The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22

were amenable to bribery. No sooner
did the fact present itself to him than
he gave himself up to connecting a
plan by which he might assist Lisa
| Dmitrievna to escape from Kara.
| A prominent American journalist had
some years previously obtained permits
sion from the Russian government to
| inspect the Kara prison and write
report of the treatment Of the prison.
ers there. 1t occurred to Champlin
| that such permission would 10 of great
| help to him. Since his efforts were to
be entirely dependent upon the use OF
money he thought he might as well
begin at once. But this first move
was independent of bribery. He from
whom permission must be given was
of the imperial blood, and to attempt
to bride him might spoil everything
Champlin went to England and
bought newspaper Immediately its
columns contained bitter attacks upon
the Russian government for the treat
ment of prisoners at Kara. Champlin
saw to It that these articles were large
~ copied, and he employed persons to
send clippings to the czar. 1t was not
long before protest was sent to his
paper by the official charged with the
administration of prisons. The editor
Of the paper wrote that if permission
were given representative to inspect
the prisoners of Kara an article would
appear in the journal giving true
| account oftwhat he saw.
1t was happy day for the Amer
lean when the desired permit came.
He had, meanwhile been gathering
funds for corrupting prison officials
and had all he wanted. Having con-
verted sufficient amount into Russian
money, he started for Siberia.
1t is questionable If Champlin would
have been able to make even begin
ming had he not been favored by for
tune. Iisa's father was trusted Off
GER of the car. His daughter had not
been convicted of assassination or in
tended assassination. She was In
league with revolutionists and had
been caught in suspicious actions.
These facts enabled the general to OBJ
tain for his daughter a transfer to
what Is called the Free Command,
which means that those confined there
live In huts instead Of prisons and are
in so far their own masters.
While Champlin was being shown
over the prisons-they had been put
in the best possible shape for the in
spcction-he was keeping an eye open
for his purpose. When he learned that
Lisa had been transferred to the Free
Command his heart beat high with
hope. He at once expressed desire
ton and was given permission to do
so. On his arrival there Lisa's cabin
was pointed out to him, and, going to
the door, be knocked. A woman keep
or answered the summons, and upon
his showing an order to inspect any
portion Of the institution he was ad-
mitted. Lisa was sitting at window
and recognized him at once, but he |
did not change countenance himself, |
and she restrained hers.
II desire to question this prisoner"
he said to the keeper, 'she being free |
to tell me what wish to know
The woman read his permit careful |
ly, then went into the other of the |
two rooms which composed the cabin |
and shut the door. Champlin. having |
satisfied himself, or, rather, Lisa hay
ing assured him, that he was not spied |
upon, spoke freely in low tone. Lisa
overwhelmed that he should have come |
to Kara in her interest, seized his hand |
and kissed it. But that time should |
not be lost he proceeded at once to |
question her with view to laying |
plan for her escape.
His first query was, Can your keep |
or be bribed" Lisa told him that she |
could if the bride were large enough. |
If she permitted Lisa to escape, she
remaining, it would go hard with her. |
She mAsIsbes paid for that
Presently Champlin went into the
room where the woman was, and when
he came. out he had left with her 49,
600 rubles($ 20. 600, which she at once
buried under the floor Of the hut For
this she was to resign her position,
stating that she desired to go to her
home in Russia.
Leaving the hut. Champlin visited
the officer in charge Of the entrance
to the Kara establishment.
"Colonel," he said, lone Of the keep.
ers in the Free Command has resigned
her position and desires to return with
me to Russia. I fear you may think
that I am taking a prisoner instead.
Lest you should feel bound to delay
me till the matter can be investigated,
l leave with you little present con-
tanned in this package"
The colonel took the package into
another room, examined it and found
4 hundred thousand rubles. His eyes
stood out Of his head, but when he
returned to Champlin he merely said:
II will not delay you"
The next day the Journalist complet-
ID his inspection, and in the morning,
ust before break Of day, he drove out
# the prison yard with Lisa's keeper,
fEkly yelled. AS soon as they were
,,It Of SIGHT md hearing tho wOmHn'S II