New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

those who come after. There Is a terrible time
IN store for Russia. my triendi The masses are
ripe for revolt Even the bureaucracy know
that now. and they try % gain time by raising
side issues. Therefore here IN the country dis
tricts they stir up the muzhiks Murder and
rapine follow; then the troops are sent and
punish indiscriminately. IN order 10 strike ter
ror into the people. They create desolation
and call il peace You have seen instances
yourself on Your way hither>
| / nodded remembering the devastated VII
II lagos we had passed.
''The new League is striving % preserve
/ peace and 70 save the innocent. Here IN the
country its members are pledged hrst 20 en-
/ deavOr % improve the condition OF the peas
ants. 20 teach them 20 be peaceable, SELF sup
porting. and self respecting IA hard, well nigh
hopeless task. since IN that as IN all other at
i tempts az reform. one has % work IN defiance
/ OF the Government.
\ We'll. from what I've heard and seen during
the last part Of my journey you've managed %
do good deal in that way, sir, | suggested
respectfully.
| lit is little enough. / have worked under
sutferance and. as II were, with both hands
| tied. he said sadly. If had been any other.
/ | should have been sent 70 Siberia long ago. II
is the mere accident of birth that has saved me
| SO far. But % the League. The present
/ plan Of campaign Is roughly speaking % pre-
vent riots and blOodshed II news IS gained OF
an intended raid warning IS sent % those
Il threatened and II possible a defense arranged.
| Even from here have been able 10 assist a
with that swift flash OF mirth. though he con-
i tInued his grave speech. More than one ca
/ tastrOphe has been averted already: but the
distances are so great that often one hears of
the affairs only after they are over.
III That will be part of your work To bring
news as YOU gather II the Pavlotts viii help
/ YOU there. and % accompany me when /
l choose % elude my Iailers for few hours per-
l haps 20 60 IN my stead If IL should be impos-
l sible tor me 10 get away. i know what YOU can
\ do when n comes 10 night. Well, this Is the
i sport j offered YOU Do You care 20 go IN for
IT. II not
III You know I care r" / exclaimed half in
l dignantly and on that We gripped hands.
III We talked for a good while longer He gave
/ me much information that | need not set down
here. and we spoke often of Anne. He seemed
j much interested IN my cousin Mary Cavlev-
/ naturally, as she was Anne friend and hostess.
II and seemed somehow relieved when I said
Mary was still IN complete ignorance of an that
had happened and was happening.
III Il should like % meet Your charming cousin.
| but that VIII never be fear though perhaps
| who knows she and her friend NAV vet be
reunited, he SAID rousing himself with "a sigh
/ and a shiver.
Il slept late when did get 10 bed and was
awakened az last by NiColaI who had breakfast
ready and informed me that Mishka was I'M
readiness 10 escort me 90 his fathers house
/ FOX time life went smoothly enough Twas
out and about all dav with the Pavlofs.
experimenting the trial of the new farming
machines and the distribution of the imple-
ments During the first day or two GrodWitz
or one OF the other officers ALWAYS accompanied
mo ostensIbly as an act of courtesy toward "a
| stranger really, as well understood o. watch
me. and therefore / was fully on my guard
They relaxed their vigilance all the sooner. I
think because m my pretended ignorance al
Russian bl1ndly endcavorrd 10 press them
INTO service as interpreters which they found
Extensively boring
lheN treated me quite as comridc though
Icy .HTNH a. al link.
40 night one or other of them was continually
trying % draw me- and I had % De constantly
ON the alert had no further public audience
with the Duke. though ne came 10 my r,,rr
several times by the secret stair.
| but one evening as Mishka anil I rode
toward the castle, pebble shot from "a clump
81 bushes near 40 hand and struck ms boot
| with a grunt he rcined up. and without pIan,-
ny m the direction whence the missile came
dismounted and pretended to examine one of
| the morse s. feet But SAW "a fur cap lnd then
| ttdce pccring from among the bushes for an IN
| .tant. and recognized Nossof. Another missile
lcll 40 Mlshka S feet. "a small packet i'm "a dark