New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

vettis to get out of that inferno upon earth
yonderi"
I shut my eyes again, settled back myself
luxurIOuSly against nv pillows, and went
bach, to Anne and the rose garden
T SUPPOSE began to pull round from that
time, and IN few days | was able to get up.
almost forgot that was still IN custody. and
even when | remembered the fact II d1dn Z
trouble me IN the least After what | had en-
dured IN the Russian prison, 1t was impossible
at present anyhow, TO consider Detective IN
spectOr Freeman and his subordinate Harris as
anything less than the best OF good fellows and
good nurses. True, they never lett me TO my
self for an lnStant,-One or other OF them was
always IN close attendance on me,-but there
was nothing OF espionage IN that attendance
They merely Safeguarded me, and at the same
time helped me back 10 lite. II | had been
their conrade rather than their prisoner.
Freeman, IN due course, gave me his formal
warning that anything | SAID with respect 70
the crime with which | was charged would be
used against me: but in all other respects both
he and Harris acted punctIliOuslv on the prln-
ciple held by only two civilized nations N the
world. England and the United States OF
America. that a man Is regarded as innocent
in the eyes of the law until he has been tried
and found guilty.
Well how goes it to-dav2" Freeman asked
as he relieved his lieutenant one morning.
- You look a sight better than YOU did Do YOU
think you can stand the journey: We don
want you to die on our hands en- route, YOU
know.
Wen start to-day If you like: I'm ft
enough" l answered Lets get back and
get it over. Its prepOSterous charge, YOU
know; but
We needn't discuss that Mr.. WYNN" ne
interrupted hastily
All right, We won't Though | fancy l
shouldn't have been alive at this time If YOU
hadn't taken it into your heads 10 hunt me
down as the murderer of a man who WASH
I =
Just IN the nick of time, Mr. Freeman
Well, yes, | think we did that. he con-
coded. You We're the most dePlOrable object
We ever seen in the course of nv experience.
and that's fairly long and varied Id Ike to
know how you got into their clutches. though
you needn't say if it has any connection
with
Why, certainly. Its nothing to do with
CaSSavettl, or SelInSk1. or whatever his name
was, | said Il got wind OF a NIhll1St meeting
in the woods Went there out of curiosity. and
the soldiers turned up. There was a free fight.
They got the best of IT, took me prisoner with
the Others and that's all But how did YOU
trace me? How long had YOU been IN Peters
burg
Only couple of DAYS Found YOU had dis
appeared and the Embassies were raising
Cam. 1t seemed likely voud been murdered.
as Carson was. The police declared they were
making every effort 10 trace YOU, without sue
cess. and doubt If thew would have produced
YOU even IN response to the eXtradItIOn war
rant, but that some one mvSterIOuSlv tele-
phoned information TO the American Embassy
that YOU were N prison. in the fortress. and
even gave Your number, though he would not
give his own name say where he was speak
ing from"
Who it. l wondered. Loris OF Mirakoff'
1t must have been one or the other He had
saved my life, anyhow.
So acting that, simply went and
demanded you-and. good heavens what a
sight you were! l thought you'd die IN the
droShlly that brought YOU here IN
couldn't help telling the officer who handed
you over that l couldn't congratulate him on
his prison system and he grinned and said All
| have heard that YOU English treat YOUR
prisoners as honored guests We prefer our
own methods.