The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-05

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kuoll The prisoners nd. o. course.
learned az ny escape. and AL das
esnltaat yslls Ike that Nhlsh haa
aroused fHs ~ the morning fssssafss-
81 over the muaf bearing a ariepgsss
uHsNsske Of sympathy and e1fnpAn-
tgusfig - gay sAfa. How ilttis dia
they dream tat 81 fh~ tn. 81 that
very Yn1uni. which they conld $50
frosn their windows war Tying th~
rsssssfads whose escape ihws we're
celeiirAtinx As soF mel eouid look
down upon fhiH nzNur hsFd Of Idle
WafFtaf~. - they naa=a about th-
great exercia~ gara or gathered IN
Iietle groups sestteusatlHz tnrfaiiv
over n4y success. aHee heard =
sastl % exc ration ard 1 saW ii~aa.
neut. bis bead All covered with
fssHaakwss being lpd aero@a the YaFs
BY two % tha Haftsrs. I cannot t@if
sspu the pleasure hlnh this mshs
gave me. for Il proved that { had not
Killed him. ard also that the ethsrs
knsW the true story u What Hal
passed They hHi ali knaNH fns
too well 70 think that could haVs
abandoned him
All that long day { Ia behind my
screen II bushes listening to Ia.
bills which struck The hours below.
Ny parkets sera nfiaa uith bread
which I had sawed cut Of my alIoW-
ancr. and On searching my Borrowed
aFefeltat. / came uuoa A silver fiask
fuu sf excellent brandy snd water.
- that uas able q get throzEah the
day Nithout hardship. The only
sthsf tetnEs IN the pockets we're
rSss =ssk hanikffehlsf f7iftaise-
shell snuff boz. aaa a hius eHveiap~.
governor - Dartuoof prison. A q
the first two. Determined 70 seni
fhsfu back when I should return IN.
cssst itssif
The letter caused me more per.
pisxity. for The governor had Always
shown the every courtesy ana IL
offended my sense q honor thai /
should interiors with his corresponsf :.
epce. I had almost made up ny
mind to leave IL under A stone upon
the roadway within uluakst shot o.
the gate. This would Eide them In
their search for ms. however. aud
80. on the whole | saw no better
way than just to carry the letter
with me IN the hope that l might
find some means Of sending Il bach
q him. Meanwhile packed :; safe
" away IN my innermoAt pocket
clothes. aud when night fell / was
ready for my journey. ! promise you
that there we're no mistakes this
time. I took the stars for ms guides.
az every hussar should be taught to
Do. and I put eight good leagues be-
tween myself and ERE prison Ny
uiau nos was fu obtain rnfnnlats
stsls Of clothes from the first person
whofu ] could WaYiaF. and I should
then find my way 70 the north coast.
where there were many aruuRgisfa
and fishermen Who wouid be ready
70 earn the reward which was paid
BY the emperor 10 those who
brought escaping prisoners across
the channel ! had taken the pen.
aeha from my shake 80 that II might
escape notice. but even with my fine
0vercoats I feared that sooner or
later my uniform would hetrny me
Ny first care must be e. provide
myself with q complete disguise.
When day bfuke. I saw a river
upon my right and "A small town
upon ny ieft==the blue smoke reek
Ing up above the moor. should
hAYs liked well 10 have entered IL,
because Il would have interested me
70 see something Of the customs 81
the English. which differ very much
iNbfll AHt@f hA HAHeI uHlAnnHs Much
as I should have wished. however.
To have seen them eat their raw
meat and sell their wives, Il would
have been dangerous Until / got rid
Of my uniform. My cap. my nous.
tach. and my speech would ait heIf,
70 betFay the. I continued to travel
towards the north. therefore. look
ing about ire continually bsit never
catching a glimpse OF my pursaerp.
About midday I came to where. lr.
secluded valley, there stood a sin
gle small cottage without any other
building III sight. IL vas neat
little house. with rustic porch aud
small garden In front II H.. with
q swarm Of cocks and hens. / Law
down among the ferns and watched
II. for II seemed 60 be exactly the
kind Of place where I might obtalf,
what ! wanted My bread Waa lin.
ished. and ! was exceedingly hungry
after my long Journey I deter.
iif'n5dii therefore, - maze a short