Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-02


asked to remove thia lncOnsrusua
visitor
This lady would like some wiEs.
Lady Mary announced. do tell gas
what you would pzefer9" she added
turning toward her guest.
Champagne. If sou have It. was
the prompt reply.
Bring champagne, Richards his
mistress directed. Perhaps you had
better tell his lordshlp. This lads
has brought us news OF Lord Dom
hey"
The woman held out her hand
Don't bring any lordships here.
she begged Il will tell my story to
you. ma'am. I am very near hys-
terIcs myself To reach here from
Sokar has taken as q month. We
tried at seven places on the frontier
before we could get into Poland
"Polandr' Mary exclaimed. ~F3ut
here Is the wine. Do. please. heln
yourself.
The woman was served with cham.
payne and dry biscuits. which latter
she scornfuIly rejected. She drank
three glasses OF champagne. however.
Then she flled fourth glass for her
self and began TO talk.
swell. here Is my story" Elsa
Francis said. draining the contents
OF her glass and refilling Il. "Remem-
Der 1t. for shall never tell II again.
II Is a story I would like to forget
Il will certainly remember Il"
Mary promised
Twelve months ago I went to live
at Sokar." Elsa Francks began, ut Il
a miserable place but went there TO
he near my friend Ivan Krossneys.
the governor OF the fortress. In that
fortress was confined a man whom
your brother went TO Russia to res
cue. He came 10 me to ask me TO
help him brlbe the governor. That
was IN the month 81 October last year.
He was q very different person then.
and ! thought that liked him very
much"
The woman slipped her champagne.
The warmth OF the room. and the
wine, had moIstened her face. A little
streak Of rouge had spread upon her
left cheek. There were black lines
under her eyes. Her voice. how ever.
was stronger.
HE offered a great deal OF money |
and agreed to help. ] sent for Ivan |
and. although he made difhculties. he
was easy to persuade. II was all ar
ranged. The prlsoner-No. %. we /
called him--walked out Of the fortress
In your brothers clothes and with his
American passport. Your brother
was to take his place for twenty-four
hours. Then he was TO leave the
prison In the funeral coach OF an
other prisoner who had died.
"Thls was seven months ago" Mary
The woman wiped her lips. shlvered
at the sight Of the color upon her
closed her eyes for
moment and recovered herself.
THAT seven months" she said de-
IIberntely. has seemed like seven
years. and each year Ike lifetime
In HE'LL Listen. / 90 on with my
story. Your brother entered the
fortress as arranged changed his
,lothes with No 20. who walked out
u the place and came. Without dount.
o London. Your brother was TO
,pend that night In the fortress.
came down 10 me. We were
10th excited II was great sum OF
money which we had been paid. and
life In Russia is a horrible burden.
We drank q great deal OF wine The
more we drank. the more quarreIsome
van became. He resented having to
art with so large share Of the
money to me. We quarreIed. Once on
vice we made Il up. Then Ivan'z
niger Jared out again. In the end
e declared that he would take away |.
part Of my share. We had a strug- :
lie. Somehow or other. his revolver !,
'ent on. he went backward With a !.
r0af. He was dead. -l- l
The wOmnn dabbed at her face :
larry could find no word OF any sort.
Ter visitors eyes seemed fixed in :
gid stare. II was as though she :
ere living through the scene again !,
"The roIice came" she went on. q !,
as arrested. 7 told my story. There :,
ere no witnesses. After four days :,
icy had to let me 60. The moment :,
was free I went to the fortress !.
ans deputy was taking his place.
e was a man OF different type 4
a BoIshevist from conyic- .
On. Every time he mentioned No.
|. he spat. I had much trouble with
m"