Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-10-25

1 hope you will at least permit me to
eend my friends verbal message, SO
that they need not suffer needless
anxiety"
II can only discharge my duty"
he answered with freezing coolness.
"And in what does that consist? L
hope that may know TO what place
/ am TO be taken
"You will know it well enough,
when you see it." was his answer.
With great difficulty I mastered
myself sufficiently not to do or say
anything which could only have
made my situation more hopeless.
Atthis moment, one OF the egens d'armes
came in. and said that all was ready.
We started, the rest of the adventure
you already know"
at is the greatest luck that you did
not disclose your name said Henry;
"still it Is very hazardous for you to
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der the sun do they want?"
"At the first" said Frederick, Il
was too exasperated to reflect calmly
on the subject Now. however, L
have my surmises; but for the pres
ent can enter into no explanations.
Perhaps the whole affair may be
made the stepping stone to my hap
piness."
"That may all be-" said Henry, "but
your sister Is up at the tower, In a
very unpleasant situation, and your
mother below, perhaps In one no bet
ter. We were going down to gather
intelligence, and to bring up the car
riage. AS regards yourself. I think it
would be best to 60 right up to the
tower, and wait for us there; you can
say, in excuse for your long absence,
that something broke about the car
riag. Tell them, also, that we met
you, and undertook to arrange mat
ters, while you fastened on to bring
them intelligence, but on no con-
sideration tell them q word about
your real adventure. And now let us
make haste, for we have not a mo-
ment TO lose."
"My dear friends! "cried "Freder-
ick how shall thank you? Who can
estimate the misery from which you
have saved me?"
"Nevcr mind" said Henry, "thank
fortune and not u.s."
With these words, he seized Jaro-
mir by the arm, and both fastened
down the mountain.
Frederick in the meantime contin
ued his way. As he came near the
tower. sudden "Who goes there?"
was called in prompt, firm tone.
He recognized the voice OF Rasinski,
who performed the duty OF sentinel.
~Friendl" answered Frederick
gladly. sasinski, who now recog-
nized Frederick quickly extended
his hand, and they both returned to
the tower.
Frederick apologised for his tardi-
uess in the best manner he could, and
assured the girls on a speedy deliver
ance from their odd kind OF impris-
onmen;.
After the lapse OF half an hour. the
sound OF whip and the rattllng OF a
carriage was heard, and the cleaning
OF lanterns was seen among the trees
and bushes, and In few minutes
after, the vehicles drew up and Henry
who acted Us one OF the coachmen,
jumped nimbly down.
"Herc we are" he cried. ~and l act
as position for the very reason that
one ofthe two has made himself so tip
sy that he is good for nothing. We
left him, and / took his mantle, TO
keep mo dry, YOU Frederick are wet
and must have some dry covering"
So saying. he took OF the cloak and
threw it around Frederick, whisper
ing in his ear, @This is your disguise
they can't know what Is going on
You must drive the carriage back
the coachmen are bribed, and know
what they must do"
Frederick thanked his friend by a
pressure OF the hand for his clever
precaution. Henry had also brought
the two mothers with him in the car.
riage, so that nothing remained now
but to get ready for the departure.
The passage down was effected
without accident They arrived a
the ferry and crossed the Elbe with
out hinderance.
Nothing suspicious met them OF
the road, they reached the gates o
Dresden without obstruction. The
carriage the ladies' were In passed tho
gate without hinderance, but the ont
occupied by the gentlemen wa
stopped.
A police officer and gems d arm'
stepped up, and asked whence the,
came and who they were. Pursuant
to agreement, Rasinski acted a:
spokesman, and answered.
The Counts uniform and rank ap
peared to produce their impression
the officials stepped back little anC
convsrsed together in an undertone
A third person enveloped in a cloal
now joined them. Frederick
practised eye, recognised with toler
able accuracy, in the shrouded figure
his arch enemy. They were indeed
in a very dangerous predicanient
At length Rasinski leaned out OF th'
carriage and cried: what have W.
to wait for now? 1t Is late; be quicl