The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
A Chance Meetinq.

| had hard work to pre-
- vent myself laughing at the
man to his face, and it is no light mat
ter to laugh at these self satisfied.
bullying officials in Russian Poland.
Some Of them have too much power.
do | understand that you refuse to
answer my questions and show me
your papers:'
And what il l do:' He had burst
into my room in the little inn at
Bratinsk as | sat reading my paper
over a cigar. and without any preface
had fired his questions at me with
The peremptory incivility of the aver
& police agent. My temper had tax
en the intrusion badly.
He shrugged his shoulders and rails
ed his eyebrows. IL am Il police agent
from Warsaw and must know your
business in Bratinsk."
AT that | saw Il light. recalled a
paragraph | had just read in the War
saw paper. ! pointed to it. us this
the key to our visit"
All. YOU have read it, lc replied.
with that offensive manner in which
these people always contrivc to imply
that everything you say or do is Il mat
ter of suspicion.
"llI read it again now with more
interest" said /. | did so very de
Hbcratcly. to gain time to cool my
temper and see how it could possibly
affect me.
w are in a position to state that a
raid was made two nights ago upon Il
house in k%lonplatZ. which has long
been suspected to be the Warsaw head
quarters of Il branch of the dangerous
patriotic society known as the Y. T..
+: Polish Freedom fraternity. The
house was deserted at the time. but
important papers were found which re-
vealcd the existence of n conspiracy
of wide and farreaching extent. The
complete breakup of the powerful or
Eanization of the Freedom fraternity
is likely to be the result of the raid,
and several well known patriots arc
said to be implicated by the discov-
cries. Among the names rumored is
that of Count Peter Nlademar, once
well known as the Stormy petrol of
Polish politics."
"Do you take me for Count Peter
NaldemarY + asked.
II did not come here to be fooleu.'
was the angry reply. IF You will not
comply with my demands YOU must ac-
company me to Warsaw"
l saw the prudence of not angcring
him. 81 am Robert -Anstruther. an
1,.-1:1-,o.. .-I ~, I..., I~- I--.
three weeks, shooting over the estat
of my friend, Count Ladislas Tulcski."
"Your pasSport::'
"Hcrc it is. You have ii very I'M
pleasant MANNER could not help
adding, as | took out my pocketbook.
BY Il curious chance | had three pass
ports-my OWL and that Of my chum,
Robert Garrett. and his sister, Marga-
ret. They were to have come out with
me on their way to Turkey. but had
been prevented ut the last moment. |
picked mine out and handed it to him.
Its properly Nised, you'll see"
He assumed a very profound air as
he read it. you speak Polish very
well for an Englishman.' he said.
IL also speak German and French
and some Kussian,'
liSh accent
lis that meant for a compliments"
asked lightly. 1t was no use to get
angry again.
"And you are a friend of Count La
dislas Tuleski? You are no doubt
aware that he is a s,ispect:"
smiled as | thought of my friends
airy impulSiveness and almost butter
fly reputation of responsibility. II
am surprised he should be suspected of
doing anything seriously.'
"Hc is" was the snappy reply. and
his friends are naturally objects of in
terest just now. Where is he:"
81 don't know. | heard of him last in
London"
"And yol, are from London: 1t is at
least Il condolences. DO YOU know
Count Peter Naldcmar::"
Il believe | met him onrc.' re-
mcmbercd that l had seen him at my
friends hotel in London.
"Anothcr coincidence" he returncd
dryl.N. There WAS Il pause. during
"hiC' TIC regarded me nActllN. pretty
much as though We're Il criminal.
You would perhaps like to show me
all your papers to satisfy me of the
truth of your story"
That was what an American would
call the limit
got up and opened the door. II
have told you the truth, and don't
allow any man to question my word.
You'd better go before. lose my tom.
per"
stood SIX feet without boot heels: |
had been the heaviest No. ; in my col
lcge eight that Corpus had had for
years II WAS in tn" pink of condition.
He saw that | meant business and
rose.
Il DON'T question xour word. he be-.