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

that she had done nothing She said TINT
| mnst not think Of leaving her till |
left St Petersburg. She seemed so
averse to my going that | told her !
would remain awhile longer. She asked
how long and pnt her of by replying
week or two. perhaps longer. This
seemed TO satisfy her. and thought I
saw her draw sigh OF relief
One morning catherine did not ap.
pear ~ breakfast Al this meal though
It WIS light one. she WIS very regn
lar. and was somewhat surprised I
went 10 ner room and kn0cked Re
ceivias no reply. opened the door
The bed bad not been slept III. hut ~
chamber WAS diSarfanged. as il04Eh
the occupant hnd left It haNi{S 81
nsked the servants where was laeii
mistress They knew no more tl.an :
and they did not seem 10 rare Silits
their wages hid heen paid up to ta'
end Of the present Mouth
Efter had eaIcn my breakfast /
went to a l'pudoir adjoining my he'd
room to get some money which KEEP
In II desk there l'uliing out n drawer
] came upon roll Of bills iexartiy u
rubles, that had paid Catherine thi
evening hefore for board and lodgAis
Surprised. pulled out other drawer
and on opening the one IN which KEEP,
my passport found il missing
was taken quite anaca. | had never
dreaded to lose my money. for II ! diti
| could get more. but since coming to
Russia had not relished tile idea Of
losing my passport questioned the
servants. but they were stupid crea
lures and could suggest no explanation
| felt assured that neither Of them
had taken It. for If they had cared fa
take anything they could have Ead
money
| involuntarily turned to Catherine
as the person most likely to have taken
my passport But why: And why hi,,
she left the money bad paid her a.
my desk? was all at sea with re
gard TO the matter ! went to a win
dow and stood looking ont. nursing
Knots Of persons were standing ah0ui
talking earnestly with one another. as
though something had happened nI
was about to happen. | sent a servant
out "a buy morning Journal. but there
WIS nothing in it Of an unusual na
ture
t'alling drosky. | drove to the Amer
lean embassy and reported that my \
f,ouanort hui f.aat, sf,,iop Tho mann. ,
man tc whom ! made the statement /
took down my name. where lived and |
all about me that / would tell him ana |
told me that he would send me pa
per to take the passports place As
! was about to go away asked il
anything unusual had happened. He
called me into bis office and. after
shutting the door. said IN a low voice
that an attempt had been made the
night before to assassinate a minister
10 his bed. but it had proved failure
He had only heen severely wounded
When / asked if the assassin had been
caught he said No"
Catherine did not appear. and after
lunch | wenI ont and engaged rooms ag
a pension. removing my baggage 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 fol
several days ! could explain not hing
as 10 GATHERINGS action and feared
that hnd been involved in some mys
terious plot agninst the government
indeed. she might be 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 "wn
these mysteries never cease. Surely / |
am In danger | shall use this doen
ment to get out Of liussia AS soon as
possible"
That very night took train for the
west When | reached the border |
where the passports are taken from TN
passengers for examination mine was
Kept long while. When 1t was re-
turned to me was asked great !
many questions Fearing trouble. !
gave no more information aho,it m,
story in Russia thnn could helm f.,
nally the officer. banding me the pass
port, left me. and SUSPECTED that III. |
ofiicials failried ihnt they mad snen Il \
not long before. However. / cot awa,
from the cars dominionS safely ana
have never since had a desire 10 return,
to them.
1t was a year later when In a stor,
on Oxford street In London. standinp