The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15


the center Of the ship, and along this
the conductor guided his prisoner.
opened the door of a stateroom in
which candles were burning and a
comfortable bed turned down for occu-
pancy.
Il think your hlghness will find ev-
erythlng here that you need. II any
thing further is required, the electric
bell Will summon an attendant, who
will get 1t for YOU
Am not to be confronted with
whoever is responsible for my arresti'
Il know nothing Of that, your high
ness, My duty ends by escorting you
here. / must ask II you have any
other weapons upon you"
no, l have not
"Will you give me your parole that
you VIII not attempt to escape2'
! shall escape IL can, of course"
THANK you, excellency," replied the
officer as suavely as II Lermontorr had
given his parole. Out Of the darkness
he called q tall, rough looking soldier,
who carried musket with a bayonet
Mt the end Of It, The soldier took his
stand beside the door Of the cabin.
Anything else:" asked tile prince
Nothing else, your hlghness, except
good night"
"0h, by the way, ! forgot to pay my
cabman OF course 1t isn't his fault
that he brought me here
81 shall have pleasure in sending him
to you, and again good night"
GOOD night" said the prince
He closed the door OF his cabin, pull.
ed cut his notebook and rapidly wrote
two letters, one of which he addressed
to Drummond aud the other TO the car.
When the cabman came, he took him
within the cabin and closed the door.
Here" he said in a loud voice that
the sentry could overhear II he liked,
how much do owe your"
The driver told him.
That's too much, you scoundrel!' he
cried aloud, but as he did so he placed
three gold pieces in the palm OF the
drivers hand, together with the two
letters, and whispered:
Get these delivered safely, and I'll
give you ten times this money II you
call on Prince Lermontotr at the ad-
dress on that note"
The man saluted, thanked him and
retired. A moment later he heard the
Jingle OF bell and then the steady
throb OF an engine. There was no win
dow to the stateroom. and he could
not tell whether the steamer was going
up or down the river--up, he surmIsed,
and he suspected his destination was
Schlusselburg, the fortress prison on
an island at the source Of the Neva.
He determined 10 so on deck and solve
the question of direction, but the SOL
der at the door brought down his gun
and barred the passage.
Il am surely allowed to 60 on deck?r
You cannot pass without an order
from the captain"
"Weli, send the captain t. me, then"
u dare not leave the door" said the
soldier.
Lermontoff pressed the button, and
presently an attendant came to learn
what was wanted.
"Will you ask the captain to come
heref"
The steward departed and shortly
after returned with a big, bronzed,
bearded man, whose bulk made the
stateroom seem small.
You sent for the captain. ana am
here.
80 am L" said the prince jnuntily.
my name is Lermontoff Perhaps you
have heard Of me-"
The captain shook his shaggy head.
u am prince Of Russia and by
some mistake find myself your passen-
ger Instead of spending the night in
my own house. Where are you taking
me, captainT
1T is forbidden that | should an.
swer questions"
is II also forbidden that should go
on deck%
"'The general said you were not to
be allowed to leave this stateroom, as
you did not give your parole"
How can escape from a steamer in
motion, captain?'
ut is easy to jump into the river
and perhaps swim ashore"
80 he is a general, Is he? Well,
captain, I'll give you my parole that
shall not attempt to swim the Neya on
so cold night as this"
Il cannot allow you on deck now"
said the captain, but when we are in
the gulf Of Finland you may walk the
deck with the sentry beside you"
"The gulf of Finlandr' cried Lennon
toff. "Then you are going down the
river?"
The big captain looked at him with
deep digpleasure cloudlng his brow,
feeling that he had been led to give
away information which he should
have kept to himself,
You are not going up to schIussel-
burg, them