Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-14


his papers Of release here. signed By
I myself Tomorrow morning early,
I shall provide you with suitable cloth
ing, and ] shall drive you to the rail-
! way station. / myself have leave OF
! absence in my pocket granted 10 me
/ a fortnight ago, but, to be honest with
4 You, [ have not used II because / have
/ had no money with which to enjoy my
/ self. I shall travel with you myself to
! PetrOgrad. You will have acted as my
| clerk In the prison, and I take SOC in
terest in you. In my company you are
/ absolutely secure. No one will ven
/ ture even question. Arrived at
Petrograd, l 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 you
think Of my plan?'
Capital" Gerald replied.
Il will conduct you now" the gov
ernor announced. "to Number Twenty
nine. We will lock ourselves in his
cell You shall explain the scheme TO
/ him and change clothes / will bring
pen and ink with me. also the deeds
which viii put Harmon p. Cross in
possession OF my oil properties. You
shall pay over the drafts. After that
You must be patient"
81 am ready Gerald declared, ris-
ing to his feet.
krossneys unlocked a drawer and
took out bunch of keys which shone
like silyer-the only clean thing, It
seemed 10 Gerald, that he had seen IN
the prison. They tramped up two
flights Of stone steps
Il an humane man." the governor
said, "and It does not please me TO
| turn my prisoners into vermin. have
cells underground without light or
air. which were used by my predeces-
sors, have had them blocked up.
You will find it not so terrible here
They had reached a long, white
I washed passage with arched roof. The
| governor dismissed the attendant who
had followed them, inserted the key
into the lock Of the door over which
''29' was painted in black figures, and
entered himself. motIoning Gerald to
/ follow him
In the sudden somber twilight of the
cell, Gerald's first 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 little more than ordinarily
bright. stood gazing at them. His
| clothes seemed to he the remains OF a
/ prison uniform. The trousers. always
too short. had worn away al the bottom
OF the legs, and he wore neither socks
nor shoes He stared at the two men
lat Gerald especlally-in wonder, but
remained silent
You speak EngushY" Gerald In
CURED
Number Twenty snook his head.
Il speak French better" he replied.
what we're you doing when we
came in?" the governor asked.
Number Twenty-Five smiled wanly.
For an hour every day" he told
them. sometimes for more, I spring
till catch those bars, and hang on
until ] am tired. can always see the
sky; sometimes, II I arngeeling strong.
| can lift myself so that see q little
OF the country"
well. you have something better to
do now" the governor declared. You
were a man when you were brought in.
I have seen you play mans part. Re
member. Il you faint or do anything
foolish, you spoil everything. Set your
teeth and take or your clothes. You
are going TO he set at liberty"
Number Twenty-nine scarcely fa,-
tered.
4 am 10 be shot, suppose" he said
cooily. Il trust that your wardens are
better marksmen than they are sol
| diers
''There Is a long story" Gerald inter
, vened "of which the governor will tell
/ you as much as he chooses. am an
Englishman, sent here by relatives OF
/ youts have been able 20 arrange for
Your freedom In few days time.
I you VIII be steaming for England"
Cut it short" the governor inter
rupteu. Il viii 40 sll the explaining
Gerald took letter from his pocket
book
Read that letter" he invited. ct
Is from Pauline She IS my friend
am Lord Dombey. an EngliShman We
stall meet at Petrograd later On the
steamer VIII explain everything
Meantime. take or your clothes. You
viii have 10 wear mine for a couple Of
DAYS
The young man took or bis coat al
most mechanically His shirt was
ragged He aaa apparently no under
clolhes His fingers began to shake
Il cannot he faitered
"But Fit Is necessary" Gerald as
suyed HIM. See am half undressed
myself"
lie took oG his coat and wsistcost.
Ar fha SIqht ~ his silk uuSa~s1oFbas