The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-13

she seemed much attached Indeed
she sometimes told Lisa when she
bought flowers that they were intended
for Nine. 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 1t. But one day
he surprised Lisa by proposing that she
take handsome bunch of flowers to
Nine. Scholoff. 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
NIT 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 clapped 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 Nine Scholoff was not at
home she had better leave it for her
in her husbands care.
While Lisa carried the flowers on
the street she detected singular odor,
as of something burning. but It did
not occur to her that it came from
the bouquet When. she reached the
generals house she asked for Nine
Scholoff, but was told she was not at
home. Then she asked If 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 go into
the generals office.
General Scholoff 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, he seized string, on the
the spark between his thumb and fin
gers till be had extinguished it. he
took from within the bouquet a glass
globe about the size of walnut. This
he put In a glass of water, then called
an attendant. telling him TO seize Lisa
Among those who answered a hasty
summons was Nine Burovich. She
said no word to Lisa. but was imme
diately closeted with the general.
police force was dispatched to the
flower shop. with orders to arrest
Paul Merovich, but he was not there
Lisa was held a prisoner, though
Nine. Burovich was sure she had had
nothing to do with the attempted as
sassinat1on 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
patty was felt by Nine. Scholoff, and
especially by Lisas 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 to return to Russia.
1t was finally stipulated that he was
to be sent to desert island. So long
as he never appeared anywhere else
his daughter should go unpublished If
he left his island she would be sent to
Siberia. which her father knew was
worse fate than death.
A ship bound for North America sail
ed soon after this. and the would be as
ssssin was placed upon her with orders
to the captain to maroon him on an
island on the Atlantic coast He was
left on Ragged island. and there he
lived, dead to the world. that the
daughter be had implicated and whom
he nevertheless dearly loved might es
cape the horrors of the Siberian mines