The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17

frontier 1 did not, but I bluffed
him.
Did he ride up alone?" he asked
Father Ambrose.
Yes, at the moment sent for
you"
You will answer for this" he cried
angrily.
THAT is exactly what I have ridden
back for. Your fellows at that cot
tage took my money and papers; so. as
soon as 1 had done what I set out to
do rode back. On my way came to
this priest here; as he knows I am an
Englishman; and instead of helping me
he arranged for my arrest. You Rus
sian Poles are nice friendly Christian
people, the whole lot of you"
Where were you going?"
why to Bratinsk, of course-where
the rest of my things are, and l am
well enough known to borrow money
until can get some from England"
"A likely story" he sneeTed.
You needn't believe it. Your sneers
don't affect me a l6opeck. This par
ticular episode being closed, am 60
ing back to my hunting at Bratinsk"
You Will find the episode, as you
call it, is not closed. You viii have
to answer for 1t and must come with
me-"
II haven't the least objection now"
He thanked Father Ambrose again
and we left the house. They walked
one on each side of me, and one Of
the villagers led my horse. In this
way I was marched to the police quar-
tiers of the village-just a cottage. pref
ty much like that of an ordinary coun-
ty policeman at home.
There he wanted to catechize me
aIresh about Volna; but stopped him.
L shall say nothing about that and
nothing more about myself. ] am ready
to go wherever you please to take
me, and having no longer any reason
TO resist, will do what you wish. You
know who I am, because you saw my
papers at Bratinsk before any of this
fuss occurred. Take me to your supe-
riors and I will convince them in half
an hour that the sooner am at liberty
again the better for ali concerned"
Il am in charge of this" he cried,
bristling with authority. You have
aided the escape of a revolutionary and
must answer for IT,"
Il am an Englishman. Take me to
your superiOrs," l said: and to that
phrase 1 stuck, repeating it Uoggedly
to his every question, until l had tired
out his patience and worn his temper
to shreds.
1 was then left in a room with a man
to guard me While a carriage was got
ready when I was handcuffed and bun
0led into 1t pretty roughly. / knew
the road. of course, and soon saw they
were taking me to Solden.
l was carried to the police quarters
there and shut up in cell; still with
man to guard me. Meanwhile they
communicated with the police at
Schirmskad; and after some time 1 was
taken from the cell and confronted with
the chief of the men who had nearly
captured me at the woodcutters cot
tage.
Il am glad to see you," told him.
You have my passport, papers. and
letter Of credit. l demand their re-
turn
Where is your companion, and who
is she?"
who is the chief here?" 1 asked.
Answer me, you dog" he cried with
an oath, raising his hand.
Il am an Engiishman with very pow
erfuI friends; no mere peasant to be
kicked and bounded by you. Lay a
finger on me, if you dare" The two
conferred together; my papers were
taken out and examined; and third
man called to the conference.
Where is your companion, and who
is she?" demanded the man again.
Take me to your superiors." 1 said
and from that reply l would not be
moved. At last 1 was sent back to the
cell with the guard to watch me as
before.
1 was getting on better than I had
even hoped. My insistent repetition of
the fact that | was an Englishman had
had its effect.
The Warsaw agent who had seen me
first at Bratinsk had no doubt sat
isfied himself on the point: and from
what / had seen in the recent confer
ence, he had made this clear to the
others.
My chief anxiety was about food. It !
was now late in the afternoon, and |
having had nothing since the break |
fast at the priests house, 1 was eyre |
giously hungry. 1 recalled my ex-
perience at Pulta station and began to |
speculate what effect a gold coin would |
have upon my guard. He was a heavy /
stupid-looking fellow; but the biggest |
fool in Russia knows the difference be- |
tween a gold piece and kopeck.
The coins in my pocket had not been |
taken from me, and although l was still |
handcuffed I was able to wriggle my
hand into my pocket and get some out. |
The man watched me suIlenly.
Il am hungry l said.
Prisoners mustn't talk"
Il have had no food for hours |
Wouldn't this buy some?" and / held |
up d couple of roubles.
Silence" he growled. with a surly /
zrown.
I substituted a gold piece for the two
silver ones. Food is perhaps dear in
Solden.
He fidgetted uneasily, his eyes on the
gold. I put the three coins together.
The silver for the food, the gold for
he waiter" I said.
He sighed regretfully. impossible"
ne murmured.
''Mayn't you buy food for yourself?
Have you had supper"
His eyes cleaned. A slow smile of
cunning spread over his face. He
stretched out his hand. I put the two
silver coins into it. zone pays the
waiter at the end of dinner"
He was disappointed, and stood
ylancing from the coins i'm the palm of
MS hand to me and back from me to
he coins. Then he decided to earn the
gold.
He knocked on the door of the cell
md a cOmrade came. They whispered
ogether; the coins jingled: and the
,Omrade departed.
IN half an hour he returned with some |
God; a cold chicken. some bread and
ca. The cost was probably under a
'ouble. and the COmrade had thus paid
himself in advance.
There was no knife; so / had to eat
he fowl as best I could; pulling the
oints asunder and gnawing the flesh
But I was too hungry to bother about
hat. When I had finished l gave the
nan the gold piece.
Il must give him something" he
yrumbled
Give him what you like out of that"
answered, getting a very black look
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