The Washington times., 1910-02-13


the terms My employment has been
an honorable one, and no man can de
I fame IT,. she shrugged her shoulders,
and went on rapidly. I'm the opera
ton OF my duties, / have visited St
Petersburg several times. From a dis
lance. and as an observer only. 1 have
studied Hihliism and the nihilist- Some
time ago friend of mine, whose name
perhaps you VIII recognize, came TO me
and made a suggestion, which, having
followed. has ended by my being here
VINO was that man2' she asked.
Alexis SabereS Ski.
She nodded.
81 know him. she said, simply
In coming to st. Petersburg and
seeking audience with his majesty, act
ing thereby under the suggestion made
by Diy friend. 1 proposed to the Gar
the OrEa uizatipn of a certain band Of
men whose duty u mas been, and IS
CeSSl'H. To drive organized nihilism oui
Of Russia
.-You can never do that said cara.
with fine contempt.
y can do a. II shall be done"
she tore herself from nv grasp. and
icape6 ta ler feet. Iarting across the
room and placing the table between US,
with r. motion so quick that she was
beyond mN reach before I could detain
her had expected from her violent
action an outbuTst of words, but II
did not come. Instead, she stood calmly
beyond the table. leaning gently upon
NJ with one hand. and gazed across the
space that separated us, while she said,
coolly and without contempt;
Complete your story, Dubravuik- Il
interests me 7 shall be glad, indeed. 20
hear o., finding as Z now do, that I have
Permitted myself 20 fan in love with a
Cod how her tone hurt me, How
ilr words she uttered pierced me, How
the routpmutUouS SCorn in her voice and
manner tore to SnredS the fabric Of
hCatluc existence J had created IN my
Imagination moment ago. confident
Of der love EcT admiration. and her
esteem. J saw now when II was too late
that the very announcement Of my pro-
fcSsIou tlad destroyed I.. with a stroke
Gag deadly a. the knife OF an assassin IN
tEe heart Of his victim.
And 7 understood. also why my
statement should have had such an
effect upon her Reared as she had
been. I1 the society OF ST Petersburg
Taught from her cradle 10 nate and
dgspise. IS wei as 90 fear, SPY;
educated iu utter adherence Of every
thing that pertains 10 that class, At
the Russian capital. she could look up
}Ua thing 7 was that thing she had
most deSpiSed- vas that monstrosity
aT creation which. calling itself man,
was. according To Ztra's lights. with
ONT principle, honor, integrity or man
hood
stood before her. not with bowed
head, a. perhaps I might have done
had nay true feelings been expressed
but with bowed and stricken heart.
suddenly aware that J had gained the
glory Of her love only 20 lose il. and
I'M manner which carried with 81 no
.T have completed an organization Of
men, cara. J went on, calmly and IN
tone which I eudeavOTed 10 render as
"a. INDIGENOUS as possible. that has for
ITS purpose the uDdoiuE Of nihliiSm. as
b. o. now p-1CrrreC- That body CT men
extends iu its publications. throughout
81 PETERSBURG and even 90 other cities
not 60 send @ouS0irators To Siberia to
suffer exile there with all the other
horrors that go with it, but to
Enough she interrupted me II
have heard quite enough Dubraviuk- :
What YOU say To me now. IS meaning
less tUaodI b. you are like al the others
who pit themselves against jhc silent
body Ur men and women WHO are en-
-a-ed in seeking the freedom Of their I
country u YOU knew anything OF the /
horrors Of Siberia 10 which YOU 50 EiiDiy I
refer you would sbUdder when YOU
mention them. and you would fy with I
horror from any act Of YOUR own thar
might commit person 10 Siberia. and .
exile
She came half way around the table. I
and stood facing me somewhat nearer B
-If You had taken a journey through
Siberia before YOU offered YOUR services
tn the car YOU would have strauCied
yourself. or nave rIt out your tongue.
rather than have gone 70 him with any
such oa-Lar1lE proposition as YOU con
fesS yourself r0 have fatbeTed YoH
pirate Of Sr1ijIfEiuE Yourself bv takinE
Tire oath 0l njEiiism. and reDudiatjuE
-or- word 60 Alexander YOU You 4
professional SOY" She threw back her
head and iau- Ied aloud. not with gIes.
aIt with utter deriSIou Of spirit and I
SIrauk from the sound Of 30 ~ 7 might
rave done from blow IN the face
Again she was a creature Of moods
and impulses Again the Wild Tartar
blood. leapiuS I'm her veins. controlled
Ter With "a sudden move She CANE
nearer To ne and. bending forward
looked into my face intentlv. a. II
searching Tor something which had hith-
erto escaped her notice.
What are Won doing, cara 90 7 asked .
her and she replied.
"T an seacEinc for the man whom. /
but a moment aEO. ] thought T loved
7 am seeking TO md what II could have
been -1@t 7 saw IN your eyes. or your
face Or -GuT manner that has 50 'StuIti-
fed me- T. IS an apt word. Dubravnjk-'' .
Seek further ana perhaps You VIII
find
--Co-- Suc said He is gone. II no
ever wsS there and she shrank slowly
awav from me- backward across the F.
room. until the q bic was again between &
us. and she stood leaning Upon il with I.
both hands this time peerinC at me
with wideUcd ewes that might have be 4
ioDEed to child IN the act Of staring 4
between the bars Of 4 cage al some wild .
beast confined within It
Tt is impossible to describe her at
titUda and the expression Of her face.