The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-28
An Episode
In Petrograd
BY ELINOR MARSH


of the capital were wont 10 buck the
tiger" and since he had unlimited
means. he won pile OF money. Sit !
ting opposite him at the table was a
very pretty woman. who was oDserv-
ant OF Billy's winnings. Presently she |
said something to a man sitting near |
her. He arose aud went out. After |
awhile he returned and whispered |
something in the lady's ear which APP |
peared to agitate her profoundly. Then |
came two men who touched the lady |
on the shoulder With despair writ |
/ ten on her countenance she arose and
was about to accompany the men from
4 the casino when she turned and cast
an imploring glance at the American
Then she turned and went out with
the men.
] Billy hurriedly scooped together the
pile before him and followed her. 1T
the door the men put her into car
riage and before getting in themselves
slipped a pair of handouts on her
She had just time TO give Billy one
appealing look when the carriage was
driven away Billy called cab AMI.
slipping handful of ruDles INTO the
coachman' palm, told nm 10 900" ii't
carriage ana on no a''"uHt 'l 1t ~
out of his sight Then lac got in the
cab.
The carriagc drew up before house
that might have been dwelling OF
might have contained Offices. The lady
,,.s taLa, rrarn fhp f,prrisfwp and pS-
corted between the two men INTO the
building and the door WAS smut behlhd
them.
The young American was uncertain
what next 10 do. The russian rcvolu-
tio. was thea on ami many arrests
were being made Quite likely the lady
was n rcvomtioniSt Billy accounted
for the circumstances attending her ar-
rest as follows, While She was watch
INK EHs WIN rooney slle had been cast
ins Metivc @aucUs at THE entrance of
HI, On no. Imhllc.- She was lealih5
arrest. She had sent the person With
her ont to $40 IL there was danger lie
had returned and informed her that
government officials were without. rms
this very natural explanation OF what
had occurred, and Billy was satisfied
with it,
He did not see that he could 40 any
thing in the matter unin the l'Nl uaH'
SO he went To his hotel ana 70 peo'
But slumbcr did not COME lie was
haunted by that appearing 'ooh'
The next morning he Nrn' " ''0
house where the woman liau 'c'''' I'M"
anu st"od i"ohilS ~
presently 'ile op!ec, VI NC ~
came To WINDOW. hii's vas
where she couli not Nels we" n''p ~
uclhg MN n'i' 'ioii -"
gave nun t'la' SUM- i','i'o''"7 IT.,
bllv poiii'c" )" ''io -, m. -, :,
shii' : ''','i '"' az. Thon
SHOOK her i'cau' ~.
shc "ei' away r.,',;,, "a, ~ "a
soon ie'u'n''' ",'' ao a.,I ,irn,,,.5 II
: per- s''e ,"''' -" -. pl,y crossad
|, oi '',e ~, ms, tho bou.c md.
Wv -, ,.,.,,,,ol Ana nickcd nm The
us nc 'iu 20 -,
p"i,e'' w :, .,., ,ho writer
" -, q, ,,o rovoution md
! vas ,'nlea ci,or,o she wonld
"oui" y. 80 soia "a,
nhu' F." -, ,,o 10 borril,Ia n
no. -" IL mo nissivo closed
SUE -" .,,. .on,v ana thinp
WIN 'n'' rha no,;co ma,
ga" 'aN' -. o,a. :, would reouir,
II w oii'eu o'.' ,a,,,t thomr'
an ~ 49, - ,,ovo har sho was n,
J a. iiion's 49, ,,.o, NOTHING
1t soou as sa,cu' 10 - a.. ,.a :, nor
y 10 ni,'a' nv "" - pnssio and wa.
'"ueu al ~ ~. ,aa,.., stotop,ont
~, ~. ,,.,,,;ncs NJ tho NIGHT be
- - .hon m 600 ruhles tso5 900,
-, ,,o1,u, nm IN the hons,
ny 49, -, - -,