Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

that she had dome nothing She said that
must not think Of leaving her till l
left 81. PetcTsburg Size seemed SO
averse to my going that told her !
would remain awhile longer She asked
how long and / put her Oh By replying
a week or two. perhaps longer. This
scented 10 satisfy her. ind | thought |
saw her draw Sigh OF relief
one morning catherine did not ap.
pear At breakfast Al this ueal. Though
It was u light one. she WIS very rpgn
lar. and was somewhat surprised l
went to her ruom aud knmked Re
ceiviag no reply. opened the dpur
The ted had not neen slept in. hut tht
chamber was disarfanged. as though
the orcupant Ind left It hastily 81
asked the servants where was theft
mistress. They knew no more than I
and they did not seem to care sine,
their wages Ind been paid up to IN
end Of the rresent MONTH
hfter had eatcn my breakfast ]
went to Ir,ndoir adjoining my i~'l
room to get same money which KEEP
In desk there ruliing out q drawer
! came upon roll Of bills leSartly ~
rublesi that had paid Catherine th
evening before for hoard and lotlgmg
Surprised. pulled out oiher drawer.
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'hVo'nu'"r'is 'urnen 10 N"'ne,'''
"S 'ne pe'So" li"~' hNF'' :" ""'' '"''''
my passport h'' WY anu WHY '''
SUE i''' .uF '"''e' va" p'''u ~ -
my ueSA : vas az At se" WI" .e
gar" !" .ne ''''''e'' went =" "''
90" hnu s''"' ""NinE "'a. ni's''s
MINUS " PeiSonN "e,s Sr'"u'hS "'""'
laiNing earnestly wild one aho'her' ~
tnonsh sohletn'hE huu ""pPsileu :"
was "pout :" happen- l sent = serVan'
out I" huE morning Journal D't .her'
VIZ notl'hs III u Oh ah unnsuAi ma
'u'F
falling drosky. drove TO the Amer
lean embassy and rpDOrtpd that nv
passport had been stolen The Young
man to whom ! made the statement
took down my name. where lived ana
all about me that would tell him ane
told me that he would send me pa
per to take the passports place. As
was about 70 go away ! asked y
anything unusual had happened. He
called me INTO MS once and. after
shutting tue door' siild IN low voice
that an attempt had been made IN"
night before to assassinate minister
ID his bed. nut II had proved failure
lie had only been severely wounded
When / asked II the assassin had been
caught be said NO
Catherine dld not appear. ana atteF
lunch ! went out and engaged rooms ~
pension. removing my bagease the
same evening left word with Tho
servants that If their mistress returned
to tell her that had gone and give her
my address. ! was terribly uneasy foi
several days. could explain nothing
as to GATHERINGS action and feared
that ! Ind been involved In some mys
terious plot against the government
indeed. she might he connected with
the one TO assassinate the minister
A week after GATHERINGS disappear
ance one morning on arriving and 60
ing to my dresser there lay my pass
port
Great heavensr' ! exclaimed will
these mysteries never cease; Surely
am In danger shall use this docu
ment To get out Of Russia MS soon as
possible"
That very night ! took a train for the
west When ! reached the border
where the passports are taken from thu
passengers for examination mine was
kept a long while. When il was re-
turned to me was asked great
many questions Fearing trouble, !
gave no more Information about ny
story In RUSSIA than ! could help n
nally the officer. banding me the pass
port. left me. and ! suspected thai the
officials faneied that they had seen IL
not long before However. ! got ava,
from the czar's dominions safely ana
have never since hid a desire to retllr"
10 them
1t was a year later when IN q stort
on oxford street IN l."nhon. st'lndine