Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-21

In unsealing Lnport's lips and had al
ready got from him some intinations
Of the political gang which had ut
tempted 10 use him. lie then narrated
o story of his own invention which
was so ingeniously fabricated that the
governor was deeply interested and
himself proposed that Kent should
stay until he had got the whole Of II
and this Kent at last consented to do,
merely remarlSing; IA keep the fcl-
low In that cell till ret II, II were
you. The confinement gals him and
have no doubt he will sooner or later
give away the whole matter in order
TO get back TO the workshop. Keep
him locked up twcnty-four hours
longer"
The next day there was another
interview. The moment Kent was
alone with the prisoner, he asked:
"Did you get the stone out?"
Laport took from his breast where IL
had been concealed under his wooden
shirt, a small folded packet. Kent
took II, fingered IL moment, and put
II In his hip pocket. The two men then
went to the dark corner of the cell ard
Laport, getting down on his knees,
showed him that he had loosened one
Of the small ilaRstoncs In the flooring.
Kent looked closely ut the work, saw
that no one could perceive the differ
ence in the seams unless he brought n
light TO II and merely said: Good"
Then the two men sat down ON the
edge of the iron bed.
Kent had brought with him circular
steel cutting saw which fitted into the
case Of his gold watch. The brace and
other appliances he took from differ
emit parts of his person, and Laport,
with the instant divination OF n me
chanician, fitted them together. They
were slender and apparently fragile,
but had been made by surgical
instrument manufacturer, and were of
the finest material. Laport examined
them with unconcealed admiration.
Kent, however, did not allow him TO
waste the fraction of a minute. "Put
II away at once" he said. Laport
touched the fiat stone with his foot on
one corner; 1t tipped at the PRESSURE;
he inserted his finger and, lifting IL up,
placed the implements In the space be-
meath. He also received from Kent n
little coil OF steel wire. ut Is to let
you down from the window to the
laundry roof" he said. Every inch Of
II has been tested up to five hundred
pounds. But all this mechanical assist
ence la Of no sort of avail II You fail TO
follow out my schedule of time and
scrupulously 1T every move TO my
arranged programme. You will cut
tho bar tomorrow while the engine in
the laundry Is running. How long do
you calculate II will take you?"
''If II is an iron bar, can do II In
two hours with that saw"
Every good. You are TO leave u seq
ment OF iron TO hold II In Its place and
rub the rust into the fresh cut. You are
10 get out the window ON Saturday
morning Mt exactly half-past two TO
the minute. / will bring you to-mor-
row tiny duplicate watch set 10 one
have myself, and little box of wax
matches l will also bring you pair
OF kid gloves padded, so that you can
use the loops in the wire without cut
ting your hands. You must be at the
far angle In the wall exactly ten min
utes later and you will find the other
wire thrown over for you. II will not
do TO have II there before and you are
10 pull II after you when you are on
the other side. One other thing; You
must manage In some way TO set the
bar back In Its place. No one win lool
into your cell till five o'clock from the
wicket In the door, but the absence OF
the bar might be detected by the patro
on the wall. He carries bull's-eye.
Can you do that?"
YES" said Laport, "if have any
foothold on the wire and you can bring
me half an ounce OF gum shellac soft
ened In alcohol"
"Very good. You will have eight
minutes TO get over the wall and you
win land In a high clump of jlmsor
weeds. want you TO remember the
rest Of my directions. IL is necessary
that you commit them TO memory. Az
the time you land In the weeds, there
will be man on q horse In the road
aud he will start east at brcak-necli
speed. You are TO give no heed to him
but cross the road, drop over the bank
AAtlaAhala and nindsrs aud. VIII leave