Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-10
CHAPTER xlI-continued.

The prisoner, your excellency. de
sired to be brought here to you be-
lore being taken to Helsingfors. He
said.you would be aware of the facts. Z"
And so ! am" remarked Boranski
with a smile. There ia 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 I am chief Of
police In Ado. and release him."
The officer looked at me In such
blank establishment that l could not
resist smiling.
u am well aware OF the reason of
this Englishmans visit to the North, 4"
added Boranski. More need not be
said Has the lady been arrested?"
NO, your excellency. Every effort
is 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"
An, yes. ] see from the dispatches
that 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 IL.
II she is there, she will most certainly
be found"
No doubt" remarked Boranski.
leaning back in his padded chair and
looking at me meaningly across the lit.
tered table. And now wish to speak
10 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-
iously. 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
mitted TO use my Jurisdiction. and |
exercise II In this matter. You are
at liberty to report that at Helsing.
iors. II 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,
Cor after a moments hesitation he
said. saluting:
IF that is really your wish, then
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 we're 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
indy's release. But II seems that Just
al the very moment when you were
about TO get away one of the guards
turned informer and reused the gov
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 earnestly.
Il have no idea" was his reply
The secret orders from, Helsingfors
10 me are TO arrest her, at all haz
aris--alive or dead"
which means that the baron would
not regret II she we're dead" ! re
marked, in response to which he nod
ded in the Affirmative.
told him of the faithful services
OF Felix. the Finlander. whefeupon 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 10 hold her prisoner IN
,hat awful place? They are driving hei
mad"
Il will do my best" he answered
but shaking bis head obviously. But