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"The Ah Edelweiss the next uised relief to the faces of thousands; there was not one who upbraided Baron Dangloss for his astounding negligence Never before had a criminal escaped froone tone, was that the prison had not been constructed or ood name for audacity But as nobody criticised, his explanation was taken good-naturedly and there was secret rejoicing in the city Of course, everybody wondered where the prisoner had gone; most of them feared that he could not escape the officers, while others shrewdly sentleht They enuity, his assurance

The full story of the daring break for liberty flashed fro the day, and it was known all over the water-swept city before noon Baron Dangloss, hi, uard The door was locked, but froroans and cries Alarmed at once, the Captain procured duplicate keys and entered the cell There he found the helpless, blood-covered Ogbot, bound hand and foot and almost dead from loss of blood The clothes of the Aone with the prisoner Ogbot, as soon as he was able, related his experience of the night before It hile ht that he heardof pity he opened the slab door and asked if he were ill The wretched A He said souard could not understand but which he took to be a plea for assistance Not suspecting a trick, the kindly guard unlocked the second door and stepped to the bedside, only to have the sick man rise suddenly and deal him a treacherous blow over the head with the heavy stool he had secreted behind hi of what followed, so effective was the blow When he regained consciousness he was lying on the bed, just as the Captain had found him The poor fellow, overwhelloss to shoot hiloss had him conveyed to the hospital ward and tenderly cared for

Three guards in one of the offices saw a bot pass from the prison shortly after twelve, and the h his private apartbot's keys he experienced little difficulty in getting outside the gates But, vowed Dangloss stormily, he should be recaptured if it required the efforts of all the policemen in Edelweiss With this very brave declaration in mind he despatched men to search every street and every alley, every cellar and every attic in the city Messengers were sent to all towns in the district; ar forests, explored the caves and brush heaps for rim old Captain, who had never lost a prisoner, was pitiful to behold