The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-04-02
Carl Weber,
Escape
By EUNlCE BLAKE

Europe. 1t was successful In France.
though the republican government es
tablished there under Louis Napoleon
was converted by him into an imperial
one. In Germany the effort was a
failure. and the leaders who were able
to get away became citizens Of other
countries. some finding a home in the
United States.
One day the government OF Prussia
received information that Carl Weber.
a young man who had been especially
active as a leader in the revolution.
was intending to board a train in one
of its stops after leaving Berlin with
a view to escaping through Belgium.
The chief of police was notified to take
measures to arrest him.
The chief arranged with the railroad
officials that any one boarding the
train should be put into a certain com
partment, where government agents
had been placed. These officials. be.
ing satisfied that Weber was in the
compartment. were to arrest him.
Now. this man Weber had been IN
der the eye Of the government for
some time. but they had been unable
to nab him Several times they had
arrested some one who was supposed
to be the revolutiOnist, and it was dis
covered that the wrong person had
been taken. indeed. be had achieved
a reputation for slipperiness. which
induced the chief Of police on this no,
LITIGATION of his intention to leave Prus-
STA to take every p%recautiOn against
deception.
In the first place ne disguised his
men on the train so that they should
not be recognized as officials. One
was a wrinkled old man n was made
up to look like an English duke, anoth-
er a young fop. These persons left
Berlin in a compartment by them
selves. There were three OF them, all
well armed. for 1t was Know that
Weber was a desperate man. who
would fight to the death
At that early day there were not the
large number of persons travelling
there are now. Railroads were new.
n a car resembled several stage
coaches Spliced together. In the com
partment in which the government Of
hcialS Travelled there was DON for
eight persons. four riding forward and
four backward. Therefore there was
room for five besides the officials. At
the first station a man was put in with
them. They scrntiniZed him. but shook
their heads. Weber was very young,
and this man was past fifty His
beard was stubhly and gray "a sure
sign that he was approaching old age
At the neXt station a young girl vas
conducted to the compartment. See
ing no one in it but men. she declared
that it was not II proper place for her
to travel. Since the orders were to
place every one boarding the train in
that compartment. the railway oficia!
insisted on her entering it or remaining
behind. The latter our would in
volve waiting over Il day, for at that
time there were very few trains. The
young lady. therefore. with apparent
reluctance entered. She held IN one
ia q pNA Ill JnC NhO a
bouquet Of flowers. The official made
up for a Top %gallantly alighted. took
her portmanteau (she held on to her
bouquet aud handed her into the
coach.
The next stop was some distance
away. and all trains were very slow.
The young lady showed SO much EN-
barrassmen1 at being shut up with a
lot OF men that he who was made up
for a Britisher. in feigned broken Ger
a assured her that she might con
slider herself under his protection.
the other two men in the compartment
were respectable persons.
This seemed to relieve the young wo
mans fears, 70 show her apprecia-
ton of his kindness she o a flower
from her bouquet and gave it to him
He held it to his nose and. finding the
udOr delicious. continued to sniff it
The old mai settled himself for a nap
or pretended to do 50, while the top
ogled the girl, Seeing hin look cOvet
DuSly ut her bouquet, she o out a
rose and gave it to him. BY this time
the BritisheI had become drOwSy and.
leaning his head back on the cushion
fell asleep
You do not appreciate the perfume
Of the rose. herr said the fraulein.
TRY this one. She drew forth another
and held 1t to his nose herself. looking
into his eyes intently and with a pleas
ant smile on her lips The man began
to fee drowsy and. suspecting that
something in the rose was affecting
him. endeavored to put it away with
MS hand But the fraulein smilingl!
resisted, and he passed into slumber
her smiling face fading before him.
At this junrture the old a who
was Oni! doing and that naturally
opened his eyes and. seeing one of his
companions asleep with his head on
the cushion and the other sinking into
Inconsistencies. looked at the frauIein
SuspiciOusly.
Look" she cried, pointing out
through the window, at the same time
assuming a frightened expression.