Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-30

DOWN THE BUCO.
4 Count Sandorf resumed his task at the
& Eindow. Three out of the four sockets
we're already scraped away sufficiently to
& llow the ends OF the crOssbar To be moved
& at Of them. The fourth was then at
a aeked by the ligbtOf che dazzling flashes
+ ghich constantly illumines the SKY.
q At haf-past 10 O'clock the work was
4 lone The erOss-bar was clear of the
4 walls, and could be slipped out of the en-
Il dssure 1t only had to be pushed for
4 ward and dropped on the outside of the
4 wall And this was done as soon as Zath-
mar heard that the sentry had reached the
4 far END Of the corridor.
Il The crOssbsr was moved along the en-
Orasure. 1t fell over and vanished.
E At the moment there was q lull in the
+ Storm SandOrf listened to hear when
tle heavy frame struck the ground. He
heard not a sound!
q fIhe donjon is built on a high rock
which rises from the valley" remarked
Bathory,
The height does not matteri" answered
And0rt. There can be 70 DOUBT that the
galnng conductor reaches the ground,
BECAUSE That Is necessary for 1t to be OF
#alY use. And so we shall reach the
slslAo without the risk of fall"
Inc reasoning was right, as a rule, but
y was wrongln this Instance, for the end
Q lle conductor was plunged in the wa
erso OF The F0iba.
he window being clear, the moment
lOI escape had come.
NY friends" said Sandorf, "this is
Naas We lad better do. / am the Youngest
sua' talnk, the strongest. IL IL my place
sus elofe 10 be the drst to 90 down this
lLVh rope. In case Of some obstacle,
wa ca Is impossible for US to foresee. pre-
selung my reaching the ground, [ may
nave strength enough TO climb back to
sas WINDOW. Two minutes after | have
su1e, otepnen, you get out of the window
sug loAOw me. Two minutes after him.
Lails1asi you co e the same way. When
oe 'ufee nave reached the foot OF the dom
~, we VIII act according to clr,um-
we VIII obey you, Matthias" answered
o"sl0iy' We Will do what you tell US
p, uo, we vii 20 where you tell US TO 90,
~ -. " 90 not like your taking the great
~ suafe Oh l5e danger on Yourself"
D"i Hles are not worth as much as
ygrs, added Zathmar.
'l5y are worth quite as much in the
So,0 =, au act OF Justice which has TO be
ara answered Count Sandorf. "And if
M NJ Us alone survives, he will be the
rendsw '0'' 0naAe hanus' my
anu llen While Zathmar went 10 watch
IN W. uoor Of The cell, Sandorf climbed
wv vac emerasure. A moment alter
,,S WHY ue was hanging in the air. Then
.l IS' " us knees gripped the iron rome ha
bsteo."n, hand under hand. feeling with
~ lor the staples on which IN rest
n,i iIe storm burst forth again with extra-
MAJ violence. IL did not rain. h1f the
s IAN WAS T terrific. Flash oyerlap ed
E nm. me zigzags crossed and recrossed
,5si,,...l e oouIon, attracted by ia Isolated
,or, '. w ana its towering height. The
s palm trI mi ,tisAtning rod cleaned with
ireamed ~ 'iangy AS the electricity
E and TIE caiid du q long spear point OF flame,
urious lashi,'s.u ook and swung with the
IA co,'3AA lhat Was run iu hanging ON 70
rIcity WI, through which the elec
saters Of H. kay Bei'ng, TO lose itself In the
ae appars,,,g, uco, was terrible. Had
here Womb osen IN perfect condition
Poke ior tt. uHte been no danger of a
b metal no,, e extreme cOnductibility Of
oly, within paleu 10 that Of the human
s Reserved tba' lily much less, would have
ended iror, eaiing man who was sus-
1nduotor w., Put II the point Of the
ny s1lut',r" vte blunted, or there We're
rupture cco ", continuity in the cable, or
'IOke was ,.,'i, req aC any spot below, a
og0f tbe no ,'.e possible due to the meet
Pal tins "a teo'lllYe and OF the mega i've
the tlps'onl,lu lightning fash, owinr
eleetiyo ar ANN VI the accumulation In the
aager IN o,hol was fully aware OF the
4 ilsn, 49, ''Ou ne was exposed. A sen.
| poe, 1l pr...-""erIul than that OF the In.
y slbpsd ovation made him brave n.
lmueb th' u9"h slowly, cnutloualv
aW1upd 'ectrlc emanatiOns which
1lft pso,. as ~ "a mist. ais foot
fah In,t,,. Apie down the wall. and
satsl iIIu,...p paused. aud ns "a blind.
f.ed b., '....aeu Tue abyss benenth him
Wien V.,, VAIN % discover ia dentb
from mus ha1 descended atout gO
aanerlsoe window, he found "A firm
ilei,. III, IL was a sort of ledye a
HtW ba KY. "uloh marked the begin
lf e1niUn,.. ~ the wall. Tho light.
th lover NV. wa NOT end here, IL went
irln f.l- unknown 10 the fugi.
i'asaasI POINT d0wnwards h w.
Hlfib. ,l hnalcd ffoo. somotises
M m'a wall, eomotlmos a,vln,,.
tlaH tb. sometimes aoranln,,
re- As which overhung the
sa'h. H,.ell9fi stopped 10 raoo,., a..
las fffrr.. tested On fba Iadgs tis
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