The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-31
WHISPERED IN HIS EAR.


agent to assure my comrades that
was working deep laid scheme In the
interest of the revolution
laid plan which felt sure would
give me the entire confidence Of the
minister. | told him that ] had dis
covered the meeting place Of a circle
whose members were conspirtng to
assassinate him My intention was to
have him send a force to arrest the
circle. of which was a member, while
they were in session But | intended
that the force should arrive after the
meeting had broken up. At the proper
moment would announce to the circle
that was pretended spy for the
government and inform them of the
plan l had laid They would dispense.
leaving documents to show that the
place had been used by revolutionists,
but nothing to incriminate any one of
them.
1t was hazardous scheme, but
felt that If 1t were successful 1t would
give me a footing with the govern
ment on which to found q still greater
benefit to the revolution But | dare
not tell the members Of the circle be-
forehand what | was about to do. for
| was not sure but that some one of
them was government spy. such as
I pretended to be. Such things now
and then occurred
On certain day told the minister
that the revolutionary body whose
members were conspiring to assassi-
nate him would meet at certain
place at II O'clock ut night If he
would send Il force there at half past
II he would capture them The meet
ing hour was really 10 O'Clock. and
intended by II to have warned my
associates. charged the minister to
have the force at the meeting place at
the exact hour and minute had given
him, else the plan would go amiss
And so 1t would. but for the circle in
stead Of the government
Though by keeping the matter Sc
cret from my comrades till the last
moment ! headed Off any one Of the
members who might be a govern ment
spy. there was another danger. but it
did not occur to me Suppose one of
our number should secretly be playing
the same game was.
Our circle met al the appointed hour.
10 O'Clock waited anxiously for Or
loff to come in. since If my scheme
should react upon me my life would
depend upon his evidence. But the
president called the circle to order, and
Orion had not arrived Half an hour
elapsed while we were In session. and
still he did not come Then suddenly
something happened which filed me
with CONSERVATION. Peter Vronsky.
one of the circle. came in hurriedly
and said:
ave are betrayed"
Every man started from his seat.
but the president directed that we re
main where we were
by whom?" he asked
Zone of our number"
(which one?'
II do not know"
Fortunately the eyes Of the members
we're concentrated on the man who
gave the information. so that no one
noticed the pallor that spread itself
over my face when the words 81 do
not know" were spoken. recovered
myself, for | inferred that some time
would elapse before should be identi-
ned as the traitor. But. heavens, how
l longed for Orloffl
Every possible precaution had been
taken since our first meeting to insure
against surprise and to deceive any
force which might come upon rs as to
our real character There were sew
eral scientific men in our midst, and
certain instruments and books used by
them were kept on hand to be pro-
duced in case of emergency to prove
that we were society intended for
the advancement of science. These de-
vices were brought out and all incrim-
mating documents burned
We had barely got things in order
when there was sound of footsteps
without, and man wearing heavy
beard that concealed his mouth and
chin and with his hat drawn down
over bis eyes entered
you are my prisonersr' he said.
''Why so7" asked our president.
You have been accused of plotting
the assassination of a minister"
I'VE are men of science met for its
advancement"
You cannot deceive the government
hv auv ct1ch friok
Surely we will be given an opportu-
nifty to prove what we are"
"You will be given an opportunity to
prove nothing. You will be marched
from this room to Siberia"
The man who arrested us, backed by
force whom we could hear moving
about in the hall. ordered us to stand
up In line preparatory to being
marched away. 1t seemed to me that
the only thing for me to do was to de-
clare myself a spy for the govern
ment- beckoned to our captor and
whispered in his ear that / had given
the information upon which he acted
and asked to be taken to the minister.