The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-10
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CHAPTER JIL-CoNrNuED.
Now listen to me, Jean Laport,"
sgd Kent, dropping his voice, 'I've
Jtst twenty minutes to say all I've got
ID tell you. have come here to liber-
ate you. All this business of newspa-
per and politics is blind to get in
here. can stay here three days more.
In that time I can free you. You
mast follow my directions infinitely.
In three interviews l can get the tools
toyou. 1 have made all the arrange
ments to take care of you when you
are outside the walls. Is there any
chance of their changing your cell?''
Iaport looked at Kent suspiciously.
What do you want to free me for?"
heasked.
II know your whole history" re-
piled Kent, land 1 sympathize with
you. But sympathy has nothing to do
with my actions. 1 want your help
You are the best mechanician in the
country. 1 have work for you-let
that suffice. If they do not change
your cell within five days you are free
man. Now, listen. The first thing to
cofner of the cell SO as to hide the tools
I bring you. Here is the thin steel
lkHife to do it. and here is the muriatic
acid and syringe to soften the NOR
taf."
Kent took from an inner breast
pocket BIS he spoke a tool which he
screwed together, a small phial and n
little syringe. "You are to gather the
mortar in this handkerchief and l will
take it away when next see you. The
we'll On that side is part of the old wall
of original penitentiary. 1t was
built by contract and is only faced up
with blocks; the center is filed in
with cracked stone. You can loosen
one of those blocks before tomorrow
and will bring you the implements to
cut that bar and the wire to make the
descent. 4 have made the measure
ment of all the spaces outside, watched
the system of guard relief-and will
furnish you plan for every foot of
your way"
bapert was turning the tool over; md
inspecting it with workman's adj
miration. Kent continued: "You are
to escape by the window. 1t is twelve
feet above the laundry shed. The
window bar is iron, not even case
hardened You are to work at it on
Friday when the engine in the laun-
dry is running. From the corner OF
thg laundry to the angle of the prison
wal east is fifty feet. The guard can.
MOI see you till you get to the wall,
and If you get there at the right time
he will be on the eastern stretch and
you will be in the shadow of the main
building. There will be n wire over
the wall in the far angle. Once you
are over l will take care of you. I'll
give you further directions tomorrow
Yon must clearly understand that to
carry out this scheme you must remain
in this cell and, to insure your stay
ing here, you must assist me in deceiv-
ing. the governor. L shall tell him
that you complained of the confine-
ment and shall advise him to keep you
here till 1 get all the information !
want
Kent stopped and listened. He saw
awakened a flash of interest in the old
mans eye.
''What do you want me to do
asked Laport, ''that you take all this
trouble?"
81 want to employ your genius, u
said Kent, land pay you handsomely
If you don't like the employment, you
are at liberty to go and do as you
please. But you will not object to it
There is no time to discuss that now
I will tell the governor that am get
ting the information want from you
! have already invented q plausible
story. He will let ME come back here
tomorrow. Do your work tonight sc
that when 1 bring you the tools YOU
will have n place to put them. Every
thing depends on your loosening ono
of those stones tonight in case they
examine your cell. Follow my direc
tions and 1 will give You your liberty
Stand still moment and let me meas
ure YOU"
He took n little piece of paper and a
tiny tape line from his pocket. "Yor
understand" he said, "that it is to get
disguise ready that will fit you. To
morrow I will bring you two blank
checks to sign. You will understand
later what they are for"
A moment later step was heard in
the corridor, and Kent was sure the
governor was listening. He was no,
mistaken. What the governor heart
in part was this:
''Now then why not tell me the res,
of it? These men can do you no serv
ice now, and the friends of the adj
ministration will secure your pardon
if they are furnished with all the facts
You have told me enough to make il
worth my while to stay here anothe,
day to get the rest of it and I'm anx
ious to get back"
The governor shot the bolt and open.
ing the door looked in.
Time" he said.
Kent appeared to be so engrossed il
his interview that he did not instantly
perceive the entrance of the officer
but went on talking to Laport. ''Thinl,
1t over" he said. "Your own personal
comfort if not your freedom may be in
volved in it,
Then he and the governor left the
cell.
The first thing that Kent did was to
tell the governor that he had succeeded
in unsealing Laport's lips and had al
ready got from him some intimations
of the political gang which had at
tempted to use MIN. He then narrated
story of his own invention which