Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-15
Brides story Of Persecution.

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"My sorrow began Immediately aft
er the baby was born" Mrs. de Malin-
owski told reporter for The World
the other day. "My mother-in-law and
my sisters-in-law turned openly
against me, and before Leonard was
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 I
could make any use for 1t, 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
Gitimir and ordered never! to return.
Il took refuge with 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 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 l could
see her eyes, when some other serv-
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 serv-
ant having promised to bring Leon
ard to me at a specified point on the
banks Of the volynia.
The Volynia is very wide and 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 1t
was one of the shadows, and although
I went into water UP to my shoulders
the priest. who had been following in
another boat. dragged me quickly in
beside him and took me back to his
house.
Disguised az Servant.
Even then l had not failed to see
that lights were moving through the
Manor house. and made up my mind
that they were getting ready to
take the baby away, as l had heard
they meant to. was 80 sure that /
went to the station at Kodyna, where
Nine. De Malinowski would have to
take the train wherever she was
bound. The station master hid me in
the upper part of the building, and
from balcony soon saw Nine. De
Malinowski arrive with five servants
and the baby. ~
Il was dressed as a peasant, and
when my mother-in-law got into her
compartment was put into one ad.
joining. She had the train searched
to make sure wasn't aboard, but my
disguise saved me, and we started for
Berdeschev. The conductor proved to
be my salvation Sixteen years before.
WAeu uc WAS pOTIeT, ne tOlQ me,
Nine. De Malinowski had given him
% kopeks-five cents in our money
for handling % trunks, and he had
never forgiven her!
He telegraphed ahead to Berde.
schey. and when the train arrived the
police were waiting. l told them that
"a rich woman was trying to kidnap
my baby, and when they had satisfied
themselves that l was the baby's
mother, and when they discovered
Nine. De Malinowski in the next com.
partment with the baby, they took
him from her and gave him to me. II
was my first victory.
Il hurried back to Gitimir and paid
board for a week. which left me only
enough money to send the kilograms
to London. But within a very short
time Mr.. Wyckoff had come to me
and 1t was all over. When we
reached Charing Cross and saw Mrs
| Wyckoff waiting there for me l came