The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-05


sure Of the hand as he grasped hers
impulsively. Then he leaned back in
his corner, where he could best pre-
vent the incongruities of his costume
from being seen.
81 see that your ticket is to Paris
she added. II am going there. Do
you remain there"
mo, mademoiselle. / go to Mar
settles, where | hope to get ship to
your country"
That's right; America will 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?"
"The Russian embassy at Paris has
a list Of all Russian political fugitives
/
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 l will telegraph my IA
Their to have an invalid's chair at the
train on arrival and carriage outside.
You can slip into the chair from the
car door and into the carriage from
the chair. Where do you propose to
90 from the station-to the Marseilles
train?"
How can do that in these i'll fitting
clothes"
The girl turned her thoughts to de-
vising further plans for her protege.
81 suppose l shall have to take you
to our hotel with me. l don't know
what father will say. or, rather. | do
know. He'll say we'll all be arrested
for completely in some crime against
the government Well, l can't help it
must make him do as l 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 immolation no women can
equal them" replied Helen.
At the next station she telegraphed
| - %o. 90 ah a or
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 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, papa! I've got live nihilist.'
"a nihilist! Thank heaven yol
haven't got an anaconda. What are
you going TO do with the lady"
"She isn't a lady, papa; she's a man
Thunder and guns! Are you goin'
to send US all to Siberia?"
mo, but I'm going to send him Z
America"
"Oh, good gracious. Nell, you'll b
the death of us before we get yo'
, home! should have known bette
, than to bring you"
There's no danger whatever, m
, dear popsy. We've just escaped tina
T by getting safely away from the sta
, ton. Wen get room for the gentle
: man at our hotel and can send him
the train tomorrow for Marseille:
whence he expects to sail for the Ian
, Of the free and the home of III
| brave"
The nihilist understood no English
so he knew not a word Of this dii
q logue except by the expression Of tn
{ speakers. He knew by that of tn
D father that the daughter had carrie
the day, but the old gentleman wa
8 trembling like leaf.
II The next morning the Moniteur col
! tanned an item stating that Russia
a political prisoner who had been a
y rested In London and was being e!
Q tradited had jumped off a train ID
I tween Calais and Paris and escapes
/ he was tracked to a station where
J. was seen to board a train just star
I ing. His follower took rear car an
II endeavored to pick up the fugitive
o he left the train, but the latter su
II ceeded In eluding him.
= When Mr.. Armstrong read this
n the breakfast table he turned pale.
81 must go to the American mini
% ter's at once" he said TO his daughte
a CONFESS and ask him to help us o.
! Of this dangerous position into whi'
Al you have plunged u.s."
: Nonsense. papa. You'll do no SUI
"A thing. The nihilst has gone. He to-
ID an early train"
"Did he wear the same clothes"
IN mo; they were not big enough. /
wore mammals travelling suit"
HE did?"
m "Yes."
w. "Oh. Nell, If ever get you home
. never be such fool again! When
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