Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03


impulsively. Then he leaned back in
his corner, where he could best pre-
vent the incongruities OF his costume
from being seen.
II see that your ticket Is to Paris"
she added. 81 am going there. Do
you remain thereT
mo, mademoiselle. 60 to Mar
settles, where hope to get a ship to
your country"
That's right; America win harbor
you"
When the train reached the next sta
ton the guard punched the tickets,
while the nihilist pretended to doze in
his corner. AS soon as the two were
again locked up and on their way
Helen said:
"You can't leave the train at Paris
In that costume. You would attract
the attention of every one. Must you
be disguised?"
1.-THE Russian embassy at Paris has
list of all Russian political fugitives
and keeps persons at all stations to
note arrivals and departures. These de-
tectives have my photograph and are
instructed to procure my arrest"
Then you must be carried. When
we stop again will telegraph my IA
Their to have an invalid's chair at the
train on arrival and a carriage outside.
You can slip into the chair from the
car door and into the carriage from
the chair. Where do you propose to
20 from the station-to the Marseilles
train?"
How can do that In these Ill fitting
clothes?"
The girl turned her thoughts to de-
vising further plans for her protege.
81 suppose / shall have to take you
to our hotel with me. l don't know
what father will say, or, rather, l do
know. He'll say we'll all be arrested
for completely in some crime against
the government. Well, 1 can't help It
I must make him do as / 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 lmmolation no women can
equal them" replied Helen.
At the next station she telegraphed
her father to have a 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 reply directed the at
tendant to wheel the chair to the car
door, The nihilist. holding on his COW
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
meanY
! SSH. papaI 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 a man."
Thunder and guns! Are you going
to send US all to Siberia? 2"
"No. but I'm 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 nihilist understood no English,
SO he knew not 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 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 off train be-
tween Calais and Paris and escaped.
He was tracked to station where he
was seen to board train just start
ing. His follower took rear car and
endeavored to pick up the fugitive as
he left the train. but the latter sue
ceeded in eluding him.
When Mr.. Armstrong read this at
the breakfast table he turned pale.
II must go to the American minis
ter's at once" he said to his daughter.
confess and ask him to help us out
Of this dangerous position into which
you have plunged u.s."
Nonsense. papa. You'll do no such
thing. The nihillst has gone. He took
an early train,
did he wear the same clothesY'
mo; they were not big enough. He
wore mammals travelling suit"
HE did,"
Eyes"
"Oh, Nell. If I ever get you home I'll
never be such fool againi When he
is arrested the dress will implicate the
whole family"
But the fugitive was not arrested.
He succeeded in reaching Mediter-
ranean port. where he found a vessel
going to America. and got to that
country in safety. Helen received a
letter from him giving her full credit
for having saved him from an impris-