Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09

barely wide enough for two at a time
was evident from the fact that, though
he had crowded close to Mordecai,
the wall scraped has right SIDE They
were through in a triee and still in
utter darkness. The sound of scuf-
fling feet again could be heard the
sound of the nihilists fleeing.
"The fools!" muttered Mordeeia,
they forgot to put back the stone"
It was evident from his grunts and
q scratching sound that he was
struggling with some heavy object.
There" he muttered at last, lit Is
flush now. and just in time! Listen,
my dear pupil, do you hear them
They are In the cellar. Put you ear
against the wall"
Hardy did as was requested, and he
could indeed hear faint sounds on
the other side of the wall
Where are we n0w?" he asked.
1--WE are in the cellar of the adjoin,
ing house, belonging to a member OF
the Order. The brothers have escap-
ed by an underground passage by
an old forgotten sewer. But it will not
be safe for you to follow them. They
will have recovered their wits by this
time and some Of them will lie In
wait for you and kill you, feeling sure
that you will tell what you have seen
and heard,
Hardy's eyes were becoming &C.
customed to the darkness, and in the
distance he could see a slit of dim,
gray light, He felt his way to 1t,
striking a barrel and hitting his
head against hanging shelf on the
way. BY the sense of touch he as.
sured himself that he had arrived at
the cellar window, boarded up, and
that the slit Of gray light came
through an imperfect joining, The
door must be somewhere near With
his fingers against the wall. he took
several steps to the left without find
| ing it; then he returned to the right
made the same experiment. and his
| efforts were rewarded with. success.
Mordecai was at his side,
What are you going to DOR asked
the Jew.
II am going to walk boldly out OF
this door," replied Hardy. 1.-THE ex-
plosion will have drawn the whole
neighborhood to the front of the house
on the other street, and shall not be
noticed If am, can explain how
came here, and how / escaped.
am going to chance it, and the quicker
go the better" and he pushed
back the heavy bolt which he had
found by this time. "Guod-by, my
friend, and thank you: suppose you
| will rejoin your brethren. You have
saved my life and shall never for
get it. For your sake, will say
nothing about what I have seen and
heard this night. The nest is broken
| up for the present and the police dc
not seem to need my aid"
go, then" said Mordecai, "and
farewell, and luck go with you! shall
attempt to escape alone. shall moi
rejoin those ingrates. became one
of them to avenge the death of my
mother, but there is no place for the
Jew in Russia, either among the
friends or the enemies of the govern
ment. shall go back to America"
'Good-by," said Hardy once more
my dear friend and teacher. and
he took the thin, clammy hand in his
pressing 1t warmly.
"Good-by!" sobbed Mordecai. "n,5
! dear pupil"
Hardy opened the door and stepped
out. He closed it quietly behind him
and ran up the cellar steps into the
starlight. He was in a back yard sur
rounded by a high fence, over which
a street lamp. peeping, cast its vel
low CLEAN over a midnight world O
snow. He walked briskly down {
broad path, passed out Of a gate ints
an alley and hurried away. AS h,
had anticipated, no one noticed him
The half-dozen police, who had beer
stationed at the rear of the adjoining
house, had run around to the froE
! to the aid of their brothers, on hear
ing the explosion.
4 The American walked a couple 0
squares, then turned sharply to tn
right and gained the main street. H,
was safe now, and he hailed a pass
ing cab, and ordered the isvoschik L
take him to the Slaviansky Bazaar
AS he stood on the walk, waiting flo
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