The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-24
Continued from last sunday.)

IN repeated attempts 10 answer LftsSe
questions, only to give up the puzzle as
hopeless.
No one came near me again all that
afternoon and evening" and as the hours
passed, the thought of what was in
store for me on the morrow became
more and more oppressive. And when,
at length l heard the warders going
their night rounds, 1 am free TO con-
fess / was very close TO despair.
I could not sleep for the shuddering
horror of the thing. In vain l told my
self that men had gone through it be-
fore, and that what they had endured,
/ could probably endure. There was no
consolation in that. The one thought
that did afford me a CLEAN Of grim COM
fort was that if 1 did get through it
and was ever free, Colonel BremenhOf
should taste something of the horrors he
had caused me to endure before would
call my account with him square.
There was a great deal OF the brute
in me in those lingering hours of de-
spair.
was still in this mood of self-tortur-
ing apprehension, trying vainly to get
to sleep and shake off the horrors of it
when my cell door was opened and two
warders entered. By the lantern which
one carried I saw two other figures in
the gloom beyond, and I jumped to the
conclusion that the time for my knout-
ing had been put forward.
This is the prisoner" I recognized
the governors voice.
The warder's lantern flashed to my
face. and out of the gloom came a So
norous Good God" Then some one
rushed forward and took my hands.
My dear boy, what in the name of
heaven and earth does all this mean ?"
1t was my old friend, General Won
EckeTstetn; and as 1 felt the grasp of
hts hands I closed my eyes with a deep,
deep sigh Of intense thankfulness.
There has been bad mistake that's
all, II said, scracely knowing what I said
or did for the moment. The sense of
relief was so intense as TO be almost
overpowering. I found myself laugh
ing fatuously.
This is your friend. generaI?' asked
the governor.
why, of course IL is It's the most
extraordinary thing in the world. Why
on earth didn't you send for me be-
fore?"
81 tried to. butt had better explain
everything
He has proved himself a very dan
gerous and desperate man, general, -
said the governor. ''will you answer
for him?"
Answer for him? Yes; with my life.
man. Can you let me see him private
ly? I'm lost in Amusement"
Take off the irons" ordered the gov
ernor
"Fettered, too Heavensl what would
your father have ssid?"
The irons were taken off and I was
allowed to go with the general to one
Of the governors rooms, where we were
left alone. This gave me time to regain
my self-contrOl.
Now perhaps you'll tell me all about
it." said my friend.
1.-TWO things first. Give me a cigar
and tell me how you have come from
Petersburg just in the nick of time"
From Petersburg? I have not come
from Petersburg: I am in Warsaw foi
time. But what do you mean? You
knew that when you sent me this"
He handed me a letter as follows:
Dear Old Friend
Come to me at once to the Kreuz-
Stadt fortress. I am a prisoner. Fol
Gods sake.
ROBERT ANSTRUTHER.
Il cannot write this myself, but No
not fail me-"
His shrewd eyes were fixed upon m,
as 1 looked up. lymph! Who's tn,
woman?" he asked. I hesitated and
smiled as 7 laid the letter down, and. t
ill the pause, lighted my cigar. Don't,
he 1erked. 1 started: for the warnine
came so pat on my thoughts OF the bes
tale to make
1 looked across and met his keen, pen
Grating gaze.
Young Bob Anstruther, il you tr,
ana lie 10 me I'll throw up the Who'll,
thing. Trust me with the truth. ant
I'll do for you what your fathers friens
should"
The secret is not mine, and
Devil take the boy" ne burst IN We
hemently. Don't I love John An
struther's son like my own child. or d.
you think an old diplomat CABS an,
blabs like a washerwoman? Contour,
you, do you want to make me give yol
my word Of honor, you young idiot?"
I hesitated no longer, but told him tn
whole story from the meeting with Vol
n2 at BFatinsk railway station down Z
that moment, emitting only the par
which referred 10 Father Ambrose an,
the fraternity signals.
The portion I don't tell you doesn'
AFFECT my case. general; and I am unde
my pledged word not to reveal it,"
You've told me about enough" h
Tetorted grimly; and for a while we sa
and smoked and looked at one anothe
in silence.
Presently, with a short laugh, he tool
his cigar from his lips. You're a hot
headed young fool, Bob. just that AM
nothing more. But" he paused
brushed back his gray hair, sighed, AM
then smiled-'I suppose at your age
should have done pretty much tn
same. and I'm cock-sure your fathe
would"
I'm take my gruelling. sir. if it come
TO it,"
Don't talk nonsense, boy. Do yol
think III let EN- touch you? But w
must move very warily Will you apoI
ogize to Colonel Bremenhaf?"
I'm see him hanged first" cried.
He grinned and nodded. you meal
TO make it as stiff for me as YOU car
That's always the way with you younl
folk"
Would you have me apologize t
him.
His face stiffened and his eyelids cam
together till they were mere slit
through which his pupils cleaned. "Pn
glad you hit him; although that blow /
Just the toughest nut to crack But W
must get TO work. Thank heaven h
put himself in the wrong, as usual"
He rang the bell and sent for the gov
ernor. His manner became suddenly a
stern as with me it had been kind.
There has been a very serious mis-
carriage of justice here, Major Prula
DON. This is Mr.. Robert Anstruther
the son OF man who was the intimat
friend of half the Berlin court an,
trusted by the emperor. His imprison
ment is nothing short of an outrage
and what makes it really serious is tina
his demand, made as his right. to Sc
the British consul and to communicat
with me. was refused"
II know nothing of that Of CONS.