The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-01-15
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morning, anu hHd heard nOChlng ABOUT
the escape, did not pay much attention
to the men. Now know what has o.
CURED should not be surprised if
they were the two you want.
:, From the corner of the cellar Sandorf
and Bathory could hear every word of
this conversation which affected them
so nearly Then when they landed on
the bank they had been sen.
"What is your name p asked the SER
geant.
"Garpena, and am employed at the
salt works.
"Could you recognize these two men
you saw this morning?"
"Yes, pro ably ~
"Well, you can come and make ade-
claration, and put yourself ut the dis
posal of the police"
81 am ct your orders"
"Do you know there is five thou
sand forms reward for the discovery of
the fugitives?"
Give thousand forins!'
and the hulks tn him who harbors
them ~
"You don't say so!'
eco" said the sergeant
The Splniard's news had the effect of
sending off the gcndarmes. The SER
geant ordered his men to mount and as
night had fallen he started for the
town, after having thoroughly searched
the banks of the canal. Carpena at the
same time set ont, congratulating him.
self that the capture of the fugitives
would he worth so much to him.
Sandorf and Rathory remained in hid
INC for some time before they left the
cellar which had served them for
REFUGE. Their thoughts ran as follows
As he gendarmerie were on their traces, as
they had been seen and were likely to be
recognized, the Istrian provinces were
no lonrer safe for them and they must
leave the country MS soon as possible,
ejther for Italv, on the other side of the
Adriatic or across Dalmatia and the
military frontier.
The first plan offered the best chances
Of snccess. providing they could possess
themselves of vessel, or prevail on
some fisherman to land them Oh the
italian coast. And this plan they
aaoDted.
Hence about half-past eight o'clock,
as soon as the night was dark enough.
6andorf and his companion, after leav-
ing the ruined farm, started off towards
the southwest, so rs to reach the Adriatic
coast. And at first they were obliged to
Keen to the road to avoid being lost in
Che marshes of the Leme.
d. !. - IL t., L.
Che town which it put into communic,-
zion with the heart of Istria We're
they not running into great danger?
Undoubtedly, bat what else could they
do?
About half-past nine the vague out
line of town appeared about qu'rtcr
Of q mile ahead in the darkness and it
was not easy to recognize it.
1t was a collection of houses clumsily
built in terraces on an enormous mass of
rock which lowered over the sea above
the harbor ont back into the re-entering
angle on one of It's sides. The whole
was surmounted by a high campanile,
whose proportions were much exagger-
Gted i'll the gloom.
Sandorf had quite decided not to enter
the town where the prese ce of two
visitors would soon be known. He tried,
Therefore, to pass round the walls so as
to reach one of the points on the coast if
possible.
But this they did not do without being
followed for some distance by the same
man who had already seen them on the
Aeme Canal-the salne C;trpen"
Information they Lad heard given to tie
sergeant of gcpdaamerie. In facy ns he
went home and thought over the reward
that had been offered the Spaniard left
the road SO as to watch it better, and
chance. luckily for him but unluckily
Tor them. again put him ON the track OF
the fugitives.
(, Almostat the same moment squadron
W police came out from one of the gates
n tie town and threatened to bar the
way. They had only just time to scram-
BILE outof sight, and then to hurry OF full
speed towards the shore by the side of
one Of the walls of the port
Here they found a tishermans hut,
with its little windows lighted up and it's
door open. If they could not find a
refuge here. if the fisherman refused to
receive them, they were lost. To seek
Pfuge was to risk everything, but the
Gme had gone by for hesitation. San
dOrf and his companion ran towards the
door of the hut and stopped on the
threshold Inside was man mending