The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07

II Would explain his having brought
her to my cell. He had probably wish
cd to confirm or dissipate his suspicion
that Nhlna had been my companion in
the fight. Yet he could have done
that in Il momen by confronting her
with either of the police agents. Why
had he hot lone that:
Puzzling ovcr this question | STUN
blcd on what might possibly he the
key. He might wish for private rea-
Sons to convince himself and vet bc
unwilling to do this officially. If the
police agents recognized her he might
be unable to shield her from the consc-
quences of her act.
This gave nc another idea. If he
was afraid to have Nolna publicly and
officially identified ! saw how to bluff
him. / could demand to have my OK
animation a strictly official one and so
outpiay him.
His object was now to brighten me
away from Warsaw by threatening to
have me examined rs to my part. but
if | could convince him that | meant
that examination to end in he public
identification Of Volna he would he as
loath to hold it as was 10 face it.
But / must first satisfy myself of
the facts behind this betrothal. I re-
called her reference to an entangle-
ment. But | laughed at the notion
that she cared for him. Yet how could
I get at the truth:
This question was still unsettled
when / rose the next morning. and
then Fortune did me a good turn and
put the answer in my reach.
The general looked a little troubled
when he me- me. 81 have had a tcle-
phone message about YOU. Bob, from
Count I.adislas Tuleski."
! beamed. He was the very man to
tell me all I wished to know. He's
n Of my best friends. general. He
saved my life a couple OF years ago in
the Alps at the risk of his own. It's
a stroke of luck if he's in the city"
There are two kinds of luck. so
that may be true. He had heard YOU
We're here and wants to see you.'
Not half so badly as | want to see
him."
you know he is one of the fraterni-
ty leaders,"
Hes the gentlest soul in the world
and wouldn't hurt a fly"
IF you go to his house under the
circumstances it will be looked upon as
suspicious. today Of all days in the
year. l warn YOU"
"Why today"
81 forgot you had been in prison for
nearly a week and don't know the
news. Every eye in Russia today is
waiting on events in Petersburg. The
strikers are going to the Winter palace
to petition the Gar. and if bloodshed
follows. as seems inevitable. it may
spread over the whole empire"
what has that to do with my sec
ing my friend""
You are playing with words. boy
he answered sternly. ''He is a leader
of this movement. You are a half sus-
pect now. and if the trouble we fear
ONE YOU will give Rremenhof the
chance he seeks against YOU"
II am not afraid of Colonel Bremen
hof. I have some questions to ask
l.a1i>las that cannot wait"
Il can only warn you. of course. but
if YOU We're my son | declare to God
I'd put YOU under lock and key to stop
this madness" he burst out almost
fiercely.
His yehemcnce seemed to me quite
mWa1Tantod and all out of perspective.
81 shall come to no harm. sir"
You don't SEQ what you are doing.
boy. 1t is Notwithstanding short of
it. Remember my warning when the
trouble comes. as it certainly WILL" and
he turned away.
IL am sorry to anger you. sir. but |
fear | haven't made YOU understand
alltthat this means to me. value your
friendship. and believe me. | would
take Your advice now if | could. But
all | care about in the world is CON
cerned in this. and l must find out the
truth"
He turned, paused. appeared to hest
tate and then shook his head. NO.
| will be no party to foolishness OF
this kind. | must not. You are taking
a risk you don't or won't understands
and he loft me.
| knew that real solicitudc for me
was at the bottom of my old friends
anger. and I was genuinely sorry for
the misunderstanding which had aris-
en-, but | could not listen to his colln
sci. Find out the truth about Nolna's
bctrothal l must and would. and short
of going to Nolna herself for tan OBJ
viously impossible course-to see Lad
iSlas WIS the only thing to do.
AS | FASTENED to his house | l,erceiv-
cd one thing however. | could no
longer remain under tho generals roof.
That might compromise him, and | re-
solved to write him from I.udislas'
house that I should not return.
tTo he C~On1inupd.l
Clever Amateurs.