Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
An Episode
In Petrograd

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peared 10 agitate her profoundly. Then
came two men who touched the lady
OH the shoulder With despair writ
| ten on her colinfcnance she arose aud
was about 10 accompany the men from
the casino when she turned and cast
an imploring glance at The American.
Then she turned and went ont with
the men.
Billy hurriedly .cooped together the
pile before him ana followed her. At
the door the men put her into "A car
riage and before getting IN themselves
slipped pair OF handouts on her.
She had just time 10 give Billy one
appealing look when The carriage was
driven away Billy called cab and,
slipping "a handful OF ruhles into the
coachmans palm. told him ia follow tue
carriage and on no account let 1t get
out OF his sight Then he got In the
cab
The carriage drew up before house
! that might have been dwelling oi
might have contained Offices. The lady
was taken from the carriage and ~
corted between the two men into the
! binding and the door WAS shut behind
them
! The young American was uncertain
I what next To do The Russian revoiu-
| tiOn was then on and many arrests
were being made. Quite likely the lady
! was n revolutlonist. Billy accounted
J for the circumstances attending her ar
rest IA follows While she was watch
! ING Billy win money she had been cast
ing furtive gances al the entrance or
the casino. Doubtless she was fearing
arrest She had sent the person with
her ont To see il there was danger He
/ had returned and Informed her thai
government officials were without This
accounted for her agitation such was
this very natural explanation of what
had occurred and Billy was satisfied
with il.
He did not see that be could do any
thing In the matter until the next day.
SO he went 70 his hotel and % bed
But slumber did not come. lie was
haunted by tLat appealing lcok
Tie next morning be went to the
house where the woman had been taken
and stood looking AT il for ,pnr time.
Presently the object Of his Interest
came to window. Billy was standing
where she could not very ,sri hcip "o.
( ticmg him When their Gaze mot >Ar
/ gave him that same iinp.prin- l'-ik.
! Billy puinted 10 the duum uw.nlas
! Shall enter the ncu~rf tii' W 'in.lA
: shook her hpnd. uraIlin@ "Nn. l.l"u,
She went away from tur "itl .", 'tll
soon returned ami. folding "a hit 20 lia-
! per. She ra iScd The sash as4 dro'pe 70
ON the sidewalk below Biils crossed
the street SIrollcd puSl The hoil-e ah'i.
aS he did 81. stooped ami pickei uI i!i-
paper. which he read
lie was informed that tnc writer
was implicated III the revolution and
( would I've sent To siberia She would
much rather be executed SIR said FOR
NOT even death could bc "a, horitbi" "a
Siberian exile The mis>lvc closed
with this statement. only uue thing
( can save money. The podcr mnS
be brlbed. but, alas, il wcuid require
an enormous sum to teintl them
/ If money would save her She was a.
good as saved. for money was nothing
TO Billy. lie had heard that era q per
yaded all officials ia Russia aud Wa.
not surprised at the lady's statement
Taking hia winnings af thS u-y. bc
fore. more than 5Onso ruhleS 'S-3trnl
he marched boldly up Ia the hOu-o
where The captive was held anu rans
. the bell The summons was answered
Dy one 81 the men who hai arrested
the lady Billy tipped him the wink
aud was admitted Then Le said thar
/ he would pay large price for Tia
freedom ~ the prisoner The man
listened without reply till BllS pfercc
10000 rublcs. The man said chat hc
must divide with many others aud 10
SUM would not go around Billy !lHa.
liz closed with him FOR sp.pov rubies.
1t was arranged that Billy vas 10
call for tho prisoner that evening "a
closed carriage She would be reiess
ed. and he would pay the money At
the hour appointed Billy vaiieJ The
lady. yelled. appeared at the lcor and,
accompanied by one 81 her captors
went lo the carriage She raised he
yci So hat Billy could SEE Ter face
aud Billy handed the man Il ,cll %
bills Then the pair wrr. driven
away
The lady gratitude vas Bt'y's ~
ward She asked 10 b. ,aAep to +
housc where she would remain ron.
ceaird til she couil esrapv from Rus
sa Billy was granted permission e.
10 ;hcrc to SOC hcf the He>l lie
Billy made the caN but dh rst taiu
admittancc. he sirmi,rl ris- tht
ads had found 1t cxpedh'n' 'o .hange
pcr quarters.
re did not sop hcr again fer several
years Meanwhile DIS Nti tsen %
America and varirr- ottr countries
TITS second meciiag vrt t'r was it
Tie Casiuo ~ Pcirogral STA was 1ot
ting high Binv n+3 vh WAS
The person ht a>std rsriel eith q
shru. ~ tho shoulders
Billy concluded mat a. hil bcer vic
timiyal