The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
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was very Ill at ease. When the guard
shut and locked the door he seemed
to breathe easier, but was still evil
IDENTIFY impatient for the train to be
or. When ut last it began to roll out
Of the station he put his head out Of
the window eagerly.
Following the direction Of his eyes l
saw a man, whom I knew to be a Turk
by his fez, running for the train. He
ran like a deer, my fellow passenger
watching him breathlessly. The latter
occupied the window SO that l could
not see IL the Turk caught the train,
but presently my companion fell back
gasping.
Lost! he moaned.
1 had some knowledge of one or two
Of the many languages spoken in the
Balkans. so that l understood the
word. I also spoke some French and
German and tried the man in both,
getting an understanding in the latter
tongue.
What is your troubleY" 1 asked.
Are you German?" he asked instead
Of replying.
mo; American"
"Oh, American. You then are q low
er of liberty. Certainly you have no
| sympathy with Turks. l am doomed.
I have been in Adrianople spying on
the Notifications. l was arrested, and
drawings were found on me. I was
sentenced to death. While waiting to
lo ovoo,&oJ 7 oo,,Ohk mn ~,,ord NON.
ping and escaped. l hoped to get away
by this train, but this man, in whose
charge 1 wal placed, will go through
the train when it stops and c
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 1t
and handed it to me.
"When you reach Sofia," he contin.
ued. will you tell my wife what I
have told you and what follows? 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 train?"
II am going to do that. but death Is
as sure as If I suffered myself to be
taken back to Adrianople."
"You may strike soft ground"
BY the time l had spoken the words
he was out on the footboard. I put
my head out through the window and
saw his dim figure not far from 1t. 1t
was very dark. Presently I ceased to
on- hi~o O~l koI&Nvol $hot hn hN6
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 alight till after
the compartment had been examined
by the man whom l had seen running
for the train. AS o rs he had pass
ed l stepped down on to the platform
and followed him to see If he got his
quarry. lie did not find 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.
anu l llOl1CCu Liz OAAO = uAA9"tSN
that there was a chain Of men wear
ing fezzes surrounding the train. prob
ably passengers who had volunteered
to help the official in bis efforts to ar
rest the spy.
Before we passed over the Turkish
line to enter eastern ROumelia the
train stopped for Il 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 i'll Il few
minutes were among a different nation
| ality. 'What a pity" ! S;,id to myself.
| that the ma could not have conceal
ed himself ON the train till we had
passed the border! In that case he
would have been SAFE" .
The first stop we made i'll Iiouinelia
was at Hermann. There l alighted to
stretch my legs. slowly walking toward
the forward end Of the train. saw
a man coming who I supposed was a
coal shoveler on the engine. only he
was blacker than any stoker I ever
saw. What was my surprise when.
rushing toward me. he threw bis be-
grimed arms around me.
Don't you know me?" he said. II
am the spy"
Then in the blackened features ! rec
ognized the man with whom J had
sympathized.
els it you, and alive?" l asked.
Eyes 1t is I. and very much alive"
"How did you do 1T"
II walked forward on the fO0tboard
till reached the. locomotive tender.
Climbing wei the coal. l told the en-
gineer, who was a .Servian. my story.
He suggested that since the train
would be searched I had better hide
under the coal. So I lay down ON the
door Of the tender. and they covered
me with the coal"
When we, reached Sofia nothing
would do but that l should go to the
mans home with him. I 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 it's dan
ger. He was a week overdue. and she
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