New-York tribune., 1921-03-20

! had done the evening before. When
the figure had passed noticed it had
top boots on under the skirt.
"The next three days friends
brought me food to garden in the
city. In the evening, when the raids
and searches started / went out to
Michael Semeshko's tomb. On the
fourth night ] was very tired. I
don't know if I slept, but it seemed
to me as if the weird crosses of the
Old Believers swayed and danced,
and deaths heads leered hideously.
About 4 o'clock in the morning, when
[ was sitting on stone, the branches
parted g few PAGES away and an old
man peered through the leaves. sat
perfectly motionless. He stared at
me moment, seized the nearest
cross, Wrenched it out of the soil,
swung it over his shoulder and dis
appeared. He took the cross for
fireWood.
Preferred the Tomb
"But there was nothing for me to
do for the moment. had the choice
of Michael Semeshko's tomb or
'Gorochoyaya Dya, and l found the
former more hospitable. Michael
was good to me, and | thank him
from the bottom of my heart.
wonder if he knows the service he
did me in his final resting place?
Some day will come back and place
a wreath on his tomb. And | have
promised that I will burn candle
to him in the beautiful Kazan Ca
thedral every year on June Is, when
l return.
my connection with military serv-
ice dates from about this point,n
continued Sir Paul. 81 have already
stated that owing to the fact that
one of my flats had been discovered,
that the Extraordinary Commission
had gotten on to me and my work
and that 1 had to perform a COM
plete TRANSPORTATION of my person
and occupation, I decided to enter
the military service of the govern
ment. / cut off all connections with
my former friends, with the excep-
tion of two whom l trusted fully, one
doctor and the other Romanoff.
obtained position through friends
as craftsman, craft in which l
am proficient, in military plant at
the Ochta, suburb of Petrograd.
had to copy designs and blue prints
Of machine guns and ammunition.
"Once inside the factory, with
proper Identification papers signed
by the original signatures of the
proper Soviet officials, / was safe.
To make my safety doubly certain
gained the confidence of the Boil
| shevist authorities at the plant and
Joined the Communist party. Thence
forward | was a good comrade.
Owing to the fact, however, that
4 had to spend fully six hours daily
at the plant I found myself ham
pered in my work. My movements
were limited and found that could
not devote as much time as I
should to the study Of the situation
and the gathering of information
on the operation of the idyllic Boil
shevist regime. | decided upon a
Hcourse of action. | obtained from
my doctor friend a certificate say
ing that / was in weak health and
had to have several weeks leave. 1t
was granted me with much express
sion of sympathy by the commissar
in charge My daily routine then
was to obtain all Bolskevist papers,
read them carefully, make notes on
such points on which / wanted addi-
tional information, secure that in
formation and, in general, doing
the work of an intelligence officer.
Ny work over, / would hunt the
markets for food. ] lived chiefly
on black bread, butter and tea.
which I bought from the peasants
coming to town at extravagant
prices. My existence was more or
less placid. The main thing !
had to avoid was detention or arrest
during raids on houses where /
might be staying or visiting. There
was no particular danger involved
IN this at that time, since my
papers and connections. were in per-
feet order. Still, felt that it.
would be best not to ,1ndnr0o j ~