The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-05
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81 BRICA
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knoll The prisoners had. ~ courar
leaFnsd OF my escape. aila al DAY
exaltans yvsis. ike teat sls4ea hao
aroused mas iH the morning Heso9lssl=
81 over tke mnar bearing = wricugnr
message 81 sympathy and eompsns
tanshl. - uaf ears Hos little siie
Trey dream Tat On tisr twa ~ that
very ufnnnd. which they eauif $50
frsstn their windows Sas tytnE TIE
eafnrade aHsss4 escars thaf wNEn
e~4rhvasfnsf A. pr ws~i epatd ls-sa
town upon thta peur hard 10 lale
warriors a. they panfd ahuet ths
great rNsrriae fNrd. % gathered -
ilttie AFeNQa geaucuiAtina ioytuify
ever my succ~es once ! heard
howl % sxscfstiuf, and I sac Beau.
Ensat his had VI covered With
bandases. bsins bed srxos. the part
By twe 81 The wars4@tss ! cannot tHH
faa ths piaas4r, Whteh this sight
gave ms. fer Il pssys.i that { bad Hst
ksllsd hinA ana aAsa that tfsx utheFs
knew ths tree ssnsF % sAaf k.st
passed. They had Al kf1aUe 80
- ~ ''s;l.%s = 80 49, f-.s
asandousa hlm,
All that lonx DAY lay behind my
ser~~s, u eushsu. iissrnink - shs
h-aiis whIeh atsaek thr hours below.
My po~krss wsrs filf-a wtth brad
shich had saved cut Of my alissx-
ascs. ans ON searching my borrowed
aw~rcnAt. cnfnw nfon a silver FLASK.
faii % sxcefieuf brady ard water.
- that | pes albss g. Get through the
day wttho9t hsxdshin The oniy
otnsr things Ia th@ pockets we're
red siix handkerchief. = tortoise.
shall snaff tsaz. and \ blue eassletz.
with a red ssssl. addressed 10 the
EoesrnoF of n4Ftlfuecx rrt@on. A O.
the first s~a. ! arteFssslass. - sssss
them back when ] should rrtuFn "a.
e0at ftsstf
The letter eaaassf me mntr pe~s
risxity. ter tiis governor hal always
shown me every courtesy. ard q
affend~d rng mwn#e ~ hofor that
should interiors WIN his correspond.
saee. 4 hs.d alFFpst made up M
mind 20 issa.Ne Il under a atane apou
the roadway within guuHket shot q
the x&fs. Tha would gids them IN
their s~srrh for ne. however. AMI
-. on the whole | saw no brttar
way than Just ~ carry tina i~sfsf
with me In the hope that | miahf
find Noene B1sana &c sending K hac&
% hius. Meanwhile packed Il safe
~ away IN my tstneFlrost pocket.
There was a YARN sun b. dry mp
clothes. and when sight fell I We
ready for ny Journey. 1 promise yua
that there were no mistakes thfs
time. I TOOK the stars Tor my guides.
"a every huSzas should BE- taught %
do. and I pat eight x0od leagues b.
tween tnys~lf and the prison. Mr.
plan nos VAS to obtain a e1uplste
suit % clothes from the first person
whom ! could wayiay. and I should
then ind my way 70 tfs nurth cnaat
where thsrs we're many sraax < leFs
and fisheHnsn who would - ready
u earn the reward which afaH paid
~ the emperor to thoas who
brought escaping prisoners acroas
the channel. l bad taken the pan.
acne from my shake - that II might
escape notice. but even with my flee
oxercoat. feared that sooner o.
latsr my uniform wnuid betray me.
Ay first care must b. 20 provide
myself with a compists disguise.
When day broke. saw a river
upon my right and = small town
upon uy laft--the bltl0 smoke rask-
ing up above the moor. should
have liked well 70 have eutsred u.
because n would have interested M
n see something Of the customs u
the English. which differ very much
from those OF ether ustiunr Much
as I should have ~iah@A. ke~gA@e@.
% have seen them eat their ra~
meat and seli their Sfsaa. Il would
havs been dangerous Until got rist
Of my uniform. Ny cap. ny nous.
tach. and my speech would all hsif.
60 betray me. I continued to travel
towards tho north. therefore. look
ing about me continually. btr nsvss
catching a glimpse u my purauerH
About midday 1 came 20 where. IN
secluded valley. thsrs atood a ain.
gle small cottage wfthou, any other
building In sight II was a neat
little house. with n rustic porch and
small garden IN front Of IL. with
a swarm o. cocks and hens. I lay
down among the ferns and watched
n. for II seemed to be exactly this
kind OF place where l might obtain
what I wanted NY bread vas fin
ished. and I was exceedingly hungry
after my long journey. I deter
mined, therefore, 70 make a short