Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-28

object it was to rid Russia Of our auto
cratic form and replace it with one
that would give US liberty to teach the
ignorant This took me to the fountain
head, st. Petersburg. My father en-
deavored to persuade me to desist, but
l could not bear to remain with tied
hands among people who We're more
like cattle than human beings, yet en-
| dowed with a desire to better their
condition.
When 1 began to work secretly in the
cause of the revolution entered upon
a life of duplicity. The foundation OF
a revolution must necessarily involve
organization, and that could be achiev-
ed only by secret methods. for the
| government was aware of what was
going on and met our secret efforts by
secret efforts of its own.
| My work in ST. Petersburg was that
| of messenger. Documents, sometimes
printed, sometimes written, sometimes
in plain language. sometimes in cipher.
must be constantly conveyed from one
point to another. An ordinary messen-
ger, such as is used at telegraph or
| other offices, is a mere conveyance, and
almost any one will suffice for such 8
PuIDOSc, Dul " tLdl WHICH TIC
whole power of an autocratic govern
ment is used to intercept and which. If
intercepted, will cause the Punishment
to the icy regions of Siberia of those
implicated, besides doing great harm
to the cause, requires GOODNESS, cour-
age and resource.
One night st 8 secret meeting of the
circle of which I vas p member vac
Civ an y package which was r"Id con-
TaIneG printed circulars conoemning
the government and calling on those
who loved freedom to enroll them |
selves for the cause. There was moth |
ing in the circulars in case they fell |
into the hands OF the government to |
injure any one but the person having !
them in his or her possession. though /
such person might be led TO implicate !
others. On account of this possible |
implication and for my own safety, t
was cautioned as usual that if SuSpj- !
cious of being watched to get rid OF I
the package if possible. 1t contained
n hundred circulars, which was all one
person would be intrusted with TO car
ry on account of size i had z pocket
made in the skirt of my dress especial
" adapted to carry concealed articles.
The morning after receiving my in. !
being ready to start out on
the duty assigned me, 1 looked ont OF
my window down on to the street to
see If any suspicious person loitered
near. People We're passing TO and fire..
\ short distance up the street two men
were standing talking together. They
seemed to be discussing something
which assumed was of no Importance
to me. for they never once glanced in
my direction.
And yet these men We're spies Of the
government. One of them was in
the other that the house in
which lived was under suspicion and
my one issuing from il was TO be fox
lowed. and if an arrest seemed wgr-
rHnted the person suspected was 20 be
taken before police officer, But )
not knowing this, wet.t downstairs and |
pursued my way unconscious of the | |
hanger that threatened me. II
However. l had noted the two men I
md after walking short distance,
stopped at a shop window ostensibly
o look at the goods displayed there,
'ut really TO glance back at the two
men have mentioned. They had sep
enS Va thciu was coming | :
o~ard me. He stopped 20 look up at
he signs above him as though looking
or some especial place Had he come
lSht on l might not have been very
eariui' As IL was l inferred that.
ee1hs me glance back from before
ne shop window, he had pretended
De looking for some particular adj,
ress In order 10 divert my suspicion
rom him.
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