New-York tribune., 1885-03-08

tnat was TOO Stupid TO be dangerous anu tney
contemptuously dismissed me.
Before leaving London, had goue. to q shoe
makers in of the obscurest corners of the city
and had the heel of one,of my walking shoes taken
on and q little chamber excavated in the inner sole
In which deposited my dispatches wrapped in leaf
ana TINS heel, worn by the journey, mad begun to
endanger the integrity of the dispatches. | there
fore tore OH the heel and extracted the little
package which concealed IN q crevice OF my ward
robe at the hotel. knew that every person around
me me was probably a spy and that the discovery or
likely lead to search and arrest and had chosen
for the moment Of extracting the dispatches the
darkest night burglar could ask for, intending to
go at once and throw the shGes into the Danube.
the only safe hiding place. was not aware that the
city was under martial law and that no one without
! bad no apprehensions in going ont at o of being
Interrupted Ii dark Egypt-the long
lines OF street lamps On the Buda heights and the
lamps on the Suspension bridge cleaned down IN
on the Pcsth side the lamps along
darkness enough to rG aon% ana 3
to one of the inclined planes where the drays
went down to the barges to take their loads, and
down this slipped and sitting down on rock
looked ronnd mo carefully and when nothing
moving appeared threw one shoe and after few
minutes the other. out INTO the muddy torrent and
then aiting long enough TO be sure had attracted
no attention. turned directly up the dyke to regain
the high road which along the top of it, As
climbed the top of the slope hat was my dsmay to
hear the challenge of sentinel opposite, just the
roads width away as he ST ood under the lamp of the
giard-p0st which formed the downstream link in
the cham that encircled the city. The challenge
was in German and my heart was in my throat in
stanty. but stood perfectly still and made no reply
and to my nexpressible relief heard tue officer OF
the guard reply and that 1t was for him and not
me-. as he came along on his round that the
challenge was made. In instant was back
headlong down the slope and creeping along the
way had come to regain the inclIDed plane by
which had descended and then walking eisurely
up to the road. turned my face back to the hotel.
But the officer. sharper than the stnpd sentry,
canght sight OF me moving in the obscurity and
hailed Who goes there" A hundred wards further
on was lamp and it struck me at the instant that
there was an advantage III undergoing examination
under the light and only walked the faster tor his
hail until reached it. not little nervous lest the
mnsket Of the sentinel should second the call of the
officer He however. hailing repeatedly, hurried
after me and when within the lamps circle of II u
minat0n T. pretending to hear for the first time the
hal. halted and turned toward my pursuer. ionnd
him in most natural state OF irritation. " w hat
are yOu doing here ~ said he angrlv his eyes
cleaning out from under the hood of his military
cloak. which concealed his features Nothing
replied Nichts' | was only looking ut the view
the river" which, considering that the only view
was that of the lights cleaning from the opposite
bank ami the fortress. which, however charming to
painter of night scenes. would not be supposed to
have much attraction for a tourist. He looked at
me " it'll the contempt due a pekin under any cir
cnmstances and the suspicion due night prowler
on his manor and only replied Very fine, very fine.
very tine-we shall sce' IL occurred 10 me at the
moment that the dispatches in my room were so
discover them at and that my arrest would
certainly lead to a search. II found knew very
we'll that he shot within twenty four hours in the
PRISON yard was what awaited me. and though
did not lose my selfpossession or feel IN any way
panic.tucken. certainly was little nervous
nnder those searching eyes, proceeded to say that
did not know that there was any harm in being
there. that | was only watching the effect OF tue
lights on the river-all this IN bad Germ u. which
was ISL nervous enough To make worse than usual
i meant 10 say that | was a stranger IN the eity
bnt sad. Elm fremden' "a astrangcrs as II were a
that he roared with laughter and langhei himself
into good humor when he replied. stlII .laugnhg
10 wobl wenn sic send ein fremden sic miss IN
d'haus bleben When you are a strangers. say IN
the house lie asked me what hotel stopped IN
aud showed me the way there. adding; Don't iet
the police catch you out for they won't iet you
of as easily a. have and he went ms way GLAD at
his heart do not dJubt, to have been able To
shirk A bit of police work which the officers OF the
Austrian army generally hate lhey are ana
have seen good deal Of them IN later years
almost withont exception gentlemen. courteous.
refined and avcrss t. the brutality for which the
Austrian police have long been famous, whether
iustiy or not cannot personally say. tound them
very dull and slow witted not To be feared by any
clever ropspirator. should say.
I went back e. my hotel. took ont my dispatches
from their hiding place; Wrapped the two si,ps
separately in Futta percha again and having bit
Of shocmakers wax stnck them under my hair at
the back of my head. having allowed my hair TO
grow long for that purpose. Having no ostensible
occupation. and Pesth being peculiarly dull place
| found 10 necessary 10 give new assurance 70 the
police authorities, so ] took 10 nv bed and had a
Hungarian doctor called in. an excellent fellow he
was too DR. DrZovcnsky. SlaV. of course, as most
Of the active Huuglrians were even hossuth hlm,
self being "a Sav. OrZoyensky had been chiet OF
medical stah in the Hungarian army during the
rebellion, but had been parioned ~ a noncon-
hatant | found he was. however. no TREND to the
revolution and that he not likely 10 favor
Kossnhs plotting ana 50 oa%n eSn ee g' 70 "y stay He IN
pesth free from police inquisitiOn. And kept my
bed M long ~ could without coming under sus-
pcion from that cause. and then became conval-
and mi ~ IN A
10 the doctors bouse 10 dine and t1ko tea.
remained n month in Pesth and finding that
Kos,nth in spitc OF my urgent appeals 10 nnd some
way out of the deadlock. paid no iurther attention
10 the matter. | began to study where | might
,ccrete tue dispatches as my reman'ns IN resin ,l
any longer without some reasonable pfcteNt was
impossible. could find no safe hiding place. indi-
cation OF which c0uld be given to another pesoi. III
writing and ] finally decided to risk the doctor;
~o one evening when we had been to the cafe aud
were returning TO his house told him my business
and asked him il could hide the dispatches IN some
place which he could Indicate 10 some ono VINO
should come after me- The look of disnay he
turned on ne gave me the first beginning OF pane
had felt during the whole eXpeiitinn Not only
will accept no charge of this kind; SAID De out
were 1t to be known that you bad communicated
this TO me aud were not Ia deliver you uD To the
police | should be imprisoned aud ruined. my
family as we'll as myself" The fright of the poor
man was contagious, and for tho hrst timc III my
life knew tho meaning Of VirsiPs ror hd,sa N
fancibHs for my tongue became instantly as dry as
dead wood and seemed u elatter in my dry mouth.
while my voice utterly fae me as uteinpteu 10
reply IL was some moments before coiu 'l,nc I,,
late a word go away" he urged, you dont
know what dangers you run, and ], too. knowing
what You are and not giving YOU up TO the police
II was not new apprehension which strnck me-
I had thought over ali the police dangers ana tne
chance OF military execution at early dayngne
which my cipher dispatches would insure Written
as they were M Kossuths own hand, as wen as ,s
letters witch came by post and were 70 De seen anu
read of all the post-oico detectives. OF whom many
must have seen and would recognize II tney saw saw
| the handwriting. although in an apparent iVye
letter from a silly girl To her lover abroad NOT
one of these dangers had escaped the examination "
meritcd and even that four-woman battery oonIIu
me at Vienna. which might opep on me at amy uheA
pccted moment had not had more effect on me than
| TO make me smoke m0re cigars and drink more