Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

yonder!"
l shut my eyes again, settled back myself
luxuriously against my pillows. and went
back to Anne and the rose garden.
I SUPPOSE l 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 it didn't
trouble me in the least. After what had en-
dured in the Russian prison, it 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 left me to my
self for an instant,-one or other of them
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 to life. as if l had been
their comrade rather than their prisoner.
Freeman, in due course gave me his formal
warning that anything | said with respect to
the crime with which l was charged would be
used against me: but in all other respects both
he and Harris acted punctiliously on the prin-
ciple held by only two civilized nations in the
world. England and the United States of
America, that man is regarded as innocent
in the eyes of the law until he has been tried
and found guilty.
Well how goes it to-day" Freeman asked
as he relieved his lieutenant one morning
" You look sight better than you did. Do you
think you stand the Journey We don't
want you to die on our hands en- route, you
know"
We'll start to-day if you like; I'm fit
enough" l answered Lets get back and
get it over. It's preposterous charge, you
know; but
I'VE needn't discuss that, Mr. Wynn" he
interrupted hastily.
"All right. we won't. Though fancy
shouldn't have been alive at this time if you
hadn't taken it into your heads to hunt me
down the murderer of man who wasn't
even a naturalized Englishman You came
lust in the nick of time, Mr.. Freeman
We'll, yes, l think did that" he con-
coded. You were the most deplorable object
I've ever seen in the course OF my experience,
and that's fairly long and varied I'd like to
know how you got into their clutches; though
you needn't say if it has any connection
with"
why. certainly. It's nothing to do with
Cassavetti, or Selinski or whatever his name
was. said Il got wind of a Nihilist meeting
in the woods Went there out of curiosity, and
the soldiers turned up. There free fight
the others, and that's all. But how did you
trace mes How long had you been in Peters
burg'"
appeared, and the Embassies were raising
Cain. 1t seemed likely you'd been murdered.
as Carson was. The police declared they were
making every effort to trace you, without sue
cess, and doubt if they would have produced
you, even IN response to the extrad1tIon war
rant but that some one mysteriously te1e
phoned information to the American Embassy
that you were in prison, in the fortress, and
even gave your number; though he would not
give his own name or say where he was speak
ing from
Who was it, l wondered, Loris or Mirakoff9
1t must have been one or the other. He had
saved my life. anyhow.
$50. acting on that we simply went and
demanded you-and, good heavens! what a
|ci0 I oh dia IN he
droshky that we brought you here in.
couldn't help telling the officer who handed
you over that couldn't congratulate him
his prison system. and he grinned and said, All,
prisoners as honored guests We prefer our
own methods
CHAPTER XIV.
Back 20 England
WE started for England the next night, Sec