The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-13

10 our nOtei with me- l don't know
what father will say, or, rather, dc
know. He'll say we'll all be arrested
for completely In some crime against
the government. Well, can't help it
must make him do as wish him tc
do. You'll never get through Paris
without MY assistance"
"Oh. mademoiseIle, l 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 revofutionist girls"
'For self Immolation no women can
equal Them replied Helen.
At the next station she telegraphed
her father to have 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-
tons yet" she whispered and without
waiting for a 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
meanT
SSH. papal 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 Siberian
mo. 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! l. 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 be expects TO sail for the land
Of the free and the home of tie
brave"
The nihilist understood no English,
SO he knew not a 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 Russian
political prisoner who had been ar
rested In London and was being ex-
tradited had jumped off a train be-
tween Calais and Paris and escaped.
He was tracked to station where he
was seen to board a train just start
ing. His follower took a 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.
Il 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 nihilist has gone He took
an early train
Ibid he wear the same clothes?
mo; they were not big enough. He
wore mammals travelling suit"
HE did?'
Yes
"Oh, Nell, if l ever get you home III
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 a 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 imprfs
onment worse than death. Without
your clever management he said. ~
should surely have been taken"
There. papa" said Helen after read
ing her father the letter: you see how
much distress you have saved fellow
being by your noble effort"
"Humphr' exclaimed the old gentle
man. Il hope the things over They
may get on t0 us yet"