The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-02-20
A CONVERTED
ANARCHIST


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The man who told me this story Is
dead or could not tell It without al
most surely occasloning his death:
Il was a poor man, though | belonged
TO good family and had been well ed
ucated. At college I imbIbed revoIu,
tionary. not TO say communistlc. doc.
trines which Influenced me, bur not Sc
riously, until on coming out Of the uni
yerslty lost my father and the assist
ance he had given me; then, facing the
world with no means, ! was drawn 20
embrace anarchism. There was no ex-
cuse for me. was young, and the
world was before me- I was one of
the impractical, theorizing kind who
prefer trying to revolutlonize natural
laws rather than work. Added to this,
l had the faculty OF inspiring others.
! Joined band of anarchists and be-
came leader among them.
My mother had brother of whom l
had never heard. He was considered
the black sheep of the family and was
never spoken of TO me, the only child
of his only sister. He had run away
rs boy and had broken his mothers
heart by never writing line. Up to
the time became an anarchist he had
never been heard from. Judge of my
surprise one day TO learn through So
licitors that this uncle had died In
South America and left fortune of
$3.50. 200 to me-
How quickly my theories of the
worlds wrongs vanished! did not
dare TO break my connection with an
archists, but gradually ceased to attend
meetings. One day was Mortified nj
receiving an order to assassInate one
of the crowned heads OF Europe.
knew well that should refuse ! would
be myself assassinated. One advan-
tage l would have in dlsobeying the
order-1 was rich and could isolate my
self from any one who might attempt
TO kill me. I turned my fortune into
gold and disappeared. A few weeks
later ! turned up in one of the south
ern states. My hair, which had been
light brown, was black My beard,
which had been but a few tufts. was
now luxuriant. My name was changed.
Indeed, as little of my old self re-
manned as | could help. | bought n
small plantation and pretended TO raise
cotton. In its center was my house,
ana no one could reach me without
passing number of my employees,
whose duty 1t was to keep of an en-
envy.
Il lived FOR several years without
hearing from my old associates, but
this only assured me that at the out
set had eluded them. knew that
had been condemned and some one had
been appointed to kill me. The only
question was, Would my executioner
tire OF the work or be withdrawn for
lack OF funds or other causes?
"one day noticed that new candy
store had been opened In the vi'iJcc.
l went inside and looked o,er the sock.
II was very meager, and bought moth
ing. young woman who stood be-
hind the counter looked disappointed
and asked me TO give an order for any
thing l liked and she would execute It.
l am fond OF chocolate and told her 10
make me some chocolate creams. She
promised TO have them ready the next
day and send them to me. Instead of
sending she brought them. When she
was announced | told my guards to
admit her She was very attractive
looking person. and | did not desire
TO Keep her away. She asked me to
try her chocolates and tell her wherein
they did not please me. / ate few of
them and pronounced them excellent.
That seemed 10 satisfy her. and she
left Mt once though would have been
glad to have her remain longer
In week went by the candy shop,
stopped and gave her an order for some
more chocolates. She told me that she
knew OF new kind that she was sure
l had never eaten. | gave her an or
der for some Of them, telling her that
would not put her TO the trouble OF
sending them, but would call for them.
did so. but they were not ready.
called again. but still they had not been
made The woman tnld mo that cor