The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-04
In three weeks, the end Of year in
prison. Made desperate by the news, he

In three weeks, the end Of year in
prison. Made desperate by the news, he
once more sought a means Of escape.
The guards were bribed and 80 men Of
the garrison corrupted under the lead
Of one Nioholai. There were but 1870
men in the garrison, and Of the four
officers three espoused his cause. The
plan included general outbreak of all
the prisoners, who would march In force
to Bohemia. The plot was betrayed, but
when al attempt was made to arrest
Nicholai he called the men to arms and
with ~ followers fought his way out,
escaping to Bohemia. Trenok was left
behind.
The versatile baron next made q
friend by wounding in sword combat q
Dane named Bach, who wass master
swordsman and had attacked him in q
fit Of anger. His love Of tho art was so
great that in admiration Of Trenok's
skill he agreed to help set him free.
Bach was an officer of the prison guard
and enjoyed full liberty. He went to a
friend Of the prisoner to fetch money
for the enterprise, and shortly four off,
GERS had entered the plot, all intending
to desert They were all in disgrace
in the army and had been placed in the
prison garrison as punishment. The
chief dependence in the scheme was q
lieutenant Of the guard named Schell.
Sohell agreed to release Trenck during
hio ~ dirty l.;
the others to follow later, and so con-
fuse the pursuers. But the officers were
under orders to hold no communication
with the prisoner and to pass his food
into the cell through window. When
engaged in plotting, the officers did en-
ter the cell by means Of false key, and
the fact was discovered and reported by
prisoner in cell adjoining. Schell,
however, continued to visit the cell by
STEALTH and one day confederate rush
ed in while he was there with the news
that a guard was coming to take him in
the act. Drawing a saber from under
his coat he handed it to Trenck and
said: "We are betrayed Follow me,
but do not allow me to fall into the
hands OF my enemies alive" Leading
on, Schell said to the sentinel, II am
taking the prisoner to the officers apart
ment.
The fugitives passed into the room
designated under the eyes of the sentinel
and out again through another door.
Making their way to the arsenal, they
reached the palisades and jumped them.
In the fall Schell put an ankle out of
joint He begged Trenck to dispatch him
with a sword, but instead the grateful
fellow picked him up and carried him
several hundred yards. The pursuers
were not willing to risk their necks in
that fearful leap, but went around
through the citadel at the other side Of
the Enclosure, and as it was twilight
when the affair took place darkness soon
came on to aid the runaways. Having
set out toward Bohemia, westward, as
soon as it was perfectly dark, Trenok
turned southwark to the river Neiss. 1t
was partly frozen, but with his burden
he waded in, and losing bottom swan
across. In little Silesian village, where
Schell had been before, they got boat,
and with that escaped to the mountain
GUS region. Next day they ventured
among the peasants. over whom Schell's
insignia Of Office gave him some author
ity. He was able to hobble along with
the help Of stick which Trenck had
cut for him. To make an excuse for
their plight Trenck bled his finger, and
staining his clothes tied a Redeemed
bandage about his head. Sohell bound
Trenck's hands lightly, and the two set
out on the highway. Meeting some peas
ants, Schell said: II have seized this
knave, who killed my horse. Struggling
with him, put out my ankle.'
They were conducted to a cottage,
and while some of the peasants ran for
a magistrate, as requested by Schell,
the owner of the cottage questioned the
pair, finally declaring that he had heard
Of the escape from Glatz and recognized
the lieutenant, having seen him at the,
castle where his son was serving in the
guard. Trenck, however, was equal to
the emergency. Running to the stable,
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