The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

sage aud picked the lock In hands shake.
! knew that yet another door was before me
before | got to my window and that the lock
might give me more trouble II did, and had
to work hard to get that door open, was per
spring freely as passed through 1t and came
beneath the window giving access to the fort
ress garden which had yet TO be trayersed.
Ones troubles only begin with n nc. and
more than once while engaged on that solid
iron bar | despaircd Of overcoming this oh.
stacle. For four mortal hours ! sawed away,
the perspiration pouring down my face. Ind
10 stop every minute TO listen II any one were
coming, but all remained stlll
when | look back on those four hours be
hind that grated window I dont know how
held out, and | can hardly recall how | got
through and let myself down the sixteen feet
separating mo from the ground. All know Ia
that left n stump OF bar on which had fixed
my ladder and n minute later | sprang noise
lessly to earth
Here found myself IN some gardens which
crossed stcalthny I knew what was to come
My objective was a high iron gate surmountod
BY a gas lamp where I knew sentry would
be posted once past this danger point and
was free-of tho citadel at least For the
gate gave on to the roadway
Stealing cautiously over the ground and
picking my way ! came to the high fortress
wall. Step by step | sided along that wall
until reached the gate / scaled It md look
ing over the top saw in tho road Immediately
beneath me the spike Of the sentry's helmet
flashing In tho rays OF tho gas lamp
III tho man had been prompted to look up
he would have seen me In that instant and
should have been lost. But he was Just on
the turn with his greatcoat collar turned up
TO his cars and his rife firmly graspcd in his
mIttened hand ne turned and tramped, stamp.
ing. back to his sentry box which he passed
and then returned in my direction.
81 duckod my head. When he turned his
back on me again would make dash for It.
From behind the gate heard the heavy tramp
cease an instant and then rocommcncc. Then
| raised my head. I was full in the glare or
the lamp. L was now or never so getting both
legs over the top OF the gate let myself fall
lightly to earth.
Il found myself within a fcw yards Of the
sentry and opposite a Kind Of timber shelter on
tho other side Of the road In moment tho
sentry would turn again, so I lcApcd on tiptoo
like a flash for the shelter After waiting n
few seconds | walked boldly out. dsrogardng
the sentry down the road 10 the station"
This IL where Captain IuXs story ends. He
will say no more for fear Of causing unpeas-
antness to any one Of those who helped him
in his marvellous escape
This extraordinary Monte CrIsto up 10 date
Just walked into the station Of Glatz and
boarded the Austrian express. When the con-
ductor came for the tickets tho mufIledup Ger
man gentleman with the gold.rimmed glasses
and the green Overcoat explained he had run
n little short OF money but would pay his
ticket TO the frontier station Of Mitewulde In
Austria. Here he was handed over TO the sta
tionmaster to whom he frankly explained his
case revealing his identity with n camness
which stupehed that goid.laced functlouary.
Very politely the captain asked for permits.
sion to use the station telegraph to wire his
friends In Budapest for money Permission
was granted, for as a political prisoner the
captain was immune from extradition proceed.
Ings and in few hours the money was forth
coming for the captain by telegraph. And
then, free man once more, he took train for
Paris having wired his friends tho news OF
his successful escape by means of n telegram
signed Karl Noel"