The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06

seats in the compartment, one OF them
occupied by gentleman and four by
some friends who had evidently come
to the train TO see him OFF. took the
sixth seat A moment before the train
started the official who had put me
into the carriage. came to the door 10
shut 1t. Before he did so the friends
got out. leaving the traveller alone
with me in the compartment. AS soon
az we left the station and rolled into
the light noticed that my fellow pas
senger was the exact counterpart OF
myself. He was about my height.
though trife shorter In every 9TH
er respect he might have been taken
for me-
My looking at him so scrutlnizingly
appeared to irritate him. so ! stopped
II. We rode on together all the after
noon. and as we were approaching the
border separating Russia from Germa-
NY the man pulled out cigarette and
began TO pun Justify. Both windows
were up. and attempted TO lower one
Of them. The man stopped me. per.
sisted. whereupon the man drew re.
voIver, leveled it at me and said some
thing In Russian. Understanding this
to mean that If didn't let the window
alone be would murder me. deslsted.
Gradually | became overcome by the
fumes OF the cigarette and lost con,
sclousness
was awakened from my slumber
By man shaking me. 1t required
some time for him to arouse me. and
when he did so | found that we had
arrived at the station on the border
where all passports are examined. |
looked about for my fellow passenger,
but he was not there. Not thoroughly
myself. seized my hand baggage and
went into the apartment In the sta
ton where passengers are required
to wait while their passports are be-
ing examined. Then | opened satch.
ell in which | carried my passport. II
had vanished
now recalled the man that looked
like me. and 1t occurred to me that
he had robbed me of the document
with the intention of passing out OF
Russia by 1t. ! told my story to the
officer in charge Of passport examina.
ton. and he Immediately issued an
order to detain any one attempting to
pass on passport bearing my name
He was too late. One of his deputies
reported that the passport had been
used by a man for whom a sleigh was
waiting; he had jumped into it and
been driven away. When was shown
the official he threw up his hands, ex
claiming:
Great heavens. This is the man.
suspicion because my passport had
been used, but there remained the
question, WAS ] In collision with
him| requested the officer ir
charge to telegraph an account of the
case to the American minister to Rus
STA. and he did so. But | was delayed
several days in the little station be
fore an order came to permit me to &c
through without a passport. Had II
not been for my diplomatic connec
lions heaven knows what would have
become of me.
Several years after this ! was sitting
in my office in the state department
ut Washington when man with q
Russian name was announced. ] or
dered him admitted. and he said to me
Il owe you my life. sir. or more
Had 1t not been for my using your
passport would now be working In
the mines Of Siberia"
"Are you the man who drugged me
with cigarette smoker"
81 am. / was made up The clerk
in the embassy who took you your
passport did the work. The railway Of
fetal who showed you to the compart.
ment was one of our circle And the
friends seeing me Off were also men,
bers, holding the seats that there
should be no one else IN the compart-
ment."
why were you trying to leave Rus
sia."
"Let US not speak of that"