The Hartford republican., 1913-10-17
Shadowed
By RUTH GRAHAM

huSSlHn rcNOiutiou WoS btcWihS ''"'"
Katrovich, young wife Of twenty,
lived In st. Petersburg at her home
with her husband. They were both
members of secret propaganda en-
bracing many persons whose object
it was to scatter printed matter In
tended to awaken the people to their
wrongs and incite them to rebellion.
There were number of repositories
for this literature, and the home OF
the Katrovichs was one of them.
The police learned Of the where
abouts Of one of these depositorics
and. as was their custom, instead OF
raiding it at once. set spy upon u
with a view to learning what persons
went there, assuming that all visitors
were members of the propaganda. one
morning Mme Katrovich went to
this depository that the police were
watching to- take some revolutionary
literature there. The place was sin.
gle room op the third tioor of a building
occupied for various purposes. liaV-
ing finished her visit. Sonia opened the
door suddenly and just In time TO see
a man dart up the stairs leading IN
the next story above. She did not see
his face nor his clothes sufficiently to
mark him. but she knew instinctiveiy
what had happened. The depository
had been discovered Ivy the police aud
she would he Swallowed to her home.
Retaining her presence OF mind. she
continued ON her way. knocking at diff
ferent doors as though looking for
some one. Receiving a negative an
swer to her question. she passed down
and out of the building.
Either she must outwit the spy or
both she AMI her husband must spend
the rest Of their lives i'm Siberia. Sh,
must not 20 home. and she must con
trivp to make her husband aware of
what had happened. To gain time she
visited certain shops. The first shop
she entered q man followed her inside
and looked over articles with the pre-
: tense of buying. Sonia suspected him.
but was not sure that he was her sha'l-
over till he followed her into another
store.
After Sonia had visited several stores
she felt at liberty To enter one kept by
one Petrol. Il member of the propa'
ganda. without necessarily betraying
him. Calling on him for some gloves.
she while trying them on informed
him Of the situation that he might nj
once get word Of the danger Ia her
husband and he might remove the lit
erature.
When she left the store the man whu
watched her approached her. -.-
Conduct me to your home, he said
what means this?" she asked. af'
fecting surprise.
After awhile he admitted the truth,
and she told him that she had gone ia
the building for the purpose OF finding
Il former servant Of hers. but had been
misinformt.l as 10 the address.
II have no objection to taking you to
my home" she said. land ! will easily
prove to you that ! am loyal to the
government. But ! warn you that
have some very good friends who are
influential with the government. and
will not be put to any Inconvenience"
At this the man assumed a more re-
spectful manner and lifted his hat po
litcly.
II am looking for a certain kind OF
goods" continued Sonia, that ! need
and shall be obliged To visit one or two
stores. then I will take you home will
pleasure"
Sonia. being of the better class, was
enabled to assume AN Importance that
affected the official. She went into
several more shops aud kept clerks
hunting for the goods she wished. Al
last she feigned TO find exactly wha'
she wanted and on paying for 1t gave
| the address of her home. TO which Il
was 10 be sent. The police officia
Noted the location, pri"king M his ears
Us she gave it.
II would not suit Sonia'S game to Keel
the man too long. She must take some
risk. Ii was nearly two hours after
size had left the menase with Petrol
| that she told her captor that she was
ready to 20 to her home, aud she le,
him there In a perfectly straight
course. But il was all she could do {,
bear up under the suspense. lf hel
( husband had not received her mes
| sage there WAS that in store for then
| FAR worse than death. AS she went uT
tho steps Of her house she almost
| tainted. hut with an effort she opened
The front door. No one was to bt
seen. She opened II door leading into
another room where her husband sal
/ at desk writing.
well, dear" he said without looking
up from his work, you have been gone
quite awhile" Then. raising his eyes
/ and seeing his wife's attendant, h'
appeared surprised. Sonia knew tha
had he not been warned he would hav'
doubtless turned pale.
'"yes," she said. II have been de
layed in finding the goods need fol
my gown"
She then explained her having M
/ attendant who needed to be satisfied
I hat they were loyal to the czar.
That Is very easy" said her hls
I band II am at this moment writing !
paper on the necessity of the Russian