Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-24
CHAPTER III.
A THRILLING SCENE IN THE nAnEM.

THRILLING SCENE IN THE IAREM.
Tom gavo directions that after be had
ascended the wall. that tho three bags
should be passed up to him, then all of the
weapons.
"lt means fight, gentlomcn, and there
will be u few dead yellow faces around here
in the morning, I reckon"
Frank Midgcly was cold, stern and nc
thodical. The affair apparently had as.
sumed just tho phase which suited him.
The young man felt that Lucy had been
murdered, and in his own miud he had re-
solved that he would never leavo the lond
where her body was moldcring, anil hor
,hurdcrcrs had paid tho p,nrlty Of their
crime: Jplakci having completed all of his
preparations. ascended the rope with the
case and agility Of a monkey. Tho three
mysterious bags and tho weapons were
passed up, and then Walton Sprague and
Frank Midgcly also ascendcd to the ton of
the wall. All was still Not soul appa-
rently was stirring in either horse or
grounds Addressing Tran,s, POM Jalakci
told him that Ia aust be tho ono to attend
70 the girl, while Spraguc and himself acted
as guard for defence. The half-brocd led
toward the entrance to tho harom. The
garden through which they pcsscd, although
planted in artificial soil, was rich and luxu-
RANT as though laid in Kansas prairie.
When near the entrance, the two Americans
were told to lay low while tho half breed
crept forward on his hands and knees to
rcconnoitor. A few moments passed, when
Spraguc and Frank heard low signal, and
they advanced. Thcro were no bolts and
bars to encounter. The safety of tho place
was seemingly insured by the almost inac-
ccssible walls by which it was surrounded.
When our friends had approached to whore
Tom lay concealed, tho lattor resorted to
his old trick, and the same notes which had
won tho young girl from tho other horcm
few nights previously was again heard. The
ingenious device met the same success
The voice of Amalie, who now appeared
fully aware that friends werc near to rescue
her, was heard. In her. song, she conveyed
the informatioif that there were two armed
men at her door, and also conveyed the in
formation as to bow they could entcr the
house, and reach the door of tho room
where she was confined. The three men
entered the house, which was two story
building, surrounded BY courts and veran-
uahs' IHe puiulDS was not Wnat would
bo termed solid one, but was built in ter.
race form around an inner court yard, whore
flowed fountain supplied from a mountain
stroam. The threo rescuers were compelled
to pass through into this inclosed garden,
and 20 along to tho East, whore they would
find passage, which led directly TO the
prison room Of the girl they had como to
rescue. Tho garden was reached, and tho
three mon we're passing stcalthiy along,
when they we're brought to sudden halt by
hearing the sound Of footstep.
"IIist!" warned Jalakei, aud all three
orouchcd down behind tho wall surrounding
a fountain.
At the same moment tho movement Of
the step, which had halted, ceased also.
Jalakei stole on in advance. He had pro:
ceeded but a few yards, whom ho saw two
men, armed with spears, who wero con-
Yersing with a hugo black. The men were
speaking in ( Porsian, a language with
which the shalf.breed was sufficiently 40 !.
qapinted to undorstand thSir words. The.
black WAS Hing the soldiorS about the flying;
q of 4 tho s kita md other atfeI oodurFoa
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