Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-04-26
FOILED
BY DWIGHT NORWOOD
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.

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working hard to get enough money to-
gether TO be married. for Anna had
out very small dot. One day a ma n
came TO the village and put up at the
Inn He hailed from Moscow. but he
did not explain the reason of bis COM
ing. He did not take up any business
or profession. and after he had been
In the place awhile people began to
wonder who he was and what was his
errand. All they knew of him was
his name. Peter Petroff. and that they
learned from him
One evening Anna and Jean and Pc.
ter Petroff met at n dance. Anna was
a pretty girl. and Petrofr fell In love
with her at sight. He asked her to
dance with him. and she accepted.
He asked her again. and she declined.
She did not care to dance twice with
any one except her lover. So Petrofr
asked her II she would not "sit out"
the dance with him. as we call II in
America. Not wishing to offend him.
she consented.
Petrof made the acquaintance of
Annals father and succeeded in ingra-
tiating himself into the old mans good
graces- This gave him free access to
the house and to Anna. Petroff told
Zobeiskl that he had n comfortable
income and was we'll able to support
wife. He asked for Anna. Her IA
Their told him that Anna was already
betrothed. Petroff expressed surprise
at what he already knew and much
regret. ZobeiSki was vexed that Anna
was tied to Jean. because he thought
Petrofr would be much better hus
band for her. He told Anna Of the
Jean and marry Petron.
Anna was very much troubled when
she heard this. She dared not tell Jean
lest IT bring about trouble between him
and Petroff. Petrofr ceased to offer
attentions to Anna and treated Jean
whenever he met him with great
triendliness. This did not disarm
Annals suspicion that there was some
thing wrong about Petrofr and that he
would gladly get Jean out his way.
Petrof had teen at the village about
two months without any visible occu-
patton when one morning there was a
large number of arrests in the neigh
borhood of persons charged with plot |
ting against the government What |
was the surprise of every one to learn |
that Jean Radski was among the num-
Der.
1t was plain to Anna that this man
Petron had come among them as a
spy for the government; that he had /
sent in the names OF certain persons
as plotters and had included Jeans
name for the purpose OF getting him
out of his way. In country like Rus
STA, where persons are arrested with
put due process OF law and hurried of
10 Siberia without trial, this was a
very simple method for Petroff to get
lid OF one whose place he desired TO
occupy.
This explanation Of Jeans arrest
was. of course, all inference with
Anna and was not remotely suspected
Dy Jean himself. There are certain
things that women know by intuition.
and when they thus arrive at concu-
sions they are sure OF them.
Anna resolved to play bold game.
She sent for Petroff to come and see
ler. Petroff came. and Anna said to
him:
My father has told me of your offer
'or my hand. or course l could not
accept 1t before Jeans arrest But
ais completely with these plotters
against the government absolves me
rom my pledge to him. Jean has
Iaved 5000 rubles for our wedding.
wish him TO give them to me. If ,
'ou can find way for me to see him
10 that l can get him to tell me where
can find this money will marry you
"All | can do" replied Petroff. lis to ,
axe you out on the road the prisoners
re marching on. which is well known {
o ALL"
Very well; let us go. will have
leigh ready I'm a few minutes"
Petron drove off very happy man. {
lie was surprised that after getting
can out OF his way he should have [
ucceeded with Anna without any eff 1
ort. and he congratulated himself that
Anna did not suspect that he was the
ause of her lovers arrest. But he
ad not thought she was so MERGE
ary. He had proceeded several miles {
when. coming to rise in the ground, $
he prisoners were seen some distance
head slowly walking. loaded with ball 7
nd chain and guarded by troops. Ia
Suddenly Petroff felt something hard
nd cold against his ear and at the I
anne time heard an ominous click.
lie did not need to look aside to know (
hat 1t was a revolver. With one hand
-nna pressed it against him and with I
he other held paper and a pencil be- t
ore him. q
Write an order to release JEAN" {
he said :