The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-14
d ROBERT BARR.

PRISONERS have tod me that the I'M
certainty of an ipmate who never
knew when he might be spied upon
added TO the horror OF the situatlen,
but the watertight doors OF the Trogz.
mondolt are free from ,this feature and
for very sinister reason.
The channel in the door through
which the water runs when che cell Is
empty and the tunnel at the ceiling
through which the water aows when
the cell is full give plenty OF ventila-
ton. no matter how tightly the door
may be closed. The water rose very
gradually until it reached the top out
let, then It's level remained stationary.
foated on the top quite easily. with
as little exertion al WINS necessary 10
Keep me in that position. IL l raised
my head, my brow struck the ceiling.
The next cell to mine. lower down,
was possibly empty. heard the wa
Ter pour into 1t like a little cataract.
The next cell above and Indeed all the
cells in that direction were flooded IKE
my own.
VI course 1t was no trouble for me
70 Keep afioat My only danger was
that the intense coldness OF the water
would numb my body beyond recovery.
Still had been accustomed To halYI.
ships of that kind befoce now In the
frozen north. AT last the gentle roar
OF the waterfall ceased, and realized
my cell was emptying Itself When
reached my shelf again, stretched nv
limbs back and forth us strenuously
as could and as silently, for I wished
no sound to give any hint that was
stlll alive, If, indeed, sound could pen.
CRATE TO the passage. which is unlike.
! ~. Even before the laat of the water
had run away from the cell l lay
stretched out at full length GU the
hoor, hoping might have steadine,s
enough to remain death quiet when
the men came In with the lantern.
need have Ind no fear The door WINS
opened. one of the men picked me I'm
by the heels and, using my legs MS IL
they were the shafts of a wheeEbar.
row, dragged me down The passage TO
the place where the stream emerged
from the last cell. aud mtn this tor
rent he flung me- There was one swift.
brief moment of darkness, then shot,
feet first into space aud dropped down.
down, down through tie air IKE a
iplummet into the arms OF my mother"
Into what?" cried Dorothy, white
aud breathless, thinning the recital of
these agonies had turned tue mans
brain.
/! "Ihe Baltic, madam. Is the Finland
ers mother. 1t feeds him in life, car
rles him whittier he wishes to go, and
every true Finlander hopes to die In
her arms. The Baltic seemed, almost
warm after what had been through.
and the taste of the salt on my lips
was good. 1t was 4 beautiful starlight
might In May and HOated around the
rock, FOR knew that in a cove on the
eastern side. concealed from all view
OF the sea, lay Finland fishing boat,
II craft that will weather any storm,
and here in the water was man who
tknew how TO handle II, Prisoners are
Handed on the eastern side and such
advantage Is taken OF the natural CON
formation Of this Drecipitous rock that
8 man climbing the steep zigzag stair
way which leads to tie inhabited por-
ton is hidden from sight OF any craft
upon The water even 100 or 500 yac,ls
away. Nothing seen FROM the OUTSIDE
teiyes any token Of habltation
"Ihe fshins boat. suppose. is kept
for ca2es Of emergency, that tue gov
lcrnor may communicate with the shore
lif necessary. Toured il might be
moored so securely that could not un-
fasten 1t. Security had made them
careless, and the boat was tied merely
by lines to rings In the rock, the object
being to keep her From bruislng her
sides against the stone rather than to
prevent any one taking her away.
pushed her out into the open. got quiet
u inside aud flOated with tue swift
tide. not Gazing to raise a saII.untll
was well out Of gunslot distance.
Once clear OF the rock spread canvas
land BY daybreak was long out Of sight
Of land, | made for Stockholm, and
there being no mark or name on the
boat to denote that it belonged to the
Russian government had little Diff
Guilty in selling i. toll the authori-
ties what was perfectly true-that l
was a Finland aliior escaping from
The tyrant of NY country ana anxious
10 get to America. As such events are
happening practically every week along
the Swedish coast was not inter-
fered with and got enough money from
the sale of the boat to enable me to
dress myself well and take passage to
England, AMI from there first class to
New York OIL a regular liner.
"of course / could have shipped as
a sailor from Stocklrolu easy enough,
but / was tired of being common
sailor and expected, If | was respecta-
bly, clothed. to get n better position
than would otherwise be the case.
This proved true. for crossing the
ocean / became acquainted with Mr..
Stockwell, and he engaged me as mate