Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-10
Observation-Disclosures
Trapping a Spy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

| Of MOSCOW number or FeYoluIlonl8ts
| were plotting the assassination OF the
minister OF the interior when a quick
tootstep was heard on the staircase
below, aud a moment later the door
was thrown open and a man excltedly
| entered
I'VE have been betrayed he said
The police will be here directlyv
Who Is the tra,torT' asked a num-
Der OF voices at once.
Il don't know. but / do know that
he is one OF Us here present"
Every man blanched and looked at
every other man hercely. suspiciously,
despairingly. Only the president main
tanned his equanimity.
"Korloff," he said TO the man who
brought the information. how do you
| know thisr'
Through one OF our spies IN the
| service OF the minister we intend to
put out OF the way. We are to be ar
rested tonight at o o'clock. The trai-
tor has informed the minister that we
would be in session at that hour"
1T is now a quarter to o." the presi-
dent suggested, looking at his watch.
"We have time TO get away"
Not at ALL" said Korloff. There
has been a secret watch kept all tho
evening"
Then we are surely lost"
There seemed nothing TO do but
await their doom. Presently the pres
| ident said:
Our only hope Is In submitting
| peacefully 10 arrest and afterwurd en-
deavoring throw suspicion OF the IN
| former. Since he Is one OF our lumber
| we can accuse him with a fair show
of being able to prove him gully. As
| your leader, with full power 10 execute
/ any plan ! may determine upon, I di-
| rect that we remain In our seats, with
the door unlocked. When the force ar
rives we Will pretend surprise. declar
ing that we are a society for the study
OF geography. Indeed. as you know,
have kept geographical maps here for
an emergency like this. Let the II
brarian get them out.
There is another precaution TO be
taken Of great Importance. Arms Will
not only avail Us nothing. but will be-
tray us. Give your weapons to Korloff,
who will take them away and throw
them down a secret shaft provided for
the purpose OF getting rid of incriminat-
ing documents"
| The members, who were sworn TO
obey their president. all gave up their
/ arms, and the librarian brought out the
books. The table around which they
sat was strewed with rough sketches
of partially explored countries-eyery-
thing made to look as scholarly as pos
sible
| Shortly before 8 o'clock the sound Of
footsteps came up from below and in
another minute the door was pushed
open and a single man entered, while
others remained in the hall. The man
who came in was In ordinary apparel
and masked All looked at him aston
ished. The police were not used to
making their descents In this way.
What means this intrusionf" asked
the president
ut means that the minister OF the In.
terror. knowing of your intentions. has
sent his own secret force here instead
of the police to annihilate this assem-
bly,. You will all disappear without the
slightest commotion. Tomorrow Mos
COW Will not know that you are dead.
have men in the hall TO execute you
and lower your bodies into the court,
from whence they will be carried IN
barrels as merchandise to spot where
they Will be buried"
This is indeed tyranny" exclaimed
the president.
The man. paying no attention to him,
called to those without. They entered,
every man, like his commander, in clti-
zen's dress and masked They were
exactly the same number as the con-
spirators. Their leader drew a revolv-
er, cooked it and covered the presI.
dent, while each OF the others covered
a conspirator
Captain" cried one OF the doomed
men, "have you not been informedT
Informed of what?"
About me-"
you? What about you?
81 am exempt"
For what reason?"
at is who gave the minister the
information"
Every pistol was instantly lowered.
That will do" said the president.
you may unmask"
The captain took OF his mask and
was followed by the others. Every
sne of them was a member OF the
circle.
Comrades" said the president, 81
was Informed that we had a traitor
AMONG Us; but, despite the employment
Of our best men as spies. I could not
discover his identity. Finally / hit
upon this plan OF forcing him to de-
clare himself Our associate. Ivan
Sviazhsky, by his own confession has
| betrayed us what is your pleasure
concerning himT
"Mr. President" interposed Sviazh-
sky, Il have been a spy, l admit. but
not traitor. / am a member OF the
detective police. Give me my life, and
will not only give you valuable in
formation, but l viii hereafter work
on your side. My sympathies have
long been with you. but ! have not
dared to desert my post to join you"
How can we be assured of thisf
IN half an hour this house viii be
surrounded BY the real police. You
have only anticipated the raid. This
you can prove by taking position where
you Will be safe''
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