The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-10


have said that there was a second
door covered with a curtain. Hardly
had tho baron vanished than there ran
from behind It "a woman, young and
beautiful. So swiftly and noiaoleaaly
did she move that abe was between US
In an instant and twas only the shak,
Ing curtains which told w whence she
had come.
~ have Seen It al, she cried, "oh,
cir, y0u have carried yourself splendid.
W" She stopped to my companions
hand and kissed 1t again aud again ere
he could dissnGags IL from hOT grasp.
may, madame, why should you kiss
my handP" he cried.
because 1t iS the hand which struck
him on the vile, lying mouth, Because
It may be the hand which will avsngs
my mother am his Stspdaughter,
The wemRR whose heart he broke was
INV mother, lloalho him. fear him.
All, there Is HE stspW In IN instant
she had vanished ai suddenly as she
hal come.
A moment later tho baron ensered
With drawn sword IN his hand aud
the fellow who had admitted Us at his
heels.
This Is my secretary" said he, "Ho
will DO my friend In this adair. Bat We
shall need mora elbow room than We
can find here, Perhaps you will kindly
come With me TO more spacious apart
ment,"
1t was evidently impossible to fight
In n chamber which was blocked by q
great table, We followed him ont,
therefore, into the dImly lit hall. Al
the further end q light was shining
through an open door,
I'VE shall find what We want In
here, said the man with the dark
beard.
1t was a large, empty room, with
rowA OF barrels and cases around the
walls A strong lamp stood upon
she'll In the corner. The floor
was level and true, so that
no sWordsman could Rak for more,
Duron drew his sabre and sprang into
it The baron stood back with bow
and motioned me to follow my compa'
nlon. Hardly were my heels over the
threshold when the heavy door crashed
behind me and the key screamed in tue
lock. We we're taken In trap.
For a moment we could not realize II.
Such incredible baseness was outside OF
all our experience. Then rs We under.
stood how foolish we had been TO trust
for an instant man with such history,
a flush Of rage came over u, rage against
his villainy aud against our own stupid
ity. Wo rushed at the door together,
beating 1t with our fists and kicking it
with our heavy boots. Tho sound Of
our blows and Of our eXecrationl must
have reIounded through the castle. We
called to this villain, hurting at him
every name which might pierce
even Into his hardened soul. But
the door was enormous-Such door
as one finds In medieval casiles-made
OF huge beams clamped together with
irons. 1t was H easy to break ~ a
square OF the old guard. And our cries
appeared to DO OF as little avail as our
blows, as they only brought for answer
tho clat.erIug echoes from tho high roof
above ua. When you have done some
soldering you soon learn to put mp with
what cannot DO altered. 1t was |, then,
who first recovered my calmness and
prevailed upon Duroc to Join with mo
In examining the apartment which had
become our Dungeon.
There was only one window, which
had no glass in It, and was so narrow
that one could not 90 much aS get ones
head though. II was high up, and
Duroc had to stand upon a barrel in
order TO SEQ from 1t.
"Firwoods and and an aHonuo Of snow
between thom," said he "Ah" lie
gave 4 cry Of surprise
Gprang upon tho barrel beside him.
There was, as lie said, long, clear
strip OF snow in front. A man was rid.
ing down It, logging his horse and gal.