PAGE SIX THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913. A BOMB It Was an Elephant Its Owner Wanted to Get Rid Of By JEROME B. TORRENT Lockwood, n graduate of a technolog ical institution, accepted a position In the works of the Plowman's Harvester company and In time was sunt to Itus Bla to establish a plant for the manu facture of Its machines. LocUwood occupied a suit of rooms in a bachelor apartment house In St. Pe tersburg. One morning as he was go ing out a young girl who was passing suddenly turned and, running up the eteps, brushed past him and entered the house. She appeared to be very much agitated. There was something 80 incongruous In her action in enter ing the abode of men that Lockwood turned and went after her to learn something more about her. She began to speak to him rnpldly and earnestly In the Kussian language, of which he had made a study before leaving Amer ica and In which he had considerable practice since. "Oh, mercy!" she said. "The mines, the mines! I wouldn't mind to die. But Kara! I can't endure the thought." "What is it?" asked Lockwood, as tonished. "I havo n bomb concealed on my per son. Help me to get rid of It Oh, do help me! If it is found on me I shall be sent to those terrible mines." The girl kept looking at the door which Lockwood had closed as though dreading that some one would open It and come In. So pitiful was she that he was tempted to do a very foolish thing that Is, relieve her of the bomb she carried. But he had no mind to go to Siberia in her stead, and ho resisted the impulse, asking for more Informa tion. She told her story briefly and hurriedly: "I am a member of a revolutionary circle. Yesterday I received an order to go to a certain place where I would find a woman who would give me a bomb that I was to carry to another place. I went there, received the bomb and was taking It away when, looking back, I saw a man whose eyes wore fixed upon me, and I was sure he fol lowed me. I made a tortuous course, taking the most crowded streets and mingling with the greatest crowds. But whenever I looked back the man was sure to be near, though either looking in n shop window or reading a sign or a billboard. He was following me to see where I would go. Desper ate, seeing you coming out of this house, I resolved to come in. I do not know who lives here; I simply entered at a, venture. I believe the man who is following me will be hero directly. I hoped I might get rid of the bomb be fore he came." Lockwood listened to this intensely spoken statement, his sympathy going out to the speaker. At any moment a government official might enter and find the girl talking to him, a bomb on her person, doubtless intended to kill some official or possibly a member of the imperial family. Lockwood was not a fool; he was a man. And here was a girl whom by taking a risk he might save from that which would be worse than death, a lifelong imprisonment In the mines of Kara. A great struggle was going on within him between his chivalrous manhood and his dread of the fate for himself of which the girl stood In danger There was a ring at the front door bell. All color left his companion's face. This and tho look of despair and appeal she gave him turned tho scale. "Give me the bomb," he said. Thrusting her hand into au Inside pocket of the fur coat she wore, she took out a glass globo the size of a small orange and gave It to him. He put it In a pocket of his overcoat, say ing to her hurriedly, "This Is a man's apartment house; you are my sister," and, going to tho door, opened It. A man stood outside, aud Lockwood without flinching waited for him to speak. Tho girl stood in tho hall; but. having been relieved of tho bomb, she was able to gather her faculties aud appeared perfectly cool, looking at the man who hud been following her with a meaningless stare. He seemed some what taken aback at this reception. "Whom do you wish to see?" asked Lockwood. "Who lives in this house?" was the reply. "It Is a bachelor apartment house." "A bachelor apartment house! Tu that case what is tho young lady doing hero?" "Aro you a government ofllclnl?" The man hesitated, but Anally admit ted that he was. "Very well. If you aro a government official and have come hero for a pur poses you aro welcome to go about that purpose. I am needed at my plaeo of business, being an American resident of St. Petersburg. If you want any thing of mo I beg you to make haste; otherwise I will go at once." 1 "I want nothing pf you," said the man. "And tho young lady?" The official appeared to bo puzzled. He alone knew his object in shadowing tho girl, but It was probable that, the placo from which she had taken the bomb having been suspected by the po lice, be had been ordered to watch it and follow nny one leaving it with a View to being led to another rendez vous and trapping conspirators. In this case he had been led Into a houso that was not likely a headquarters of a revolutionary circle, but he was not Bure about it. Ho was hesitating whether to make n soarch or get fur ther instructions from his superiors. Had ho known tho object of tho girl's visit to the suspected placo and that She had brought awny a bomb he would have called assistance and searched her and, not finding It, would bare left no stone unturned to dlscoTcr whore it was. Presently, without a word, tho of ficial turned and without nnothcr word went down the steps aud away. No sooner had tho door closed behind him than the girl staggered, swooning, aud fell Into Lockwopd's arms. The in tensity of feeling in him was nkin and equal to that In her. lie had saved her, at least for the present, from those dreadful Kara mines, where the sufferings of tho prisoners are known throughout the world. To do this he had taken on himself tho risk of the doom that had threatened her. The time that had elapsed since he first saw her, Including the period of tho hurried Interview between him aud the government official, had occupied scarcely five minutes. Yet is it to be wondered nt that, moved by so narrow an escape from so terrible a doom for one and probably for both, Lockwood should have given her a kiss. Then suddenly It occurred to him that the drama was not yet played. The eye of the government had not closed with the closing of the door. He held a swooned revolutionist In his arms. A deadly bomb was In his pock et. As for the girl, he kissed her back to life. Then when she had gathered her senses he began to consult with her what they should do with the bomb. But he soon discovered that he could not rely on her for any help in planning its disposal. The only thing she could do was to take it to the placo she had been directed to take it, but her experience had unnerved her, and she was liable to be shadowed. Be sides, Lockwood did not propose to become any further implicated in a projected assassination. He did pro pose that the bomb should not injure any one. But how get rid of It? He could not lose it. Ho could not ex plode It. It occurred to him that he might bury It. But where? Surely not in the cement floored basement of the houso where they were. And ho dared not go out on the street with it on ills person. Worst of all, ho dared not keep it about him. If he could get It to the plant ho had built for the Harvester company he represented he could bury It there. Indeed, ho might eat It up with chemicals, for he was well versed In analytical chemistry. But for every method of getting rid of it nn "if" stood in the way. The only way he did not consider at all was to toll the girl to take her bomb and be gone. However, when he noticed that she was waiting for him to tell her what to do next he took her address and ad vised her to go forth looking as uncon cerned ns possible and directly home. So long as she had nothing at home in criminating she need not worry, for there were other persons In tho build ing she had visited than tho woman from whom she had received tho bomb. Ho opened the door, aud she went home, all the way expecting to see her shadower, but she did not. Lockwood did not dare leave tho bomb in his room, fearing that the po lice might search it during his absence. Procuring tho necessary carpenter's tools, he took up a board In tho floor of his room and, wrapping the bomb in cotton, put It between Joists and nailed tho board down again. It was fortunate that he took this precaution, for when he returned in tho evening he found that the police had ransacked every nook and cranny In the house. Lockwood felt a certain re lief nt this, for It would give him time to get rid of tho cursed bomb. Ho wait ed n week, attending to his business ns usual and not showing the least con cern, for he know that both he nnd the fair revolutionist were belug watched. He dared not remove the bomb, even ai midnight, lest some police officer arrest him with It on him. So the matter remained as it was till at last Lockwood, not daring to remove the bomb from his quarters, flually de cided to remove himself from theni. This he did without canceling his lease, nnd after several weeks' absence, when tho police had probably ceased to con nect him with them, ho returned to them one night when ho would not bo noticed nnd, taking tho bomb, carried It to his place of business. It is buried deep in the earth on the premises, but where 110 one except Lockwood knows, for ho buried it himself. The Incident came near breaking up his work in St. Petersburg. Indeed, It did so in tho end, for ho never felt easy after It occurred and finally wrote his principals to send some one to take his place. They did so, nnd he left Russia, Intending never to see it again. During his stay there he did not dare meet the girl ho had saved, but on reaching Berlin ho wrote her, giving his permanent address in Paris. For a long while he received no reply. Then one day when In London he received a letter from her stating that sho was iu that city. Lockwood called to see her and was surprised to find her dressed is n lady. During the brief period they here together in St. Petersburg her ap parel had been such as Is worn by the lower classes. A meeting where they did not dread to be pounced upon by tho police was naturally full of feeling. Tho girl's name was Nathalie Ivunovltch. and she I was the daughter of a general in the army, Lockwood convinced her that as sassination was not the way to redress I wrongs and Anally persuaded her to go to America with him as his wife. PLAN TWO MOR ARCT1CVENTURES American Museum to Send Ex pedition. CROCKER LAND PARTY READY Word la Rsceived From Lang Expedi tion, Roturnlng From Africa With 30,000 Specimens, Including White Rhlnooaro. Another Party Ready to Explore South American Seas. Announcement was made by Presi dent Henry Fairfield Osborn of tho American Museum of Natural History, at the annual meeting of tho board of trustees recently in New York, of Im portant plans for exploration in the arctic rsrlon, which will be visited by two expeditions this year. Tho second Stefansson expedition, now beig organized, will start for the Arctic sens In July. It will bo under tho leadership of Vllhjalmur Stefans son, who discovered the race of blond Eskimos near Coronation gulf. Presi dent Osborn announced in his annual report that the exploration party was being organized to extend over throo years and that Mrs. Morris K. Jesup has contributed $25,000 to the expedi tion fund to aid in the work of re search. Tho National Geographical society is also co-operating with tho American museum in organizing the second Ste fansson arctic expedition and has con tributed a fund of $22,500. Crocker Land Expedition. Tho Crocker Land expedition, which wns postponed, owing to the death of George Borup, has been reorganized and will leave early In July to explore the land northwest af Grant Land, ob served by Peary In 1009. This expedition will bo conducted by Donald B. MncMlllan, who was to bo a coieader of the party, with Mr. Bo rup. After oxploring Crocker Land It is proposed to divide tho party, one sec tion going to Cape Thomas nubbard for exploration north of tho Parry is lands and to connect, if possible, with tho third Stefansson expedition. Tho museum has received news of tho Lang expedition, which Is return ing from Africa with more than 30,000 specimens from the Kongo region, in cluding tho white rhinoceros, the giant eland and the rare okapl. A duplicate collection has also been obtained from tho Kongo museum of Tervuercn, near Brussels. Many Valuable Trophies. Tho third African expedition, under tho leadership of William S. Rainsford, tho former rector of a New York church, has many valuablo trophies of big game, which will bo mounted in groups at tho museum. Another expedition has been organ ized by Dr. Leonard Sanford of New Haven, which has been financed by Frederick Brewster, to explore South American seas In quest of oceanic birds. The income from the Jesup fund, which now amounts to about $50,000, has been devoted to tho purchase of specimens and to the support of vari ous expeditions In tho fleld. The gem and mineral collections have been Increased by gifts from J. Pler pont Morgan, including fine specimens of Brazilian aquamarine, rubellite, tourmaline and other gems. From Mrs. E. n. Hantaan tho mu seum has received a collection of Alas kan ethnologoicai specimens. A collec tion of calclte crystals la a gift from Grant B. Schley. Museum Needs $1,000,000. President Osborn stated that the growth of tho permanent endowment has not kept pace with tho develop ment of the great collections acquired by the museum. While the museum receives the in come from nn endowment fund of $2,300,000, an additional fund of $1,000, 000 is needed for current expenses. Tho museum Is about to adopt a new pension plan, whereby provision will bo made for tho employees of the Institution. It is a departure In tills country nnd the first Instance known of a museum originating a pension sys tem for the benefit of its employees. DOG'S BRAIN IN MAN'S SKULL Surgeons Perform Unique Operation as Last Rosort For Patient. The brain of a dog was transferred to n man's skull nt tho Ann Arbor (Mich.) University hospital recently. W. A. Smith of Kalamuzoo had been Buffering from abscess on tho brain, and in a last effort to save his life this remarkable operation was performed. Opening his skull, tho surgeons re moved the diseased part of his brain and In its placo substituted tho brain of a dog. Smith rested comfortably later, and tho surgeons say ho has a good chance to recover. Baby' Head No Cabbage. Ten dollars damages was awarded In the Bayonne (N, ,J.) district court re cently to Mrs. Otto Weckesser of 340 Avenue E for injuries inflicted on her elghtcen-raonths-old son John by a rooster owned by a neighbor. Mrs. Weckesser said tho rooster knockod the child down and pocked a hole in bis bead. Twenty-third Annual Statement of tho WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS' MU TUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. of Wayno County, Penna. Amount of Insurance Dec. 31, 1912 $4,476,007.00 Amount of Premium notes Deo. 31, 1912 179,064.00 Receipts. Cash in banks,, Jan. 1, 1913 8,751.00 Cash received on applica tions 602.17 ments 14,025.06 Cash money borrowed,... 6,500.00 Cash interest from Savings bank, 140.79 Cash from other sources,. 6.50 30,025.52 Expenditures, Paid for the following losses from September 1, 1911, to September 1, 1912: E. L. Chapman, furniture damaged by firo 2.70 Joseph E. Edsall, houso damaged by fire 4.00 A. E. Ilude, house damaged by Aro 6.40 O. M. Baker, house dam aged by fire 6.40 H Brlnnlng, house and furniture damaged by firo 25.00 Wallace Lynn, barn and contents burned, 193.75 Mary A. Ovens, household goods damaged by fire. . 3.00 Orvllle Bronson, barn and Contents burned 450.00 Silas Dexter barn and con- tents burned 841.40 Jacob Racht, Jr., house and furniture damaged by fire 10.00 S. S. Olmstead, barn burn ed 82.35 Frank Chapman, house and contents burned 800.00 Andrew Itacht, house dam aged by fire 5.65 Wm. C.Elliot, house dam aged by fire 10.00 L. Brinkerman house dam aged by fire 5.00 Mrs. A. L. Kingsbury, house damaged by fire. 19.50 D. W. Grimth, house burn ed 000.00 C. F. Bullock, house and furniture damaged by firo 5G.80 J. L. Noble, house damag ed by fire 2.90 Chas. MIgenery, houso damaged by Aro 5.00 Tewksbury and Son, house and contents burned ... 352.33 S. T. Jay, house and con tents burned 900.00 E. B. Wells, Est., barn dam aged by lightning 10.00 A. U. Lohez, barn damag ed by lightning 25.00 Jas. Soden, houso damag ed by lightning 14.00 H. Heberling, house dam aged by firo 2.00 N. L. Wood, barns and con tents burned 850.00 John Eldred, barn damag ed by lightning 2.00 A. KIttner, barn and con tents burned, lightning,. 400.00 Mrs. J. Harder, barn dam aged by lightning 8.00 C M. Smith, houso and contents burned 700.00 Mary Winslow, house dam aged by lightning 8.00 Alice Whitney, house and contents burned 650.00 C. I. Hopkins, barn damag ed by lightning 5.00 C. M. Pethick, barn and contents burned, l--ht- ning 920.00 J. T. Walker, houso dam aged by lightning 35.00 h. Lovelass est., barn dam aped by lightning 39.00 T. J. Itoark, barn damaged by lightning 237.00 W. E. Bennett, houso dam aged by lightning, firo . . 60.00 Peter Yeko, barn damaged by lightning 20.00 Mark Killam, barn damag ed by lightning 5.00 E. K. Curtis est., barn and contents burned 675,00 F. J. Mltler, barn da.naged by lightning 5,00 Wm. Watts, barn and con tents burned, lightning, 900.00 A. Butler, houso damaged by lightning ic.00 W. F. Crockenherg, barn damaged by lightning.. 6.00 It. E. Pomery, ham dam aged by lightning 5.00 A, Branning, ham dam aged by lightning 5.00 Chas. Smith, barn damag ed by lightning 10.OO M. C. Spangenberg, barn and contents burned by lightning 300.00 M. A. Rutledfre, barn burn ed 300.00 L. B. Kennedy, ham burn ed , 200.00 Mrs. S. Colipalo. house damaged by Are 8.05 Chas. Meglnery barn dam aged by lightning 6.00 Chester Holgate, barn damaged bv Hcht Inir.. man J.iP. MoKenna, barn dan- aged by lightning 6.00 Th s. Kegan. Jr., bam damaged by lightning. .. 2.00 I 10,726.83 Paid for losses since Sept. 1st, 1912 1.969.37 $ 12,696.20 Borrowed money and In terest paid 6,510.00 $ 19,206.20 Stationery 11.25 Telephone 24.30 Itent of office 78.00 Postage 154.07 Printing and caianders... 136.49 19,629.12 Assets. Cash in treasury 8,761.00 Cash in hands of agents.. 62.85 Assessments in course of collection 346.42 Office furniture 200.00 Premium notes In force.. 179,064.00 188,424.27 Liabilities 1,400.00 Assets in excess of liabili ties 187,024.27 Incidentals 18.81 H. C. JACKSON. President. PEItRY A. CLARK, Sec'y. NOTICE OF SPECIAL BILL. Notice Is hereby given that dur ing tho regular session of the Gen eral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be held in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, there will be introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend an act approved the eighth day of May one thousand nine hundred and one, entitled 'An act to Incorporate tho Milanvlllo Bridge Company, in "Wayno County, Pennsylvania.' " Tho object of said amendment is to change tho annual date of meet ing from the first Monday of Janu ary to the second Monday of Janu ary in each year. MILTON L. SKINNER, President. Chas. E. Beach, Sec'y. Feb. 7, 1913. 13eol4 SIRES AND SONS. William J. Bryan has bought land fcr a homestead at BIscayne Bay, Mi ami, Fla. Count Tnkashl Knco, Japanese am bassador to England, has been recalled from England to take a placo In the now cabinet. William J. Flynn. who has been np iolnted chief of the United States se cret service, succeeding John E. Wll He, resigned, has for years been In charge of the New York division of the fecret service. William G. McAdoo, who has been nppolnted by President Taft to fill the vacancy on the board of directors of tho American National Rod Cross so ciety, caused by the reslgnutiou of Ad miral Dewey, acted as chairman of the Democratic natlonnl committee during the Illness of Chairman McCombs. Henry Gnssaway Davis, who ran for vice president with Parker In 11KM, re cently retired as president of the Coal nnd Coke Railway companj nf West Virginia, having reached the age of eighty-nine, which he considers en titles him to a rest. He went to the United Stntes senate in 1871, serving nntll 18S3, when he refused a third term. Sir John Simon. England's solicitor general, iu his recent address to tho railway commissioners on the tele phone arbitration proceedings, spoke for ten days nnd made the longest speech on record in a court of law During this period ho also addressed political meetings and spoke on sev eral occasions In the house of com mons. Household Hints. Every kitchen should have strips of carpet placed on the floor. A very minute amount of kerosene oil on a cloth will clean furniture. After frying onions pour a little vin egar Into tho frying pan, let It get hot, nnd it will remove all smell from the pan. If linoleums nnd oilcloths are rub bed after being washed with a little linseed oil they will be found to wear longer nnd have a polish without be ing slippery. To dampen a cheesecloth duster with a llttlo furniture polish Is n dusting wrinkle that few know. It wipes up dust and does not simply move It on, as so muny dusters do. Stuck Up For Him. There nro lots of them asking for Jobs on tiie ground of party services rendered. One of tho successful can didates tells us that yesterday morning ho wns approached by a roughneck whom he positively knew to be u mem ber of the defeated party. "Well," snid the Jobber elect, "what do you want." "I want you to remember mo when you begin to givo out Jobs." f'Why, what did you ever do for mo or the party V "Didn't I stick up for you all durln' the campaign?" "Stick up for mo? Why, you'ro a Republican." "Sure, but I stuck up for you, I'm a billposter." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Both Went Up. There was a temperamental differ ence between Charles and his teacher which made school a burden to tho sensitive youngster. "Work hard," advised his sympa thetic mother, "and get promoted at tho end of tho term. Then you'll be out of Miss Brown's room and get along better. I know tho teacher In the next grade, and she's so nice." 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