The Delta independent., 1895-12-11
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Every good. You will have eight
minutes to get over the wall and you
will land in high clump of jimson
weeds. want you to remember the
rest of my directions. 1t is necessary
that you commit them to memory. At
the time you land in the weeds, there
will be man on a horse in the road
and he will start east at break-neck
speed. You are to give no heed to him,
but cross the road, drop over the bank
it is shale and cinders and will leave
no footprints-andt turn to the left and
follow it west for one hundred feet
where you will come to culvert and
brook crossing. You are to take to the
middle of this stream and follow the
bed five hundred feet, rolling your
trousers up SO as to keep them dry, un-
til you come to an outhouse painted
red, which overhangs it. Light a
match and if there are two crosses in
chalk on the lowest clapboard, you
will know that is the place to turn.
Then follow the path from the
clubhouse up to the dwelling, but be
careful to walk on the gravel and not
in the grass. There is q back kitchen
with a side door and a common latch.
1t will be open. Therewill be a hot
fire burning in the large kitchen stove.
You are to lock the door and divest
yourself of every bit Of clothing and
burn it there before doing anything
else and see that all the shreds are de-
stroyed. When that is done, go to the
second story, front room, where you
will find the disguise you are to wear.
In the breast pocket of the blouse are
been wearing it. You are to be care
full about the wig and mustache. You
ought to be in the upper room not later
than four. The alarm will be given
about five-thirty. That will give you
an hour and half to complete the dis
guise and the sun will be up. At that
moment you will take paint pot and
brush which are in the room and get
upon the ladder in front Of the house
and proceed to paint the siding at the
place where the job is left unfinished.
You are to speak very little English.
You will be fifteen feet above the
street. You are to answer all ques-
tions in cultural and unintelligible
manner. The main entrance of the
prison is nearly opposite that house.
The men in the prison Office are already
familiar with your figure on the ladder
and regard you as stupid Alsatian
who has hired the place and is fitting
it up as saloon. At five-thirty ex
pect wire will be sent from the ne1
est hamlet (fifteen miles east) tfsat
escaped prisoner has passed throu
on a horse. You will be able from
your perch if you are quick-witted, to
discern by the movements ut the prison
entrance If the chase is taken up in
that direction. If it is, you will have
twenty-four hours start, for they will
not catch my man inside of that time,
and when they do, they will be unable
small pocket compass and little map.
At exactly twelve-fifteen, when all the
farm hands are at dinner, you WI IKE
q basket on your arm and set out leis-
urely across the stubble-feld,, south of
the house. You are to follow the path
across the field in a southwesterly di-
rection. When you reach the stilc at
the stone wall, two paths are seen on
the other side; take the path that goes
down to the wood. The moment you
are in the densest part of the grove, you
are to make the most speed you can, fol-
lowing the path by the broolsside until
you come to an old and ruined mill q
mile west. You will sit down on the
old mill stone in the grass and wait
till you hear some one singing "Home
Sweet Home" 1t is the signal that all
is safe and it will be n womun's voice.
You are instantly to enter the old mill
and follow exactly the directions of
the lady you will meet there, bearing
in mind only this, that woman has
not mans sense of time, and you will
be missed and inquired for some time
during the afternoon and everything
will then depend on your speed of
movement after you leave the mill.
The arrangements from that point are
perfect. Delay alone may make them
miscarry. Can you repeat all these
points to me?"
CHAPTER ~.
Laport marveled at the particular
ity with which the escape had been
planned and at the address of Kent in
hoodwinlSing the governor while con-
spring to free his prisoner. Without
reasoning upon the matter deeply he
set about following out the pro-
grammc laid down for him and his
methodical training enabled him to do
it carefully. Laport was over fifty
five but he was made of tough vital
material and the prospect of liberty
stirred all his old sagacity. Kent saw
him for the last time in prison on Fri
day morning; gave him his additional
instructions and tools and left osten-
sibly for New York at noon, much to
the regret of the Ixtels.
Kent's provision had been uncrring
with regard to Laport, but he made