Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-09-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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paternal care for Russia, sometimes
deem it expedient or necessary to ex-
anime the mails and to confscate let
ters which they think it-wen, unwise
to forward or deliver
But, my letters were not of that
character." exclaimed Christabel i'll
bewilderment.
of course not" said Mary, with en-
ergy. THE idea is absurd, NJ. Anato-
| vitch!
so | should have thought" returned
Dmitri Certainly no one would ever
have suspected Miss Joyce of being a
nihilist or revolutionary He still
spoke in a whisper.
Dmitri had forescen that sooner or
later he would have to face the ques-
ton of the missing letters, and was
prepared.
"Christabel a nihilist or revolu-
tionary!" cried Mary, regardl ess OF
the warning "Hush." and "Not SO
loud" that came from Dmitri. 1T is
prepOsterous!"
''What do you say, Nurse Joyce?'
asked Katia, who had now quite for
gotten to laugh; it was clear that her
brothers words had made deep i'm
preston upon her. She, too, spoke in
a whisper.
at seems to me ridiculous.' said
Christabel. There was nothing III my
| letters or in my brothers, | am GER
tain, that your government could pos
siblv object to- You believe that your
| postoffice authorities open letters go
ing through the post M. AnatoVltch?
she incurred. ''They don't do that in
England"
Russia is not England. my dear
young lady," said Dmitrl, suaVely
you must remember that! And am
afraid the state of my country is such
as to warrant the action Of the author
tiles. Believe me, | find it difficult TO
imagine that you have anything to do
with the revolutionary party, Miss
Joyce, but it is the only explanation
that can suggest about your letters.
Some one laughed; it was Mary
Il never heard anything so mon
strous." she said. "Christabel has no
more to do with your revolut1onists
than have. There must be some 9th
| er explanation"
But Dmitri shook his head, and it
was plain from Katia's manner that
| she also was sceptical.
81 cannot suggest anything else >
said Dmitri, and his voice was exceed
ingly grave.
But tell me, NJ Anatovitch," said
! Christabel why you seem to think l
am a revolutionist. Do | look like
one?"
Some very beautiful women have
been and are revolutionists," he re-
.:ied, with a meaning glance.
"And appearances are deceitful,'
said Katia, on whom her brothers i'm
piled compliment to Christabel was
not lost.
Your postal authorities don't CON
fiscate kilograms. at any rate re-
marked Christabel, holding up Philips
dispatch 1T is surprising this has
come through, if | am under suspicion,
isn't it?"
"Telegrams are in somewhat diff
ferent category from letters answer
ed Dmitri, easily, and there may be
nothing Objectionable in yours"
There was just as little to take OBJ
lection to in the letters, | insure
said Christabel,
perhaps you referred to Russia in
| them observed Dmitri
Yes: but not to Russian politics,
of which I know nothing except in
the most general way"
Whereupon Katia shifted audibly.
4 must answer my brothers. tele-
eram at once,'' continued Christabel.
Will you kindly see that it is sent off
all right, NJ. Anatovitch?"
Certainly I'll do all [ can for you,
Miss Joyce" he replied, with another
meaning glance.
SO Christabel gave him her reply
to Philips first telegram, and Dmitri
destroyed the letters.
Neither she nor Mary attached any
importance to what Dmitri had said
regarding a possible connection be
tween Christabel and the revolutions
! lists, but rumors of disturbances that
! began to reach them in the course OF
the next few days through Katia gave
a show of plausibility to part of the
! explanation he had given. But Chris
label was far from satisfied, and was
deeply concerned.
Meanwhile Christabel's position had
become an uncomfortable one, for ka
tia AnatOvitch, who disliked and was
jealous of her already, persisted in
treating her as lying under cloud Of
suspicion, Notwithstanding the at
, tempts Mary made TO disabuse hel
, mind When Katia alluded to the dis
turbances. ever growing more serious
and more widespread throughout the
empire il was always with a sort o.
, yelled menace to Christabel. So EN-
e barrassing, indeed. was the situation
, in the house that Mary several times
talked of returning to England, though
the weather was daily becoming more
agreeable and her own health better
Early one morning Katia came ihtt
Mary's room in a state of the creates
, excitement Christabel was with
: Mary.
What do you think? cried Katia
5 abruptly. ''Dmitri was shot at las
, night"
| "Dmitri shot att" exclaimed Mary
, ! much alarmed.
: "Yes-by one of his own workmen