The Ordway new era., 1917-04-27

turned socialist, was her companion.
AS peddler and flower girl they haunt
ed the streets of Kiev, seeking
chance to kill the governor general.
That failed; they went to TchernigoH
to kill the governor there. They stud
led his daily routine; when he got up,
when he went to sleep, when he re-
celved and whom. For n week this
man did not leave his house. Marie
Sukloff read and re-read the story OF
his crimes, of the innocent blood he
had shed. She would look Mt the bomb
reposing on shelf in her room. New
Years day was set as the day for
the killing. A little group of chill
dren came to her door that morning
to wish her Happy New Year. She let
them in.
IAN uncomfortable desire to remain
Il little longer with these innocent chill
dren seized me, and I begged them to
take off their masks and have tea with
me. l made tea and seated the chill
dren around the table. They were
becoming bolder and bolder and soon
they were chatting carelessly and Curl
ously regarding me and everything In
the house. The samovar was steamlng
merily on the table, the children were
laughing noisily, the sun shone bright
ly in my window. For minute l for
got what was going to happen In few
hours. Suddenly Cossack gnlloped
past, followed by carriage. l rec
ognized the carriage.
go! Go, children! 1t is timer
I exclaimed"
She met her accomplice, Nicholai.
The street still remained deserted.
Suddenly mounted Cossack appeared
and behind him carriage. Comrade
Nicholai Immediately stepped down
from the curb. At that moment the
carriage approached him. He raised
his hand and threw the bomb under
the carriage. The bomb fell softly on
the snow and did not explode. A po-
lice officer who was riding behind the
governor sprang ut Nicholai and ]
heard the report of n pistol. The car.
riage stopped for IN instant, but evi.
IDENTIFY taking In the situation, the
coachman began to whip the horses
and drove at full gnllop straight in my
direction. l stepped into the middle
of the road and with all my might
hurled the bomb against the carriage
window. A terrific force instantly
stunned me-"
The governor was killed and Marie
and Nicholai were sentenced to be
hanged. They took her to prison; she
waited one, two days, u week, in curl
GUS state of eXaltation. Nothing
seemed real now that death was SO
near.
"On the seventh day there came a
knock on the wall. My heart began to
beat joyfully; SO / had a neighbor.
"'Who are your l knocked I'm.
mediately, and there came an answer,
clear and unmistakable, 'Shueizman'
(NicholaD.
"Oh, Godr exclaimed, how 10
that :? He is here and they did not hang
him YETI
"Soon we were deeply ingrossed in
conversation.
".This is the last day. he knocked.
ayes, am sure answered.
1--WE hnstened to share all our
thoughts and feelings, all that we had
lived through in the years Of our friend
ship, unbroken by prison and exile.
"I don't want you to die.' Nicholai
knocked, and the feelings which had
been hidden deep in his heart were at
this hour Of death freely expressed in
words. l went to Siberia"
Four years she stayed in prison
there. Then she was taken to the
Siberian city of Irkutsk to be operated
on for appendicitis, and ten days after
the operation managed to escape. She
was smuggled from house to house; !;
many people were willing to help her.
even though they must needs risk ev-
erything to do SO. A colonel Of the
army helped her to leave Russia.