The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25

man who knew me in the ~atfair-the
police spy BurSki, and he has his own,
right enough. He was playing spy at
a meeting of the strikers on Tuesday
night, and one Of the mel who We're
In the house at the place of st. John
recognized him. lie was Il fellow of
resource and iron nerve and tried to
brazen it out that he was a fraternity
! man. but he failed.'
You mean"
They lynchcd him then and there"
"The internal villains"
IF it to that R~remenhof, who
was buried today with full military
h%onors, wasn't much to boast Of"
of you're going to turn revolution
airy you'd better get out Of the city and
be off home. Luck like yours won't
last, boy"
I'm going. I've done nothing ex-
cept %checkmate a scoundrel. Given the
same circumstances, I'd try it again"
He looked at me with a half within
steal smile, "Where is she, Bob:
"Not 50 far from Warsaw as l hope
she soon will be, general"
"You got her out of the city. then:'
ooh. yes. without much difficulty.
When the crowd got the upper hand
in the street fight it was easy for us to
get away. I drove with her to the
sent. Then | hurried to the Vladimir
and put on the police uniform which
Burski had brought mo. That, coupled
with the special authority ] got out of
Ercmenhof and helped by a blunt dis
courteous official manner. made things
easy. I could have taken a trainload
of women out of Warsaw. Two We're Il
mere detail.'
.HDo you understand the fearful risk
you've run:'
zone doesn't always stop to consider
that. Things have to he done. Il one
does them first and thinks afterward.
Besides, I had a good object"
What do YOU mean?" He asked
this very CURLY.
l smiled. cit was in the cause Of
Freedom
Poland's freedom to YOU that you
should risk your life for it"
"Nothing.'
He started. and his eyes frightened
meaningly. ooh, l see. The freedom
of the girl, chg
"Isn't it a good enough cause for
me?"
81 suppose you thinks So" he said
dryly. Are YOU in a fit state now to
take an old diplomats advice?'
Eyes. if l agree with it, Of course"
"Oh. OF course. Well, it's this: Get
out OF Warsaw and out of Russia, and
stay out"
"Haven't I come to bid YOU coodby?
Give me credit for something. I'm 60
ing by the next train"
"Whcrc:"
1 laughed. 81 like the rural districts
of Poland. I'm going first to Solden.
Do YOU know the neighborhood"
"SolAen? What is the name of-oh,
is she thcrc:"
I nodded. AT Kervatie. a few miles
drive from there"
but the police of Solden know you
both. They brought you here"
l ltlc Is liollllIlS iill tItiSl ~
us now. H~irmenhof's death has made
all the difference. The evidence against
Mime. Drakuna has been destroyed, and
the charge against her daughter was
never made officially. There's no onc
now to make it,
ARRESTS are being made wholesale.
hoy, with or without charges in con-
sequence of his death. Where are the
brother and sister,
Il don't know. and l daron't make
any in1uiries,'
oh, there is something You darcn't
do. then: | don't like the thing. Bob.
and that's the truth. look here, I'm
going through to Berlin tomorrow.
Stay here till then and travel with me.
shall know you're out of mischief
then"
Il should like it, but-wcll, the fact
is, YOU see, | sla'n't be travelling
alone"
lie laughed dryly. AS bad as
that. ch:'
YES, if you call it bad. don't"
lar Your papers in order, your pass
ports:"
l shook my head. My own is, but
not the rest.
How do you a it wordcd:" he
asked. with another grin.
"Oh. the usual way, whatever that
is" ! said "A little sheepishly.
Robert AnStruther and
Laugh away. Can you help me-"
"Give it me. Even l don't know how
a man carries his mother-in-law on his
own passport"
1T is n bit awkward, but l don't
want a hitch now"
Look here, boy. I'll stretch a point
for YOU. Ill go by way Of Cracow
aud will pick you up at Solden tomor-