The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-25

ING 2 sympathy FOR lie ga xill5.S
That's his return current ebs-
Hes not to blame, sald nrnr.
mond. ITS our own fanlt antsrs,,,s
The Hrst thing 70 have done ,as * Il.
cure that boat
And everything worked 50 beaat,.
Gully. moaned Jack. up Is. this nsnt
ana one mistake ruins wa n.
doomed. Alan:
II Isn't 50 bad as that. lack . saIl
the Englishman calmly. .Should tbose
men reach the coast safely. as no doubt
they win II may cost Russia 4 i5It "a
trouble to dlsiodge US
Why, hang It all, cried Jack they
don't need todislolge US! All they've
got to do o to stand on ana starye rs
out, They are not compelled 10 ffe s.
gun or land man.
They'll have 10 starye Their own
men FIRST. It's not likely were going
to go hungry and feed our prisoners
''oh. we don't mind little thing IKE
that. we Russians. They may send
help or they may not. Probably a
cruiser win come within haillug dis,
lance and Try to find out what the
trouble is. Then 1t VIII lie OF and wait
IN everybody's dead and after that put
IN new governor and another garri-
ron."
You take too pesslmistic a view.
Jack. This Isn't the season OF the wear
for a cruiser to lie off in the Baltic.
Winter is coming on. Most Of the har.
bors in Finland will be ice closed in a
month, and there's no shelter here.
abouts in a storm. They'll attack.
probably open shell fire on us for
awhile, then attempt to land a storm.
ing party. That will be fun for us IL
you've got good rifles and plenty of
ammunition"
Jack raised his head.
''Oh, were well equipped he said,
III we only have enough to eat
Springing to his feet all detection
gone, he said to the governor:
Now, my friend, We're compelled to
put you into a cell. Pm sorry to do
this, but there Is no other course open.
Where is your larder and what guam.
tity of provisions have you in stockY'
\ gloomy smile added to the dejec.
ton of the old mans countenance.
You must find that out for your
SELF" he said.
Are the soldiers upstairs well sun.
piled with food?'
Il win not answer any of your Ques.
tions."
"oh, very we'll. see you are deter
mined to go hungry yourself. Until 1
am satisfied that there is more than
sufficient for my friend and me no
prisoner in my charge gets anything
to eat. That's the sort of jailer am.
The stubborn old beast" he cried in
English, turning to Drummond, won't
answer my questions
What were you asking himY
Il want to know about the stock OF
provisions"
Its quite unnecessary to ask about
the grub. There's sure to be ample"
"whyT
~ oSSauSe we nave reached
the beginning of winter, as said be.
fore. There must be months when no
boat can land at this rock. It's bound
to be provisioned for several months
ahead at the very lowest calculation.
Now, the first thing to do is to put
this ancient Johnny In his little cell.
Then I'll tell you where our chief dan.
ger lies"
The governor made neither protest
nor complaint. but walked into No. Q
and was locked up.
Now, Johnny, my boy" said Drum
mond, our anxiety is the soldiers.
The moment they find they are locked
In they will blow those two doors open
In just about half jlffy. We can, of
course, by sitting in front of the lower
door night and day pick or the first
four or five who come down, but II the
rest make rush we are bound to be
overpowered. They have presumably
plenty Of powder, probably some i've
shells, petards and whatnot that Will
make short work even Of those oaken
doors. What do you propose to dor.
Il propose" said Jack, ito fill their
crooked stairway with cement. There
are bags and bags Of 1t in the armory."
The necessity for this was prevented
by an edd circumstance. The two
young men were seated In the govern
or's room when at his table telephone
bell rang. Jack had not noticed this
Instrument and now took up the re-
ceiver.
Hello. governor said a voice.
Your fool of jaller has boited the
stairway door, and we can't open It"
"oh, beg pardon" replied Jack In
whatever Imitation Of the governors
voice he could assume an see to 1t
at once myself"
BE hung up the receiver and told his
comrade what had happened.
Zone or both of these officers are
coming down. II we get the officers
safely into cell, there will be nobody
to command the men, and 1t Is more
than likely that the officers carry the
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