Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-09


hrothsr," Else Franks said. ''He vii
not know you when gou 90 to see
him he has forgotten most things
This mans name was Ahrenseln-
told him the whole truth. / am quite
sure that II he had come into charge
of the prison whilst the real No. %
had been tbarc. he would have found
some excuse for having him shot
within twenty-fonr hours He even
told me 50. He was furious az the
trick which had been played. But
ne declared. the Englishman who has
put himself In No. 2o's place shall
suffer for himr I was allowed to see
your brother. He had got over the
first shock of what had happened and
found him full Of courage. We dis
cussed several plans for his escape
which, however, we never carried into
effect de net believe that any one
could have bought the life OF No. %
from AhreBseln for million pounds.
With your brother. however, II was
different In the end. I made over to
MIN one OF your brothers dragts-one
] took back from Ivan Krossneys after
ne was dead-caHhed one Of the
smaller ones, and one dark night we
drove away from the fortress"
-But this Is all so long agol" Mary
exclaimed wOnderingiy.
The woman nodded.
~We were IN the train for Petro-
grad she went on. when / had a
message from Ahrenseln. telling me
that he was superseded. His success
sor had arrived. and was holding an
inquiry into the escape Of No. 20. He
advised me not to go near Petrogrnd.
We left the train just as a company
OF soldiers from the fortress arrived
on the platform. The train was held
up and searched. We took q car
rage and drove away. anywhere. into
the plains. We had money but moth
ing else. We bought the carriage and
horses. bought the driver. body and
soul. Driving by night. resting the
horses Sand aiding ourselves by day,
we Travelled a hundred miles south
eastward
You must tell me the rest another
time" Lady Mary suggested.
what am going to tell you. ]
shall tell you now-or nexeEs..-Ielsa
Francks answered fierceIy. ut won't |
be much. / can promise you. When /
leave this house. the story Of these
months is coming out of my mind.
whether / have 10 duh il by drinking
or even cut II out OF my brain. We
were always IN danger, always being
tracked. We went short distances
by train. Sometimes we hired car
lriages We even travelled for the
whole Of one day in an electric car
which crawled between two small
towns. Seven times we tried to cross
the frontier into Poland, and each
time we were turned back. Once they
heard of as and we were placed under
arrest. Your brother shot two Of the
guards and we escaped. After that Il
was life or death with us. We were
passed across the frontier at last IN
q spot where the war zone had been.
We were scarcely in Poland before
half a regiment of Russians was after
us. We we're In Poland however. We
left them fighting We heard after
ward that the Russians who had
crossed the frontier were wiped out.
We got across Poland. somehow or
other, into Germany. The rest was :
ell discomfort and misery. but most Of I
the danger was past. Your brother
fell III IN Warsaw. Since then he has /
been dazed and weak, with q high
and with its OF uncOn- !
sciouNness. How I got him here. q
don't know. We arrived at Fenchurch I
street this morning drove 20 ChaF, B
ng Cross hospital and they took him 4
At once He was shouting IKE q {
Thea I drove here"
She poured cut the last glass Of O
xime from the bottle and drank Il. /,
Thea she rose 10 her feet.
ia lie q wonderful story. thisiv Mary o
Exclaimed ~Xcu must not 60 away
ret, or. II Jon do. yOu must come q
'ack again. Ny father will want to h
hank y0usr Il
Il DO not want thanks" the woman
roKed. Il started ont on this adj n
enfuFe because your brother had
aid = great sum Of money and be- n
nuse I had fancy for him. I have m
1st that fancy. but ] made up my
sind thak 4 would bring your brother b,
ONE. and have done H. I do NOT
ism for amy further payment have 4.
pemt your brothers momey fFaaly. bui 4
have em0ugh aaaf 90 giwe. me asl that 4,
need In life. I DO not IKE England
I'D ana going away to-day. Is there h
~ further question you wish 20 ASS ?" IL
ssMone thar can think Of fSr the he
l0zaessf. Eady zEafy adnliffed =
'amk anas n wms very wemderful Of fr
- 20 run mil fheaa rfssra. You might
I'VE leff my bFUkher there and gone as
Fay wffh fzss momey.
Il very meaFiy 6SM the wcznan con a.
ssed hlwmfEy. ~hfamy q time. 90 gha
az hnsne. I waalse6 shag had done Re-,