The record., 1917-11-22
+ 4 X :. i Il f. y x !. = ]. j. J. T. & j 1
. How the Scale )
Was e1rl1ed :
!. An Incident Of TIE Rus -.
sian Revolution ;
:
by f. a. MITCNEL

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Stephan Mikhaiiof left the dVma,
where he had been working hard for
days to bring about Cliinge i'll the
government which had endured with
out break for many centuries. Calling
g droSky. he entered it, telling; tic
coachmln to drive him to lii; hcnc
and throwing himself lack On The c,islI
ion behind Him, cIGGcd Ia: c.'Cs ana r.
manned III Il position GoaO;;IlE; c:::llat:s
ton till the vehicle drew up Iefo:c his
house On q bread avenue lining tic
Neva. Descending from the drosfy, iie
paid tie drivCr his fare and entered
his home
He was met in the hall by bis dauGh.
ter NiaTya. q girl not lcng turned scy.
enteen. ,3Tarya was a typical Russian.
Her eyes were pale blue, her COM
pleXiOn soft white with faint tinge OF
rose, her hair so light that had it not
been for her youthful face ii might
have almost been mistaken for tha
whiteness of age.
ooh, father" she said, Il am so glad
that you have come. Scrgius Iyano.
witch is in PetroGrQd, his regiment
having arrived last night. He h&s been
to see me and begs me to intercedo
with you to gain your consent to our
betrothai"
"Why do you trouble me about thiR
natter replied the father angrily, "at
snch time? Do you not know THAI
we are on the eve of a consummati0;l
Of efforts that have been working fox
half century to throw off the des-
pOtism which sucks the lifeblO0d Of
our people? Besides. it is impossibls
that you, the descendant of long iins
Of mobiles, should unite with Il COM
mOner"
But, papa, are you not working fox
the cause OF the people?'
Yes, but that is no reason why Il
should take one of the people into my
family"
"sergius is an officer, the youngest
captain in his, regiment
.'Ise WIS d eoG.tgoI. sss.ia der ir ssls=i
ranks"
"And was promoted on account of
/ his having more Influence over his com
rades than all the other officers Of the
regiment together"
Enough. I have neither time nor
inclination to argue with you on this
point while engaged in the great work
Of pulling down the tottering bureau
cracy. You know that the car, aware
/ Of our efforts to free Russia, dissolved
! the representative assembly which we
Wrung from him i'll the last revolution
You know that we refused to be dis
solved. This froIA the governments
point of view is revolution, treasou.
Had the cZar the power his predeces-
sorS had every member Of the dGma
would either be sent to Siberia Or exc
cuted. Even as it it, remember thae
your father is i'll Jeopardy. If we sue
cced we will free CUr country; if We
fail we will be prescribed. Our chains
will be so riyeted that the sledge of q
Titan cannot break them
"But surely you will vim
"Not if the czar continues to pour
troops into the capital All autocratic
governments are supported by bayo-
nets. The officers are usually chosen
from the aristocfatfc classes, and the
officers control the men. When the
war began the bureaucracy controlled
the appointment OF officers and took
care to appoint those upon whom they
could rely to support the throne Many
of these officers have gone down in the
struggle with the central powers, and
their places have been filed by men
from the people.
"It is to be supposed that the car
has concentrated such regiments il
Petrograd as are otficered by super.
fluffy OF men upon whom he can rely
We are secretly arranging for q couT,
d'etGt. Tomorrow morning the people
will turn out in the streets anG demand
food. Their clamor will increase till
the troops are called upon to Quell the
disturbance. That will be the critical
moment. The revolution will COM
mence, and It's success depends upon
whether the troops can be relied upon
to shoot down the Tevolutionists. Now.
my child, must get some rest 81 have
not slept for two nights. Do not men.
ton again the name Of Captain Ivano
Will. L. " III IiCN cI cOIScllt 10 Il unlGl!
between you and any man who is not
your equal III social rank
The father was about to turn away
when the daughter stopped him.
But, papa" she said anXiously. SIS
not this too dangerous move in which
you are engaged? What course will
our generals at the front take? VIII
they not protect the cEarina aud hel
children with their liyes?"
1.-THE czarina!' cried Mikh2jiuf aflSri-
" 1T is this German woman wig
has brought about this grave ,triSG
She has been furnishing our enemies
with information Of our movement:
and our necessities Through her IN
fluence trains laden with our stores
have been sent from west to east i'll
stead OF from east to west. In league
with the detcstable Rasputin she has
! baGed the efforts of those very gen
erals al the front who You are think
ing mag protect her.
''It is they who have called upon us
J here to bring about this revolution
{ They have arranged that the car Skai
& be arrc,tcl and forced to aHdiCate fU,