Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-29

II suppose shall have to take you
to our hotel with me. 1 don't know
what father will say. or. rather do
know. He'll say we'll all be arrested
for completely in some crime against
the government Well, ] can't help it.
1 must make him do as l wish him TO
do. You'll never get through Paris
without my assistance"
"Oh. mademoiselle. / have always
heard that American women are Won
derful, so superior to European wo-
men, much more self reliant. There
is but one class who are more remark
able. our Russian revolutionist girls"
"For self immolatiou no women can
equal them replied Helen.
At the next station she telegraphed
her father to have chair at the train
for an invalid friend. and when the
train pulled up in the station she got
out and found both the father and the
chair on the platform. ASK no ques-
lions yet" she whispered and without
waiting for a reply directed the at
tendant TO wheel the chair to the car
door. The nihilist, holding on his Gov
ering as best he could. the veil con-
cealing his features. shambled into the
chair and, apparently exhausted, was
wheeled TO the carriage. Helen got in
after him, and her father followed
"For heavens sake. Nell" exclaimed
the old gentleman, what does this
meanE'
SSH. papa! I've got live nihilist."
"a nihilist! Thank heaven you
haven't got an anaconda. What are
you going to do with the LADY,"
"She isn't lady, papa; she's man."
Thunder and guns, Are you going
TO send us all to Siberia:'
"No, but Pm going to send him to
America"
"Oh, good gracious, Nell, you'll be
the death of US before we get you
home. | should have known better
than to bring you
There's no danger whatever, my
dear popsy. We've just escaped that
by getting safely away from the sta
ton. Wen get room for the gentle
man at our hotel and can send him to
the train tomorrow for Marseilles.
whence he expects TO sail for the land
Of the free and the home of the
brave"
The nlhilist understood no English,
so he knew not a word Of this dia-
lOgue except by the expression of the
speakers He knew by that of the
father that the daughter had carried
the day, but the old gentleman was
trembling like a leaf.
The next morning the Moniteur con-
tanned an item stating that a Russian
political prisoner who had been ar
rested in London and was being ex-
tradited had jumped of a train be
tween Calais and Paris and escaped.
Fe was tracked to a station where he
ing. His follower took a rear car and
endeavored to pick up the fugitive as
he left the train, but the latter snn
ceeded in eluding him.
When Mr. Armstrong read this at
the breakfast table he turned pale.
Il must go 10 the. American minis
ter's at once" he said to his daughter.
confess and ask him to help us ont
Of this dangerous position into which
you have plunged US"
Nonsense, papa. You'll do no such
thing The nihilist has gone. He took
an early train"
did he wear the same clothes?
NO: they were not big enough. He
wore mammals travelling suit"
HE did,"
Yes"
"Oh. Nell, if l ever get you home IN
never be such fool again! When he
is arrested the dress Will implicate the
whole family"
But the fugitive was not arrested.
He succeeded in reaching a Mediter-
ranean port, where he found a vessel
going to America. and got TO that
country in safety. Helen received q
letter from him giving her full credit
for having saved him from an imprls-
onmcnt worse than death. Without
-our clever management" he said, 81
should surely have been taken"
There. papa" said Helen after read
ing her father the letter: you see how
much distress yOT have saved fellow
being by your noble effort
'IIumph"' exclaimed the old gentle
nan. Il hope the things over. They
may got or ~ Ts vet"