Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26


sacrifice his life with that of the man
he killed; If he did not obey the order
some member Of the circle that had
| given it to him would be deputed to
kill him. There was no evasion by
flight, for he would be followed wher-
ever he might go. In such desperate
cases 1t is often the woman who is the
more hopeful. Anna Arkadyvitch not
only regained hope, but, being very
ingenious woman, while she was sit
ting by her husband, began to revolve
in her mind plans for getting him a
respite If not saving him from the
fate that hung over him.
when must this thing be done"
she asked.
"There is no date fixed. L may have
what time / deem necessary, only
shall be watched by members of the
circle that they may be sure I am lay
ing plans and making preparations. In
these cases we are expected to study
the habits of the victim in order that
we may know when and where to find
him with reasonable certainty. All
this requires time and delays are likely
to occur"
Every well. Begin, or at least pre-
tend to begin, these preparations and
observations and leave the-rest to me-"
Peter and Anna went to live in a
small house I'm an unfrequented part
of the city. Peter reported to the cir
Gle that his wife would make and keep
the bombs to be used for the assas-
sination while he obtained knowledge
of the habits of his victim. In the
house to which they moved they could
make and keep bombs without running
much risk of being observed.
One morning about a month after
their removal Anna, apparently in
great distress, appeared in the house
| of Alexis Kardoff, one of the members
of the circle that had ordered the muir
der, and asked to speak with him in
| private. AS soon as they were where
they would not be overheard she told
him that her husband had been han
| ding a bomb, it had exploded and
killed him She wished Kardoff to
| help her get rid of the bombs and the
body without the knowledge of the
police Kardoff promised to consult
with other members of the circle and
act at once.
Anna went back to her home, where
she later received a visit from Kar-
doff She showed him the body. but
the bomb had so disfigured the face
as to render it unrecognizable. How
ever. what little hair was left was of
the same color as Peters, and parts of
the clothes were plainly those belong
ing to him Kardoff noted also the dam
age done to the interior of the house
and. being convinced that the remains
were those OF Annals husband. gave
her means with which to leave Russia.
She was to go away from the house at
10 O'Clock that night, and members OF
the circle would enter as she passed
out, bury the body and remove ali evt
dence of the house having been USED
for revolutionary purposes.
Anna was also furnished with pass
port forged. and with this she en-
tered a train leaving st. Petersburg
early the next morning and in due tim
reached Berlin. From there she wen
to Genoa and took a steamer for BON
, bay. There were several natives o
India on board, and one evening afte
the ship had passed out Of the gulf o
/ Alden into the Arabian sea one o
/ these, partly dressed in the costum
, OF his country, was leaning over tn
! taffrail. quite alone. when he was join
! Cd By Anna ArkadyYitch.