The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-09-27
How theScale
Was Turned
An Incident OF the Rus
sian Revolution
By F. a. mitchell

where he had been working hard for
days to bring about a change in the
government which had endured with
out break for many centuries. Calling
q drosky, he. entered it, telling the
coachman to drive him to his home
and throwing himself back on the cush
ion behind him, closed ll;s eyes and re-
manned in q position denoting eGhaus
ton till the vehicle drew up before his
house on broad avenue lining the
Neva. Descending from the drosky, he
paid the driver his fare and entered
his home.
He was met in the hall by his daugh.
ter Marya, a girl not long turned sev.
enteen. 51arya was a typical Russian.
Her eyes were q pale blue, her COM
pleXion soft white with faint tinge Of
rose, her hair so light that had it not
been for her youthful face it might
have almost been mistaken for the
whiteness o. age.
ooh, father she said, Il am so glad
that you have come. Sergius IvanO
witch is in Petrograd, his regiment
having arrived last night He has been
to see me and begs me to intcrcede
with you to gain your consent to ou1
betrothal."
"Why do you trouble mc about this
matter" replied the father angrily, "at
such a time? Do you not know that
we are on the eve Of q consummation
of efforts that have been working for
half a century to throw off the des-
patism which sucks the lifeblood OF
our people? Besides, it is impossible
that you, the descendant of long line
OF mobiles, should unite with COM
moner"
But, papa, are you not working for
the ause Of the people?"
IS, but that is no reason why
should take one of the people Into py
family
Sergius j. az officer jhe youngest
caf. ain il his regitla ani y;s.z-zs
= = 1sss seoEfffnoT seiG5ef 1s ss.-.
aan4s'
and was promoted 81 account OF
his having more influence over his com
AIDES than all the other officers of the
5giment together"
Inclination to argue with you on this
point while engaged in the great work
# pulling down the tottering bureau
cracy. You know that the cZar, aware
of our efforts to free Russia, dissolved
the representative assembly which we
Wrung from him i'll the last revolution.
You know that we refused to be dis.
solved, This from the government p
point Of view is revolution, treason.
Had the czar the power his predeces-
sors had every member Of the duma
would either be sent to Siberia or exc
cuted. Even as it it. remember that
your father is i'll jeopardy. If we sue
ceed we will free Our country; if we
fail we will be prescribed Our chains
will be so riveted that the sledge Of g
Titan cannot break them
'But surely you will win
:NOt If the cZar continues to pour
troops into the capital. All autocratic
governments are supported by bayo
nets. The officers are usually chosen
from the aristocratic classes. and the
officers control the men. When the
war began the bureaucracy controlled
the appointment Of officers and took
care to appoint those upon whom they
could rely to support the throne Many
of these officers have gone down in the
struggle with the central powers, and
their places have been filed by mer
from the people.
'1t is to be supposed that the cZal
has concentrated such regiments II
Dofr off Inv.
fluffy Of mcn upon whom he can rely
We are secretly arranging for couI
d'etat. Tomorrow morning the peopl,
will turn out in the streets and demant
food. Their clamOr will increase til
the troops are called upon to quell tht
disturbance. That will be the critica
moment. The revolution will com
mence, and it's success depends upOI
whether the troops can be relied upoI
to shoot down the revolutionists. Now
my child, must get some rest. l hay,
not slept for two nights. Do not men
tion again the name OF Captain IVano
witch. 1 VIII never consent to a uniol
between yor and any man who is no
your equal IL social rank"
The father was about TO torn ava.
when the daughter stopped him.
"But, papa" she said an1iously, j
not this a" too dangerous move in whici
you are engaged? What course will
our generals at the front take? viii
they not protect the czarina and he
children with their lives?"
"The czarinar' cried Mikhailof angri
". .'It is this German woman wht
has brought about this grave crisis
She has besn furnishing our enemie
With information Of onr movement
and our necessities, Through her In
fluence trains laden with our store
haze been sent from west TO east i'll
stead of from east to west. LII leagUt
with the dctcskable Rasphtin she ha
hafied the ciforts Of those very gen
erals at the-'front who you are think
Ing may protect her. e..
sIt is thcy'who have called upon II
lers to brilg about this revolution
rhey nave afpaneed that the car shall
be arrested and forced to abdicate fo
himself AMI for his son. The meu
t1rs ~ the :fireIial farliI. ere 70 i