The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
THE COLONEL'S
DAUGHTER.
A Story of Polish Revolationist.
BY CASTOR DoBRovoLsKI.

/ enjoyed the confidence of the leading
1 rcNolutlonstS ut the university. To help
lfee my country from foreign oppression
was the ideal of my family, and even
my Oh mother, who shed tears over my
/ future, was proud of the part | played
Ill the councils of the movement. She
lett sure | would be arrested and exied
or executed. and she spent many a sleep
less night on account of it, but she was
wiling to give me 10 the cause, to sac
rlhce her only child on the altar of po-
land freedom. as she often put it, trem-
ulously, using the solemn language which
hef overlooking heart prompted. Poor
woman. SO full was she of these
thoughts and anNieties that she had not
the heart to 20 near uniformed Rus
san. Sooner or later they will kill my
son She would say. How can l bear
10 LOOK ut them! =
we were all very busy in those days.
Inc committee had no difficulty i'll SNUG
EilhE over pamphlets and leaflets, and
we u'd plenty To do to distribute them.
Inc city was tull of spies; but, then,
many OF 'lr olhclaIS upon whom the GOV
efhilieht relled IN It's struggle against us
VERY ueN"t'u members "I secret groups.
i''c" ol US couid nave been arrested at
an! moment put our heads were too hot,
our nG"''I loo luH OF enthusiasm to real
~ lle u"HSer which surrounded us
Wherever we turned. eNmcmbcr how
w. J"AVu ea'h other upon our chances
vi p'II4 rocked up ANA hanged. To judge
IIoH' tHe way we discussed these mattcrs
4 you would nave thought it all chiid's
p"H, or ut IcaNt, that we took 1t for
emu pay But l can assure You we
uid not At the bottom of our hearts
caeh 81 Us knew that he was playing
WIN lFe ana mat 1t was only Il matter OF
months OF weeks, perhaps, when it
would he all over with his freedom. But,
as l nave SaId' We were too excited to
hiud II.
/ one morning as ! was about to enter
the house OF one of our leaders my ut.
lcntion was arrested 10y Young man
VINO was saunterin- along the opposite
sidewalks My pockets were full of com
promising literature and as took q
look at the man ont of the corner of my
/ eye 1t struck me that he was watching
( me. Was he a spy? Whether he wa,
or not, | would take no chances. To ON.
ter my friends house was out Of the cues
. ton; 10 quicken pace or take a cab would
I be equally UnWi>c. had to diSappraI
without attracting attention. and how
4 was ! to do itf took out n cigar ana
/ lit it as slowly as | could. observing the
man across the street all the while. He
paused in front of a window. but took NJ
such a position that he could pretend +,
I be gazing ut the window and nj Tho Same
! time keep his eye on me. Ii seemed +,
be clear that the fellow was shadnwiu,
/ me. The blood rushed into nv head. bur
4 ] forthwith steadicd myself and regainn,
my composurc.
remember that one of the houses or
! the next block had an omen court. and
/ without stopping to think what good if
would do me | started thithcr. | neve,
/ turned back. bur could hear tbo shy,
footsteps behind me. walked ON ~ !
4 lcisurcly gait. not daring to look rounG
until came in SIGHT Of the Office of m,
, colonel of gcndarmes. when \ onne,
thought flashed across nv brain. WI,
/ not 20 in? The gcndarmc's office wo.
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