The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-11

"A
ccpyTieht. ISM. BY American Press
Association.
Paul KaIsarovitch was sitting tn his
room IN st Petersbpsg when be beard
the tread Of number OF persons on
the staIrc hse coming DIP. Every iyes-
/ ttge OF color left shis face.
z There was d great surprise In store
for Kaisaroyiteh The afSt person TO;
step into the room was Peter Ehkoft.
who was not only a member Of the:
yame revolutionary circle rs himself.
but his Intimate friend. Eukoff said
to the onicer In charge Of the police
force, nodding toward Kaisaroyfteh,
There IS your man ~
Peter sasped Kaisaroyitch. what
IS the meaning Of this? Can It be pos.
fsible thats you are a traitori' !,
No; am not a traitor. for 1 entered
the circle In order to inform the gov-
eminent Of Its REASONABLE designs"
Kalsaroyitch was led away mutter-.
ing a curse on the head OF the man
who bad betrayed him. he was taken
to the office Of the minister Of police.
where he underwent a searching or
deal Asked about tie circle OF which
he had been member. hot one word
would he say. Torture was applied.
! but he endured Il without giving up,
any information. 's 7 Z 81
| When. the next gang Of political priS-
oners went to Siberia Kajsaroyitch
was among them. No Information 40
to whether Others Of bis circle had.
been arrested or II so what bad been
i done with them reached him. His simsl
Z ptisonment was mblttered by the fact
that a man he had loved Ind betrayed
!, him. His. faith ID anything good had
been blighteds His friend had been
so much to him that he bad no thought
OF revenge.5 BE never wished to see
Enkoff again. md IL he should he felt
that the sight would be simply melan-
eRoiy: 'f4ff :
One day while Kalsarovitch was
broodlng there came sound Of o
stroke on a metal pipe running
through the prison for the purpose Of
heating It: He thought nothing Of Il
till two strokes were given In quick
succession. then two others and two
others. when he knew that some one
was striking the pipe either above OF
below. he had learned the code by
which prisoners communicate By
means Of these pipes aud listened
What be henrd he Judged to be a call;
I, ;But; the sounds would be heard 9th
IA t cells besides. hisIo own He did not
Il thtpkS the twoi strokes itoget Their TO DO
,IfbF la1ysspecial person, but q; general
E'iiisftatioh for attention. Presently the
\ isoiinds began to indicate letters under
Y he code. The letter n yasy given,
m chem Al q sin Succession. Pnll is a
II Symn3d1 name In Russia. and Ka isaror
| liza did not consid for a smement
y III any. Que was calltag hlnM But
III ~ hen the letters "Knisag6 itch Gs5were
fGdiSated lie was astolished. He had
MOI ftiends among the prisoners 4 and
gconld not imagine who Could have anyr
;Jthfng to eonimGnicate to him. The
onlyEthing he bad IN bis cell to ban.
mer Withs#as the sol ofhis shoe and
with ythis heiSspelled out the words
sStFh6As it%s = ISsS
Thetanswer caused Kaisaroyitch to
!: clutch his forehead In dread ilest his
L gatherings had made him mentally an
Z imbecile. The name given was that Of
Peter Eukoff.
When Kaisarovitch sregained his
equanimity he had lost part Of what
. had followed the name. What he
/ caught was this:
!, .Hoble conduct. 1t has strengthened
your friends In their confidence in hui
man nature and that enough true men
, and women exist to make. Russia
free"
Paul took up his shoe and telegraph
, ed back as follows:
! rs this Peter Eukotf, who betrayed
meTr -''r- - 80, ~ :
:. The answer came: .You were be:
trayed to save your companions. Ar.
rests were to be made among US that
would have dlvulged all our purposes,
i Ten Of us agreed that II We could con.
centrate suspicion upon you the gov.
e eminent might Kill you. but could ney.
: er extort secret from you. It was
agreed that l should gain the conf
5 dence Of the government by informing
on my best friend and name as mem
, bers persons not of the circle and who
would have time to get away. No one
j. of US has suffered except you, and
4 am here to save you"
!. OF the different causes for rejoicing
!, contained III this message the fact thai
: the, man Paul loved had done the ap
, :. parent act Of treachery for purpose
!. was the chief OF all the moments o.
Paul Kaisarovitch's life this was the
c happlest. BE telegraphed buck.
!. 81 glory in my sufferings since