
leading him to believe that | had no
business Of Importance on hand now.
aud that his vigilance might be a little
relaxed.
We set out for the railway station to-
gether, and took Il first-class ticket
for Liverpool street. Davis, / knew,
had a second-class return ticket-and |
noticed that he chose a compartment
mex TO miGc.
BY the time we reached Bailey Bridge
the town at which our branch joined
the main line-it was getting dark.
From that point onward the train be-
came an express. 1t was here that |
hoped 10 be able 10 play a little trick
ON my friend, the mineral water man.
As the train began to slow down, ap-
preaching the station, | leant out OF
tie window on the fu2faer side of the
carriage and having aseertained TO the
best Of my power that the spy was not
watching me on that side, / gently
dropped my bag out of the window.
noting the spot, so that | might be able
to pick 1t up again later on.
As soon as the train stoppedI made
for the refreshment ROOM. and. as / ex-
pected, Davis Immediately followed
me. Only a few moments We're al
lowed, and / fingered so long that the
spy became fiidgety. As the train was
about TO start, | managed TO place my
self between him and the carriages.
and he Immediately became apprehens-
i've, as / intended he should, that | was
scheming to get on board the train at
the last moment and leave him be-
hind.
At the last moment / did make a
rush for the train, now just moving,
and, as | fully anticipated. the spy
darted past me. tore open the door or
the nearest carriage, and leaped Into
i'll sprang after him, and seized the
handle OF the door, as IL with the in
tention Of following his example, but,
instead Of doing so | ran along the
side of the carriage till a porter came
up. dragged me away from the car
rage, which was now travelling at a
good pace. and closed the door. | was
alone. The spy was being carried of
to London at the rate Of thirty miles
an hour, and / was able To endure with
~euuanimify thp lecture which the Sta
ton master read me, on the folloy OF
attempting 10 board a train when it
was in motion.
had N difficulty in hiring a vehicle
to carry me back TO Brierwick, and,
after a little delay | recovered my bag.
which had been picked up and taken
to the lost-baggage office.