Evening journal., 1910-11-22
A Sacrifice
By ANDREW c. EWING
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

apphItuliy Nhcauihh W oOe otifNeAaA"6
or some one. The train moved out
with accelerating motion. and the fast
er it rolled the more relieved looked
my fellow passenger.
Suddenly heard him give smoth-
cred cry. and. following the direction l
OF his eyes, / saw a man running like
deer to catch the train. The pas
senger put his head out the window
to see the end Of the race, drew 1t In
and gasped:
my Godw
''Did he catch the traIn" asked.
"He jumped on to the footboard OF
the last car
''Siy friend" l said. Il Judge that |
you are a political refugee"
"why do you think that7" said the |
man, stiffening up.
Tho man who ran 10 catch the
train is q government Official. His
object is to arrest you"
"Who are your
"An American"
"Ah! Americans are our friends.
I will tell you. That man. as you say.
will arrest me. and / shall be sent to
Siberia. Help mer'
How can / do thatr'
1--WE are not unllke--the same height.
both light hair and beard. both wear
glasses. Give me your travelling coat
and your golf cap and put on these
! Russian clothes. When the train stops
an officer will come here to arrest me
But by that time II will be night.
shall pretend to be asleep in my cor
ner with the collar Of your coat pulled
up about my face and your cap down
over my eyes. You say. with groan
Of despair, L am caught at last, but
VIII not live to go to the mines!
While they are removing you ! shall
watch for an opportunity TO get away
before they discover their mistake"
When the scheme was 6rst proposed
70 me / had not the remotest idea Of
perpetrating It. But since it was an
hour before the train stopped he had
that time TO persuade me. / should
have yielded. but was not sure that
/ would not suffer a long term OF I'M
prlsonment for interfering in the
mans capture. Before we had reach
ed the station he had promised II l
would take his place to see that the
= American minister was made aware
OF the matter. and as the train slowed
down, not being able TO resist his pa
I thetic appeals. adopted his plan.
/, All happened as he had predicted
! AS soon as the train stopped the coacf
/ door was thrown open and Lantern
e thrust into the compartment True t
q my promise. l cried out In Russian
e 81 am caught at last. but l Will no
It live to 90 to the minesp
If was jerked out Of the coach an
re hurried away. What became q II
s. political" did not know. 1 wa
le taken into the station. given a closs
y inspection and the deception discove
= ed. BY the next train ! was take
n back to ST. Petersburg and throw
~ into prison.
id The next morning / asked for wri
IS ing materials. which were given mi
id and wrote n note to the American mil
ister. stating that was an America
te citizen in Russian prison and askin
10 his assistance The day passed and
d heard nothing. A week. month. wer
n by. | gave w hope and cursed M
=, self for a fool
- - One morning young man came
10 see me. saying that he was from q
as embassy. Iasked him why he had bee
as so long In taking cognizance Of n
t. note. He replied that no note had bee
received, but the very next day aft
e my arrest the minister had been /
81 formed OF all that had happened. 1
OF had since been trying to get the go
~ ernment to take the matter up. hi
~ been twice moved from one prison
Ie another. and each time the embas
he had been informed OF my removal.
w short. my note TO the minister had n
Nv been delivered. but some one has be-
keeping watch over me and informil
'ls the minister Of my condition.
After another months hard work [
1s ~, embassy succeeded in securing my
~ ~ lease on condition that l leave I
I'd country Immediately. I was escort
lat over the line. wondering the VIII
lis whether had been a fool OF a q
ed fellow. ! had no sooner got beyo
the border than a man stepped up
ity me and said. Il am to take you to
e count"
I'm ''Thanks. no. / don't want TO
"a "a 10 any count. I've had enough Of q
r;v business"
10 But he persuaded me and took me
ire a house where / was received BY
ter man whom l had helped to escape.
sse rushed forward and gave me q b'
The hug and kissed me on both chez
ng When his transports had subsided
said:
II kept my promise. The governm
tried to lose you. but my friends
,o,, vented. After you left me got
tai OF the car and escaped. ! have b
he here ever since. am a noble, n
viii and half my fortune is yours.
abb mo" said. 1T feels so good
have made one sacrifcial act that
- can't pay me for doing f."
But found It impossible to get
OF the counts gratitude. ! went
Paris aud had no sooner arrived Il
ain a number Of Russians called on
lief One offered me a box at the op'
kin another the use OF house. There !
sn- nothing I wished for that was
~, forthcoming.
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be Missionary at Rodney Street Chu