Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
CHAPTER VIII.
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n n ONTGOMERY travelled all night
" and with morning dropped OF
IVA on the outskirts Of a little
New Jersey village. He re-
malned in the woods all day, determin-
ed that the good start, so providential.
ly given him, should not be lost
through any lack of caution on bis
part
At a brook he cleaned himself and
the muddied garments he wore. and at
evening Of the second day Of bis es.
cape he felt that he could present him
self among his fellows again. During
this time he had appeased his hunger
with carrots. radisEes and turnips from
the edge of truck farm.
He craved warming drink and
more substantial food. After dark he
entered the village and found lunch
wagon near the railroad station 1t
was while eating In this roadside cara
vansary that he overheard two men
gossiping about the $1,000 reward OF
fered for his recapture.
ut was a daring escape" said the
man next him. 1.-The newspapers all
wrote 1t up in fine style and announced
that the police would pay the reward
|. asked Constable Miklejohn about It.
and he told me that soon description
and his pictures would be In the hands
Of every police office everywhere"
Montgomery finished his meal In 81,
lence. paid for 1t from the money he
had brought with him from prison and
departed
He realized that within week OF
ten days he would not dare show his
face to a police officer in city or vii
lage. He would have to get beyond
the police net If be could. It would
take time for him to grow n beard and
change his appearance. BE would
seek refuge In part Of the country
where Villages and towns were not so
closely crowded together. In some re-
mote corner he could. perhaps. secure
for himself some little social standing.
inst enough to feel as II he had some
identity other than that written In the
police records. BE would willingly
work his hnnds to the quick In any
form of honest toll for this boon.
He secured a time table at the rail-
road station and. finding that south.
ern express paused there. bought q
ticket to Richmond, Va.
On the train he secured copies OF the
New York newspapers and read the
accounts of the search for the escaped
convict. In all Of the stories reference
was made to the fact that he was an
expert machinist. and he felt that the
'lolIce would surely look for him among
,hose Of his craft His heart sank with.
IN him. His craft was to bring him the
means by which some day his name
would be cleared so that he would
have the inestmable boon Of moving
without q police shadow at his heels
of living In the open and OF doing bis
best in the struggle Of life '-'.
Montgomery fingered In Richmond
for several days. taking humble lodg-
Ing in q cheap boarding house and
gradually equipping himself with a
modest wardrobe. He lived with
strictest economy. boarding his scanty
supply of msney.. BE yea-ned for q
chance to work with bis hands, but be
feared to show himself in the daytime
a yet At.the end of.a week he learn
ed from an afternoon paper that the
local police had posted circulars offer'
ing a reward for his capture. BE saw
Id own picture on the mont page o'
the paper and under 1t close and &C
curate description OF himself. he
would have to move on.
he did not .eturn to his lodging
house for the little supply OF clothes
he had gathered. though he had pait
| for his room in advance. He knew
that every other city in the country
would soon be added to the police
mesh, and he determined to leave th'
! paved streets for the quiet and seclu
l don Of country roads. In q section o.