Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-04-04
CHAPTER VII-Continued

him lie has forgotten most things
This mans name was Ahrensein
told him The whole truth ] am quite
sure that II he had come into charge
Of the prison whilst the real No %
had been there he would have found
some excuse for having him shot
within twenty.four hours. He even
told me go. He was furious at the
trick which had been played But
he declared. the Epglishman who has
put himself IN No. 29's place shah
suffer Tor him. | was allowed to see
your brother. He had got over the
Hrat shock OF what had happened and
found him full Of courage We dis
ruAsed several plans for his escape.
which. however. we never carried into
effect do not believe that any one
could have bought the llfe ~ No %
from Ahrensein for a million pounds
with your brother. however. II was
different In the end made over TO
him one OF your brothers drafts one
took back frsm Ivan Krossneys after
he was dead-cashed one Of the
smaller ones. and one dark night we
drove away from the fortress"
But this IS all so long ago." Mary
exclaimed wonderingly
The woman nodded.
ave were in the train for Petro-
grad she went on, when I had
message from Ahrensein, telling me
lhat he was superseded His success.
D. a
Inquiry into the escape of No 20 lie
advised me not to go near Petrograd
We lett the train Just as a company
81 soldiers from the fortress RrrIved
On the platform The train was held
If and searched We took car.
-age and drove away, anywhere into
She plains We had money bur moth.
mig else We bought the carriage and
borsos. bought tie driver body ana
soul Driving by night, resting the
sorses and hiding ourselves by day.
Ne travelled hundred miles south
eastward
You must tell me the rest another
ame" Lady Mary suggested.
what / an going to tell you. !
shall tell you now or never" Elsa
Francks answered hercely. ut won't
BE- much, | can promise YOU When |
leaye this house the story OF these
uonths is coming out Of my mind.
whether have to dull IT by drinking
or even cut il out Of my brain We
we're always In danger, always being
tracked We went short distances
10y train, Sometimes We hired car
tlages We even Travelled for the
whole Of one day In an electric car
which cmwled between two small
towns Seven times we tried 10 cross
The frontier lato Poland and each
dime we were turned back once they
beard OF MS and we were placed under
srrest Your brother shot two OF the
guards and we escaped After that Il
was life or death with us We were
passed ncross the frontier at last In
spot where the war zone had been
We we're scarcely In Poland before
half a regiment Of Russians was after
Us We were 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
all discomfort aud misery. but most ef
The danger was past Your brother
fell III IN Warsaw Since then he has
heen dared and weak with 4 high
temperature, and with ats ot uucan.
seriousness. How | got him here I
Con know We arrived at Fenehnrca
street th's morning drove 10 CHAR
Ing cross hospital and they tooS h'm
At once. lie Was shouting IKE a
"adnah. ihen drove here.
she poured eat me lASt glass q
vine from me he't.e ana drank II
1heh sne rose = 9ef ieeG
II = 4" "oaatFlu' story tAiS Mary
e11ia''heu lou must nv ~ away
SeL 81 u you 2" Aou must come