Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-08

Burovich was intimate with the ram
lily of General SchoIoff she noticed a
changed expression came over his face.
But be said nothing and she went on
talking about her lovely visitor Her
father appeared DESTROYS TO learn all
about what had passed between the
two women. but being himself a close
mouthed man. he spoke no more than
was necessary.
AFTER that Nine Burovich came Of
ten to the shop, always buying flowers
and always paying more than the price
asked for them. One day when she
came Lisa had gone out for something
and on her return found the lady in
the living rooms back OF the shop.
She told Lisa that she preferred to make
herself comfortable while she waited.
When Lisa mentioned this to her fa-
Their he was displeased and told Lisa
not TO go out any more without locking
the shop door.
Nine. Burovich spoke often Of the
family of General Scholod. to whom
she seemed much attached. Indeed.
she sometimes told Lisa whes sho
bought flowers that they were intended
for Mime. Scholoff or some other mem
Der OF the family. Lisa told all these
things to her father. who seemed much
interested in the matter, though he
never commented on it. But one day
he surprised Lisa by proposing that she
take a handsome bunch of flowers to
Mime. Scholod. Lisa was delighted at
the idea since it would enable her to
show indirectly her appreciation Of
Nine. Burovich's kindness. She would
say nothing to her friend about the
matter, fearing that she would not per-
init her to give away her flowers. In
this her father heartily agreed with
her.
Lisa wished to put this scheme in
operation at once. but her father told
her to wait and he would secure some
choice flowers that were very rare at
that season. So Lisa waited, and one
day her father brought her an enor-
nous bouquet, which he suggested be
! placed in the center of the floral offer
ing. Lisa ciapped her hands in de-
/ light. Her father placed the flowers in
| position just before Lisa started to go
to the house of the general and told
/ her that if Mime. Scholoff was not at
home she had better leave 1t for her
In her husbands care.
While Lisa carried the flowers on
the street she detected a singular odor,
as of something burning, but 1t did
| not occur to her that 1t came from
the bouquet When she reached the
generals house she asked for Nine.
Scholoff, but was told she was not Mt
home Then she asked II she might
leave a gift for her with the general.
The servant went in to report the mat
ter and returned to tell Lisa to 60 into
the generals office.
General Scholofr looked at Lisa sus-
piciously. She was telling him what
she had to say when he began to sniff
the air, then snatched the bouquet and
held it under his nose. Tearing the bou-
quet apart. ne seized string. on the
end of which was a spark. Squeezing
the spark between his thumb aud fin
gers till he had extinguished 1t. he
took from within the bouquet glass
globe about the size of walnut. This
he put in n glass of water then called
an attendant. telling him to seize Lisa.
Among those who answered a hasty
summons was Mime. Burovich She
said no word to Lisa, but was imme-
diately cIoSeted with the general. A
police force was dispatched to the
flower shop. with orders to arrest
Paul Merovich, but he was not there.
Lisa was held u prisoner. though
Nine Buroyich was sure she had had
nothing TO do with the attempted as
sassination except as her fathers tool.
Merovich was under suspicion of being
a revolutiOnist. and Lisa'S friendly GUS
toner was a police spy who had been
deputed to discover the truth Of this
matter and trap him If possible. The
trap was sprung, on the other side, by
Merovich. but was nipped in the bud
by his intended victim.
The government gave out that Lisa
was To be sent to Siberia. This brought
the voluntary surrender OF Merovich.
Lisa. though innocent, begged TO be al
lowed TO suffer IN his stead. This WAS.
OF course, not granted. but great sym
pathy was felt by Nine. SChololf. and
especially by Lisa's supposed customer,
and the government at the time had
political reasons for not sending Paul
MerOvich to Siberia or executing him.
Merovich proposed that If they would
leave his daughter unpublished they
could do what they liked with him.
He would agree, If they banished him,
never 10 return to Russia
1t was finally stipulated that he was
10 be sent to a desert island. So long
as he never appeared anywhere else
mis- daughter should go unpublished. II
he left his island she would be sent to
Siberia. which her father knew was O
worse fate than death.
A ship bound for North America sail
= ed soon after this. and the would he as
sassin was placed upon her with orders
to the captain to maroon him on an
: island on the Atlantic coast He was
left on R9gged island. and there hs
lived. dead to the world. that the
! daughter he had implicated and WHOM
: he nevertheless dearly loved might es
% cape the horrors OF the Siberian mines