Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
CHAPTER XIII
Schloss Szolnok

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Int and day which followed the
70 events in the house of the
y4taj were like an evil dream
ohkA Strahni. She slept. she
4fwAys to be hurried on by her
~ cAptors, TOO III to Offer resist
Any effort to delay them. Hugh
~ was dead All the other dire
fAnces as to her own fate were
&lnG beside that dreadful. fact.
Dtitn, the man who, sat beside
GH7's murderer, Fear--loa,h-
Ia seemed even too weak and III
4 Ne, lying for the first part OF
f16nf Journey. inert and helpless.
olAA beside her watched her fur
from time to time. venturing at
q n and solicitude for her comfort,
- aid not reply to his questions
Sj 1y6h look at him. At the house OF
! M All she recovered some of her,
S11fh. and again upon the following
:, - Al small inn not for fran the
8 ~ - border she fell into deep
"a ~ of exhaustion. from which she was
n 4 - "a with difficulty. The machine
stopped frequently, and its occu-.
SSfns were questioned, but in each case
( &3uknin Goritz PRODUCED papers rSsI, from
y S57fS now well within the borders OF
{! 57s'Sr6ry. and as the girl grew stronger,
4 s1rS ~ came, and with it the thought
ss nj IN spite of her apparent helpless
. - nHe was aware that her captors
/ i11ora VA tching her carefully. permitting
e cSss sou,nversation with any one, locking
4 \ 80 doors OF the rooms IN whlcn sns
|s5 s511at a the houses where they stopped
's Y 116 taking turns at keeping guard OUT
q Pm. But their very precautions saae gay.
TSr An Appreciation of the risks thAs
Il JSey ran. She was prisoner IN nen
g. E. s,S1sS rn,intry All those she passed upon
{, ~ sfoad were her friends. she mac
4 S2,5sr ~ - make her identity known. and
i ~ object OF her captors, to gain ner e,,
Il fHsodofyn She was somewhere IN eastern
>uex, h,st inst where Sne Olu Hct
{, TSssv' ishe chauffeur spoke the Language
TmeGtly, and Marishka's ignorance OF
a le4de her task more dlHCui. pu. he
1{1l1t at an inn in a small village, she
4 2Ss1s6 8 rirI who spoke German. and IN
81 q & f,so,nei1t when the attention of her
0&nrdo was relaxed. she< manakeo y.
h >sSTs The girl understand. promising her
8 !. - AZ money il she would summon
- s. police Of the town. to wnon,
y S6SrtShka would tell her story Inc g,rl
SGrsS6. and In the early morning ,usL
IN II fhe machine came around to the door
( {18rttH found himself confronteo ny '"'
s S8en IN uniform. - Mating
Merishka. who had pee" ,,,,a r,,n.
4. 1tnr down the stairs and threw nei SCI sci
( S15ori their mercy, telling her story anu
6ewgfng their intercession ,,.d
z Rf1f even as she spoke sne TealiGeo
&>Sf the very wildness OF her narrau.ee
5 s1S0 against it's verify In the minus Vi
S&eoe rustic policemen. tho
3 n 'sIt n an extraordinary tale, saio tIs
\ s.sner man. 'and one which OF course
..ssss ~ investigated-an abduction "
ssH you will permit me, said roith .ifa
4 mpin6 calmly Ihis laoy "G f,r the
Sfks As you observe she Is 'he SUI
\ 52c{ of delMsions-7- ,,.;,,L,
\ III 80 not true cried MartsnNa i;i,ts
q os,rs lvinxly. II beseech you to listen
4 y u reSref." said Goritz. with glance
= = hIe watch that l have no time 70
KSfGw am Lieutenant Won ArnstorL
= ~ rTlttnapth ARMY Corps. bearing Va
I ~ SeseSo,sa,sct W. from General Won Hoetzen-
s5ss7 Shich ali police officers of the t.m,
: SixS are constrained to respect. hea'
~ he handed them the magic paper
3sjfSf352 Already had done him sucn serN-
q SSx me men read it through WIN re-
and not a pitv;ns nt,in a" eiance upon
q 2S last wb,ch too p,'sseifi sWeii indicated their
Il i5SScy In interfering in the anairs Oh
* u ~ such authority. ,,o
4 sxsrf what I tell is the truth. In the
s< SSfs g OF the Holy Virgin. ! swear ,f u nd
One OF the men crossed a,, nlihsg III his his
& - flrmly upon her arm ana suioeo
@ toward the machine.
Z cSnpe. Anna" he said IN SouJii ,',,i
. ,uuui11kinC tone, "all will be well-aii VIII
H Il a SS m Marishka, with one last
Sirjne glance in the direction OF the
1; Sc50 0llicere permitted herself 10 pe
4 (. <sseits vho before the automobile de-
4 s1SrfS6. handed a piece OF money 10 ine
III Who had done Marishka TINS serAi,eff ef
& ~ iSSt glimpse that Marishka had OF
I - fjoiIce officers showed them standing
8 S71n ~ side, their fingers at tneir Saps,
51r case was hopeless. she nad M nd
e T2{Gu.6 N seemed in all Hungary, anu
4 zss.s S6a ndoned herself to the depths OF
H S5Ss ISSDair. How could she have ex,
s ScfS6 10 cope with such man as 0in tniS = !,
q ~ 7fSFAfl aaid nothing to her oil Warnins
~ '-Gk- oh hlf in the same dIltl
a 4 SSan. after drinking cup OF COZ eonee Il, e
4 3T3S6 he urged upon her, she oecaihe
& 6 = ~ ~ ~nLe h a large room with wall
81 - Uoselsd wood, and groined seihns ,,i,,i
n r. loy upon huge bed. raiseo iis ~ !,
y h 3S6v1 the floor, over the head 9I WIZ uor
IS IS s;.25S1 n faded yellow silken hanging ffer
* s;s 1SS1sndines puzzled her. but she seem :
So 1If - have no desire to learn the mean
i fTn 81 Il all, lying as one pareiy aiac
4 - half conscious toward tine mar
& = ~ ohs had a glimpse of mountains
fe 5iiik5 kloe sky. But the sunhgnt "ni.I,
Il X 535 IN matches upon the Turkey rug
q q 55E1Sl~1 ker aching eyes, and she Ciossa
& - painfully. She felt wrstchhsaigS s hs Sody ~,
q II throat was parched, and her bnS POM
- - weak that even to ss move S,en, neI aRain
- and slept again. aware 3vs now, ess,r ess1
! jr II the room. At last Win an she she
IL II wide her eyes and raised ner.
~ r. ff{ron an elbow. 1t was night pu,
Xihen upon two tables shed a generous
Z 8 IN ~ me moved, figure that had sa,
81 49,, the- foot of the bed, rose ana caint
x, T1E&vd her II was very ola woman
L S1s3:fe4,' wrinkled face and the inturneo
III hi jE{S@ a the toothless. But her race wa
81 Sfzhlv and her voice when sne spoht
t>1SX n II note of commiseratlon. p,
a. sSt5se excellency is feeling stronger
III do not know" said Marishks
nafnfully struggling to make MY np,
I I S2nkciate. II still feei W. "ha' IL
i 81 ssat3,inss Szolnok, Excellency, In tht
fhians'' She laid her rougn han'
B 49, ~ rishka's. you have some feVer
<s' 49, riass of water
~ orcep The woman moved away
S2fke shadows and 'Marishka trieo I.
~ her eyes upon the sobjects IN tht
iSrre chests of drawers, anc
;s 81 a cheyal glass, a prie-dieu,
n 5SS3 escritoire with ormolu mountlngs
<<& fench dressing table, portraits le
- the paneling, massive oaken chairs
m Y npholstered---a room OF SONY
2nAeur. Schloss SzolnokI What mat
& u where she was! Leatn a
R7fus Ssolnok could be no worse thai
< ~ elsewhere. Weakness oVerpoWer
E{ Ner. and she sank pack into ner pii
-, Svare of her throbbing temples ant
kSE<.fsSrfhla pain that racked her breast
4 HUGH, too He was calling Z
81 N 7-:7Z ~ would come. Hugh! With, hi
uDon her lips she sank again mt
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