The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-16

great uprising with bated breath. but
we, alas! know that it must come one
day-very soon-and Finland will be
first to endeavor to break her bonds
and the Baron Oberg first to fall
For nearly an hour l sat with him,
surprised to find how, although his ex-
terror was so harsh and uncOuth, yet
his heart really bled for the poor
starving people he was so constantly
forced to Cypress.
Il have ruined this town of Abo, ne
declared, quite frankly. TO my own
knowledge five hundred innocent per
sons have gone to prison, and another
two hundred have been eXiled to 81
IBERIA. Yet what | have done is only
at direct orders from Helsingfors-
orders that are stern, pitiless and uD-
Just Men have been torn from their
families and sent to the mines, women
have been arrested for no offense and
shipped off to Saghalien, and mere
children have been cast into prison on
charges of political conspiracy with
province! Only" he added anxiously,
Il trust you will never repeat what
tell you. Ycu have asked me why
assisted the English mademoiselle to
escape from Kajana. and | have ex-
planned the reason"
We ate a hearty meal in company
at the Sampalinna, restaurant built
like a Swiss chalet, and -at1noon | en-
tered the train on the first stage of
my slow, tedious journey through the
great, silent forests and along the
shores of the lakes of southern Fin
land, by way of Tavestehus and vi
borg, to Petersburg.
At four o'clock next day l was out
upon the quay in that city, straining
my eyes seward for any sign of
smoke. but could see nothing.
1t was after ten o'clock when light
shone afar off. and the movement of
the police and porters on the quay
told me that it was the vessel. Then
after a further anxious quarter OF an
hour it came, amid great shouting and
mutual imprecations, slowly alongside
the quay, and the passengers at last
began to disembark in the pelting
rain.
Suddenly / caught sight of two fig
ures-one a man in a big tweed trav-
cling coat and a golf cap, and the
other the slight figure of woman in
a long, dark cloak and a wooden tam
o'-shanter. The electric rays fell
upon them as they came up the wet
gangway together. and there once
again | saw the sweet face of the
/ silent woman whom l had grown to
love with such fervent desperation.
The man behind her was the same
who had entertained me on board the
Lola-the man who was said to be
the lover of the fugitive Muriel LeitE-
court.
Without betraying my presence,
watched them pass through the pass.
port office and custom house. and
then, overhearing the address which
Martin Woodroffe gave the ishvost
chik, stood aside, wet to the skin
and saw them drive away.
At eleven o'clock on the following
day l found myself installed in the
Hotel de Paris, comfortable hosiery
in the Little Morskaya.
was beneath the same roof al
Elma, although she was in ignorance
of my presence. Anxious to commu
nicate with her without Woodroffe':
knowledge, l was now awaiting my op
portunity. He had, it appeared, taker
for her a pleasant front room with sit
ting room adjoining. on the first floor
while he himself occupied a room OF
the third floor. AS far as | coult
gather from the French waiter whom
l judiciously tipped. he appeared t,
treat her with every consideration an,
, kindness.
, HAS the Englishman received an,
visitors?" l asked.
"One mana Russian-an official O
, police, l think"
) "If he receives anyone else, let m
. know" I said. "And l want you L
, give mademoiselle a letter from m
' in secret"
{ "Bien, m'sieur."
I turned to the little writing tabl
- and scrubbed few hasty lines to m
;. love, announcing my presence, an
{ asking her to grant me an intervie,
e in secret as soon as Woodroffe wa
. absent. l also warned her of tn
y search for her instigated by the baron
+ and urged her to send me a line Il
+ reply.
J. The note was delivered into he
+ hand, but although / waited in sus
pense nearly all day she sent no reply
q While Woodroffe was in tie hotel
dared not show myself lest he shout
s recognize me, therefore | was CON
PEELED to sham indisposition and Z
3 eat my meals alone in my room.
|, For several hours l sat at my wir
I daw watching the life and movement
q down in the street below, my min
full of wonder and dark forebodine,
r Was Martin Woodroffe playing he
:. false?
e Just after half-past six o'clock tn
waiter entered, and handing me a not
e on salver, said:
d "Mademoiselle has, believe, onl
d this moment been able to write 1
l. secret"
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