The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-01-10

/ every mNmtht 10 be ultCN'elt"'
I The conversation Of too toItieit' who
sere nesrest them, resrly caused The
hearts Of the bidias listeners to slop oea"
ing.
! /, there DO cave Rear htre2 asked oue'
Let Us search Tor IL
Nonsense, said the other ! tell YOU
that they could not have come tbs i'r al
ready
/ Why could they not bave escaped when
the guard changed? insisted the first
speaker.
Because Psulo Vas crottl1s the court
yard st midnight, and they could have
lad no ohsncs OF getting away until inst
before day break
Tbs answer seemed to satisfy his COM
rsde. add the search wps given ur lust as
they we're about to come upon the iusi'
liyes. 1t wasa narrow escape, aud, brave
as The robber wss, be looked pale, while
Psulo was 10 collapse
Many times during the nights aud days
that followed, the briesbd aud his guide
almost fell into the hands Of the miniont
Of the prince. Exposure, privstion, semi
starvation, aud worse than all, the alter
pate wrenchlngs Of hope and fear, began
to tell upon the stslwaTt frame OF the bng
and. Some days and nights OF cold VIM
ter rain added to their misery. They dare
not seek shelter, for every hAbltsble place
was watched.
When daylight overlook them on Their
last nights crawl through the valley they
were within a short distance Of the water
fall, whose w roar now came soothIngly
down to them,
Never mind the day flight said Icza, let
Us push on and reach the tunnel.
can go no further, moaned Paulo.
sm exhausted.
Nonsense, cried Tlzs it is bat short
distance.
The distance Is greater than you thlub,
besides we are in full view Of the castle
Would you risk everything row that the
game is nearly wop? You must | ct for
get that the stake is your bead, and rel
member what day this Is.
What day Is it? asked the brigand turn
ing on his guide,
1t is the 10Th Of January, the day 90
which you were to be executed
Tozs caught bis breath sharply. Dan
ger and want ha made a coward OF him,
and he shudered now, which be bad not
done when he was on his tIill and com
demned to death.
How do yo1 know it ia the 18th? be ask
ed,
Paulo held up bis stick uotched after
the method Of Robiuson Crusoe,
| am not so strong ss you are,and II yod
will let me rest here uutil the Afternoon l
am willing to make a last effort, aud tfy
to reach the entrance to the tunnel
As they laJ there thro forenoon nel'nef
could sleep. The noise of the waterfall
wss music to the ears of both, their long
toilsome journey was almost over
What did you do with the goli that you
found in the mountsins2 asked Ic2a'sud
denly.
Psulo was taken unswarss, aud answer
ed without thinking, | left it where 1t was
| will get it later,
The brigand said nothing. lbnt thet rel
mark condemned Faulo to death loZa
resolved to murder him as soon ss lheY
were well out Of the tunnel, and get ,the
gold himself,
They left their hiding place shortly al'
ter IL o'clock, but their progress was 20
slow, crawling rs they had to do up Tue
steep side of the mountain under cover OF
bushes and trees, that it was well after .
o'clock when they came TO The waterfall
which they crossed as best they could on
stones and logs.
There, said Tea, sblklug himself this
is our last wettiug. Now for the ,un-
nell
The rocky ssides Of tie waterfall Lld
them from view OF the castle, but Pauio
called the brignnu's = attention to the itct
that they could be eesIIy seen hom the
other side Of the ysil,y.
1t doesn't matter nov, SAID Iczt; ItHu
the way quickly TO tie uoulh Of the cav
ern.
Paulo scram bIed on until Le reached q
shelf about helt way up toe cataract, be
threw aside buel es, brambles logs, speed
iIy disclosed a hole big enough to admit
man.
You 60 first, said paulo, standing
aside.
No, answered Tcza; you know the wsy
aud must 90 first, You cannot think that
wish to harm you; | sm completely I'M
armed.
Nevertheless, said Panic, shall not 50
FIRST, did not like the way you looked
at me when told you the gold was Sun
IN the hills. admit that ! dl trust you-
Oh, very well, laughed Tea, 1t dotsn
really matter. And be crsvled INTO the
hcle in the rock, Psnlo following him
Before long the tnnuel enlarged 50 that
man could stand upright.
Stoul said Panic, ths door u nehr