The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

bA no IlOIC LIdu lily IlSHlS. II
nave been treated like a dog and shut
up in this filthy place to he starved
into submission to that rut1ianly bully.
Go through with it if you dare. l can
keep my end up and be hanged to you
all. But if I'm left to rot here there'llI
be questions which somebody will ind|
it difficult to answer. You amt mur|
der Englishmen with impunity. You'll
know that
He shrugged his shoulders. hcsitatcd|
whether to answer, hen decided notl
to and went away.
\ couple of hours later | was takenI
again to be examined, and the mani
who had visited me was With the,
bully.
SIS your name Robert .Anstruthcr:'|
asked the latter.
You knew that before you sentence
cd me to tw%enty-four hours starva-,
ton
Are you prepared now to explain
your part i'm this husincss:"
What business: What do YOU
charge me with"
IlIS loilCdcot b'li' anu whispered w
him. and a short hut very heated col
lo0uy followed. which resulted in the
bully ordering the other man out of
the room.
Then he turned to me. "lou'Il have
to answer me-
eve shall see about that" | return
ed with IL grin.
- Shol1 ;n;1 m, tilI ,.n,, lnt
Then. we shall both be a good deal
older when VIC meet again" | rctortcd.
You have Il fancy to try a change Of
| PRISONS
II demand to sec the British consul
aud to he allowed to communicate With
my friends"
"Your friends. now. Who arc thcy::'
he snccred.
"One will do to start with. His G
rcllcnry General EckcrStcin Of the
Swedish legation. | wish him to know
that you have tricu 70 Starvc me to
submit to our internal lullying.'
'@'lnsolcnt English 1cas;..' he roarcd,
Take the liar away"
n shan't always he a prisoner" |
cried. as the mcl seized me. But |
shall remember that insult until I've
made o swallow your words" was
nearly as furious as he. but | had no
time to say more, for the mon took
| their cue from him and hustled me
violently out of the oom
They flung mo into a cell and locked
the door upon me.
The attempt to starvc INC was aban-
doncd. and later in the day black
bread and water Woo served. ] was
left to myself that day and the whole
of the next. except when the food was
brought or when | was ordered rough
ly to clean the cell. or when a Warder
in the corridor would open the grill in
the door and. after grinning at me,
would utter some vile cpithet. They
We're a genial. pleasant set Of men.
On the third day l had had my mid
day meal and was trying to sleep
when ] heard the shutting of steps
and the murmur of voices in the cor
ridor.
There was a pause. the key was
thrust into the lock. the door thrown
open and two warders entered. follow
cd by the bully and. of all people in
the world the least CNpectcd-N"lna.
At the sight of the man who had
used his official power to give me the
lie and then have me treated like a
fclon my rage flashed at once into a
flame.
But for that. my H>t"ni>hment at
seeing Nolna would have drawn some
sign of recognition before my instinc-
tive caution could have prevented it,
As it was. however. my gaze fastened
on Colonel R~rcmenhot.
Its you. is it" | said. and ! jumped
up aud stepped toward him.
He r%etreated. and the two warders
interpoSed quickly and pushed me
back. But the incident had served a
purpose, 1t prevented the bully's no.
,icinc Nolna's start of diSmay on rec
nizinG me.
That's right >recrcd. keep
your bulldogs about YOU. It's not safe
to come near me without some one to
take care OF YOU.
His anger and chagrin were intense.
! knew afterWard what he had hoped
to gain by bringing Nolna to my cell.
and the failure of the plan called him.
This is the fellow. Nulnn. who WAS
found With your unclc"- he began.
When | broke in.
Have YOU communicated with my
friend. General Won Eckcr>tciu:s
"Silcnce, %prisoncr.' he cried angrily.
"Now. Nolna. l want yu'l"-
Am a show for all Warsaw TO
sec: have suffered your brutality
"Silcnce. | say. Di>nhrdient scoun-
drcls get the lash here
Snrrrcd and shrugged my shout
drrS. YOU miserable coward, a mere
cur in office. barking only when You
think it safe
This had the int'Wialin- effect |
wished. lie lost control of himself,