Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07

sage and picked the lock in a hands shake
7 Enaw that vet another door was before me
before 7 got to my window and that the lock
might give me more trouble. 1t did, and l hao
in work hard to get that door open, L was per
sniring freely as | passed through 1t ana came
beneath the window giving access TO the loiE
ress garden, which had yet to be traVerseu'
zones troubles only begin with a file, ana
more than once while engaged on thaC SUN
iron bar I despaired Of overcoming inns W
stacle. For four mortal hours | sa"eu aW"',
the narspiration pouring down my face l hau
IN st8h every minute to listen if any one were
coming, but all remained still.
"When 7 look back on those four hours pe-
hind that grated window | don't Kno" ho"
held out. and l can hardly recall now l So
through and let myself down the sixteen leet
separating me from the ground. All L MN" >
that | left a stump of bar on when l nao me-
NV ladder. and a minute later l sprang noise
lessly to earth. hitch
"Here I found myself in some gardens winch
r crossed stealthily. knew what was to come,
NV objective was a high iron gate surmounteo
hv a gas lamp. where | knew a sentry Wouiu
ba nosted. Once past this danger point anu l
was free-of the citadel at least. For the
gate gave on to the roadway.
"stealing cautiously over the ground ano
nicking my way | came to the hlsh fortress
wall. Step by step l sided along that wal
until / reached the gate. | scaled 1t ana looh
ing over the top saw in the road immedlatel!
beneath me the spike of the sentry's helme
flashing in the rays of the gas lamp.
off the man had been prompted to look u
he would have seen me in that instant anu
should have been lost. But he was Just o
the turn. With his great-coat collar turned u
to his ears and his rifle firmly grasped IN n
mittened hand he turned and tramped, siam
ing, back to his sentry box, which he passe
and then returned in my direction.
81 ducked my head. When he turned n
back on me again | would make a dash LOT
From behind the gate l heard the heavy tram
cease an instant and then Inc
raised my head. | was full in the glare
the lamp. It was now or never, so getting Dol
legs over the top of the gate 1 let myself ia
lightly to earth.
az found myself within a few yards of tt
san+rv and opposite a kind of timber shelter
the other side of the road. In a moment t
sentry would turn again, so l leaped on tlpt
t like a fash for the shelter. After waiting
few seconds I v walked boldly out, disregardl
| the sentry, down the road to the station.
!. This is where Captain Lux's story ends.
will say no more for fear OF causing unple'
e aptness to any one of those who helped h
t in his marvellous escape.
Y This extraordinary Monte Cristo up to di
y inst walked into the station OF Glatz q
e boarded the Austrian express. When the G
). ductor came for the tickets the mutf1ed-up u
h man gentleman with the gold-rimmed glas
and the green ~overcoat explained he had
" a little short of money, but would pay
It ticket to the frontier station OF Mittelwalde
Austria. Here he was handed over to the
r tionmaster, to whom he frankly explained
N case. revealing his identity with a calmn
which s~tupefed that gold-laced functionarJ
i Very politely the captain asked for peri
+, sion to use the station telegraph to wire
10 friends in Budapest for money Permlss
was granted, for, as a political prisoner
captain was immune from extradition proc
:, ings and in a few hours the money was 10
coming for the captain by telegraph
" then. a free man once more, he took train
ho Paris, having wired his friends the new
his successful escape by means OF a teleg
as. signed Karl Noel"