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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, FEBRUARY 4. '94 ; v'.'. ;U ;; ajT i'i T' il- r.- .." ".(: r.c o-.r.o VC -.. ,.- rvi.. . r.,. .,. ; s. 4..y4....n..,4,....:. GRAUSTARK ...By... GEORGE DARR McCUTCHEON OipwrtuM, . hv llrrlxrt B. Slime HYSol'KW Chapter 1 (inufall Lorry, a wealthy American globe trniter, - i; ,il-l m into iieijusiiititiiec. with a .iiit.ii ug foreign girl on tint train from Denver to Washington. 'I he pair nre left behind when lliu llier Mftm for rejmirB in Wu.:t Virginia. ClniptT 11 Lorry wires ahead to Imi. I dm train. J lo anil Iho unknown girl rnlu twenty miles nt a fearing pacj In a mountain couch. 1 lu re in un loveniakioK, but n near approach in it a thu rolling stago tumbles the jn.'iirf. ii. ,i.ut. I 'Jin j.trr 111 Lorry i.mis vv ith 1 1 .0 loreign jarly, consist m 1 I Mms UtipgctishK-ker, (,'nclo I'uh inl Aunt i vouiiH. 'I ln y uri Hi (ir.iiiKhirk, a eounlry Iorry hull never heard of before. Chapter IV. Lorry show the foreigners Hie sight of Washington. I le y leave 9 r V w York to sail on Ihn Haider ,,!ls lilUeltftlnckt r llaivi Iv ll I " el" .1 A:ner:e:iu' ' . con .Hid m-c le r . j, i t Aililly in- i . Ml H a to New Yol'U. ill,;..' UM'Tker Is not oil the ... . i-' lie Hi e the Mi Miner ni. . Min (i. wuveit liiiu A Ivlss from i f ri i. . (haj.lir VI Lorry joins "''I linii'l, Harry Anguish, an i . iimiint, ill I'.iri-. (iiauHtark .j.l.i Ml (,. I, hM' W lelss, am loeaii il I.. Tim A m.-1 it n nx g' 1 i me tiinrjii iinliickern there . rrv m-i k I, i m churin. 1 1 ,:ip- w uli a h am i' I OWII MX. Ill , .1" n, hut ll e . . , .. mg I he in htery . ... I.nlei 1 1 . receive a note at i -1 -.1 niie'il Sorbin (Jucg.-nshielier, i: vii ii!' I., :a 10 vinll her Uexl ilay. CHAI'TICU VIII. THE Allllt'O ION OK A riiiNin-n. HAT urieniiH.il they went lu the p.ilnee crniiiiilH nnd lie ilHlred for the i lilef utewnrd. After n few iiioiueiiiH tiny Mhnwii to hi" olllee 111 a mini II dwelling Iioiiho Just Inside the gates.1 The steward was a red faced lllllo Bip.eU or III tho bonnes. Here nnd oi.. ii. plcns.iiit and nccoininodutlug. He, lline strolled the white uniformed po lould speak (Jeruian-lii fact, ho win lire guards, occasionally soldiers bur a Herman by blrlli nnd they hud no rhd barrackward w mid then belat- dllllculty lu prcseullng their reiiicst. llr. l''nuisih-Jacob Kniasch was nt first dubious, but their frank, eager faces soon gained for them his consent to see that part of , the great park open to the public. Ileyoud certain Hues they were not to trespass. An guish inked how they could be expect cd to distinguish these Hues, being uu iiciiialiiled, end the steward grimly Informed ihcni that the members of (he royal guard would establish the lines so plainly that It would bu ijiiltc clear. lie then wrote for them a puss to the grounds of the royal palace of (irall lark, nlllxlng his seal. In giving this pass In them he found occasion to say that the prliro'SS had luslrucleil him to extend every coiirlesy pohslhle to un American citizen. It was then that Anulsh nsk. d If he might be penult-j ted to Use his camera. There was nu ' Instant nnd emphatic refusal, and they were told that the pass would be j rescinded If h,.y did not leave the can, . rii outside Hie gates. Itcluclant- i ly Anguish deposited Ids luckless box i lu the steward a olllce, and they passed Into the hrond avenue w hlch led to ward the palace. A guard, who served also as a guide, (topped to their side before they had taken leu paces. Where be nunc from they never knew, so Instantaneous was his nppcaraiii'O. He remained . with them during the (wo hours spent lu the wonderful park. j The palace stisitl In the northwestern part of the grounds, imsslldy a half j mile from the base of the mountain. Its front faced the mountain side. The visitors were in. I permlltisl to gn closer than a quarter of a mile from Hie struc ture, but attained a position lomi which It could be seen In all Its m ,. he, undent splendor. Anguish, who had slmllcd chinches and old sliur lures, painted the ensiles on the lihluei mid was something of a cm lea ur p, ' urehllis-ture, was of the opinion thai It 1 hud Ins ii standing for inure limn ,'ni )ears. It was n vast, uiedia viil ma-s of stone, covered wllh umss and Ivy. I Willi towers, turrets ami battlements. The park was probably a mile square and was surroimded by a hi. h nail, on the top ,if which weie hii'.c (;u.nd houses and several uuisl.cl inn.ui When they had completed th. lr .,lir f Inspection, their guide rapidly led the wiiy to the wall Unit ei.eir,l,, t; ,. ground", reaching it at a point ii .1 I ir from the castle Itself, lb re was sMii.it cd another large gate, ihiotigh who h they did not pass. Instead tin y ascend isl some steps and came out up. Hi li e hi: h null. The tup of th was several 'is-t wide. iu,d walking was comparallvcly safe. They soon under stood the guide's design, -ll,,. I was u walk along this wall umil t: v reached the main gate. 'h ii, n, t'. collar course w ,u la I,. n!,,.M S isiuid not Imagine nt in -t An. n. !i'. fertile br.ilu came (,, it,,. n,, saw a i.iiinlier ,.f women lu a d -! ,nt part of the grounds. n,,,, ,.n, lul.el le; llieir guide's lui-i,. lu ,,,,1,111, tint it,,.,,, tu the wall, rightly come, tm, d tli it It was agalnsi . ustoni f,,r v i .it-n s t,, c,, ,-t and gn,e up ,ii ul.ers ..r tl, i,,i ,1 household. The men in ,1 w ,. of whom is. oi, . plainly d,- inii, .h. d fnuu the faraway wall, were und ni ,t uy n part or the cast!,. , were not to . sul.,-, t, d t faiinlv the , ,n ,1 gar.e of sightseers. IVil aps . , highness the I'mness r i.rni Was nmoiig thciu Tln-y r hid the . ,i,. . seeud.sl. A inn;' .1, in n ,; I , . , after w l.i, Ii n.o, i,,.. . , ,i ,, . , , and turn. si to fee i:.,. I hud disappeared as f t awalluwisl him. ,,l I "Well, Ifa a fair ors.ni: ,, ai'rvisl Anguish, us tho w a ;;.,,! , , the stns.f, glaucliig back at f,,c f ,-.. u big wall. "It all goes In make me wnn.l,,, v, ; j lu 1be name of beavi u we have n vei b-ard of this land of tiniictaik." s, , 1-uri y. still thinking f tl,,. ,'aviics grandeur. "My boy, there are lots of tides we don't know. Were tisi busy I Loft j ,.. rouieinber (but but one half the w'.i I knowa how the other half lives? 1 II Wager there are not twenty ',e p.s.ple In the lolled Ulatisi who know there la such a i-ountry as tliaostnik." "I don't believe that a sing',. ,.ii over there has hciml ,,f n ,. ,ta,c," Touebsufeil Lorry, very tiutl, tally "I'll acis'pt the amendment." tult Aug'Ulsh. 'J'lu.n Iim - ,'ivinwu ,u 111.11 M I- ... 1 -.1." r.... .. ..... ... 1 f., ot.'" !!. 4- lirtpdiot of tl! castle from the middle at the sireet. He also scourid n num Iit of views of tin? mountain side, of some odd little dwelling, houses nnd tw-j or three IntereHtlng expooire of nil rolrfd chllilreii. lCveryljody, from the children up, worn liHme rolan, oiii r'il, mime hire k, leune blue, hut nil In Kolld rolorn. Ilenentb these roheii were l,ne;?y trinim rii and hlnne unions tlio lin n, Bhort cklrtii ninonK the women. All won) low boots and a urt of tur ban. The rosliiineH, of courHP, were ronllned to the native I'lvllhiim. At the hotel th (rarb of the aristorrnta wan vnnlly different. The women were (fowiied nfler the laleHt Vleiiene mt termi, nod the men, except those of the nnny, wore clot lien almost n smart as thoe wliUh lovered the Americans. Mist (iiiKuensli" ker-or whatever her Hume inlKlit lie -ami her carrhiKe com panion were as exquisitely gowned as liny women to be seen on the boule vards or in Hyde park of an afternoon. It was In to In the nltcriioiHi when they returned to the hotel. After din ner, during which they were uijaln ob jects of Interest, they Hi roiled off to ward the castle, sinoklnv their clmiri nnd enjoiliii; the lilurlniis nlr. IteliiK a slrant'er ill a strange land, Lorry acted on thi romantic painter's advice and also stuck a revolver In his pocket. Ho laughed nt the sui.'iesliiii that there uil;ht he use f,r Iho weapon In such a inlet, uioih I, well regululud town, but AnguMh IiihIkIciI: 'I've seen a lot of these fellows around town who hx.k like genuine liiipiniM and nil I limn ts, nnd I think It Just as well that we he prepared," fla ttened he Hislllvely, and Ills friend gratified w hat he called a whim. At ID o'clock the slender moon dropped behind the iiiouiilalu, nnd the valley, which had hi-cu touched Willi lis tender light, gradually took on the soinheriiesn nnd stillness of n starlit ulglit. The town slumbered at 11, and (,(,n, ,.re few lights to bo soon lu the ed clll.ens luovisl through the dcuso shadows on the sidewalks, but the Americans saw sllll life In Its reality. Iteturiilng from their stroll beside the cnsllo walls far to the west of where tin y had entered the grounds that nft einooii, they paused lu the middle of Castle avenue near the main gab) nnd looked down the diirk.desertcd strict. 1 "n r uwny rould be seen the faint glare from their hotel. (Hie or two Htris-t lamps burned In the Imslness part of Iho city. Aside from these evidences of life tbero was nothing but darkness, silence, peaciTiilness, iiIhiuI tbciii ev erywhere. "Think of l'arls or New York at 11 o'clock," said Lurry, ll trille awed by the si.llliide of the sleeping city. "It's as dead as a piece of prairie land," said Ids friend, "liad, It makes Ine sleepy (o look down that street. It's n in I In to the In, lei, loo, Lorry. We'd belter move along." "Let's He down near the hedge, niiioke another cigar and wait till inld tiilit. It Is too glorious a night to In lost In sleep," urged Lorry, whoso heart was light over the Joys of (he day to come. "I can Urcnni Just as well here, looking at Hint dark old ens ile, wllh Its one little tower light, as I could If 1 tried lo sleep lu a hard bed down at the hotel." Anguish, who was mole or loss of n dreamer himself, conseiiled. and alter lighting fresh cigars they threw Ihcni selves on the soft, dry grass mar the (all hedge that fenced the aveiiiie as It iienivd Hie castle grounds. I'orbalf lull hour Ihey talked by Ills and starts, line thinking of Hie face he bad seen, Hie oilier plclui lug In bis artist eye tin) palming he had vowed to create from ! the moonlit insiie of mi hour ago. "Some one coining," luiiiiiiund the painter, hair rising t his elbow at Icntlvcly. "(soldiers," said the other brlclly "They'll not disturb in " "They'll not even see us, I should i.iv. It's as dark us I'g.vpt under this hedge. They'll pass If we keep quiet." 'Tlie llgurcs of two men could be seen approaching r i mil the city, dim and ghostly In the m mitilu, klicsH of the lilghl. Like two thieves the Ameri cans walled lor ll,, ill lo pass. 'To their cMss.ilng' dlseoiolltuie, however, lb.- ,i, sti-ians baited directly fnil,t if their resllim place and seated thein elves leisure!.! upon a broad. Hat kloiie nl the road Ide. ll was ,.o dark to see If they were soldiers, notwith standing the fait that they Were less than lllteell feet awnj. "lie should be here at l'J." said one of the newcomers In n low voice and In falrlv good Lnglish, The o'her merely grunted 'Iheic was a silence of some durail..;i. broken by the iir.-, Speaker. "If Ibis Job falls and you are caught. It will in. Mil years of servitude." "but lii lb it case we are to have in. IMl gav os uplce r. r each year we lie In pi is,, n, li s fair pay not only for our f a 1 1 n io. hut for our silence," said the oiher, w hese I:ng'v.sh vv as more (bib, lilt to unil, I -.lai d Anguish's lingers tupped l orry's leg but Here was no sound fiotn either of tl e t! si dtealni rs "A li t ea. h, vv ith n Plot, till ,11 t u Ln ' lo i: ti c i as 1 live," thou i- must I -h Tl, h-lw l-lss ig'.t has i aiclul to spjak only In e uie i,,,t twenty pieplo who ni derstahd It, hut i .us. It Is the only sale "S speaks It well. He " It w as the Hi-si speak t'.ngao. 1, Kl.ollld be I er vv ,,, lltteie.l tl woi.K little know b g H. .I Ii. laid l:si,.,,, ,, other than the ll ..t. to W !.,, I.C spoke. A ,1 ilk t' :mv shot across Hie load way. un, I. almost l. i,,ie the Aincihans Vele awatv ot It, the paitv lilllliliclcj three ' A!i. i;,.!,!.,s, you arc punctual." "1 l ave t, I it ,,v,r a virtue," rc r. "i .'.isl tl,,. new, omer. "Have ),, sccurid your uieu?" "I hav e, jour" rr - .'V.O),.,.. UMiS, ATLEN110NI .1 ,d genu, i " a I vssv M; ,,r ic by I, ,i,lh,k drugg-t.. fi i I - v. s.,f, and Limbic. up! ra oit-iinult. lilue l'riut 1'nis r by the yard or roll at the Courier ohVo, .-V- s. "1 1 i ! i "Pli! f'nll rr, Michael, on your Mtr They are ready nnd willing to under taku the venture?" "l'es, but they do not understand the true conditions. I have told them that we are to rob the cnstle and carry the booty to Ciuilook l fore morning." "They do not know the real object of the raid, then. That ts as I desired. Are they trusty nnd experienced men?" "The best or the worst that I could find In Vienna. Not one nr.dorstnnda our language, nnd tliey arc so Ignorant of our town that they are entirely de pendent on me. They know nothing whatever of the princess, Michael, nnd w ill do only ns they nre told, realizing ti nt If caught they will be guillotined. I have told them It Is the royal palace we lire lo ri!b Ostrom here nnd I are the only ones except yourself and the nu n w ho w ill aid us Inside the castle, who know the truth, sir." "It cannot fall unless those Inside prove false or unworthy," said the hoarse voiced Ostrom. Anguish's fin gers were gripping Lorry's leg so fierce ly that tho blood was ready to burst out, but he did not f's-1 tho pain. Here, then, waa some gigantic plot In which the person of the princess lierself was to bo considered. Was It an assassina tion? "You have five of these Viennese?" "Yes; two" to sbind Is-neath the window to receive the booty as wo lower It to the ground, one to stand 1 I 5. Acs' i ip,Jl&'t-'ifsr , ';':s&' t s -;e- s iV, ';&s,V : , ,1 ,' ' , . , .isle. ,,',,, I I "lie thnulil be here at 1 guard at the west gate and two to nt teud tho carriage and horses in tho ravine beyond tho castle." "When did these men arrive?" '"This morning. I kept them lu my sister's home until nn hour ago. They U ru now In tho ravine awaiting Os trom nnd myself. Aro you sure, Mi chael, that tho guards and the cook have been made to understand every detail? The faintest slip will menu mln." '"They are to be trusted fully. Their pay Is to bo high enoirrh tu make It all object to Ik infallible. The guaril, Iuishau, will leave the gale llnwatch cd, ami you will chloroform him, with his consent, of course. You w ill enter, as I have explained before, nnd crawl along In the ibirk shadow of the wall until you reach the arbor that leads 10 the kllelien and scullery. Here an other guard, liahlHi, known to 1 1st nun ns a comrade In her royal highness' service not more than n year ago, will be encountered. lie will be bound and :agg. i without tl.e least noise or struggl . .In-t as the clock strikes '2 the cool, will walk past the scullery window lu Hie basement Ihrlce, carry ing a H'-iiPd catnll". You will kid this light through the window and will know that all Is well lu-lde the castle. Ostrom. Volt will then lead the two Vlei -e lo a place directly beiicalh the lln:t window In Hie prin cess' sleeping apartment. There are several clumps of shrubbery there, and under these they will bide, protected from the gae of liny watchman who Is not with us. Vn nnd tieddos will be admitted to the scullery by tl.e coo',, who will conduct you tu tho hall leading lo her highness' bedroom. The man who guards her door Is called lianiiox. lie will not be nt Ids post, but will in company you when yoti leave the castle. You will understand bow carefully jou must enter her room and bow deeply she must he chloro formed. In the adjoining mom her lady In wailing, the Countess liaguiar, shops. If her door Is ajar, you are to creep in and chloroform her, leaving her undisturbed. '1 hen the princess Is to be wrapped In the cloth you tako with you and lowered from the win dow to Hie men below. 'They are to nm in ln baling until y,,u have left the castle and have leached their side. 11 w ill not be diilciilt. If caution Is ob served, lor you to gel outside of th Willi and to Hi.- carriage In the ravine. I have given jou His plan of mtloii before. I know, but 1 desire to Im press it lirmly upon your minds. Ther must in, t be the slightest deviation. The pi el ision of clockwork Is lieces bury ," The man mini. si Mhhael hissed the foregoing Into the cars of his compan ions, tin, palsied Americans healing every word distinctly. 'They scnrcely breathed, go tremendous was the re straint Imposed upon i heir nerves. A crime so hiie, so daring as the abduc tion of a princess, the actual Invasion i f a castle to commit Hie theft of a hu man bein.: Just ns nu ordinary burglar would steal hi and make way with the nt. let, is of a silver vliest. was U'J'ouJ their p,,vvcr of i otuprcheusinii. "We under taud fully how It Is to be don.', and we shall get her to li.inloiji oil time," Saul licddos colltldelltly. ".Not a hair of her bead must bo banned," camion. s the arch conspira tor, 'in four davs 1 shall meet you at Hani,,,,!;. Yon will keep her In civ c i,ii;ieuioiit until you hegr from inc. Have y,n the gigirds uniforms t'..U J ou are to wear bailout f" Iitsivle civh jkhiikI jxicVaije pf Lion Coffee wi'.l K' found n FREE came. 60 lUitottiit cunes. All now. At Your Grocer's. iyjh !)rviv 1 i ta V Ii' i f !"H"K r 'They aw with tfie' carriage In the ravlno. Ostrom and I will don them before going to the castle. In case we are seen they will throw observers off tlx) truck long enough for ns to secure j i good sturt ln our flight." I "Ileuieuibcr, there Is to be no failnre. This tnny mean death to you, certainly i long prison term, If you are appre hended. I know It Is a daring deed, but it is Ju-it of the kind that succeeds. M.o would dream that mortal man toiiid End the courage to steal a prin less of the realm from her bed and Ipirlt her away from under the very lews of her vaunted guardsmen? It Is the hold, the Impossible plan that "T.illS." "We cannot fall If your men on the Inside do their work well," said God llos. repeating what Ostrom had snld. "All depends on their faithfulness." "They will not be found wanting. Your cutthronts must be sent on to Cuius with tlM empty carrlago after yon have reached (lanlook lu safety. You will need them no more. Ostrom will pay them, and they are to leare the country ns quickly as possible. At Calas they will be able to Join a pack train that will carry them to the Great Northern rnllrond. From there they will have no trouble In reaching Vleu nn. Yon will explain to them, Geddos. All we need thein for, ns you know, Is to prove by their mere presence ln ease of capture Hint the attempt waa no more than a case of burglary conceived by n band of Vlenneso robbers. There will be no danger of enpture If you otico get her outside the walls, l'ou ran be half way to Gnnlook before Bhe Is missed from the cnstle. Nor can she be found at Gnnlook If you follow the Instructions I gave Inst night. It Is now nearly 1 o'clock, and In half an hour the night will be as dark as Krebus. Gs, men; you have no more time to lose, for this must be accom plished slowly, carefully, deliberately. There must be no haste until you are rendy for the race to Gnnlook. Go, but, for God's sake, do not harm ber! And do not fall!." "Failure menus more to as than to you. Mlclwel," half whispered thu bourse Ostrom. ' "Knllnre menns everything to mo! 1 must hnve her!" Already the two hirelings were mov ing off toward the road that ran west of the cnstle grounds. Michael watch ed them for a moment mid then atnrt ed swiftly In the direction of tho city. The wn toners had not been able to distinguish the faces of the conspira tors, but tliey could never forget the cnlm, cold voice of Michael, with Its qunliit. Jerky English. "What Bhall we do?" whispered An guish when the men were out of hear ing. "God knows!" answered Lorry. "This Is tho most damnable thing I ever heard of. Are we dreaming? Did we really see and hear those men?" Ue had risen to his feet, his cunipunlon sitting wenkly before hlni. "There's no question about it! It's a case of abduction, nnd we have It ln our power to spoil the whole Job. Ily gad, but this Is luck, Gren!" Anguish was quivering with excitement ns he rose to Ids feet. "Shall we notify old Dnnglossorulnrm the steward? There's Ho time to be lost if we want to trap these fellows. The chief devil Is bound to escape, for we can't get him and the others too, and they won't pouch on him. Come, we must be lively! What are you standing there for? The trap must be set!" "Wnlt! Why uot do tho whole Job ourselves?" "How what do you mean?' "Why should we alarm anybody? We know thu pinna as well as these scoundrels themselves. Why not fol low them right Into the cnstle, capture them red banded, nnd then do the alarm ing? I'm In for saving the l'rliicess of Grniisturk with our own hands und right under the noses of her vaunted guardsmen, ns Mlchuel says." Lorry was thrilled by tho spirit of adventure. His hand gripped his friend's arm and his face was close to his ear. "It Is tho grandest opisirtuiilty two human beings ever had to distinguish them selves!" "Great heiivcn, man! We cant do such a thing!" gasped Anguish. "It's the easiest thing In the world. : llesldes, If we fall, nu have nothing to' lose. If we Kiiccct'd, sec what we've' done! Don't hesitate, old man! Come on! Come onl We'll take 'em our-1 selves, as sure ns fate. Have you no nerve? What kind of an American are you? This clnince won't come In ten i lifetimes! Are we not equal to those two scoundrels?" "Two! There are at least teu of them!" "You fool! The tli re guards nre dis posed (if lu ndvnucc, two of the Vien nese nre left with the horses, two aro chucked off under the princess' win dow, und one elands at the gate. We can slug thu man at the gate, tho fel lows under the window are harmless, and that haves but our two friends nnd tho cook. Wo have every advan tage lu the world. Can't you see?" "You are right! Come on! I'll risk It with you! Wo yjll save the l'rliicess ! of Graustnrk!" "Dou't you see It will be Just as easy for us to enter the castle as for these roblicrs? The way will be clear and will be kept clear. Jove, innii, we need not be more than thirty seconds Isdilnd them. Is your pistol all right?" Hy this time the two men were speed ing along the grassy stretch toward the roud that run beside the wall. They looked to their pistols and placed thein ' carefully in outside coat pockets. "Wo must throw away these heavy canes." whispered tho pnlnter to his' friend, who wns a pace or so nhead. "Keep It! Weil need one of them to crack that fellow's head at the gut. I Gad. It'a dark along here!" "How the devil are we to know where to go?" j "We'll stop wheu wc come to tin ' gate where we climbed up the wall to EO YEARS' EXPERIENCE Vsi 4 DESIGNS COPVRIGMTS AC 'MI" a h riuI ii.'. rtrt U : ' qui ll w.vntin our ofuin.ii frw tiott tv x; liifvMiiLm m rvtfti'v I'tirmaMi" h'ni In t i but auit i fif if.tr p Mir ('IftH l.itell Utroi's'h tliihli ft t wxW th.tut i 1 -. i in.. Scientific JltritiCfli), A M" lit. v ttr t!In.'s 1 i ei rr fUl'i if sl.'TI'lrtl ViKf f . ,r foiif in,."lht,l. 'l 1 . i 'I nt ., . MliNN&CC.",B--''t '-Zin Y.u Know WtiMt You Are Talny Wiirn you Hkr (irovi s Tables v'htl tssif lb foruiu'aU p'inU ntu l mi rwry hollJ thow trv tli.u It in sim luttiitti.t Quinine in a tif .e-? form j No uri No, Pay. NV. ' Wtttfrot.-tu't: loYitl Kounidtii IV us .fnvn fi.ao op at Cmuirr ttro. r day."" Iliat'la the b'ul "entrance T saw long the west wall, and It Is near th castle. Just as soon as the gang en ter that gate we'll crawl tip and get rid of the fellow who stands watch." It was so dark Hint they could barely see the roadway, and they found It nec essary to cease bilking as they slunk along beside the wall. Oecnslonnlly they paused to listen, fearing that they might draw too close upon the men who had gone before. At last they came to a big gate and baited. "Is this the gale?" whispered An guish. "Sh! Yes; I'm quite sure. We are undoubtedly near the cnstle. Judging by the distance we have come. Let us cross the road and lie directly opposite, lie careful!" Like panthers they stole across the road and down n short grassy embank tient At Anguish's suggestion Lorry wrapped his handkerchief tightly about the heavy end of bis cane, preparing ln that way to deaden the sound of the blow that was to fail upon the Vienna man's head. Then they threw aside their h.its. buttoned their coats tightly and Rnnk down to wnlt, with bound ing henrts nud tingling nerves, the ar rival of the abductors, mutely praying that they were at the right gate. CIIAITKIt IX. THE EXPLOIT OF LOBBY A.ND AS011B1I. VltlNG the half hour spent lu the grassy ditch or gutter they spoke not more than hulf a dozen times und In the faintest I of whispers. They could hear the guard pacing the driveway Inside the ponderous gnte, but aside rrom ins footsteps no sound was distinguishable. I A sense of oppression came over the ( two watchers as the minutes grew j longer and mure deathlike in their still ness. They knew nothing of the surround ings. If they fallisi, there was the dan ger of being shot by the guards before an explanation could be made. If they succeeded. It must be through sheer goisl fortune and not through prowess of mind or muscle. Iloth knew the sensible. Judicious act would bo to alarm the guards and thus avoid all possible chance of a fiasco. With mis givings and doubts ln'thelr henrts the two self appointed guardians of the princess lay there upon the grass, afraid to give up the project, yet feur Ing tho outcome. "The dickens will bo to pay. Lorry, If they dispose of lids guard on the In side and lock the gate. Then how are we to follow?" whlsis-red Anguish. ljrry was thoughtful for u while. He felt the chill of discouragement In his heart. "In that case we must He outside and wait till they come out with the prin cess; then make a sudden assault and rescue her. In the darkness we can ninke them think there are a dozen res cuers," he whispered at length. After awhile Anguish asked another appal ling question, the outgrowth of brnln rucking study: "Suppose these fellows, who will be In guards' uniform, should turn about and capture us. v. hat then? We arc strangers, and our story would not be believed. They could slip away lu the excitement und leave us ln a very awk ward position." "Harry. If we are going to hatch up all sorts of possibilities, let's give up the thing right now. I hnve thought of a thuusniiil contingencies, und 1 realize how desperate the Job la to bo. We must either enst discretion to the winds or we must retreat. Which shall we do?" "Cast aside discretion and hang our fears," said the other, once more In spired. "Weil take chnnces nnd hope for the best. If we see we nre going to fnlh we can then call for the guards. The grounds lire doubtless full of sol diers. The only part I'm worried about Is the groping through that strange durk cnstle." "Wc must do some calculating, nnd we must stick close together. Hy watching where they stntlon tho two Viennese we can figure about what di rection we must take to get to the prin cess' room. Shi Isn't that some ono approaching?" They strained their enrs for a mo ment and then involuntarily, spasmod ically shook hands, each heaving the deep breath of excitement. The stealthy rustlo of moving bodies wns heard, faint, but positive. It wns a moment of suspense that would have stmlned the nerve of a stone Image. Where were the abductors? On which side of the roud and from what direction did tliey come? Oh, for the eyes of a cat! There wns a slight shuUllng of feet near the gate, n suppressed "Sh!" and then deathly silence. The gate opened, a faint creaking attesting the fact, fol lowed by the heavy breathing of men, tho nolso of subdiiisl activity, the scent of chloroform, some whispering and then the creaking of the gate. "They've gtne," whispered Anguish. Lorry's form arose to a crouching pos ture, nnd a moment Inter he wns cross ing the road with the trend of a cat. Ids cane gripped firmly In his hand. Anguish followed with drawn revolver. So still wns their nppronch that they were upon the figure of a man before they were awure of the fact, lu the darkness the foremost American saw the outline of a human figure bending over a long object on the ground. He could smell chloroform strongly and graspisl the situation. The Viennese was administering the drug-, bis com panions having loft that duty for hi in to perform. .No doubt the treacherous guardsman was lying calmly on Ids back. iKiuud and gagged, welcoming' iinconscliuisness with a smile of securl-1 ty- I As soon as lorry gained bis bcurlugs fully he prepared to fell the wretch' who was to stand watch Anguish, heard bis friend's Pgnre suddenly shoot ; to an erect position. There was a whir-1 ring sound ns of d'.sturlHsl nlr nud then a dull thud. Something rolled over fin BRIGHT'S DISEASE I Tlie largest sum ever paid (of t pre scription, chtnged hands in !-an Kran cisco, Aug. SO, lMOi. The trtnsler in volved in coin and stock l I2,50d.O) and ' wts paid by a party ot hutnne!. men lor a specific lor Itnghl's li!cse and lit ' brtra, hitherto incurable ,tis,. They commenced ih" rnm iriv.-t.ri , gatlun ol Ihe apcc-tlc Nor. bv, ': fliev lul'-rv lew ed .ci-ich ol Ihe cil't-d ' and tried it out on i:n merit hy ptiitnitf ! over llirre doji n ci,-e on the treatment , land si,!,:r.' thciu. Thev sIm ko( phy j nc ia to inline chrcnic. incurable cae.. ! n t ,1 ii i :n i -to re, I it mtrt the idivmcians otju y. j. I p to A ik. 2 H7 r root nl Ihe Irsl r"e ele either wellorj IT jrcs-sii'i; lv r!ilv . There hvir.i! br.i tlurfrn P"r rent ol fiur.c, the srlie ,re u.h,sl and clceo the 'run action. The proceeding ol ll e ii.vt iietti,g roniinii'fv and the clim.-al repona oi the tint ni'i wrrr puMislud , I till be mailed Ire on j l i.iici'i .ii. A.'dient Jons J. Ill To t imnvr. si:) Montgomery St. f.n Krtu- Neville, rviair and supplies f ,r, all mates of sewiiii nnacliiues at tne. White sewing machine agfucv llair Klddle tUrdaare Co. the ground, and all waa still. De was at Lorry's tide ln an Instant "I hope I haven't killed him!" whhv pered I-orry. "Quick! Here la his bot tle of ether. Hold it beneath his nose. I am going to pile the body of this guard crosswise on top of him. He will not be able to arise If he should recov er consciousness." All this waa done ln a moment a time, and the two tracker were headed for the entrance. The gate waa ajar two or three feet. With turbulent hearts they stole through. "Keep along the wall," whispered Iirry, "and trust to luck. The castle U to the left" " Without hesitation they crept orer the noiseless grass close beside the wall. Directly they heard sounda near at hand. The abductors were binding and chloroforming the guard at the ar bor. After waiting for some moment! they heard the party glide away In the darkness and followed. The body of the guard was lying Just outside the mouth of the arbor, and the odor of chloroform was almost overpowering. Once Inside the long arbor, the Ameri cans moved slowly and with greater caution. There was a dim light ln a basement window ahead. Toward the front of the castle and in the second story a faint glow came from another window. They guessed It to be from the princess' room or from that of the countess. At last they saw four figures steal pnst the dim basement light One of them halted ucnr the window and three crept away lu the darkness. Presently one of them returned, nnd all activity was nt an end for the time being. How near It was to 2 o'clock the watchers could not tell. They only knew that they were within twenty-five feet of Geddos and Ostrom and that they would not have long to wait Soon a bright little blaze of light crossed the bnsement opening. Then It returned, crossing a second time and a third. All was still again. The soft shullle of a foot the rustle of arbor vines, nnd the form of a man crawled up to the window. With Inconceivable sU'nlth and carefulness It glided through the aperture, followed by a companion. Ixirry and Anguish were at the oiien lng a second or two later, lying flat on their stomnchs and listening for sounds from within. The dim light wns still there, tho window wns open and there was a sound of whispering. Lorry raised his head and peered through, taking calculations while the light made It possible. lie saw an open doot on the opposite side of the low room, with steps beyond lending upward. Betw een the window and the door there were no obstacles. Cp those steps he saw three men creep, the leader carrying the dim light The door wns left open, doubtless to afford unim peded exit from the building In case of emergency. Harry Anguish touched Ixyrry's arm. "I took the two pistols from that Vienna mnu ont there. We may ueed them. Here la one for yourself. Go first, Lorry," he whispered. Ixirry stuck the revolver ln his coat pocket and gently slid through the win dow to the floor below. His friend fol lowed, and they paused to listen. Tak- "A sou ad and you die" he hltneJ. lng Anguish by the hand the other led the way straight to the spot where he remembered seeing the door. Loldly the two men began the breath less ascent of the stone steps. The top was reached, and far ahead, dowu a narrow hull, they saw the three men and the dim light moving. Two of them wore uniforms of guards. Keep lng dose to tho wall, their followers crept after them. Up another flight of steps they went and then through a spacious hall. The Americans had no time and uo desire to Inspect their sur roundings. The wide doors at the far aide of the room opened softly, and l:fro the trio paused. Down a great curble hallway a dim red light shed Its soft glow. It came from the lai.p tl the foot of the broad staircase. The cook pointed to the steps and then gave Ids thumb a Jerk toward th left Without the least sign of fear Gsildos und Ostrom glided Into the hill and made for the staircase. The wi tchers could not but feel a thrill of admiration for these daring wretches But now a new danger confronted tbfm. The cook remained standing lu the doorway watching his fellows lu crime! How were they to pnst him? There was no time to be lost The abductors were creeping up the tteps already, ami the cook must be dis pose J cf. He bad blown out tht light which he carried and was now a very dim shadow. Lorry gilded flsward and lu an Instsut stood before tht amnzed fellow. Jamming a pistol Into fcU face. "A sound and yon die!" he hissed. TWt move!" came another whis per. Rial s -'s:,i nvolver touched his I. MOTHERS tad DAUGHTERS tiy K EXICOXA The Modern llemedy (or Women lttxtcnsi tit. Cured xmieof I lis orst cases of OVARIAN AND UTtRINE DISORDERS Wtf trtiaranlre a ire (or Leucorrhoea iKt-itiv '-nre THE REXICONA CO. i.UT iXT VXTII Nfiui for liwklet. f San Jose, Cat. To Cure a Cold In aj. Taa l-aiaiiv Promo Quinine Tablets V . 1 money i u mis i-.. t. .mrv nature is on K,..,..O.V.....a. fM I ill SotaSiaSSggM- ova-One Ht tAda tk vv mJVJtr1 to you ? No Cure. No Pav. W u 'I fiA COOK. Irfluni'O. J " their laiipuife, but be certainly under ttood Its meaning. He trembled and would have fallen to the floor bad not the strong hand of Lorry pinned hlm to the wall. The hand was on u throat too. t "Chloroform Mm, Ilarry. and don t let him make a sound!" whispered tho owner of the hand. Anguish's twitch ing lingers gncceede- those of hit friend on 'the cook's throat, bis pistol was returned to his pocket, and the little bottle came again Into use. "I'll go ahead. Follow me aa soon as yon have finished this fellow. Be careful and turn to the left when yon come to the top." Lorry was oft across the marble floor, lieaded for the stairway, and Anguish wat left ln chnrge of the cook, of whom he was to make short work. Now came the desperate, uncertain part of the transaction. Suppose he were to meet the two conspirators at the head of the stairs, or ln the hall, or that the ; other traitor, Dannox, should nppeuri to frustrate all. It was the most try-! lng moment In the whole life of the, reckless Lorry. When near the top of the steps, he hugged the high balustrade and cau-; tlously peered ahead. lie found hlm-! self looking dowu a long hall, at the far end of which, to his right, a dim light was burning. There was no sound nnd there wns uo sign of the two men either to the right or to tlie left His hesrt felt like lend. They evidently had entered the princess' i room. How was he to find that room? Slowly he wriggled across the broad, i dnrk hall, straightening up In tho shadow of a great post. From this! point he edged along the wall for a dls-' tance of ten or twelve feet to the left. ' A sound came from farther down the hall, and he Imagined he heard some j one approaching. Ills hand came ln contact with a heavy hanging or tapestry, and he quickly squirmed behind Its folds, (lull ing himself against a door which moved as his body touched It. He felt it swing open slightly nnd drew bnck, Intending to return to the hall, uncer tain and very much undecided as to the course to pursue. His revolver was ln his hand. Just ns he was about to pull aside the curtain a man glided pnst, quickly followed by another, l'rovl dence hnd kept him from running squarely Into them. They were going toward tho left, and bo realized that they were now approaching the prin cess' room. How he came to be ahead of them he could not Imagine. Again he felt the door move slightly us he pressed against It. The necessity for a pnrtlal recovery of his composure be fore the next and most important step Impelled hlm softly to enter the room for an Instnnt's breath. Holding to the door, ho stood Inside nnd drew himself to his full height taking a long nnd tremulous breath. There wns no lUfht In the room, but through the door crack to his left ciune a dim, broad streak. He now knew where he was. 'This room was next to that In which the princess slept, for had ho not seen the light from her window? Terhups he was now ln the room of the Countess Dngmar. Next door! Next door! Kven now the dar ing Geddos and Ostrom were crawling toward the bed of the ruler of Gruu stark, not twenty feet away. His first impulse was to cross and open tho door leading to the next room, sur mising that It would be unlocked, but he remembered Augultdi, who was doubtless, by this time, stealing up the stairs. They nuiMt not be separated, for It would require two steady, cool heads to deal wllh the villains. It was not one man's work. As he turned to leave the room he thought how won derfully well they had succeeded In the delicate enterprise so far. His knees struck tlie door, nnd there wns a dull thump, not loud In reality, but like tho report of a gun to him. A sudden rustle ln the darkness of the room, nnd theu a sleepy voice, soft nnd quick, as of a woman awakening with a start: "Who ts ur His heart censed beating, his body grew stlo" nnd Immovable. Again tlie voice, a touch of alarm In It now: "Is that you, Dannox 7" She spoke ln German, and the jnlee came from somewhere In front nnd to his right He could not answer, could not move. Thc.paralysls of Indecision wns upon him. "How ts It that the outer door Is open?" GKAUSTAKK Complete in Rotermond's Circulating libj Come in and let us show you how you can read all the latest popular novels I' RICK Are you interested in Indian Bas ketry or Head Woik? We have a fine selection of Raffia and Heads no ri:it.n: i. 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