Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-15

footsteps stealing away. | looked at
Crane. He didn't look at me- He lid
not move. He kept his eyes fixed on
the dial like one hypnotizei gazei
at the watch myself I found | could
not now take my eyes of it: | saw the
hand pass the hour l saw ii creep one,
two, three minutes beyond the hour
! Had he forgotten. or was he really
hypnotized by too intent though, aud
gaze?
When the hand touched the fourth
! minute he put the watch IN his poe
| ket, and catching me by the shoulder
moved across the roadway and up to
| the door of 81
How Will vou break the glass Will
there not bea great moist" WHISPERED.
NO: the fanlight Is stained glass IN
| lead. Give me back.
Ia an instant he was mp, standing on
my shoulders and working at the fan
| light ] could not see, but he must
have wrenched ont the pieces with
/ amazing celebrity and care, for in a few
miutes he whispered II am going to
hang Oh by my elbows. Take hold Of
my feet and push me up"
! seized his feet and pushed them up
with all my might In another. minute
he had scrambled through and dropped
into the hall.
He opened the door. Come inside
Close the door and wait for me. II
any of these men are here and fall,
fly. All will then be lost. Save you,
own life. +"
He darted past me. For few mo.
ments all was silent. Then l heard q
crash, as though Of door l.rst in.
This was followed by the soft, joyful
cry OF a woman, and presently two fig.
ures ran down the stairs. I opened the
door, and the three of rs darted ont.
| closed the door softly behind. Crane
led MS across the road and we set off a.
a quick pace through the fog in 1u-
broken silence
When we were clear Of the square
Crane stopped, took the girl i'll hi,
arms, and crying, THANK Godl IN,
Aggje' burst into tears
The instinct which had guided Crane
infallibly earlier i'll the day now failet
him, and We lost our WY hopelesslv
but we did not care. 1t was ) o'clocl
when the three of rs got 10 Weldon :
The lovers spent shat evening III tn,
drawing room, and saw little Of them
The peril of Mrs Folgate's position
nfde absolute secrecy still Imperative
Next morning | met Crane at break
fast. He SAID there YVES no use of try
> Folgate, whom Mrs Weldon had for
hidden to leave her room rs she wa
| that he owed ne dch. he could nev.s
pay. I was leaving by m early tralr
for the West. and he promised 10 writ
, to me as soon as news had been hear,
of Mrs Folcate.
Four DAYS later ] got letter sayin,
that Mrs. Tol2ate had been release,
unnarmed, and that there would h'
some rcf.renc. Il the affair III th'
London papers that day or the ia,
after. Next morning til" newspaper:
had an account of the clever fruetra
tion hv tn. vienna police Of n DIR n
: ani gigantic attempt - swIndlc tn
bauks Of that city hv man callin.
;, himself Count Wolin@ki who, with
!, half dozen accomphces. was arrest s.
just ~ they had brought their n"farl"n
scheme f. perfection and were abou
to rut It in operation,
''The plot saii 'h" Vienna ii,
: patch, twas ono OF the most DARN
means used rv tn. -viniIers - lnl~l"a
: y n III. fact that letters for their lasI
ot oys ration. London, ~ere alsIrs~44
: II ,he mau-ion Il Il s.ll knopuric
tarontt. vLp~. tuvstl house J. III one
: til. most select We-t End squares
4 .,ss months after r-esised ear,
Il AMI wedding eah., which, assured "a
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