Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-25

q revolutionary CuS'S' uoI 4e was uOt
aure about 1t. He was hesitating
whether to make search or get fur.
ther instructions from his superiors.
Had he known the object Of the girls
visit to the suspected place and tina!
she had brought away bomb be
would hive called assistance and
searched her and, not finding II, would
have left no stone unturned to discover
where it was.
Presently. without a word. the Of
fetal turned and without another word
went down the steps and away Nc
sooner had the door closed behind him
than the girl staggered, swooning, and
fell into Lockwood's arms. The In
tensity of feeling in him was aIin anG
equal to that in her. He had saved
her. at least for the present. from
those dreadful Kara mines, where the
sufferings Of the prisoners are known
throughout the world. To do this be
hod taken on himself the risR Of the
doom that had threatened her. The
time that had elapsed since he first
saw her. including the period Of the
hurried interview between him and
the government official, had occupied
scarcely FIVE minutes. Yet Is 1t to be
wondered at that, moved by 80 narrow
an escape from so terrible g doom fol
one and probably for both, Lockwood
should have given her kiss.
Then suddenly. 1t occurred to him
that the drama was not yet played
The eve of the government had not
closed with the closing Of the door.
He held swooned revolutionist tn his
arms. A deadly bomb was In his peck
ct. AS for the girl, he kissed her bach
TO life. Then when she had gathered
her senses he began to consult with
her what they should do with the
bomb. But be soon discovered that he
could not rely on her for any help IN
planning its disposal. The only thing
she could do was to take it to the place
she had been directed to take it, but
her experience had unnerVed Her, and
she was liable to be Swallowed. Be
sides, Lockwood did not propose t.
become any further implicated In q
projected assassination. He did pro
pose that the bomb should not 1njurc
any one. But how get rid of 1t? he
could not lose it. He could not ex
plode it. It occurred to him that he
might bury it. But where? Surely
not in the cement f1oored basement OF
the house where they were. And nc
dared not go out on the street with u
on his person. Worst Of all. he dared
not keep it about him. If be could get
it to the plant he had built for tho
Harvester company he represented Dc
could bury it there. Indeed, lie might
eat 1t up with chemicals. for be was
we'll versed in analytical chemistry
But for every method Of getting rid OF
It an eff" stood in the way. The only
yay he did not consider at all was tt
tell the girl to take her bomb and be-
gone.
However. when he noticed that she
was waiting for him to tell her Wha'
to do next he took her address and I'D
vised her to go forth looking as uncon
cerned as possible and directly home
So long as she bad nothing at home in
eliminating she need not worry. Tor
there were other persons in the oullo
ing she had visited than the woman
from whom she had received the bomb
He opened the door. and she went
home, all the way expecting to see lle'
shadower, but she did not.
Lockwood did not dare leave the
bomb In his room, fearing that the po
lice might search it during his absence
Procuring the necessary carpenters
tools, he took up board In the floor OF
his room and, wrapping the bomb in
cotton, put 1t between joists and nailed
the board down again.
1t was fortunate that he took this
precautiou, for when he returned in the
evening he found that the police had
ransacked every nook and Granny IN
the house. Lockwood felt q certain re
lief at this. for it would give him time
to get rid of the cursed bomb. he wait
ed week, attending to his business a.
usual and not showing the least con.
Germ, for he knew that both he and the
fair revolutionist were being watched
He dared not remove the bomb, even a.
midnight, lest some police officer arrest
him with it Oh him.
So the matter remained as 1t was till
at last Lockwood. not daring to remove
the bomb from his quarters. finally de.
cided to remove himself from them.
This he did without canceling his lease
and after several weeks absence, when
the police had probably ceased to con-
meet him with them. he returned tc
them one night when he would not be
noticed and. taking the bomb, carried
IT to bis place of business. 1t is buried
deep in the earth on the premises. but
where no one except Lockwood knows.
for he buried it himself.
The incident came near breaking uE
his work in ST Petersburg Indeed II