Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06
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homeward. leaving him TO drop gra1t
ually behind.
.By degrees the various members q
the crowd separated from each other.
every one going In hts own direction.
On my part was careful not TO allow
myself to Do joined by any chance 10
Quaintance, 30 that | soon found my
self walking alone, though fancied
could hear the cautious footsteps Of
Montalembert DIGGING me from ~
hind.
Carefully refraininG from any back
ward glance. pursued my way TIL
came to long and rather narrow
street which led directly into the ons
In which my house WAS situated. An
turned into Il. saw something which
caused my heart ID beat violently. Ad-
vancing towards me In the ohscurity,
from the far end Of the street. was the
figure Of i man. The next moment the
moon penetrated the cloudA which had
mufiied II. and perceived that the
approaching figure was my cripple Of
the night Of the murder.
"feering up into my face with tho
one eye which was not hidden by the
baEdage. the fellow commenced to de-
mand money In the usual whine Of his
class. affected to hesitate. stopped.
and put my hand Into my pocket. AZ
the same moment my intent eara
caught light. swift footfxtl on tho
road behind me.
II can hardly describe how the rest
happened. felt something strike mo
| violently In tho back. then came q
crash or splintered steel. m oath, and
a loud cry In Montalembert'. voice aa
he came running up from the rear.
Leaving him TO deal with the rufIian
behind me. / sprang forward and
clutched the one In front
AS had anticipated. his lameness
was q feint Instead, | found myself
engaged with an active. powerful man,
who lot fall his crutches, and struggled
30 desperately In my grasp that II was
all could do to prevent his escape till
Montalembert came to my assistance.
The other man. II appears. had
been too quick for him. He had taken
to his heels the moment he heard Mon
talembert approaching, and being q
good runner. had soon made pursuit
hopeless. Nor did ever ind out who
he really was, though imagine him
TO have been mere subordinate In.
| strument.
with regard to his companion Il
/ was different. by our united efforts
we succeeded In securing him and
dragging him into the house prison.
or. Theres his bandages torn on aud
some false hair removed, his identity
was quickly disclosed. II was the
chief of police himself!
Il need not repeat the expressions
| which | addressed 10 him. and which
he received with obstinate silence. hut
1t did not take me long to realize that
II was useless to talk oil Furnishing him
for his crimes. The only advantage |
could gain from my victory was to ex-
tort confession OF the real authors
and motives of this viliainy.
"As soon M had exhausted myself
In reproaches. therefore. said to him:
But II 10 not you with whom | am
concerned. but those from whom you
received your instructions. Tour fate
In In your own hands. Tell me the
whole of the circumstances frankly,
and you shall 60 unframed: refuse.
and will take you back to the spot
where you attempted my life and shoot
you down AZ might have done at the
time.
i He turned pale al THU threat. which
he had evidently not expected. These
gentry who undertake to play fast and
loose with the lives OF others, always
attach an extraordinary value to their
own miserable existences.
M. lie Baron, swear to you that
am speaking the truth when say that
! know absolutely nothing OF this az
fair beyond the orders which | re-
! ceived. Those orders were to waylay
! M. Starovitch and you, and ii either oil
you should be wearing white thread
, on his back, to kill him. You know
, yourself that the first time, two nights
; ago, let you go, because my agent
, failed TO see the white thread; and |
: have been severely blamed for II since
The thread must have come or
YES. took II OF that night, be-
cause 1t was not convenient to me To
deal with you then said, seeking To
impress him with the idea that knew
everything. But now you have not
yet told me from whom you received
these orders you speak Of
: Il took out my revolver and laid II
] on the table.
D well, then, II I must say it--~from
Prince George himself.'
: Thank you. that la enough. Now
: as soon as you have written that down
and signed 1t in the presence OF this
, gentleman and myself. you may 90
5 home
! Ten minutes later he had gone.
leaving me In possession OF docu-
ment which / regarded as not less val
: liable than the papers entrusted TO ms
by moor Staroyitch