The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

from BarSchelt. lie unWltungly O1lendS
a native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest Max is persuaded to take
one of the American students passports
end escape.
CHAPTER VlI.-Continued.
whats this for?" Max asked curl
ously.
Ellis" said l, ut is very good of
you. Max, take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save your hide. Take them and get
to the station as quickly as you can.
And for the love of mercy, do not turn
around till you're over in Doppelkinn's
vineyards"
We'll, I'm hanged If l understand"
he cried. I'm a peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me in
the face for nothing at all, and now
must hike, Ell? What the devil have /
done now?"
Then, as briefly as l could, / eX-
planned the enormity of his offenses.
To take chair from table, as he
had done, was gross insult; to re-
ceive slap in the face and not to
resent it, was another insult; to tear
up an opponents visiting card, still
another; to take out revolver in Bar
scheit, unless you were an officer or
&. had permit, was worse than an in
suit; it was crime, punishable by
long Imprisonment. They could &C.
cuse him of being either an anarchist
or socialist-red, coming to Barscheit
with the intent to kill the grand duke
The fact that he was ignorant OF the
laws, or that he was an alien, would
remit not one particle of his punish
ment and fine; and weeks would pass
ere the matter could be arranged be-
tween the United States and Barscheit
Good Lord!" he gasped; why
didn't you tell me?"
why didn't you tell me that you
carried a cannon in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers, otherwise you stand
pat for heap of trouble, and l can't
help you. Go straight to Dresden, tele-
graph me, and I'll forward your lug
gage"
But l came here to study" Max
argued.
1T will be geology in the form of
prison walls" said Ellis quietly. Don't
be foolish, Mr.. Scharfenstein; it is not
a matter of mans courage, but of his
common sense. Take the tickets and
light out. / have lived here for three
years, and have seen men killed out
right for less than you have done"
But you don't expect me to leave
this place without punching that beg
gar's head?"-indignantly. What do
you think I'm made off"
You'll never get the chance to
punch his head" said |. I'VE are
wasting valuable time. Those officers
have gone for the police You have
about 20 minutes TO make the train. !
Come. for heavens sake. comet"
He finally got it into his head that
we knew what we were talking about. |
How we got him to the station | do |
not remember, but somehow we got |
him there. He sputtered and fur cd |
and swore. as all brave men will Nho
feel that they are running away IN a |
cowardly fashion. He wasn't con. |
WINGED, but he thanked Ellis for his /
kindness and hoped that he wouldn't |
get into trouble on his (Maxs) ac-
count.
Go straight to, Dresden; say you've
been studying medicine in Barscheit |
for three years, refer to me by tele- /
graph II there is any question as to |
your identity.E said I. You're the /
only man in the world. Max. that I'D
lie for ~
He stumbled through the gates, and
we sawthim open the doof OF car,
rage just. as the train began to pull
out A guard tried to stop him. but he
was not quite quick enough. We
watched the train till II melted away
into the blackness beyond the tesmi-
nus covering. then we I and NV fel- |