The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-08-23
The RED WOLFE.

HAASSNS AfidN oiA skblIAs LACEY laANN1
were waiting TO hear their fate. A
Russian woman, pretty ana young.
bur emaciated and bearing the marks
OF eAtre NE poverty, leaned forward
her eyes fixed upon the defendant
Once she sp. ang up and essayed ~
speak, bus the attendants sternly
. restrained her
Then counsel for the Russian gov,
eminent entered taeir objection.
Ivan 'ivanoyitch. It appeared. was Il
notorious criminal who was want.
ed" at home for numerous murders
and robberies. His claim TO be u
political fugitive was altogether with
out formation. Moreover, Ivan Ivan
oyitch was not his real name Where
| fore, might it please the court 10 or
der his deportation.
Then. slowly land laboriousy
through the INTERPRETER Ivan lyano-
witch told his story. At first he
spoke in the dull, heavy. witless
peasants accents; gradually how
ever, at the recital of his wrongs,
49," ShNN~h Aus IL hAC"
Il was a member Of the peoples
army operating in Liyonia TO put
down The tyranny or the ear" he
began For Il months We fought
against the cars army struggling
in defense OF our homes and liber
ties. But what can 4 handful do
against thousands? So il WAS not
long before they had hinged US round
with steel. and day and night The
skies were afame with the light Of
our burning farms and villages.
The commanding general Of the
cars troops was called The Red
Wolfe His hair and beard were
redder than fire. and he was like q
rsyening monster let loose among
US, :
At last they Carne into the vii
lage where We liyed-myself and
Katia, my berothed. and her par
ents. Now the revolt was over and
the executioners work had begun
Il had fed 10 the woods with the
last remnant of our band | could
have escaped; the way was open.
should have done so had | not heard
that Katia's father and mother We're
dead-shot as they ran from theil
burned homestead-and Katia pris !
oner in the Red Wolfe's hands, with |
four and twenty hours to choose !
which OF two faJes should happen te !
her.
Then | knew snothing save tina
his man must die as wolves ar, I
Killed. So let his soldiers come I
upon me, apparently sleeping, upon .
the outskirts of the forest: and they
led me, laughing significantly, to his
tent.
One thing | noticed with JOY dur
ing my trial. He had a big box OF
cigars open before him, just as l had
been told, and smoked necessarily /
And when | asked that | might
smoke one OF his cigars he looked
at ne in amazement and. with grin
that laid bare his gums, hurled one
into my face. A soldier gave me
match, and lit IT with deliberation; :
laid it down; took it up; laid it down
again-but each time IN closer prox.
unity to his. And finally. as he laid
his down once more to turn and con.
suit with his colonies before sentenc.
ing me TO be hurried out and shot,
tsok up his own cigar; and when
he turned to sentence me he took up
mine and putfed-slowly and DELHI
arately.
DO you want TO say anything be-
stroking his red beard with an @s
lection of judicial impartiality.
II thought of Katia and nervea
myself to begin. For, gentlemen,
lalf way down my cigar was fuse,
md half an inch behind it, "a full
barge of cordlte rammed into sold
red sheath. And, once let the fire
melt the solder, and God pity the
moker
so began. rsesding for mercy.
While he frowned and sneered and
'uffed at his cigar and laid it down
nd took 1t up again. And. almost
mperceptibly, the fire crept down.
Tow it was almos- upon the fuse
Enough, he shouted. VIII tire
DOL babble forever? Take him away
II begged, prayed | clung to tina
oldiers. And the Red Wolfe sw0re q
reat oath and drew in lungfuls OF
moke between his teeth. And snd-
emily | heard the hiss OF the fuse
nd dropped fiat to the floor
MY hair was scorched from nv
cad. but was uninjured And Of
II that tentful of soldiers not one
emained to detain me. AS for him,
ot one little shred ever was folEd
10 | escaped easily and fed hitler.
There | was told the girl had pre-
eded me, having been set free after
he Red Wolfe died Now must find
err
The Russian woman sprsng TO her
eet and screamed. Ivan ivsnovitch
tsrted and swung round.
"Katia!" he cried.
Pass them" said the chief OF he
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