The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-16
A Sacrifice
BY ANDREW c. EWING
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

senger put his head out the window
TO see the end of the race, drew 1t IL
and gasped:
MY God"
did he catch the trainr' l asked.
HE jumped on to the footboard Of
the last car"
my friend" / said. Il judge that
you are political refugee"
"Why do you think that" said the
man, stiGfening up.
1.-THE man who ran to catch the
train is a government official His
object Is to arrest you"
"Who are your
"An American"
"Ah! Americans are our friends
will tell you. That man. as you say
will arrest me, and / shall be sent to
Siberia. Help mev'
How can do that"
1--WE are not unllke-the same height,
both light hair and beard, both wear
glasses. Give me your travelling coat
and your golf cap and put on these
Russian clothes. When the train stops
an officer will come here to arrest me.
But by that time it will be night !
shall pretend to be asleep In my cor
ner with the collar of your coat pulled
up about my face and your cap down
over my eyes. You say, with groan
Of despair. I am caught at last, but |
will not live to go to the mines3
While they are removing you ! shall
watch for an opportunity to get away
before they discover their mistake"
! When the scheme was first proposed
| to me / had not the remotest idea OF
perpetrating it, But since 1t was an
hour before the train stopped he had
that time to persuade me- | should
have yielded but | was not sure that
would not suffer long term of inn
prlsonment for interfering in the
mans capture. Before we had reach
ed the station he had promised IL |
would take his place to see that the
American minister was made aware
of the matter, and as the train slowed
down, not being able to resist his pa.
thetic appeals. adopted his plan.
All happened as, he had predicted.
As soon as the train stopped the coach
door was thrown open and a lantern
thrust into the compartment. True 10
my promise. / cried out in Russian,
81 am caught at last, but | will not
live to go TO the mines"
| was jerked out Of the coach and
hurried away. What became Of the
political | did not know. | was
taken into the station, given a closer
inspection and the deception discover
ed By the next train | was taken
back to St. Petersburg and thrown
into prison.
The next morning / asked for writ
ing materials, which were given me.
and wrote note to the AmerieSIi min
lister. stating that / was an American
citizen in Russian prison aud asking
his assistance. The day passed aud |
heard nothing. A week. a month. went
by. gave up hope and cursed my
self for fool.
One morning young man cane to
see me. saying that he was from the
embassy. asked him why he had been
so long In taking cognizance Of my
note He replied that no note had been
received, but the very next day after
my arrest the minister had been In
formed of all that had happened, He
had since been trying to get the gov
eminent to take the matter up. l had
been twice moved from ore prison to
another. and each time lie embassy
had been informed of mv removal. In
short. my note to the mbIIster had not
been delivered. but some one had been
keeping watch over me and informing
the minister of my coriition.
After another month"; hard work the
embassy succeeded in securing my re-
lease on condition that | leave the
country Immediately | was escorted
over the line, wondering the while
whether | had beer fool or fine
fellow. ] had no sooner got beyond
the border than a man stepped up to
me and said, 81 ar TO take you to the
count"
Thanks. no. don't want to go
to any count. RE had enough Of this
business"
But he persuaded me snd took me to
house where was received blythe
man whom bod helped to escape. He
rushed forward and gaze me bear
hug and kiss~l me on both cheeks
When his transports had subsidized he
said:
81 kept my promise The government
tried to lose you. but my friends pre-
vented After you left me l got out
of the car ,nd escaped. | have beer
here ever since. | am a noble, rich
and half nry fortune is yours.
NO ] said. 'It feels so good to
have made one sacrihcial act that you
can't pay me for doing It."
But / round it impossible to get rid /
of the counts gratitude. / went to /
Paris and had no sooner arrived than /
number Of Russians called on me. /
One offered me a box at the opera. I
another the use OF n house. There was
nothing I wished for that was not
forthcoming.