Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-08
Fooled
BY DWIGHT NORWOOD
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.


working hard to get enough money to.
sgether TO be married. for Anna had
snt very small dot. One day a man
same to the village and put up at the
ssna- He hailed from Moscow, but he
dad not explain the reason of his com
ing. He did not take up any business
Nur profession. and after he had been
M the place awhile people began to
wonder who he was and what was bis
.asrYand. All they knew of him was
ais name. Peter Petroff. and that they
searned from him.
One evening Anna and Jean and Pc
asr Petroff met at dance. Anna was
a pretty girl, and Petroff fell In love
with her at sight. He asked her to
E azance with him. and she accepted.
He asked her again. and she declined.
She did not care to dance twice with
amy one except her lover. So Petroff
asked her IL she would not "sit OUT
The dance with him. as we call 1t In
America. Not wishing to offend him.
she consented.
Petroff made the acquaintance of
Annals father and succeeded In ingra-
stating himself into the old mans good
graces. This gave him free access to
The house and TO Anna. Petroff told
Xobeisk that he had a comfortable
ancome and was well able to support
"A wife He asked for Anna. Her IA
gther told him that Anna was already
betrothed Petroff expressed surprise
MT what he already knew and much
a-egret. Zobeiski was vexed that Anna
ryas tied to Jean. because he thought
Eetrof would be n much better bus
Eband for her. He told Anna of the
s1ffer and advised her to break with
-&ean and marry Petroff.
Anna was very much troubled when
sgne heard this She dared not tell Jean
ssest II bring about trouble between him
and Petroff Petroff ceased to offer
ATTENTIONS to Anna and treated Jean
whenever he met him with great
Yriendliness. This did not disarm
Annals suspicion that there was some
thing wrong about Petroff and that he
Petroff had been at the village about
two months without any visible occu-
patton when one morning there was a
barge number of arrests In the neigh
z5orhood 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
Raetroff had come among them as
spy for the government; that he had
sent In the names of certain persons
MS plotters and had included Jeans
name for the purpose of getting him
ssut of his way. In country like Rus
ssia, where persons are arrested with
out due process of law and hurried off
so Siberia without trial, this was a
very simple method for Petroff to get
rid 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
by Jean himself. There are certain
( things that women know by intuition,
q and when they thus arrive at conclu-
. siorE they are sure OF them.
Anna resolved to play a bold game
She sent for Petroff to come and see
her. Petroff came. and Anna said TO
him:
My father has told me of your offer
FOR my band. OF course | could not
accept It before Jeans arrest But
ais completely with these plotters
against the government absolves me
sfrom my pledge to him. Jean has
saved 5000 rubles for our wedding.
i wish him TO give them to me. If
syou can find a way for me to see him
80 that can get him to tell me where
can find this money / will marry you
"An can do" replied Petroff. lis 10
take you out on the road the prisoners
are marching on. which is well known
70 ALL"
VERY well; let US go. l will have q
sleigh ready In few minutes"
Petroff drove of very happy man
BE was surprised that after getting
Jean out of his way he should have
succeeded with Anna without any eff.
fort. and he congratulated himself that
Anna did not suspect that he was the
cause OF her lovers arrest But be
had not thought she was so merce
Exry. He had proceeded several miles
when. coming to a rise In the ground.
the prisoners were seen some distance
ahead slowly walking. loaded with ball
and chain and guarded by troops.
Suddenly Petroff felt something hard
and cold against his ear and at the
same time heard an ominous click
He did not need to look aside to know
that it was a revolver. With one hand
Anna pressed it against him and with
8 the other held paper and a pencil be
Gore him.
write an order to release JEAN"
sa5e said
IAN order! What would an order
3rcm me avail|
~Write AT three l fire! OneF'
He dropped the reins.
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