The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-17

atty. An Inquiry AT the desk revealed
the name bradley" the Masonic hall
did the rest The count was more than
cordial and IN course of The evening
said.
"You must see the review OF my regi-
ment tomorrow. Bradley"
Your WHAT said Cheney.
My regiment. the Tenth Imperial
Hussars, I'm colonel OF it. and the
car reviews 1t tomorrow"
Why. count. / shah be delighted"
Here was a nance Yarnolen as col
oEel of the Imperial Hussars was a
member of the military council: mill
tary information could be obtained as
wanted. The stars of luck We're shining
brightly. But there We're those Third
Section men-Wha of them? Almost
every day Cheney was be-
fore the project. and that day he had
learned General Trepoff had come to
81. petersburg. Cheney made up his
mind to a bold move. His engagement
with Count Yarmoleff was for IL the
next morning. 1t 1915 he stopped at a
government police office on the Nevsky
Prospect. He sent his card to Genera,
Irepoff and was received Immediately,
An, my dear Mr.. Bradley, l am glad
to see you. 1t is an honor.
Thank YOU, general. / came today
before was sent for. Ever since j
~ doS 4 VIC DeeIl uillleT lne
surveillance of your men and every day
We come up like a lackey and report.
ed 10 your minions. either here or at
Moscow. Now, general, I'm sick and
urea OF IT.. Everywhere l go one OF
your men follow me! 1t must cease
rlght now or | shall go to the American
ambassador and claim the protection
of my government. DO l make myself
clear g%eneral?"
Perfectly, Mr.. Bradley" said the
general. rising. Both men stood facing
each other and the situation was tense.
Inc Russian bear was being bearded in
his w lair.
I'm these times. Mr.. Bradley, we
watch -everyone-and we do more thar
that on occasions"
"Oh, yes, / know, general. Siberia
II all that but l am not intimidated.
AT IL O'Clock l have an appointment
with Count Yarmoleff. If the surveil.
lance continues i shall ask him to ac-
ompan me to my embassy and then
to the foreign office"
AT the mention of Yarmoleff's name
lrepoff manner softened. Yarmeloff
was a noble. a man of note, and Trepoft
was a sycophantic man. If this Amer
ican Was a friend of Count Yarmoleff's
it might be we'll to draw in.
II am sorry, Mr.. Bradley, that YOU
nave been troubled. l will see that il
ceases instantly. You will understand,
l am sure, that extreme care is neces.
safy. More profuse apologies. and
Chehey left. h surveillance did cease
and thereafter Cheney's progress was
unimpeded, He saw the review of the
Tenth Imperial Hussars: he saw Cos.
sacks and Guards regiments galore.
and after the review was over Yarmo-
left presented him to a number O.,
notables.
That evening, while dining with the
| count Cha0aC i11icio,,el, 49,, &c.,
questions. intending to draw informa.
ton military. Yarmoleff had had sew
eral glasses of wine and was mellow
with affection for Bradley.
An my dear Bradley; you must
come down to my estates near Var
oslav. Next week l have quite a dis
tinguished party there. Grand Duke
vladimir will be one and others of note,
You will enjoy yourself. You will Gomez
Yes?"
THANK YOU, count. 1 will come.
Maybe can get a good descriptive
know"
Yes, yon may, but I fear not. You
see all of the gentlemen will be mill
tafy men, but while the council meets
you can enjoy yourself on the place.
We Will start tomorrow"
Cheney saw the American ambassa-
dor that evening and the next day
Went with his friend to Yarsolav. The
estates We're magnificent-the castle
grand and everything was done for
Cheney's comfort. vladimir and the
other generals arrived. Makaroff and
6ToJestVehsky for the navy came also.
cheney smoked many cigars, read a
lew books and kept his eyes and ears
open: de learned all. 1t was only 'a7.
mind YOU. but even then Japan was
being discussed. Troops in great num-
pers We're being rushed across Siberia
ilto M%ahchur1a. Port Arthur was be-
ing strengthened. Japan was not held
IN very high esteem by Russia. and
the great bear would crush the little
yellow man by sheer force of numbers.
Cheney secured all the information
necessary and reluctantly he babe his
most Soodby, promising to return later
on. odessa was 200 miles aWay. and
cheney made for that point by easv
stages. Again came the ugly surveii-
lance of the Third Section" His stems
We're dosged continuously. Three DAYS
Eust ne wait for a steamer to take
NINA TO ~Constantinople. On the second
day the air of Odessa became onnres.
sive. Cheney's bunch began workinp
overtime and he scented trouble. He
sat in his room overlooking the o1av
striving to evolve some plan Whereby
ne could get out of Odessa withou,
waiting for the regular boat. Men were
watching him from every side. Look
=, - 49, SS NIlIlCtIulleu mani
o'-war gliding into the harbor. From
her gaff flew the stars and stripes.
All American man-o'-war.' said
Cheney. THANK God for that" After
the salutes had been fired he saw a
launch put Off from the ship and head
for the shore. His suitcase was packed
and when the launch was about to land
he threw open the door, and there was
a man waiting for him, 1t was no time
for parley. Cheney dropped his suit
case and quick as a flash his right
arm flew out. 1t was a clean upper
cut and one portion of the Third Sec.
ton went down in a heap. With a
bound cheney was over him and out on
the street. 1t was all done so ouicklv
the men on watch We're off their guard.
Cheney was on the wharf as the launch
came in. A young ensign was in com
mand. and Cheney in a very few words
told him who he was. In fifteen min
utes Colonel Cheney was aboard Uncle
Sans good ship n Russia had been
outwitted.
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