The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-04
CHAPTER VII.
FOR LOVE or \ WOMAN

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I HAD discovered At a glance that the
spy was not a Pussian- and that be
irc the case ne was presumably cr-au-
ed I'm his present occupation for nav
only, and I believed that could turn
what seemed 10 be a catastrophe into
decided advantage Experience had
taught me long ago that the Russian
nlulllSt - a fanatic who possesses dis
tortpd ideas OF patriotism upon which
ne builds a theory OF government AMI
that nothing short Of death cHn turn
MIN from his purpose But with TIE
foreigners VINO ally themselves with the
fortunes or the niniiists-CeTnans
Frenchmen, Italians. etc-it is differ-
enJ- They are always open 20 argu-
mentor pev-althouEh they are hard
j. 10 be relied upon even then FOR
iHeE VIII sell out 10 another with the
same s-ierilN with which they former
- disposed OF themselves to you
lou are Frenchman. are you
notE I asked this man. as soon as
We were alone together.
yes he replied, reluctantly.
DO YOU know what is IN store for
Siberia, or death one is as bad as
Tae oJEeT- N only Sorry that Gid
not nave q chance 10 use my knife he
I iore YOU struck me, that's efI''
/ have moi a doubt OF H. And vet
you nisy escape both. Siberia and
deaLl- AZ you are reasCna bic
low III be reasonable fast
enough II you can prove that 10 me"
do YOU speak English
es- as well as I do French. and
. otter language
Then you heard and understood
elsTS laL1E th2t passed between the
Certainly. I might have pretended
. Jhat did not II I had thought to do
so Sul IL would have made no differ
Not much. thst-s a fact. Why did
you hide IN this room2''
To hear what you said To get what
lIlI 2Inlstlon I could certainly did not
I 90 u Tor the fun OF the thing"
Well my man. I will make a bs--
gam with you II you wilI tell me all
I mat ] want 10 know and answer truth
fully every question I ask 1 viii on
gage that you shall neither 20 TO Siberia
nor 10 your death You viii 20 ~
prison. and 7 VIII keep Won there long
enough 10 find out II your information
Is correct II & is, I VIII set YOU free
as soon as J can afford 70 do So II IT.
is not. then Siberia, and the worst that
there IS IN that delightful country, too
What do YOU say
..How long viii you keep me in
a month-six months vear-as Ton-
as deem IL necessary I shall wan
frequently, whenever the fancy takes
Tn see you damned first"
VERY well I'm sorry for YOU. A
few months in a Comforta BILE prison.
with the best Of food. books to read
paper and pens at your disposal, per
mission 20 communicate with your
friends IS often as you please so long
as I see your letters before they are
sent away, ought 10 be preferable TO
ending your life in the min Is Of frozen
Siberia; but the choice is yours
1T Is"
Then why don't you accept my Of
, fer
Because I don't believe you You
win set all that you want out O. me.
and them I viii travel East any way
That is chance that YOU VIII have
/ to take" 7 arose and walked across
/ the room 10 give him an opportunity
10 think it over You look 10 ma like
one who has seen better. davS--r I said
u hen I returned You evidently came
from a very good family, you are an
educated man, and You are young IN
ali proba btlity YOU Joined the uihilists
without really meaning 10 do so. and
/ having later been selected for this
work here, on account Of your ability
YOU were afraid 70 refuse it Suppose
that ! should keep you Imprisoned a
year or even two, what IS that 20 the