The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-11-26
HUNTINGA
SPY
3, DONALD cHAMBERLlN

besides myself. and l noticed tina
while waiting for the train TO start b
was very III at ease. When the guar
0hut and locked the door he seeme(
70 breathe easier. but WIS still evi
IDENTITY impatient for the train to b
o6. When ut last 1t began to roll ou
Of the station be put his head out o.
the window eagery.
following the direction Of his eyes
cav q man. whom knew to be Turk
by his fex, running for the train HI
ran like deer. my fellow passenger
watching him breathlessly. The latter
occupied the window 30 that l could
not see II the Turk caught the train,
but presently my companion fell back
gasping.
'Lostr' he moaned.
had some knowledge Of one or two
Of the many languages spoken In the
Balkans, 30 that ! understood the
word l also spoke some French and
German and triod the man In both,
getting an understanding in the latter
tongue.
"What is your trouble?" ! asked.
Are you GermanT' he asked instead
Of replying.
-No: American"
"oh. American. You then are low
or Of liberty. Certainly you have no
sympathy with Turks. | am doomed.
have been in Adrianople spying on
the Notifications | was arrested, and
drawings were found on me. | was
sentenced TO death. While waiting to
be executed | caught my guard nap
ping and escaped. ! hoped to get away
by this train, but this man, In whose
charge | was placed. will go through
the train when 1t stops and recov-
er me-"
Then. taking out a pencil and tear
ing a bit of paper from an old letter,
he wrote his name and address on It
and handed 1t to me.
"When you reach Sofia" he contin-
ued. will you tell my wife what I
have told you and what followsf Say
that my last thoughts were Of her and
our dear children"
IF you are sure to be executed. why
not take the chance of Jumping from
the train7'
II am going to do that. but death is
as sure as II suffered myself to be
taken back to Adrianople."
you may strike soft ground"
By the time ] had spoken the words
he was out on the footboard. | put
my head out through the window and
Jaw his dim figure not far from It 1t
was very dark. Presently ceased to
zee him and believed that he had
Jumped
The first stop the train made was at
Tchivmen. which we reached In about |
half an hour after the spy had disap-
peared The guard unlocked the door, |
but would not let me slight till after
the compartment had been examined |
by the man whom had seen running |
for the train AS soon as he had pass
I'd stepped down on to the platform
and followed him to see II be got his |
quarry He did not ind him. and the
train moved on.
l wondered what had become Of the
spy. He must have jumped or he
would have been found on the train.
Nearly all the passengers were Turks,
and | noticed the moment ! alighted
that there was a chain OF men wear
ing fezzes surrounding the train. prob
ably passengers who had volunteered
20 help the official In his efforts to ar.
rest the spy.
Before we passed over the Turkish
line to enter eastern Roumelia the
train stopped for long while, and !
felt sure that It was for the purpose
OF making a final search for the spy.
In time we started on and in a few
minutes were among different nation.
atty. what a pity" said to myself.
that the man could not have conceal
ed himself on the train till we had
passed the borderl In that case he
would have been safe"
The first stop we made In Roumella
was at Hermann There ! alighted to
stretch my legs. slowly walking toward
the forward end OF the train. saw
man coming who supposed was a
coal shOveler on the engine. only be
was blacker than any stoker ever
saw. What was my surprise when,
rushing toward me. he threw his be
grlmed arms around me.
Don't you know meT' be said. II
am the spy"
Then IN the blackened features rec
ognized the man with whom had
sympathized
us II you. and aliyeT' ! asked
.Yes 1t Is !. and very much alive"
How did You do itf"
II walked forward on the footboard
I'LL reached the locomotive tender.
Climbing over the coal. told the en-
ginecr. who was a Servian. my story.
He suggested that since the train
would be searched / had better hide
under the coal SO | lay down on the
floor OF the tender. and they covered
me with the coal"
When we reached Sofia nothing
would do but that ! should go to the
mans home with him. did so, and
so begrimed was he that his family
did not at first recognize him. His
wife knew the errand on which he
had been to Adrianople and its dan.
ger. He was week overdue and she |