Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-16
CHAPTER xxIIL scsnsInu~a-,

E&FTE - MMH 10 mA-H fAr AA4a EhEA~
ire EDa TAX ne aa board
Il gBs@s yoa dent ims-ire mister.
THAT hare taken 500 IA tain8 ~
sAe EItza TSb9~ts1n gut - a sudden
liking 70 y01r handsome fae-. The
fact ia as / dar-ssy you can gnes We
dan'r wanr DO third mate On board tie
old b,sker. Tao mates have served
her vp 70 the present time. aud I guess
rwo viii serve her Is l0ng as ] arn her
EzsfeT. No. Sr. I'm tod yoE hare got
fnfo a srrape through no fault ~ ySur
own. with the authorities Of th5= alb
fired Dels0e-sdsen nation. sndl've fsssn
paid a good rsnnd SUM- don't mind
saying IL 80 yUB-io $50 Won ouf If H.
" you ave arrested before we can clear
cut az perz. that's your affair. Tean't
e91ceal yen on boart But once Oni Of
the harss0r. they viii b. sFnsrt men that
take you from my Quarer-5eck-gS. IL
they %. I rale1zfe Uncle sam may
have something 10 say 70 IL How DOS
that sust yonT'
I said that il ssitasB me perfectly. AMI
thanked my rev friend: but could Sc
tat Re very imparfectly eagEPrehenssaS
the situation. However. I did NOT sae
faas II WIS sny business ~ naiEa 20 en-
l<hsen him. and. after making an APP
pgintnssslf for g O'Clock that evening.
when = l-xGt WIS 90 ~ 10 r1adlDeSs 10
take ~ or ssoara. left him
la order 20 save Appearances 7 pro-
yidea myself with an old SeaeheSf and
SOME articles ~ SEA wear. anti SPOKE
freely 81 my having signed articles for
a v0yage 10 America. 7 had a pretty
firm esnTtefiCn thai ali this would In
due time. probably fhat very day.
reach the ears n my friend. De Nnsi-
lefs. and il seemed 10 me that the CON
STSucfi0n be- you'd probably put mon
iny movements was that the American
banqBc was 70 take nse part ~ the way
10 the secTeS prison. ! felt ftlerablF
eeifain thar he world eanse the ves
10 te followed. II thar coIld 10 man
aged ard ! thought IL most likely that
be woEAi have something 10 Tay - me
before she sailed As Tor the rsnsaSr-
2fOrS. I cxpIld NOT mySfif sse how fle r
plans could ~ forwarded hy nay Teav-
Ing 81 Petersburg in the Eltza T1ls5e1-
soE- but ! supposed that I Sh0aId ta
enlightened ca thar Snb5rcs later on.
We went en hoard that evening The
bsrlne had her cargo S7owes away.
and was realy for saa: Fsli- inst hsA-
fere ihe orsler 10 hoist rhe anehor was
given a police boat put of from oze 81
the qnzys that linz fbe Neya- and sig
rallied for - 70 stop.
Q Capt Tucker gave ne a Aoak- lint
said nothing. ani presently the pslins
beat u 3 alongside she had c4sne. cS
teEaSzbIy. 4 sesrrh Tor a criminal snp-
p1<4si 10 have shipped Rs q s~anan on
beard ~ her. hgt I WIS well assured
that the object e. lssr visit WAS 10
make gure that ! ha6 pnf returned ~
fhe S7sorp. A meaning look I received
fro1n tie officer 81 charge ~ The party
opnhrTExpl ne in this belief; but seeing
thar ] waS "a al Appearances. o q
the officers u tba ship he ~eCnieatrl
himself with parting a nofe irfe ny
hand III nss a rp1se frgm Be N0tiiaT.
containing a Eot t~oo-2ptitely worried
warning o. 90 the consequences u
Iiaying him false. IL WIS evident that
his suspicious lad reawakpne-i: end
thinking that X waS better. in view Of
tee uncertainty Of the fnture. : b make
a eivjI refr. stepped up 10 the officer
who hRd gsvpn me The note. and. max
irg a feint 81 booking around 10 see
that we were not observed. I wills
pered 20 him: TEL the official WHO
gave You that note that / thank him
for his warning. but IL was niece
ssry. rs know what am about"
With this somewhat enigmarical
message the police departed. and we
proceeded down the river. Darkness
fell. but | thought il better moi to turn
in. as ! did not know what was in
store for me.
| was on tho poop shortly after IL
that night. when suddenly a cry was
heard almost under our bows and a
light f.ared up.
In n al was c0mmotion.
Orders and curses were beloved in the
same breath Men ran here and there.
10 be ready. IL il should be necessary.
10 shorten sail: the wheel few round.
and. running 10 the ships side. / found
that n good sized boat. with four or
FIVE men In her. was rushing through
the water alongside. Two OF the men
In the boat were holding on the main
chains OF the barQne. at the imminent
risk q pulling their little craft under
water.
ntH - tLltt Eftu N-iI1l lIt tt-atIrs
and, with eat-!ike sufpIeTs - swung
himself aboard.
"What, IL is yen. Is it, said the
skipper. peering into the sfranger's
face by the help OF The siip's lantern.
which he held MP 10 Wow him by. Il
thought I'd seen the last ~ yoE.~
II want MY friend lat once. Il he
ready said n voice wisica | knew a;
onc to be that o. ynn Mitschka.
"Oh- ycu want him. do yony Wall,
this Is a runa start | guess ii amt 5,
much the poilte the young fellow has
TO be afraid of-af least. they
seemed quito sDnii lenlihl-like. Them and
linn. this evening"
Ia spite OF the darkness. saw Won
Mitschka start. But II was no time for
explanations.
II ara ready 10 co." ! said, springing
forward TO the boat.
The skipper lnid a baud upon my
aru.. bnf Tie CHIEF pulled aim away.
and faid. IN 4 whisper: IN waS agreed
that he vas t. 40 no tlufy. Pom cam
tell youIs taynefs thAt ~ I,exssr jolfind |
The ship \. p3hoW, yoa kikyiA been paii
ItT r0uf <zsrVI<,f< and 4fUtt9<1 IL ffo rno.