The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-16

sian government
What was his amazement to see her
re-enter the room.
My dear" she said. II wish YOU
would go upstairs and see IL 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 II In your
trunk, but II Is locked and | could not
open II. Go and see II ii Is not there. y
What could her return mean but
that she had found that she could not
sacrifice her benefactor and had come
back to permit him to escape instead
of herself? He was not To be placed
in the position Of accepting such a
sacrifice from woman Taking a
bunch of keys from his pocket, he
handed them TO her, telling her to 30
herself and look for her passport in
his trunk She demurred at first, but
Ing her to take 1t up with her, she con-
scented and again left the room, with
the coat on her arm.
If the officer had any suspicious they
were luled by the womans return.
And when she left the room second
time with Thorpe's coat there was
great relief in her heart. The moment
she was out Of the officers sight she
bar hand in thn t,npl-nt of tha
TO assure herself that what she had
placed in it was still there. She felt
it and hurried on, transferring it as
she did so to her own person. During
her previous absence from below she
had investigated the route of escape
by the roof and now kept on till she
reached ii. Emerging from the scut-
tie, she ran to the next building, which
down on to it, ran over several build
ings of the same height and disappear
ed down the scutte 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 Impotence. He pro-
posed to go after her, but the officer
Thorpe waited little
longer. then said
Il fear that If ! do not 90 up at
once ! shall lose my valuables."
why so?' asked the officer. Sure
ly your wife would not steal from
you
"She is not my wife. never saw
her before today. She Joined me on
the street. | presume she is
The officer waited not to hear the |
rest, but springing up, ran to the door.
gave shrill whistle, then ran up
stairs, followed by several other men.
Every room 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 bet
ter. They had been on the track of
they knew well This one they
lid not know, but while chasing the
)ther had come to suspect her. She
lad fooled them by placing herself I'M
Ter Thorpe's wing and pretending to
De his wife. But Thorpe was believed
o be entirely innocent in the matter
md was not troubled even to make an
One day Thorpe was accosted on the
treet by an old woman who asked for
Inns. He was turning away from her
when she said in low tone:
Il am the girl you saved from Sbe-
Ia"
Thorpe scrutiniZed her and saw that
er white hair was wig the wrin-
les in her face were skillfully painted.
lie asked her to give him an account
herself since he saw her last. After
cling him how she escaped she con-
nued:
1.-THE article I slipped in your over
pat pocket was bomb. ! had re-
.ived il few minutes before | Joined
OH from worker In the cause Of
ussia's liberation. When | was per-
lifted TO go upstairs for my passport
could have escaped. but ! was I'M
illing TO leave you my bcnefactor.
18th the bomb in your oyercoat peck
!. Your asking me TO carry your coat
nstairs solved the problem. | robbed
III Of certain articles that II might
lpear TO the police that was com
on thief who had deceived you This
ould avoid implica'ing Won in pro-
citing a revolutiOnist. Whom II is
fe TO do so the articles will he re.
rned 10 You.
"Who are your asked Thorpe.
II am the daughter Of a noble. NY
me is In the province Of Yologda. |
me into the revolutionary party
rough teaching the children on my
theirs estate ! am now steady
orker for the cause But ! expect 10
taken IN time and sent to Siberia.
have made many narrow escapes and
Ould have been taken when / attach
myself TO you had Il not been for
Q stupidity of the officer who de
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