The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-15

IT. anu sie HllSut cSCul'e DN the Toot
in any event IL she succeeded Thorpe
would he left To the mercy of the Rus
sian government.
What was his Amusement To see her
re-enter the room
My dear" she said Il wish you
would 20 upstairs andfsee if you can
find my passport thought | left II
in my trunk when | went out. and.
though ! have turned everything up.
side down. | haven't found it, think
that | must have placed IL In your
trunk. but it is locked and | could not
open it. Go and see If it is not there"
What could her return mean but
that she had found that she could not
sacrifice her bencfactor and had come
back TO permit him 70 escape instead
of herself? lie was not to he placed
in the position of accepting such a
sacrifice from woman. Taking Il
bunch of keys from his pocket. he
handed them 70 her, telling her to go
herself and look for her passport in
his trunk. She demurred at first. but
when he handed her his OvercOat. ask
ing her to take it up with her. she con-
sented and again left the room, with
the coat on her arm.
If the officer had any suspicious they
were lulled by the woman's return.
And when she left the room a second
time with Thorpe's coat there was a
great relief in her heart. The moment
she was ont Of the officers sight she
put her hand in the pocket Of the coat
TO assure herself that what she had
placed in it was still there. She felt
it and hurried on. transferring it as
sue did SO 10 her own person. During
her previous absence from below she
had investigated the route Of escape
by tue roof and now kept on till she
reached it. Emerging from the scut-
tie. she ran to the next building. which
was but few feet lower. jumped
down on to it, ran over several build
ings Of the same height and disappear
ed down the scuttle Of the fifth house
from the one from which she had
started
When some time had passed and the
girl did not return Thorpe began to
show signs OF impatience He pro.
posed 10 go after her. but the officer
interposed. Thorpe waited a little
longer, then said.
II fear that If do not go up at
unce | shall lose my valuabes."
why sO?' asked the officer. Sure
~ Your wife would not steal from
you"
"She Is not my wife. never saw
uer before today. she joined me Oh
the street presume she is
The officer waited not to hear the
rest. but. springing up. ran to the door.
gave q shril whistle. then ran up
stairs. followed by several other men.
Every s-,om in the house was search
ed. including ThOrpe's apartments. Be.
sides his OvercOat. several articles Of
value were missing He was aston.
ished. thinking that. after all, he had
been robbed by woman who had
worked on his sympathies for the pur
pose. But the police disabused his
mind of this theory. They knew let.
ter. They had been Oh the track OF
woman they knew well. This one they
did not know, but while chasing the
other had come to suspect her. She
had fooled them by placing herself IN
der Thorpes wing and pretending to
be his wife. But Thorpe was believed
to be entirely innocent in the matter
and was not troubled even to make an
explanation.
One day Thorpe was accOSted on the
street by an old woman who asked for
alms He was turning away from her
when she said in u low tone:
II am the girl you saved from Sibe-
ria"
Thorpe scrutinized her and saw that
her white hair was u wig: the wrin
kles in her face were skillfnlly painted.
He asked her to give him an account
of herself since he saw her last After
telling him how she escaped she con.
tinued:
The article slipped In your over.
coat pocket was a bomb ! had re
ceived II few minutes before Joined
you from worker In the cause Of
Russians liberation. When I was per
uItteu W RO uIStdHS ioI NY puSNl'Oft
I could have escaped. but | was IN.
willing 10 leave you. my benefactor.
with the bomb In your overcoat peck
ct Your asking me to carry your coat
upstairs solved the problem. I robbed
you of certain articles that II might
appear 10 the police that was a com
mon thief who had deceived you. This
would avoid duplicating you in pro
tecting a revolutionist. When II IL
safe to do so the articles will be re-
turned to you"
"Who are your asked Thorpe
81 am the daughter Of noble. MY
home is in the province Of vologda.
came into the revolutionary party
through teaching the children on my
fathers estate. am now steady
worker for the cnuse. But expect 10
be taken in time and sent to Siberia.
I have made many narrow escapes and
should have been taken when attach
ed myself to you had II not been tar
the stupidity OF the officer who do
manded my passport. have stopped
you to thank you for what you did for
me and to say that your property will
be returned to you. You are hence
forth while in Russia under the care Of