Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-20


heard nothing from the one tbs. z
been taken from him or the -. =
who bad taken ii. Indeed. M CO..
ton Of the matter came to him IT.
was only the supposition Tho, !.
young man who had put him ~ =
was some one attempting TO evade 4
law e
Two years passed when By a s,,.
lar freak Of fortune CunIniuav .
countered the fugitive from M e .
again. He was a globe trotter 4,
during the interval had been 10 a.
lea but once and then only for =.
months. 1t is to be admitted -.
travelling continually he was far ~.
likely TO meet any particular ne-,.'
than if he remained in one place
He was travelling northward n..
Italy. Leaving Lugano one MOIST.
for Lucerne. in the same COMPARES.
with him was lady twenfr.tvo I.
twenty-three years old. who the +.
ment he looked at her attracted II. !.
tention. lie was sure that he had ~.
her before, though he could NOT T,
when or where Then suddenfv !
flashed upon him that she was a.
counterpart of the man who two var,
before had stolen his passport. Frn
this he came very soon to the copeh,
sion that she was the same person a.
that person was not a man. but a =
man.
Now that he met her again and kpsr
her he had a great advantage. for 4,
didn't seem to know that she had ere
met him before. He looked at h,
steadily. She looked away, as m,
lady would when being stared az bv
man. but showed no embarrassmar.
Not caring TO let her know that i.
recognized her, he turned away hi,
glance. He desired to satisfy his c1r.
osity with regard to her and deter.
mined not to lose her.
She was evidently travelling alone
There was a man in the compartmen
besides Cummings and another we
man. The woman soon left the train
There being no notice that snokiu,
was permitted in the compartment ths
man went to another to light a cigar
leaving Cummings temporarily alone
with the lady.
Madame or mademoiselle,n he said,
do you object to smoking?"
81 do not"
This is not smoking compartment,
but if you don't object 1 win avail M.
self of your permission"
do so, by all means
Cummings took box of cigarettes
from his pocket and handed it to ths
lady.
Thank you very much, but never
smoke" s
You mean that you do not smoke
now, not that you have never smoked
II l mistake not, l have had the pleas
Ire of smoking with you and one Of
rour own cigarettes. -
1T was In a COACH he went on,
between London and Dover. The
cigarette you offered me was rather
heavily charged with opium or some
'ther drug. At any rate, it put me to
leep, and when l awoke you were
one. L have always been curious to
now how you left the train"
The young woman's gaze was fixed
Ipon Cummings without reply for
ONE time. She was evidently much
but as he proceeded aB
cared to gather confidence. Present!
he said:
You are an American"
Yes. How did you know that?'
Il should know it and not forget IL
our passport saved me from arresl
nd arrest for me meant return 70
ussia, and that meant Siberia
Then l am more than pleased
Had l known that you were an
merican l would not have put yoa
, sleep with n cigarette. | weula
ave confided my situation TO you
ld asked you to help me. America
! your national hymn says, Is tDe
and of the free" and all oppresseu
copies may find sympathy there.
How did you leave the train!
Il committed my soul TO God anu
in the darkness. There was
, stop after | put you to sleep 'iH
G train reached Dover. l must JUMP
be arrested when I reached ms
rminaI. 1 landed. fortunately, IN
Leh beside the railroad or l shoula
We been killed. | finished the jour
v on foot, but not 10 Dover. IN
lching the coast l crossed the ensH'
| in fishing boat
The passport how did that heP
~
Not then: later. | have Travelled
ssia for consultation with fellow
as Henry Cummings anu
.urned by using your passport
Great heavens exclaimed tne
aerlcan. what sacrifices are ns''
liberty
The two parted at Lueerne. al'
never saw the lady agaN
t she gave him her name. ana "n,
erward he learned that she pa
strated the truth of the adage'
her that goes too often 10 the wen
Il last broken" He learned IroM :
ow countryman of hers thar
| at last been caught and was
Kara prison.
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