The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-04-07

stopping place in the family of keep
er of one of the prisons and, having
settled herself, presented to the gov.
ernor her papers embodying instrue-
tons for facilities to be given her in
visiting the prisons. This done, she
entered at once on an examination of
them, writing report which she took
care TO make very favorable to the
management and submitted 1t to the
governor for his inspection. Her real
object was to discover In what prison
and what part of the prison Droubelofl
was confined and to learn as much
about it, its entrances and exits and
rules as possible.
One day when Miss Worthington
was making an inspection squad of
prisoners was being marched to the
mines. In the line was Droubeloff
SO changed was he that Miss Worth
ington did not know him. And it was
perhaps fortunate that she did not, for
her recognition of him might have
proved dangerous, But he recognized
her Though filed with wild Joy, he
managed TO show no evidence that he
had ever seen her before. Seeing u
pair of eyes fixed on her. the knowl-
edge that they belonged to her lover
came so slowly that she, too, was ena
bled to avoid any appearance of rec
ognition.
Jack recalled her PARTING with Drou-
belof at Washington. 1t was after n
reception ut the White House, and he
was in evening dress, with the insignia
of several orders upon his breast.
What change in this unkempt man
in the clothes OF workman with a
| pick and shovel on his shoulderl The
meeting not only stimulated her de-
sire TO free him, but added to that dar-
ing tempered by caution which was
natural TO her
The next day she found way of
meeting Zarowitz. He had represent
ed himself as from the country round
about Kara, who had come for the
purpose of getting employment about
the prisons Miss Worthngton told
him of the prison in which Droubeloff
was confined, and It was agreed that
he should concentrate his efforts upon
that particular prison. This was all
that could be done Mt present.
II was two months before Zarowitz
secured one OF the most unlmportant
positions In the prison where Droube-
lon was confined, but once there he
gave evidence OF such vigilance that It
was not long before he was promoted
TO be keeper.
Miss Worthingtons plans We're now
nearing n head. She had succeeded in
getting very daring man in rs keep
er of the prison In which her lover was
confined. Methods OF getting Droubc-
loff out were plentiful, but would any
Of them be successful? There is one.
or u part Of one, that has been often
| tried with success. Prisoners have
been enabled to gain time by leaving
dummy in their cells, and this was
| The first matter for preparation. II
| order TO have dummy ready Miss
Worthington gave Zarowitz certain
materials for its composition, which h,
| took with him to his quarters In tn,
| prison.
| Meanwhile the prisoner and his
keeper had come into secret commu
nication, and Xarowitz was watching
for an opportunity to connive at the
formers escape. A failure was moi
only TO be dreaded for Droubeloff, but
for Xarowitz, and what appalled, boil
men was the possibility OF Miss
Worthington being implicated. FARO
witz would suffer untold miseries 1
MS keeper he assisted n prisoner to es
cape. and should 1t become know
that the Russian police had long BEEF
hunting for him 1t would add to hi
torturcs. IF Miss Worthington wer
arrested rs an accessory she would
doubtless remain In the Kara prison
for the rest of her life. For this rea
| son Droubelon asked Zarowitz to bel
her 10 70 away and leave the two Il
work out the problem by themselves
| but she rcsolutely declined.
The escape was attempted In the
evening The prisoners were marched
after n days work into their cells
The keeper went to DroubelOff's cell
and spoke few words In II whisper
DrouheloT took the dummy from I'M
der his cot and placed II on the cot
with the face toward the wall. Faro
witt who had left him, presently re-
turned with workman's suit Of
clothes Droubcloff put 1t on and,
leaving the cell, walked boldly down
the corridor.
There was no way to eliminate the
guards standing at different places on
the line Of exit. The prisoner must
run the risk of their recognizing him.
The chances were that, not being per
sonally acquainted with the prisoners,
they would not recognize one Of them
In the garb OF n workingmnn. But
this was not certain Droubeloff pass
ell the first guard In his exit from the
building. Walking on deliberately, he
passed the one In the yard 1t was
hard for him TO resist the temptation
TO make dash through the gateway,
but he resisted. Passing out ms any
ordinary laborer would do, he was
beyond the wall The temptation to
run was all but irresistible. When he
knew his figure was growing dim to
those at the gate he FASTENED his step.
At an appointed place he found n
sleigh. He stepped into 1t beside Miss
Worthington who pulled robe up
over him, and the driver, who was
none other than the keeper, who had
gone before him, drove away.
Not word was spoken as the horses
trotted lcisurely toward the outskirts
Of the prison settlement while under
the robe two lovers clasped hands in
mingled exutation and fear that all
still might be lost But once on the
main road leading southwestward the
gait was changed from trot TO n gal
lop
The relays took the fugitives rapid
ly TO the borders Of Russian territory,
and once across they were safe.
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