Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

able to give you, and no teacher could
have wished more apt pupil.
1T pIeases to hear you say that,
highness, although 1 fear l have been lax
in my duties, and perhaps the knowledge
of this place which you have got through
my negligence, has assisted you in making
an escape which l had not thought pos
sible."
Jack laughed good-naturedly.-a
"'Alls fair in love ana war" he said.
imprisonment is section of war /
must admit that electricity has been
powerful aid to us But you cannot blame
every precaution, and the gaoler was
eternally at my heels. You can never pre-
tend that you trusted me, you know
II tried to do my duty" said the old
man mournfully and if electricity has
been your helper, it has not been with my
sanction. However, there is one point
about electricity which you impressed
upon me. which is that although 1t goes
What do you mean by that, governor"
rs it not so? 1t goes by wire, and re-
turns through the earth. l thought you
told me that
yes. but I don't quite see why you
mention that feature of the case at this
particular moment
u wanted to be sure what I have stated
is true. You see, when you are gone there
will be nobody / can ask"
All this time the aged governor was
holding Jacks hand rather Imply. Drum
mond showed signs of impotence.
Jack" he cried at last, that converse
ton may be very interesting. but its like
smoking on a powder mine. one never
knows what may happen shan feel
safe until were we'll out at sea- and not
even then. Get through with your fare
wells as soon as possible, and let us be
off"
fright you are. Alan. my boy. Well,
governor 1 m reluctantly compelled to bid
you a final goodby, and here Wlshlhg you
all sorts of luck
The old man seemed reluctant to part
with him, and still chung to his hand.
L wanted to tell YOU he said of an
other Incident almost as startling as your
coming into this room while since, that
happened six or eight months ago. As per
haps you know, we keep Finland hshlng
boat down IN the cove below
Yes yes, said Jack impat1ently, draw
ing away his hand.
well six or eight months ago that boat
disappeared, and has never been heard OF
since. None of our prisoners were missing;
none of the garrison was missing; my three
assistants were still here, yet in the night
the boat was taken away
Really. How interesting! Never
learned the secret. did your
Never; but 1 took precautions, when
we got the next boat, that it should be
better guarded so l have had two men re
main upon it night and day.
Are your two men armed, governor:
Yes, they are.
Then they must surrender, or we will be
compelled to shoot them. Come down with
US and advise them to surrender quietly
otherwise, from safe cover on the stairway,
we can pot them in open boat.
Il will go down with you said the gov
ernor land do what | can.
"Of course they will obey you
Yes, they will obey me-if they hear me
l was going to add that only yesterday did
l arrange the electric bell down at the
landing, with instructions to those men to
take a telegram which l had written in
case of emergencies to the mainland, at
any moment, night or day. when that bell
rang Your highness, the bell rang more
than half an hour ago. l have not been
allowed to see the result.
The placid old man put his hand on the
princes shoulder. as If bestowing a bene-
diction upon him Drummond who did not
understand the lingo. was amazed to see
Jack fling off the governors grasp, and
with what he took to be a crushing oath
in Russian, spring to the door. which he
threw open. He mounted the stone bench
which gave him view of the sea. boat,
with two sails spread. speeding TO the
southwest, across the strong westerly wind,
was two miles or more away
"Marooned. by God!' cried the prince.
swinging round and presenting his pistol at
the head Of the governor. who stood there
like a statue of detection and made no
sign.