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MOSCOW was Cheneys next stop. and
h"fe the trouble began. He had hard
~ DeenH ln the Anglo Russ ho,el ten
minutes before there was IL knock on
the door Of his room.
"Come in he said.
IN air NJ. Dobfowsky. az shown by
the card. Dobrowsky looked like "a
Partisan fashion plate.
You are Mr.. Brndley7"
Yes, SIR" replied Cheney. won
you SIT down."
"rhnnK you" said Nj. Dobrowsky,
sitting on the edge Of a chair, holding
his silk hat over his knees. "Mr. Brad
ley" he continued, in perfect English,
General Trepoff. whose office 1 rep
resent. has asked me to interview you"
is General Trepoff an editor?"
smilingly asked Cheney. He knew he
wasn't.
No; ah! no, Mr.. Bradley, General
Trepoff is military governor here in
Moscow" Cheney knew he was u pre-
feet Of police as we'll.
"oh." said Cheney. with the same
smile on his face. and what
does General Trepoff want of me-"
Merely wants to know. Mr.. Brad
ley, what you are doing here. That's
all"
A present, Mr.-er-Monsleur Do
browsky, / am doing nothing at all. 1
only arrived yesterday"
But how long are you going to
stay"
That's a question, sir. 1 don't
know"
Yes, thank you" said M. Dobrow-
sky. bowling himself out. Carefully
saw his visitor leave, and in passing
a man standing across the street, he
made an almost imperceptible sign.
Watched" muttered Cheney We'll,
let's see who wins out"
a little while later he too a walk,
going up to look at the kremlin. A
mirror cleverly arranged in the end
of his walking stick revealed the fact
that he was ollowed by three men.
They must think I'm damned inn
pcrtant," he unused.
When he returned to the hotel he
found his suit case lac been inspected.
Everything had been replaced, but his
trained eye noted at once one or two
slight discrepancies.
S that's their game" he thought.
His sleep was undisturbed that
night and next morning he again ooh
a stroll and drive around the city.
Multitudes of s%entinels forbade his
finding out anything about ports.
troops or military matters. He reached
his hotel about IL O'Clock and found his
friend D~abrowsky awaiting him. Three
of Dabrowsky's men had Swallowed
him all morning.
Again, Monsieur Bradley, 1 greet
you"
so 1 see, said Cheney dryly.
General Trepoff will feel honored if
you will call on him this afternoon at
three
Cheney was about to tell Dabrowsky
if General Trepoff wanted to see him
he could come to the hotel. but his
better judgment indicated it would not
be We'll to antagonize the general.
The honor is mine, Mr.. Dabrowsky.
Say 10 the general I'll be there"
Cheney was there. and was ushered
into the presence of Trepoff. Trepoff,
whose name afterwards became a
synonym of everything that was
cruel; Trepoff who afterwards met
death at an assassin's hand. He was
a distinguished looking gentleman, be-
whiskered, be-uniforlned and be-med-
aled. His cordiality was extreme and
his English perfect.
Monsieur Bradley, | am honored."
The honor is mine general said
Cheney, taking the proffered hand and
sitting down.
II am Informed you are a journalist,
Monsieur Bradley?"
Yes. general"
And the nature of your visit to Rus
STA at this time is to collect and collate
articles?'
Yes, general"
Cheney wanted the general to do the
talking.
What kind of facts and
do you want, Mr.. Bradley? Perhaps 1
can help you 10 get them"
You are most kind general, but I
won't bother you
You are going to write of physical
Russia or political Russia"
uln 1,ntL o,,D,
What periodicals and papers do YOU
write for. Mr.. Bradley?"
Cheney smiled. We'll, you see. Cen
eral Trepoff, in America am what is
known as a tramp journalist l have
no regular connecticut write an ar
ticle and sell it as l can"
Isn't that a %precarious living, Mr..
Bradley? The generals question was
impertinent and personal, but Cheney
knew his ground.
IF hat was my only living. yes: but
I'm not poor general; l have an indie
pendent competency of my own. Munro
& Co., No. I Rue Scribe, Paris. will
honor my draft today for e1O, 600. I'm
not poor general"
'Assuredly not. How long do Won in
tend to stay i'm Moscow
Two or three days. It's an Interest,"
ing place, the Kremlin particularly So"
AND then
Well, general, 1 hardly know. st.
Petersburg, to be sure. Maybe Odessa
and SeVastopol."
The interview ended and three DAYS
later Cheney left for st. PETERSBURG.
He was under surveillance and knew it.
Moscow didn't yield him any informa-
ton whatsoever. st. Petersburg must
dc better or the Russian visit would
be nil. There was military activity.
lots Of it: Cheney could feel it in the
air; but what was it? He called on
the American ambassador, was made
welcome, and then tried for his infor-
nation. Wherever he turned he was
watched, he Knew it. 1t was irksome
to him, he hated it. Through the in
strumentality of one of the under secre-
taries of the American embassy Cheney
was given the courtesies of the Imper-
ial club. Here" thought Cheney, II
will be let alone" Not so, however.
because wherever he turned outside he
was watched. And even in the club
some of the servants We're members of
the Third Section"
One evening Cheney was sitting in
the club smoking his customary cigar.
and mentally cursing the people that
We're keeping him from achieving his