The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-09-20

mas. 1 seIzeQ my une ana nung Il
with all my strength out into the snow.
She put a file into my hands and / fol
lowed her to the gallery. There the
darkness was thicker still, but we
grOped our way TO where a man stood
chained to a thick wooden stanchioH.
| knew what | had to 10. The man
said nothing, but the woman kissed me
kissed me, EXcellency. So | worked
like a mailman. He was soon free.
We reached the entrance as the baTack
clock was striking II. There was a
whole hour yet before the guard would
be changed. We ran through the little
wood and crossed the frozen river. and
away beyond a wide, open space, where
the snow was very deep, we entered
the pine woods.
The woman knew where she was
leading Us, for we came to a hut where
we found clothes and food. | buried
my uniform in the snow. All that night
we moved rapidly through the woods,
hardly speaking to one another at first.
But the man aud woman went on in
front, walking arm in arm, and often
they kissed one another laughing and
crying in turns. When | was close 10
them they sometimes spoke French. As
soon as it was light never let my eyes
leave her face. Her eyes were large
and dark, but her hair was like gold,
and hung down her back wet IN her
black cloak"
stand at attention sir!" said the
President sharply.
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resumed his story.
The morning was clear and frosty.
The man had fallen several times dur
ing the night. His strength was gone.
! saw he was pale rs death. and blood
oOZed from his mouth. The woman
grew frantic with fear that he would be
caught. The man, however, could 90
no further. He lay down on the snow
just as we were leaving the woods and
coming out on the steppe. | thought
he would have died took him in my
arms and carried him verst after verst
until my strength was gone. and | felt
fever coming over me. But the woman
never noticed ne, and once or twice,
when turned To look at her from un-
der my burden. | saw that her eyes
were fixed on the face of the man | car
ried. | could hold out no longer. |
fell on the snow and tainted. How long
lay there can not say. Whether or
not | dreamed | am unable to tell the
court. | don't think it could have been
a dream. ! thought | saw troika come
noiselessly over the snow and heard the
breathing of horses"
DO YOU mean to tell the court this
was dream? Can YOU give no further
particulars about the troika or It's
dIiver?o interrupted" The President
No Your ENcelIcncy; the horses
were black thought. and | know their
eyes shone brightly: the siedge also
seemed to be black. 1t came silently
it went away with gently ringing bells,
like silver bells. When | came to my
senses it was showing hard. The wet
flakes aWoke me, / think. | gazed
around me on all sides. | was alone. |
| thought Of my dream. There were no
hoOt-marks, no traces Of Sacdge-Tunners
nothing but the level. trackless snow,
Perhaps the snow had filled up the track,
! perhaps perhaps there was some other
| reason. Your ENcrliency. felt myself
! forsaken. | could not understand it,
| was mad and cried aloud. Suddenly
| | noticed. pinned 10 my coat, a scrap OF
/ paper with pencil writing Oh H. It was
| taken from me when / gave myself up,
| I'll never forget the Words-'N can
! not take you with us further. Save
! yourself Is best YOU can. My husband
and will always pray fol, you. OH,
! ENcelency. | saw it all then. and sat
down II the snow and WePt and cursed.
| loved that woman. 1eS' l was F."
/ TOOL.
And traitor" interPoiated the Pres
ident Sowing.
And traitor, if Your ENceIiency
says 50, but did not think OF that then:
thought only Of my love, OF how |
had been betrayed OF my hurt pride
Your ENcelency knows the rest.
The sentence of the court is that
/ ''' 49, : 49, 49,