The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-11-20
Shadowed
py RUTH GRAHAM

During tnat perlOQ Wneu tue ioIo
Russian revolution was brewing Sonia
Katrovich, a young wife Of twenty.
lived in st. Petersburg at her home
with her husband. They were Doth
members Of a secret propaganda en-
bracing many persons whose object
1t was to scatter printed matter In
tended to awaken the people to their
wrongs and incite them to rebellion
There were a 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 repositories
and, as was their custom, instead OF
raiding it at once, set spy upon it
with a view to learning what persons
went there, assuming that all visitors
were members Of the propaganda. One
morning Nine Katrovich went to
this depository that the police were
watching to take some revolutionary
literature there. The place was a sim
gle room on the third floor Of building
occupied for various purposes Hav-
ing finished her visit, Sonia opened the
door suddenly and just in time to see
a man dart up the stairs leading to
the next story above. She did not see
his face nor his clothes sufficiently to
mark him, but she knew instinctively
what had happened. The depository
had been discovered by the police and
she would be shadowed 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 negative an
swer to her question. she passed down
and out Of the building.
Either she must outwit the spy or
both she and her husband must spend
the rest of their lives in Siberia. She
must not go home. and she must con-
trive to make her husband aware OF
what had happened. To gain time she
visited certain shops. The first shop
she entered a 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 shad-l
over till he followed her into anotherI
store.
After Sonia had visited several storesI
she felt at liberty to enter one kept byI
one Petrol, member Of the propa'I
ganda, without necessarily betraying!
him. Calling on him for some gloves,
she while trying them on informed
him Of the situation that he might at
once get word Of the danger to herI
husband and he might remove the lit
erature.
When she left the store the man whot
watched her approached her. i
Conduct me to your home" he said
What means thisT' she asked. SAT
fecting surprise.
After awhile he admitted the truth'i
and she told him that she had gone toI
the building for the purpose of findineI
a former servant Of hers, but had been
mlsinformed as to the address.
T have no objection to taking you toS
nv home" she said. land l will easily
prove to you that am loyal TO theI
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 more re
spectful manner and lifted his hat 20
litely.
"I am looking for a certain kind OF
goods" continued Sonia, "that l need
and shall be obliged to visit one or two
stores, then I viii take you home with
pleasure.
Sonia, being Of the better class, was
enabled to assume an Importance tnat
affected the official. She went into
several more shops and kept clerks
hunting for the goods she wished. At
lass she feigned to find exactly what
she wanted and on paying for 1t gave
the address Of her home, to which 1t
was to be sent. The police official
noted the location. pricking up his ears
as she gave 1t.
1t would not suit Sonia's game to keep
the man too long. She must take some
risk. 1t was nearly two hours after
she had left the menage with Petrcf
that she told her captor that she was
ready to 60 to her home, and she led
him there in a perfectly straight
course. But it was all she could do to
bear up under the suspense. II her
husband had not received her mes
sage there was that in store for them
far worse than death. AS she went upi
the steps Of her house she almostl
tainted, but with an effort she opened
the front door. No one was to be
seen. She opened door leading into
another room where her husband sat
at a desk writing.
"Well, dear" he said without lookingl
up from his work, "you have been gonei
quite awhile" Then, raising his eyesi
and seeing his wife's attendant, hel
appeared surprised. Sonia knew thatl
had he not been warned he would havel
doubtless turned pale.
Yes" she said. II have been de-