The situation was tense. The outcome only too well known. Souverine had to do some quick thinking, and recalling that the Bolshevik was a little above the ordinary in mentality he applied to his generosity as one gentleman to anther, with the result that the party passed the station at which they were to be taken off safely. The following day, however, the captor took himself to task, and announced that it was h's duty to deliver the trio in the first city to which they came. Hereupon Souvorine took more drastic and direct action. By plying the Tntell'ence officer" with a quantity of bundled their captor into a com-Partment and bolted the door.
The following day the train entered White territory and the tables were turned, When the detective regained his faculties he realized his precarious position and himself appealed to Souvorine to return his [favour of the previous incident.
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