The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08


officer, intending to give her as much
time as possible to make her escape
During this period Thorpe was think
ing how she could get away. There
was q rear staircase by which she
might descend into a back yard and
thence gain another street But II
was likely that there were others on
the lookout, and it was possible that
her fight by this route would be inter
cepted. Other houses about the same
height as the one they were in fanked
1t, and she might escape by the roof.
In any event If she succeeded Thorpe
would be left to the mercy Of the Rus
sian government.
What was his amazement to see her
re-enter the room.
my dear" she said, "a wish you
would go upstairs and see if you can
find my passport | thought | left 1t
In my trunk when | went out, and.
though / have turned everything up
side down, I haven't found it. ! think
that | must have placed it in your
trunk, but 1t is locked and could not
open it. Go and see II it is not there
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 a woman. Taking a
bunch of keys from his pocket he
handed them to her, telling her to go
herself and look for her passport in
his trunk. She demurred at first, but
when he handed her his overcoat, ask
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 lulled by the womans return.
And when she left the room a second
| time with Thorpes coat there was a
great relief In her heart. The moment
she was out Of the officers sight she
put her hand in the pocket of the coat
to assure herself that what she had
placed in it was still there. She felt
1t 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 1t. Emerging from the scut-
tie. she ran to the next building. which
was but few feet lower, jumped
down on to 1t, ran over several build
lngs of the same height and disappear
ed down the scuttle 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 60 after her. but the officer
interposed. Thorpe waited little
longer, then said:
Il fear that II do not go I'D at
once / shall lose my vauables."
why sou asked the officer. Sure.
~ 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 a shrill whistle. then ran up
stairs. followed by several other men
Every room in the house was search
ed, including Thorpes apartments. Be.
SIDES his Cvercoat. several articles OF
value were missing. lie was aston
ished. thinking that. after all he Lad
been robbed by a woman who had
worked on his sympathies for the bur.
pose. But the police disabused his
mind OF this theory. They knew bet
ter They had been on the track OF
woman they knew well. This one they
dld not know, but while chasing the
other had come to suspect her. She
nad FOOLED them by placing herself TN.
uer Thorpe's wing and pretending to
De his wife But Thorpe was believed
to be entirely innocent In the matter
and was not troubled even TO make nm
One day Thorpe was accosted IN tho
street by an old woman who asked for
llins. lie was turning away from her
when she said in low tone:
i am the girl you saved from Sibe-
Ia"
thorpe scrutinized her and saw that
Ter white hair was a wig; the wrin.
les IN her face were skilfully painted.
lie asked her to give him an account
II herself since he saw her last After
elllng him how she escaped she con.
lnued:
THE article slipped In. your over.
oat pocket was a bomb | had 70.
eiVed 1t few minutes before I Joined
gu from worker In the cause Of
'ussia's liberation. When I was per.
lifted to go upstairs for nv passport
could have escaped. but | was I'M.
'illing to leave you. my benefactor.
nth the bomb in your overcoat nook.
t Your asking me to carry your coat
pstairs solved the problem. I robbed
on or certain articles that it might
ppear to the pohce that was a com. 4
ION thief who had deceived you. This
ould avoid duplicating you in pro.
'cting a revolutionist. When # Is
lie to do so the articles will be ra-
lrned to you"
who are you?" asked Thorre j
i am the daughter of a noble. NV
'me is In the province of vologda
me into the revolutionary party
rough teaching the children on nv