The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-03-21
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Cy ALEX V.EREOFr
Copyrisht by American Press Asso
citation. 1911.

"' ~ W OH Iii ACScOW O.S. ribuf-
ing Revolutionary documents. This !.
paiu statement Of Il very intricate
work. To distribute revo,,,; ion,rv
documents Is to rlace oneself in
most rrightful jeopardy. First. the
matter must be written; second. II
must be printed. and. third, It must
We distributed. To be caught doing
any Of these meant to be loaded with
CHAINS ana sent OH the long march
to siberia to live horrible prison life
ana probably never return. Put he
fOre beginning to get cut matter .
society must be formed for the pur
pose. We had an admirable secret or.
ganized circle under the direction Of a
single head.
MY pare was in distributing. was
given small packages of printed docr.
ncnts. Which I was to leave at var;ous
places without being seen doing 81. /
had done considerable of this w,r,
without exciting. as l supposed, any
Suspicion. when one de-. while carry.
Ing one Of my little packages. on cross
ing street I saw man on the on.
postte side standing on the sidewalk
looking at ME intently. went on
without appearing to notice him, pass
ed mn. but RETAINED from going
where ! had Intended. knew that If
ne were government officer who was
ON my trac.. he would not arrest me
I'LL had reached by destination.
where he hoped to find confederates
stopped several times to look at some
thlng by the way. il order that l might
partly turn and look back without
appearing to suspect being followed.
In TINS way ! satisfied myself that the
man | had noticed was slladowinc me
The problem that confronted me was
how TO set rio Of the package l car.
ried. dared not drop it, for NV
shadoxer would secure it and it would
surely convict me. And yet il ar
rested with it on me l would meet y
like fate
How quickly ones mind will work
on the eve of II great trouble which
may possibly be averted! One thing
took possession Of my mind immedi-
ately-I rust enter an Enclosure where
could remain long enough out of
sight Of my follower to get rid Of
my package. Members Of our circle
were well instructed in the location
OF police offices and in the residences
OF the officials. determined to play
a bold game. would go to the su-
perintendent Of police. give him the
package and tell him l had found it
on the street. This was certainly a
desperate game to play as we'll as a
bold one. But there was a chance in
It for me.
L west to The superintendent house
ihstead Of his Office. rang the door.
bell. and the door was opened by a
servant. asked IL the superintend.
ent-Alexis Sherlon held the Office ut
the t1me-vas in. The servant was o
stupid creature and knew nothing
about her master. but a young lady
came down the stairs and told me
that the superintendent was at his
office.
4 am sorry to hear that" said. II
nave sor1ething to turn over to him.
something that it is dangerous for me
to keep in my possession"
The young lady looked interested.
In passing through an alley" con.
tinued. II noticed package neatly
wrapped and tied. l picked it up and
on opening it found that It contained
revolutionary documents. / realized
at once the danger into which l had
fallen. Possibly some one was watch.
ing me. I was tempted to drop it.
bit even in this there was danger.
Then l resolved that l wonld do what
It was my duty to do-turn it over to
the government. l have brought II ~
the superintendent"
Father will be Mt home in about an
hour" she said. You might wait for
him or you can so to his Office
II would not dare to 60 to his office
for fear Of being arrested before
reaching It,"
Then you had better wait"
/ noticed that the young lady was
suppressing emotion. She showed me
Into waiting room and left me. but
soon return, her manner changed.
III these documents are found
here" she said. 'they may implicate
me. and you will be under suspicion.
Better destroy them. Give them to me-"
She hurriedly snatched the package
from me and disappeared. In few
minutes she returned and showed ue
to the door. There across the street
stood the man who had followed me.
l walked boldly past him and saw on
his face very bewildered expression.
concluded that there was no use
trying tn shake him off and that ]
might as well go home did so. and
tie man followed me. for. locking out
between the window blinds. saw him
lettering on the opposite side Of the
street. l wished to report my adven-
ture to the head of my circle, but
dared not attempt to do so. had not
been at home an hour before a lady
called ut the house and asked for me.
AS soon rs she saw me she said:
Your adventure this afternoon has