The Glenwood post., 1925-01-01

p0se0e Voky 80eo1 112k4 NJ ~ th0
cell - Nunbsr Tvsaty.niAs. Y6a a.
cAAHqe eastAss With hin. ,Yoa gavs hin
yssr Athsfisai paAtp6ft. ia xta - b
wfA ~ - ~ esl. H csnss sst
wtiA ~. Tea fsuain."
'1As lsvtl I 10 |" Gerald uuftsssA
"Ds Dst - fooli'' tie 0ovsgnss
sxelainsl tnpetisntly. Il ~ ysur
par6sa. s9csllsney." ~ aa6sl b mo-
nnsat lasss, ~ ~ rsnsabsssl N visl-
iters Asatity. "Yesr stay tAsrs will
Aet ~ lsae. hail sxplaIn IN q Ne
msat. I lklve Nsmbse Twlaty-iiAs 10
GnAn seatlsa - ~ lias, elsvsA
Dass -. I take leave Of him thses.
ns y aA American VIE has bought
NJ q esAeeeateas. xAa StAtion y In
the niA0s sf Tie dstriet NJ pres
sncs Win hin wtli rs0eve an nus
pisisas aAA prsvsat tAslr exeaanins
the passpsrt too closely. He Win travel
through - Pstrosral. There. taks n,
you have naAs arrangsuneata."
II Aavs . sAip waitine." Gerald Re-
piled. III.
THAT b my scheme. thsA."
80 far, I approve Of #" 0ssald d.
clareA 'but what ahcst nsr'
"Yoa will bers ysszsslf fsr twsnty-
four ho1fs," the govssnee rsDlieA n
will -, though, that yea have beer
and nswspapsfs. II yea win. naa can
come and sss you"
TOR heavens sake. nor Gerald
begged. 'T mean" hs ADDED hastily,
Il shall need no society. I an very
tired. shall Sleep"
As you WILL" the governor &C
qulesced. In the mssning. Number
One Hundred and ons-I should say
his rsmains-will bs carried secretly
down to your cell. You win be nsvsd
up to the cell Of Number One Hundred
and One. I shall at once report the
death Of Numbet Twenty-nine. He
will be buried in the cemetery here be-
fore Intervention is possible. Now the
question comes how to dispose Of you"
"I was getting interested in that my
self" Gerald admitted.
.Number One Hundred and Ones
time was up" the governor explained.
"Hs could have gone home last week
II he had been strong enough. I have
his papers Of release here, signed BY
myself. Tomorrow morning early, ]
shall provide you with suitable cloth
ing, and shall drive you to the rail
way station. I myself have leave Of
absence in my pocket, granted to me
4 fortnight ago, but, to be honest with
you. I have not used 1t because have
I =. \ - vncu nv NTH 1vhtrh <o lpfoy nv.
self. I shall travel with you myself to
Petrograd. You will have acted as my
clerk in the prison. and take some In.
tsrest in you. In my company you are
absolutely secure, No one will ven
ture even a question. Arrived at
Petrograd. will drive with You to the
docks, you shall take me on board
your ship, and We Will drink a bottle
Of champagne together. What do yos
think Of my planr'
"Capitali" Gerald replied.
II viii conduct you now" the gov.
srnor announced ITO Number Twenty.
nine.. We will loct ourselves In hia
cen. You shan explain the scheme Il
him and change clothes. I viii bfina
pen and Ink with me, also the deeds
which will put Harmon P. Cross In
possession of my oil properties. You
shall pay over the drafts. After that
you must be patient"
"I am ready" Gerald declared. ris-
ing to his feet.
Krossneys unlocked q drawer and
took out bunch Of keys which shons
like silver-the only clean thing. 1t
seemed to Gerald, that he had seen in
the prison They tramped up two
flights OF stone steps.
II am humane man." the governor
said. "and II does not please me to
turn my prisoners into vermin. have
cells underground. without light q
air. which were used by my predeces-
sors. i have had them blocked up.
You win And It not 70 terrible here"
They had reached q long. white
washed passage with archsd roof. The
governor dismissed the attendant whs
had followed them. inserted the key
into the lock Of the door over which
40" was painted in black figures, and
entered himself. motioning Gerald to
follow him.
N the sudden somber twilight Of the
cell, 0sraid's hrst Impressions were
that man opposite had hanged him
self against the wall. AT their en-
trance, however, the figure dropped to
the ground, releasing his clutch Of
the rusty bars to which he had been
clinging. A tall. thin young man, with
sunken cheeks, long, unkempt hair, and
eyes a little more than ordinarily
bright, stood gazing at them. His
clothes seemed to be the remains Of a
prison uniform. The trousers. always
too short, had worn away at the bottom
of the legs, and he wore neither socks
nor shoes. He stared at the two men
at Gerald especially-in wonder, but
remained silent.
"You speak Englishr' Gerald in