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Fifth Chapter

her

In today's Instalment of moving story, Mrs Kasenkina reveals how the terror of the Great Parge struck home-firat

then family, in ter sister's among friends, finally with the arrest of her husband Demyan She tells of her frantie fuille attempts to secure his

and

describes

but

the release. scenes outside the prison, the message in blood from behind the walls, and of Demyau's sentence and her fears, Mrs Kasenkina told her story from her hospital bed to Isane Don Levine, who called it for pub- Ileation.

B

MRS OKSANA KASENKINA'S OWN STORY

ive were worried about him. When he Onally showed up, he explained that he had gone to see a film.

What about your homework?" I asked with annoyance.

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In Court Piccadilly--an office-liko suite furnished with antique chairs, one of which had on 'embarrassing habit of noisily shedding it back when Bat upon. Present, a dozen women--- ono man, and another hovering shyly outside.

Miss Mann knows that we hava NERVOUS TENSION, because In Britain we "don't complain much," "mrely ille," our hands nover look relaxed, and we are underdressed.

Similarly in America the perpetual amiling Miss Mann enn discover this her fellow unfortunate malady in countrywomen because they "smile too much," "dream up trouble," "wiggle their anides," "talk too loudly," and overdress,

Wo

We were cheered to hear, though, that at least on our sido of the Atlantic we looked graceful when apped ica and smoked * cigarette. POOS topsy-turvy. They dug and I don't believe that ho ever At this point Miss Mann offered

Our nest-egg. 1,200 rubles, signed such a paper. And if he is her

but no one elgarettes round, (roughly US$000) the accumulation

a 'criminal, why don't you put was going to be responsible for of our years of teaching in and out him on trial, why don't you let me killing that theory and all refused. of regular hours and seasons. "Why see the charges against him? What

The lonely male was brave. "Have "Oh. I finished it long ago." Olegt so much money?" the chief asked. in it all about, this hounding of on you nervous tension, too?" he EFORE my husband was

was an excellent student, und his I told him that it represented our honest teacher?"

Inquired. "Of course," said Miss of lifetime

yout swept under by the great marks in all sublects were straight savings

"Forget

husband," the Mann. educating the children of the people. NKVD man advised with a mock- But THE CURE is with you, purge, it hit my sister A's.

We ant down to table. My bus- No gold. not even a single fold ing

ing smile. "He's an enemy of the Think of yourself an a house, Anya. She lived next door to and was morase. He announced: rint was found in the house. The people. And you're a good teacher extolled our specialist, every part "Today they took the director NKVD is ever on the look-out for your father is a railway man. Stop of you built on top of the other, uo our house with her husband,

the possession of which recking interviews, and forget your Stefan, who was employed as a himself away." We gasped. Demyan gold,

teaching Was

In the technical strictly forbidden. But they did husband, He's

already been ship-that if one collapses it affects the the railway institute. After a while he added: nel

wholo structure" with telegraphist at

which she some silver spoons, "Huh," ped to Artemovsk. And you've stil!

exerise, invisible station. Until April 1937, they "And the tencher o!

demonstrated an geography, they sneered, "you've even got some got your looks. Go and marry on-

to the naked eye, but, so we were olher man." were a happy young couple in too."

I knew that geography Instructor silver put away."

fold, taking place behind her black their twentles. Anya, who

blouse. was many years younger than with a large family, and very popu- 1, being next to last of the lar. Shocked, exclaimed! seven sisters, was as pretty as u doll.

lowly Her husband came from a proletarian family of labourers, and my parents had felt that Anya did not make n good match. But close relationship with a working regarded man's clan was generally

AT 2.30, 5.30,

well. He was a

veteran educator, "

"Why? Why him?” "What a question from youl Don't you know what's going on? Demyan rejoined sharply.

My sister Anya was sobbing. Sensing, our mood, she got up and

a left.

as insurance against persecution.

Then one day, out of the blue, the NKVD descended upon Anya's husband and dragged him away as he protested his Innocence. Anya was found sobbing and shricking in the street after the arrest, and was brought to our home by neighbours who tried to calm her. The event crushed us all. It was a portent,

Nover Seen Again

back.

of Innocent

"Take it," I flung nt them. But they did not touch the silver or the money. And they found nothing of a political nature that would in- criminate

FO

Perhaps the result was not exactly evident either, because there was no

At Artemovsk RTEMOVSK, formerly known as Bakhmut, was some 50 miles away Neverthe- from our town. First I had to find music. my husbet. less, they ordered him to get ready out something about the procedure

with them.

there in handling the prisoners who "Do you

know whom you are were being garnered as if by a con

my boy burst out. veyor system.

We knew that taking away?"

my papa is an honest teacher and the gaols were packed lite barrels never did any wrong!"

full

woman of herring. I found "Shut

milksop," the whose husband had been arrestert up, you

we'll earlier and

had who

been NKVD leader bellowed, "or

had to feign Arlemovsk. Then I go after you, too."

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Sudden Knock Tmade the bed for Oleg. His little

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cactus plants which my mather cultivated. my We occupied, together with

teled to shame the men. "Stop yeal reason for my absence. I was parents, wir four-room coltage. My mother's hobby had always been and think what you are doing, determined to get to Demyan and NEW YORK LETTER: flowers, and I inherited my interest grabbing Innocent people, your own to fight his case through.

ten kind!" They laughed and told me In the course of the next three in botany from her. I had

In the pulms

hold my Whenever to

tongue. Then they weeks I made three reparate tr PROHIBITION there was need in town of flowers handed me a paper to sign, that the to the Artemovsk prison. I learned for a wedding or a funeral or some search had been properly conduel that after filing an application there

house,

Belongings Searched

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COME-BACK?

By FREDERICK COOK

back,

of

WHAT was Anya's husband guilty festival, they would come to mother, ed. I scrawled my siganture on it. one had to wait for one's turn in My husband and I went to work Although it was springtime, I gave alphabetical order. Our initial "X" Woff The word for it was sulas-

to prepare the next day's lessons my Demyan n heavy overcoat would not be reached for quite a If the NKVD found a tie and tests for the coming examina- take along. He was at first disia- while. I was told, so enormous was д tic. between A confessed

counter- tion period. We were still at it clined to take it and tried to reas- the NKVD catch.

New York. a suro us, but I had a premonition revolutionary and a casual acquain after midnight when there was

I found myself in line, however, tance, if the two had been observed sudden knuck at the back door.

It of evil

DECAUSE they fear prohibition with the wife of the director of an- In conversation on the street or in was 12.30.

oli misunderstanding."

other school. She was informed a tea room, that was enough to land

"Open the door, It's the NKVD," Demyan said as he was bidding us that her husband was in the hos- brewers, bartenders' union, bottle- aro fighting it the acquaintance in the net. The

goodbye. "I'm sure it will be clear- pital, and the guard delivered to her makers and waiters terror fed on suspicion and denun came a voice from outside.

Demyan started for the door.

a bundle of linen to take home. It right across the country.

Local opilon has been quietly dation. Proteges of purged oficiais "No," I said tremblingly. "I'll go." cd up and ́I-will-return-soon."-

such They led him away. There was was soaked in sweat and blood. She

tremendous strides were rounded up, and seldom cume I pointed to the front door, indicat no deep the post of the night. At picked up her husband's shirt and making

the ing to my husband that perhaps it

American people live in areas where We knew Anya's husband to be might be best for him to try to get dawn, at six o'clock that morning, on the neckband, lettered in blood, that already 25 percent of

without I was already at the headquarters was this message: absolutely

any away. He shook bis head and

"Pray, save us. I swear I'm in- they cannot get a drink disloyalty to the Soviet Government whispered: "It's no use, they always of the NKVD. How shocked I

to find

whole column of women nocent. I beg, anyone in authority becoming criminals, But we never saw him again. He surround a house."

Richard the building, some of them to save me."

Aldrich, husband northern was shipped off to the

I saw this message with my own Gertrude Lawrence, lus weeping, all there to inquire for a camps near the Arctic Circle. Later we learned from an inmate in the

father, or father or or son eyes. The tormented

States Naval Reserve. same camp, who

it. seeking justice, She was admitied. "There's with enough to survive and be returned

same, that

Charlie Chaplin is guarding einsely home.

Stefan had died from officers of the NKVD. They cut his

question short and sent the old man nu use waiting," the guard kept re- thought tho would get to Vyshinsky

peating to the anxious line. There'li himself, the chief prosecutor. In the plot of his new alm hunger and cold there.

information today. Go week she came back empty-handed.

All that is known yet is that it will During the second half of April, back to his room.

"We have orders to take

you bo

Wailing Women have a theatrical background, will following the seizure of Stefan, the

nwly." the chief of the trio turned

be made here instead of in England reached Iron claws of the NKVD

A Brave Woman Mon a visit Demyan or to ¡Y second trip to Artemovsk, in

(as rumoured at one time), and that Into the school Teachers who had o Demyan when they entered our tolled all their lives, who had crent-room, as he produced a search war-

AFTER a while the women

persed. I remained and stuck to learn something about his fate, was Chaplin will star in it. Chaplin in a diet to bring his weight discovered that it now on also fuille. I ed and kept their institutions going

"Why didn't you come in the my place. in the most trying times, would be

four days before all down before he faces the cameras. arrested and vanish without trace. morning or in the daytime," I snap-I won't leave here until I see the would take

sentences of those with the Latest fad among the girls here: One day my husband Demyan came ped at the olleers. "Did you have head man himself," I boldly declar- the

initial "K" were announced. On

bair. Some prematurely Krey over ngrin, defying home and reported:

my third visit I brought a bundle

debutantes are having their hair "They took three

"Who are you and what do you of linen for Demyan, but the gaolers

[dyed silver.

worrying Men, meanwhile, 30 want?" I was finally asked by the refused to accept it."

be "Away with you. It won't

about the rocketing cost of hair- guard.

needed!" a guard shouted at me.

Od, in New York and as cuts-49. "I won't tell you-I want to see My heart sank. There was bedlam high as 6s. 3d. in Washington, official

wag

fortunate Morata dukenet, was at the who had been seized in the night. the shirt and dentelle woman took made a full commander is just need

awny today. I'm afraid they'll be after me too,

town

Fateful Night

under

comu

rant.

No one

no

home,"

to do it in the middle of the night?" ed over and

That's our affair," the officer th arrest. charge shot at mc. "Mind you own business, and don't talk much."

The three started on a methodical our be-

manding

heard him say:

dix-

are

WE talked over the advisability of WDemyan's absening himself from and minute search of all

pretext until longings. First they went through the head man" One of the com- in the prison waling room, mostlynxed price (without tip)..

officers of the NKVD

filled with

wailing screaming and things quicted down. There were all the books and papers, looking for

of oventually became aware of

my women. Then there would be n

One American wife in every four guard, some who saved their lives in this counter-revolutionary material,

und

hush when the announcer came in now earns extra money in an outside manner, and even now I sometimes which there was nong. But they did argument with's the think that it my husband had only find in my desk an old letter and who is sho?" I gave the guard my and-so to the Narym Camps.

"A brave woman to read out: "So-and-so, dead. So job. One in ten hokis a job full-time.

So- There

are 325,000 in England sister Eugenia

women running. decided to go away our tragedy my

and-so in the hospital. So-and-so their own businesses.. might have been averted. But there dealing with family matters, and me.

saved. For "Kasenkina, eh?" he greeted me to an isolation camp." way no place in his home village which I had foolishly

as 1 was ushered into the presence After an interminable period, I Did man ape ape, or did ape ape that would provide safety for him. the NKVD hounds, a letter from a

"You want to heard him say:

man? We concluded that, after all, his foreign country was a prize indeed. of the head man

"Demyan Nikitich Kasenkinio

Anthropologists here have been was with my most securo haven

Demyan, who had kept his polso, know about your husband? A cul-

asking the question In all serious- father with whom we were living. was now visibly disturbed. He gave tured man. He was no trouble at the Far Eastern camps."

On that fateful night, towards the me a reproachful look as if saying: all. He has already signed a paper I was sure it was a subterfuge, ness since Dr. Frank Peabody, of

and to confessing to everything." "Why, oh why, did you have

that my husband had been California University, came home end of April, I returned home from

[from Africa with a leg bone of the the keep it?"

"Allow me to say to you that you executed, school about seven o'clock in

I retorted lying"

quickly.

"man-obe."

this Authorities say evening. My husband arrived coon My boy Oleg woke up while the are

was taller than. modern officers wero conducting "Demyan never confessed to any (TOMORROW: LIFE WITHOUT ercaturo after. My boy Oleg, who had just NKVD

and their search, turning everything in thing, because he is not a criminal, turned 16, was not home yet,

apes, but shorter than primitive man." (Conurlaht, 1948, by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited),

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