The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18

ll;tu ne dome so ne must nave beaten
me hanIil.y. Despite my oath and
all my ticrcely spoken threats | had
10 intention of shooting him. 1t
was all just bluff on my part. but !
had acted we'll enough to prevent his
having ANY suspicion of this. He was
convinced that | was i'll grim, deadly
earnest and that his life hung on Il
thread and lie was lultroou enough to
buy it at any cost.
The proceedings in the house We're
very brief.
He went straight to the library and
sent the man on guard out of the room
lie was as anxious to be relieved from
the menacing barrel of my revolver as
| was to Get the papers and be off.
In silence he opened the safe and
after a hurried search found the pa
pers and offered them to me. They
made Il somewhat bulky package.
"Show me-" | said.
He opened the package and held each
while | ran my eye over it. and then
folded them together in the portfolio
and handed it to me.
some thing more. \ written author
ity from You to me in orcn terms. Just
write The bearer is acting by my au-
tll"rity.' Signed and sealed officially"
Without hesitation he olcycd and
wrot" What | wanted.
You will accompany me to the
Sleigh" | said as | pocketcd the paper.
We left the room together arm in
arm just as we had entered it. passed
the MOI in the hall and down the steps
to the sleigh.
| Then | saw trouble.
Some distance up the street a patrol
OF mounted police rode toward us at
the walk. and in an instant l perceived
the danger this spelled for me.
SO did BrcMcnllof, The sight seemed
to rouse his long dormant courage. He
pushed me away from him. jumped
| back and called in a loud ringing tone
for help.
The police came running out from his
house. the patrol pricked up their
horses. and as | Spran@ into the sleigh
the street seemed suddenly alive with
men.
My driver knew his business. how
ever. The horses he had were spirit
ed and full Of blood. and in Il
we We're rafting along at full speed.
the bells ringing and jingling furiously.
the driver shouting lusty warnings.
and the sleigh jumping and jolting so
that had to grip tight to save my
self from being thrown out.
The patrol pulled up to speak With
B~rcmenhof. and as we dashed round
Il corner | saw him mount one of the
horses and come Gathering after us,
leading the rest i'll hot pursuit.
But We had Il good start by thar
time. and my driver. guiding his team
! with rare skill and judgment. made a
dozen quick turns through short streets,
This prevented our plrSuers from spur
rlng their animals to the 9allop. kept
them in doubt as the direction we had
taken and thus mininliZcd their adj
vantage of saddle over harness.
TO that maneuver was due our sue
cess i'll evading immediate capture.
Doubtful of ultimate success in such
a chase, however. l proposed to the
driver to pun up and let me get away
on foot.
"The count is close hcre,' he 70
piled. to my great surprise. and after
we had raced along in this fashion for
some ten minutes | saw Nolna and
l.adiSlaS waiting at a corner. The
driver pulled up, and they jumped in.
"Scrgin> was to look for us here
said IadislaS, i'll explanation. What
has happeEcd:s
the flight.
I'VE shall get away" he said con.
tidon1ly. "ScrginS knows his work.
ii" has moi his equal i'll Warsaw" And
it looked at that ONE as though his
confidence was we'll grounded.
! Nolnn was Very calm, but the chances
she kept casting behind bore witness
to her anxiety.
81 hope You are right replied tc
LadisIas. 'but YOU should not have
come"
Were We likely to desert YOU. Mr.
.Anstru1her:" asked Nolna.
You could do no good, and the risk
is too great.
I'VE had to know what happened tc
you. | could not rest.
I understood then the meaning of
her former words. 1t was never to,
late for her last desperate sacrifice
should eur plan so wrong. The risk
i. &,, ..r:,,, - r,I,n,t,J
1t was churli>ll to reproach them fol
an act which sprang from ii c%hivalrous
regard for my safety. But they had
made Il grave mistake. They had rem.
dereu my escape much more difficult.
Had | been alone | could have left
the sleigh and made off on foot. The
crowd in some of the streets was thirl,
enough for me to have lost myself
among them and 50 to have got away