The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-06
CHAPTER xlI-continued.

CHAPTER xli-Continued.
The prisoner, your excellency, de-
sired to be brought here to you be-
fore being taken to Helsingfors. He
said you would be aware of the facts.
~And so am remarked Boranski
with smile. There is no conspiracy
You must at once release this gentle
man and the other two prisoners"
But. excellency, the governor gen.
eral has issued orders for the prison
er's arrest and deportation to Helsing-
fors."
That may be. But l am chief OF
police in Abo. and release him"
The officer looked at me in such
blank establishment that / could not
resist smiling.
II am well aware of the reason of
this Englishman's visit to the North"
added Boranski. More need not be
said. Has the lady been arrested?"
No. your excellency. Every effort
10 being made to find her. Colonel
Smirnoff has already been relieved of
his post as governor of Kajana, and
many of the guards are under arrest
for completely in the plot to allow the
woman to escape"
"Ah, yes. l see from the dispatches
that a reward is offered for her re-
capture"
The governor general is deter.
mined that she shall not escape" re-
marked the other.
"She is probably hidden in the for
est, somewhere or other"
''Of course. They are making a thor
Ough search over every verst of It,
IL she is there, she will most certainly
be found"
mo doubt" remarked Boranski,
leaning back in his padded chair and
looking at me meaningly across the lit
tered table. and now | wish to speak
to this Englishman privately, so please
leave us. Also inform the other two
prisoners that they are at liberty"
But your excellency does this upon
his own responsibility" he said anx-
i0usly. Remember that | brought
them to you under arrest"
"And / release them entirely at my
own discretion" he said. LAS chief
OF police of this province, / am per-
United to use my jurisdiction. and |
exercise it in this matter. You are
ut liberty to report that at Helsing-
fors, if you so desire, but should sug-
gest that you say nothing unless alb
solutely obliged-you understand"
The manner in which Boranski
spoke apparently decided my captor,
for after moments hesitation he
said. saluting:
IF that is really your wish, then
I will obey" and he left.
"Excellency!" exclaimed the chief
of police, rising quickly and walking
towards me as soon as the door was
closed and We were alone, you have
had a very narrow escape-very.
did my best to assist you. | succeeded
in bribing the water guards at Kajana
in order that you might secure the
lady's release. But it seems that Just
at the very moment when you were
about to get away one of the guards
ernor of the castle, with the result
that you all three nearly lost your
lives. The whole matter has been re-
ported to me officially, and" he added
with grim smile, my men are now
searching everywhere for you.
but why is Baron Oberg so ex.
tremely anxious to recapture Miss
Health" | asked earI1estly.
Il have no idea." was his reply.
THE secret orders from. Helsingfors
TO me are to arrest her at all haz-
ards-alive or dead"
Which means that the baron would
not regret II she were dead" l re-
marked. in response to which he nod
Aed In the Affirmative.
told him of the faithful services
Of Felix, the Finlander. whereupon he
said simply: Il told you that you
might trust him implicitly"
"But now that you have shown your
self my friend" ! said. you will as
sist Miss Heath to escape this man.
who desires to hold her prisoner in
aahat awful place? They are driving her
mid
Il will do my best" he answered.
shst .ShskiYg his head obviously. But
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