The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-19

7 h e Miracle.

Three r1cn were sitting together IN a
''hiiIrtfncnt o. a train speeding across
npur.
The man who was sitting between the
o'her TWO was about thirty-two. hand
some. with an intellectual forehead ana
"A very determined mouth. lie lac been
thinking so much during tie last hour
that II WAS imt> ssible for him TO think
any more. lie Ieit as II lie were fac
ing - high wall. witch, as far as ne
could see. Nas quite insurmountaaie.
Iwenty-four hours ago he had been a
a"ppy man. possessing IL. best "a man
may possess n this world. a beautiful
vile, who loved him as p~asslonately as
ne loved her. three lovely children. Alex.
ard good health.
Now e,e.y,i.ng was changed. He had
o'cn seized hy u hand whose grip was
As cruel 1s IL was IneXplicable. 4 man
may night cruelty. but To fiEht stupidity
Is hopeless. especially Vile nstupidity Is
protected by power.
And Sergius Koitschin thought that
when lie haJ been singled out for arrest
I Was not only cruel but also stupid.
lie had done nothing. had violated no
!d~. no matter how ANTICIPATED or IN
Just lie was wealthy enough TO be
harmless. Will. he was ponderins over
his lost happiness he suddenly broke the
silence. asking:
shall be kept idle for a long time?"
The two men nodded assent.
gu see. said the more Intelligent %
Ntfths II AZ nut Wise 10 tnlnh 100 deeply
ar be too smart. Neither Is IL wise 10
speculate on what may happen or not.
You must take things as they come"
"rh@n you are a philosopher yourself
No. laid Klotschin sharply. 1t IS
not better 90: one should try 70 make
the future better than the present"
Try 10 tell that when YOU are ex-
amin,d and see what you Will get
hall have moth ng to say when l
am examined. but that 1 have don- moth
ing To- JUSTIFY my examination. do
no. want To- make the case worse than
1 suppose said the more intelligent
OF the twp ke' pers. That you love RUS
sia. Al you revolutiOniRts hay only
best inteations.
schin.
You are thought TO be ore at any
But strangely enough. | am not. l
am merely an ordinary physician. with
no other interests but my patients and
with the revulutionistS. but l take no
Iart m Jne.r propaganda"
But perhaps you know somebody who
Yes. I know several"
iHeh u hnOwn b. his friends. Per
hals You help your = ends. Perhaps
Yea have T. man under your root vino
may some day throw "A DO Gb.
suddrnly. klOJschin remembered Sa-
warm. lie had never been able To- under
stand why ne was arrested. but IpW he
Understood everything. and also under
: "oi HFW exceedingly diFtCuit - would
be To prove his innocence. only "a short
Time ago SdVarin ..ad spent several
nights at hts house He was an old
friend and the day before re l-ft he
had sati be- was going - Odessa. cut
"uull not tell aryth ny about his bu-.-
nes~ there.
.Hts anything happened ~ Odessa 200
Fil -'Hf Ike! 80 the same moment
81 tx TIC danger 90 asking TINS quvs-
fiou
-" hing "yccrt tlt' d hpwh has boon
Ni""u N.,i. "a" result hrI 20 FOR.
400 ,"u kr"W Vito threw III.
nan Manned -aNaIlr
e. other keeper l"p.rd at him sig
"a: o.utlN
"inrn ,"u kr-w thar something was
8" - o." tdii"4 ia odessa
'''ltr"i'lh sHV that ~ had placed him
Q r Z g.. aa "Nr "t4TElN dangerous Posi-
q, % D." knew 90 fact that IL. was
ALREADY sentenced and tina he should
l''hslIy nrser see has wife and children
a-.Ir.
It" l'~- iu'.It -~rt 90 20. k.epers fn-
N""'' thr h''P "i one saint after IN,