Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24

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| U garden to make sure he was
| not observed. the refugee
approached Von Grollerha
gen and Daniel and spread out his
hands As he stepped forward there
was a movement of the window cur
tains In the easement above the door
| way to the hotel, and he turned; but,
| whatever h.id caused 1t, the movement
parent.
"The Italian journals call me q
brigand." said the Russian, land In
this they are inspired by the Russian
legation at Rome am known as
Ivanoff lvanovitch, and | have spent
nine years In Siberia. nine years Of
hell. II is ten years ago since ! was
condemned In st. Petersburg. and you,
who know nothing Of the horrors Of
Russian prisons. cannot understand
what | have suffered. my friends. ]
was professor Of languages. u trans
lator in the bureau Of the minister Of
finance. and l was trusted"
For moment he paused and press
ed his SCARED hands to his lined fore
head. then sighed and went on:
81 was also member of the Blue
Fifty. Il Constitutionalist. and as such
was able 10 do little for the cause,
the cause. the same. my friend"
turned to Pike-"fOr which your for
bears suffered and fought-the cause
Of liberty could do but little. though
| tried. At last transferred the
funds Of the government to the Socie-
ty Of the Blue Fifty. 1t was small
thing. 1t was for the cause-not one
ruble for myself swear it,"
Won Grollerhagen started back. with
A gesture of repulsion. and lvanovitch
held out his hands.
"Not one ruble for myself"N he re-
peated. 1T was for Russia's sake, not
mine"
He paused and went on wearily:
But | committed the great Russian
crime. was caught, and through
treachery There was an Enslishman
who lived In Petersburg. He had con-
tracts with the government. l thought
he was my friend-my best friend.
had married In my student days In
Paris. All, 1t is the old story he cried
bitterly. II knew the Englishman ad-
mired my wife. but l trusted her, and
| trusted him, and he made my house
his home. So many have done that
thing. had $4,000 rubles In my desk
the funds had transferred-to be
delivered to my society. One day the
police came to search, and they found
only me-not my wife, not my English
friend, not the $4,000 rubles. l went to
Siberia. Now l search for those two"
He leaned against the automobile
and pressed his hands over his face,
while Pike and Won Grollerhagen
glanced at each other sorrOwfully. FL
nally the latter asked:
ut was they who sent the police%
And Ivanovitch replied vigorously:
AFTER they had taken the money
and were beyond the frontier them
selves. That is all l have against
them"
For a moment the hunted look left
his eyes, and into them came the raw
enous CLEAN of the hunting, starving
wolf. His fingers clasped and unclasp-
ed themselves spasmodically, and
there was a set look about his Jaws
that spoke Ill for the guilty pair should
they ever meet this man with the man.
acles off his hands.
The lawyer shuddered slightly as he
gazed at him. and he laughed short,
hard laugh.
Looks to me as II that would be
about enough to have against Them"
he said. Won Grollerhagen stood comb.
ing his wiry beard with strong fingers
and evidently studying the case. At
last he spoke.
'.Then by your own confession you
are an embezzler and revolutionist,"
he said, and at lvanovitch's start OF