The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-18
OUT OF RUSSIA.

am General Somebodyofrski, and strlke' QuickY
 The girls eyes grew big with tears. T did not think there were such 2 man as you she brea;hed Now understand why your great country is free. Such men as you must be free Oh. God, is there no other way?' None. Tho train is stopping Quickr'
 DesparinEIy the girl glanced around. Then she lifted the heavy revolver and struck az Spotswood haddirected Without moan he sank bank uncon- scious. in his aeat. For moment Mildred stood gazing ] at her handlwork. Then q great sob shook her frame, and sne bent down and pressed her lips to the swelling wound
 Forgive. forgiven she cried. If it had been my life alone--oh, love, tot- give. forgiven
 The next moment she was gone, to spottswood. Ali about him was the roar of great passeugar station, tine murmur of voices, the tramp of feet, I the banging of carriage doors, the thump of baggage. Duly he put his band to his forehead and felt tre- mendous swelling just above his fore head. Then he looked around at the him about Somebody was questioning him In soft, splitting Russian. | He dd not understand and shook his head petuiantly, only to cease quickly on account of the pain which the movement caused him. Memory had returned with jerk, and he wondered whether his strange, new-made friend had escaped He must give her ais much time as he could to pass the gate. He closed his eyes and lay si- lent
 1 Five minutes sped by Then he was picked up. bundled into a cab and driven away. He gathered that he was under arrest, but was not disturb ed. His tory was unassaf!able. Besides, his head ached too much to think of any thing else
 On the way. to headquarters his head became better, and on arrival he was able to talk clearly and connected ly to a heavily bearded but courteous individual who spoke English like a native.
 Can you describe the person who this gentleman, after the American had told his story.
 The young man hesitated. Lying did not come easy to him.
 Not very we'll" he said. reluctantly. TT had no reason for noticing him. ibroad, and had a thick beard"
 We found the beard Tn the railway lcarriage He carried off your overcoat and hat you sayT'
 Then he could not have been very stout. You are too slender for your lclothes to fit very large man. Is it lnot so?'
 spottswood put his hand painfully to his head. T guess I'd have thought of that myself if my head had been 1clear," he said. "A crack like that isn't conducive to lucidity. With your permission I'll drive to a hotel and rest lup."
 'Tn a moment, Mfr. spottswood. I suppose you have no reason to think this man was really a womanT'
 "A woman! Heavens, no! No wo- man I ever saw could have struck q blow like this"
 'T don't know. It all depends. Your Ipassport was shown at the station en- trance by small slight young man not big rough one. We are looking for female conspirator on that train lone Mildred WoBsonossinski She is
 of your country on her mothers side
 and of a noble Russian family on her
 fathers. She travelled abroad a few
 years ago, and has been Involved in several anarchist plots since she rec
 turned. That Is the trouble with so many of our young people; they do
 not realize that you have been train
 ed in self-government for years, and
 they think that Russia can be like you at a bound. They are wrong. Russia
 is too big and too slow. It-but you
 do not care to listen to my opinions.
 Mir. Spotswood. When we capture your
 assailant, your passport and other
 property will of course be returned to
 you if we can get them. You say
 this-er-man did not speak to your
 Yes"
 "And vnu aaxv m x-znr,ay, ,,,t. foolro.l
 suspicious?"
 No"
 Very well. Goodbye. Mir. spotts-
 wood"
 But MT. Spottswood hesitated. This Mildred Wossonossinski." he said; ''you would arrest her If you could find herr"
 , Surely. Her arrest was ordered nearly three months ago. but she has kept out of reach heretofore. If she
 has really returned back to town, we
 shall have her"
 Heavy heartedly the young American
 drove to a hotel and sent for phy-
 sician. who dressed his head. prescrib-
 ed a sedative, and ordered him to bed , Spottswood bowed him out, poured the
 sedattve Into the Blop basin, and set on for the American embassy He must do what he could for Mildred. ,, The Ambassador was absent on leave
 but the Charge d'Affaires sat in his place. and in his private offlce Spotts- ! wood found Miss Wossonossinski He } was not surprised. Almost he had ex- Ipected to find her there. Fate had ap- . parently taken charge of his Russian trip and was personally conducting it 2 and he told himself that no new turn , that events might take could surprise him greatly
 Swiftly she came towards him and laid her cold white hand in his.
 Thank God. you are safe" she said
 with a catch in her voice. Tt was the lbravest thing I ever knew"
 Spottswood smiled at her How about the bravery of the girl who carried a bundle of contraband ? lpapers through half Russia, under the livery noses of the police. to save peo- pie in whom she had no personal in- ! lterest. That took courage, if you :, like"
 Mildred smiled ruefully. Yes" she said. Tt took a little . But you saw that it all evaporated ] when the test came. I'm afraid Tn [ not cut out for a revolutionist. But Charge in the Ambassadors absence you know"
 Spottswood turned to apologize He !: had clean forgotten the Charge. But that gentleman waved aside his excuses. oh, don't mind me-" he sait lindulgeutly. I've been young myself B Only. when you get through exchang ling compliments. wish you young peo pie would tell me what I am to dC Q with you?"
 ? Do with us? What is there to dog l asked Spottswood.
 According to Miss Wossossonoskpi
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