"'Though apparently a Pole——'
"'And carries a uniform about with him in a box——'
"'Which he pretends is a cigar box——'
"'Is a very interesting scoundrel——'
"'But none the less unfit to live!'
"And General Burriel summed the matter up and delivered formal sentence.
"'Prisoner, the sentence of the court upon you is that you be shot at dawn. Marines, remove the prisoner.'
"They proceeded to remove me; but before I had left the ship he called me back again.
"'Prisoner,' he said gravely, 'in consideration of the fact that you have amused the court, the court has decided upon a mitigation of your sentence.' Hope flattered me again, but only for an instant. The president continued with an evil chuckle—
"'Prisoner, the court accords you permission to put on your uniform and wear it until the hour of your execution.'