Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-01-05

room in ST Petersburg when he heard
the tread of a number Of persons on
the staircase coming up. Every yes
tige of color left his face.
There was n great surprise in store
for Kaisarovitch The first person TO
step into the room was Peter Eukof.
who was not only member Of the
same revolutionary circle as himself.
but his intimate friend Eukoff said
to the officer in charge Of the police
force, nodding toward Kaisarovitch,
''There is your man"
Peter" gasped Kaisarovitch. what
is the meaning of this? Can it be pos
sible that you are a traitor"
mo; am not a traitor, for : entered
the circle in order to inform the gov
eminent Of its reasonable designs
Kaisarovitch was led away mutter-
ing a curse on the head OF the man
who had betrayed him He was taken
TO the office Of the minister Of police
where he underwent Il searching or
deal. Asked about the circle Of which
he had been a member. not one word
would be say Torture was applied
but he endured il without giving up
any information
When the next gang of political pris-
ouers went to Siberia Kaisarovitch
was among them. No information as
TO whether others of his circle had
been arrested or if so what had been
done with them reached him. His i'm
prisOumeut was imbittcred by the fact
that a man he had loved had betrayed
him His faith in anything good had
been bHghted His friend had been
so much to him that he had no thought
Of revenge He Never wished to see
EukoG again, and if he should he felt
that the sigh; would be simply melan-
choly.
One day while Kaisarovitch was
brooding there came sound Of
stroke ON metal pipe running
through the prison for the purpose OF
heating IT, He thought nothing Of it
Till two strokes were given in qui 8
succession. then two others and NV,
others. when be knew that some one
was striking the pipe either above or
be!ow. lie bad learned the code by
which prisoners communicate by
means of these pipes and listened
What he heard lac judged to be a call
But the sounds would be heard in 9th.
er cells besides his own He did not
think the two strokes together TO be
for any special person, but n general
invitation for attention. Presently the
sounds began to indicate letters under
the code The letter p was given.
then A u /. in succession Paul is q
common name in Russia and Kaisaro-
witch did not consider for a moment
that any one was calling him. But
when the letters "kaisaroyitch' were
indicated he was astoniShed He had
no friends among the prisoners and
could not imagine who could have any
thing to communicate to him. The
only thing he had in his cell to ham
mer with was the sole of his shoe, and
with this he spelled out the words
''Who is it|'
The answer caused Eaisarovitch to
clutch his forehead in dread lest his
sufferings had made him mentally an
imbecile The name given was that of
Peter Eukon,
When Eaisarovitch regained his
equanimity he had lost a part of what
had followed the name What he
caught was this
"Nuble conduct. 1T has strengthened
your friends in their confidence in hui
man nature and that enough true men
and women exist to make Russia
free"
Paul took up his shoe aud telegraph
ed back as follows
Is this Peter EukoG who betrayed
me?"
The answer --ame: You were be
trayed to save your companions. Ar.
rests were to be made among us that
would have divulped all our purposes.
Ten of us agreed that if we could con
centrate suspicion upon you the gov
eminent might kin you, but could new
or eytort a secret from you II was
agreed that / should gain the conf
dence of the government by informing
on my best friend and name as mem
bers persons not of the circle and who
would have time TO get away No one
of us has suffered except yod. and ]
am here to save you.
OF the different causes for rejoicing
contained in This message the fact that
the man Paul loved had done the ap
parent act Of treachery for purpose
was the chief OF all the moments of
Paul Kaisarov itch's life this was the
hapniest He telegraphed back.
q glory in my sufferings since J
have saved my friends and have nay
confidence i'm you restored.
Peter Eukoff had promised the min
lister if he would send him a supposed
prisoner to Siberia he would get from
certain prisoners there information the
government very much desired. Eu-
kon was sent I'm chains, but with Leu
ter 20 the governor of the prison stat
ing that he was really a spy on other
prisoners. In this way he obtained ac-
cess TO Kaisarovitch and secured per
mission TO take him to a certain point
where information was to be derived
through his influence When the two