The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-03-11

nor money, and each new danger was
passed until Kalisz was reached
There a. delay of three hours came
and company of soldiers. This time
there was no disguise of the fact that
Mrs. de Malinowski was being sought.
but even in this crisis the Ithacan did
and said things so suavely that the
soldiers peeped into the compart-
ment where the mother and the baby
seemed to be asleep, turned to Mr..
Wyckoff with salute and allowed the
train to cross the border ten minutes
later. The troubles of the Americans
were over.
Brides Story of Persecution.
MY sorrow began Immediately aft.
er the baby was born" Mrs. de Malin-
owsk told a reporter for The World
the other day. MY mother-in-law and
my sisters-in-law turned openly
against me, and before Leonard was
a month old he had been taken from
me, and even Caesar had taken apart.
ments In another wing of the manor
and refused to see me.
THE most absurd reasons were Civ
en- for all this. Nine de Malinowski
accused me once of taking some linen
while she was away, as though
could make any use for it, supposing
| had wanted it, in house where we
all lived together. There was nothing
too trivial to be used against me, and
finally, after all my jewelry and most
of my clothing had been taken away
from me. was taken by servants to
Gltimtr and ordered never to return.
Il took refuge with a priest had
got to know, and began to plan to get
Leonard | really didn't care for any
thing else, but | did want my baby.
The first time tried to get him lay
hidden behind a clump of bushes for |
two hours and half waiting for a |
nurse who had promised to bring him |
to me. She got so near to me | could |
see her eyes, when some other sery-
ants caught up with her and took her
back to the house.
That night orders were given to
shoot any one found on the place
without permission, but the following
midnight | tried again, another sery-
ant having promised to bring Leon
ard to me at specified point on the
banks of the Volynia.
The Volynia is very wide ana swift
there but 1t has shallow places where
reeds and grasses grow to the sur.
face. Although the priest tried to dis
suade me, ! hired two men to row me
across the river. Half way across the
BOAT began to leak. | grew frightened
and the boat capsized Fortunately It
vas one of the shadows, and although
went into water up to my shoulders
he priest. who had been following in
another boat, dragged me quickly in
beside him and took me back to his
house.
Disguised as Servant.
Even then | had not failed to see
nat lights were moving through the
Manor house, and made up my mind
hat they were getting ready to
axe the baby away, as | had heard
hey meant to. was so sure that
vent to the station at Kodyna, where
dme. De Malinowski would have to
AXE the train wherever she was
'ound. The station master hid me in
he upper part of the building. and
rom balcony soon saw Nine. De
aalinowski arrive with FIVE servants
nd the baby.
4 was dressed as peasant, and
When my mother-in-law got into her
| was put into one ad.
dining She had the train searched
make sure | wasn't aboard, but nv
1sguise saved me, and we started for
'erdeschev The conductor proved to
e my salvation. Sixteen years before. I
'hen he was a porter. he told me.
line. De Malinowski had given him
. kopeks--five cents In our money
Or handling 25 trunks. and he had
ever forgiven her!
He telegraphed ahead to Berde.
chew and when the train arrived the
q Ice were waiting. | told them that /,
Itch woman was trying to kidnap &
~ baby, and when they had satisfied | ;
themselves that was the baby's {
lother, and when they discovered t
line. De Malinowski in the next com /
artment with the baby, they took /
i'm from her and gave him to me. 1t /
as my first victory. {
i hurried back to Gitimir and paid q
GARD for week. which left me only {
nough money to send the kilograms q
} London. But within a very short 7
me Mr.. Wyckoff had come to me I
nd 1t was all over. When we +
cached Charing Cross and saw Mrs. ]
1yckoff waiting there for me | came {