The daily Alaskan., 1911-06-20

la contract tor steel rails. requiring a ] typewriter [ engaged one who spoke a little English kept him busy ] typgug letters, contracts specifications and other such documents
 Alexis Brcutowsb was his name and he was born In Russian Poland quiet. uuobtrusive fellow, very poor irnd out at tuc elbows took a fancy Go him and told him that if he cared
 to go with me I would take him to ! be United States and secure a pcsi ton for him in the steel works | rep resented. He accepted the offer That was at time when nihilism
 was threatening every man prominent in the government, from Che czar down to the superintendent of police tried to learn something about the rfbnisfs from Alexis, but he appeared ! fo take no interest In what they were doing. or. rather, said be did not ap- prove of their methods The only man he appeared enthusiastic over was Count Torstoy, whose policy was uonrcsistanCe.
 However. when l made friend of
 Russian and Alexis saw that was
 with him a great deal he told me that 3f was dangerous Co he seen with ihe man. When I asked him why he re- piled that he had heard through a rel alive who was connected with the po. I1fec that the man was a suspect, which meant that he was being watched ny the government for compIcity with rihHfsm. Having no wish Co become
 susrcct myself, I dropped the man Hike a hot coal
 ! was successful In getting an order ] for rails and after the contract was signed applied for permission to de-
 Dari understood from Alexis that ] he had also made application. ! had hired suit of rooms which ! used ! both for living and office apartments. and that might at an times have my typewriter handy [ gave him one of ! them for a sleeping room.
 1 When the time came for my deDar-
 ture Alexis had not yet received his
 passpart ! told him thatT had been dealing with representatives of the government and I though. that B ! . told them ! wished to take my type writer fo America Co give him a busi- ness position they might hurry the do- livery or the document But Alexis
 shook bis head. saying that there was SO much suspicion or persons entering and leaving Russia that my making such an application might deter rather Chan hasten the granting of Che pass rort. but if ! would wait a few days
 he was quite sure he would receive &c.,
 told him that ! must leave Che next
 day. but since l intended Co remain in
 London until the ship on which ! bad engaged passage sailed he could join
 me there ! offered Co leave with him
 the price of tbe tickets. but hc de-
 clnrd. saving chat the money would be advanced by his relatives.
 What was my surprise Che next
 morning on arising from nay bed Go
 dud the suit of clothes had taken on the night before missing looked fin Alexis room his bed had not been
 slept In Had Inc stolen myolothss and
 decampcd2 My money was aIl rightE
 he had not taken that But my pass
 port was gone.
 ! mu over Jbe probabilities In my
 mind and remembered that he was
 about my age. height and build ]
 was blond. so v0s he The eyes ar both were blue Then it occurred
 to me that he who had worn a full
 beard bad Che day before cut it oT . leaving olIy a mustachc. ns in my ease
 "Foariag. ! said to myself that he
 would not get bis passport In time Go
 go with me. be has taken mine made
 himself as much like mo as possible
 in order Co pass on it as his own and gone away with it
 Thukiuc that he had left me some
 written word. looked about, but not a scrap did find
 Taking another suit from my trunk. . I put jt on and went out to get some . breakfast In the restaurant ! noticed ! several men talking in low tones. ]
 heard one of them speak the word ] nitroElycerin Somehow ! suspected
 from their peculiar manner that some . government maEnate had been assas.
 slnated ! bought a newspaper but ! there was no notice of anything of the kind The man Alexis had warned me against came into the restaurant and ! looked about Seeing me, he beckoucd me to follow him and went out He paid no attention Co me til we reach ed Itue street almost deserted; then . he turned and said, "Go at once to the
 chief of police and report that your
 passport has been stolen"
 ! "How did you know2 Who stole it3
 Whats the malterT
 'Your typewriter is beyond the bor
 der. He wishes no harm to come to
 you. Go at once and do as ] say
 "uas anything happeuedT
 ! "Yes" he whispered Last night
 Che chief of police was killed by a ! bomb as he was entering his home
 I took tbc mans advice and escaped s-,-eef for roYnnlirifv in the assaESina-