The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04

turned socialist, was her companion.
As peddler and flower girl they haunt
ed the streets of Kiev, seeking n
chance to kill the governor general.
That failed; they went to Tchernigoff
to kill the governor there. They stud
led his daily routine; when he got up,
when he went to sleep, when he re-
ceived and whom. For a week this
man did not leave his house. Marie
SuklOtf read and re-read the story OF
his crimes, of the innocent blood he
had shed. She would look at the bomb
reposing on a 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.
"An uncomfortable desire to remain
little longer with these innocent chill
dren seized me, and begged them to
| take off their masks and have tea with
me. | made tea and seated the chill
dren around the table. They were
becoming bOlder and bolder and soon
they We're chatting carelessly and Curl
ously regarding ME and everything In
tine house. The samOvar was steaming
merily on the table, the children were
laughing noisily, the sun shOne bright
ly in my window. For a minute for
got what was going to happen in few
hours. Suddenly COssack gallOped
past, followed by carriage. l rec
Ognized the carriage.
"'Go! Go, childrenJ 1t is timer
l exclaimed"
She met her accOmplice, NichOlai.
The street still remained deserted
Suddenly Il mounted Cossack appeared |
and behind him a 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 at NichOlai and l
heard the report of a pistol. The car
riage stopped for an instant, but evil
IDENTIFY taking in the situation, the
cOachman began to whip the horses
and drove at full gallop straight in my
direction. | stepped into the middle
of the road and with all my might
hurled the bomb against the carriage
A terrific force instantly
me-"
The governor was killed and Marie
and NichOlai were sentenced to be
hanged. They took her to prison; she
waited one, two days, a week, in a curl
Ous 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
peat joyfully; so l had neighbor.
"'Who are youY l knocked i'm
and there came an answer,
Hear and unmistakable, 'Shueizman'
.Nicholai).
"'Oh Godr l exclaimed how is {
hat? He is here and they did not hang {
lin YETI I
"Soon we were deeply ingrossed in (
,
"'This is the last day. he knocked. =
"'Yes, AN sure answered.
"We hastened tS share all our y,
houghts and feelings, all that we had
ived through in the years Of our friend .
hip, unbrOken by prison and exile.
"T don't want you to die Nicholai =
nocked, and the feelings which had =
cen hidden deep in his heart were at :
his hour of death freely expressed in
JOrds. / went to Siberia"
Four years she stayed in prison Il
here. Then she was taken to the c
iberian city of Irkutsk to be operated I
n for appendicitis, and ten days after II
le operation managed to escape. She e
as smuggled from house to house
ANY people were willing to help her. u
ven though they must needs risk ev- >
'ything to do So A colonel of the =
rmy helped her to leave Russia. -