Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

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often in such reereations forget Tins
and duties. That day Nina came run
ming up 20 my aunt. exelaiming
sophie. sophie, just heard papa
say he was going 10 the kitchen for
something. Let's so. too
They were much elated NJ the
thought Of having a glimpse Of q part
OF the castle they had never s~cn.
This Kitchen" was an underground
room. now used as showroom and
powder magazine. aud very seldom
opened The children followed Miha's
father unOhseFysd and entered the
coveted place. Mr. r.. carried 4 Ian
tern. for the room was dark. the win.
dows being walled up almost 10 the
top Getting accustomed TO tho dark.
ness, the girls roamed about trying TO
discern something: they saw opposite
them two white rgurs~ upholdinx the
inantelpiece. Going nearer they wers
suddenly startled by a deep booming
noise aud total darkness.
The door had been closed.
Mr.. u. had got what he wanted aud
had closed the heavy door aftsr him.
| There the girls were. In the abandoned
| part OF the castle. ON this side thsre
was only grassxrOwr path between
| the perpendicular walls and the steep
| hillside. Nobody ever Glanced there.
aud above the Kitchen werr the halls
| left 20 mice and rats. No chance TO
b. heard anywhersi The poor chli.
drcn In their iirst terror ran 10 the
door and pounded the solid oak panels
| co-u'ed With enormous iron nails tIll
their hands were sore and bleeding,
| They shrisksd and cried. till al last.
exhausted. they fell in n heap on the
floor and gave up to despair. They
were buried alive, without doubt,
Nobody had seen them 20 In and not a
soul would think to look for them
/ there
How long they stayed in that s,upor
they never knew. Suddenly Nina
started up. saying:
| We are not going to die here. tell
| you: J know how we can b. saved"
And fuil OF animation again she shook
sophie, repeating. Il know we can he
savcd. Last week I was in the wood.
shed with papa. You know the room
that opens into the yard-we Use II ns
woodshed. I helped pile up wood
against kind Of partition. and I
asked father what that was. and he
told me that II had been the opening "
long passage going from that room,
TO the Kitchen. and with an opening
near the chimney. Tn. passage. hay.
ing become dangerous by falling
stones. Ind been closed by thick
boards. Now, Sophie" she went on
III you VIII follow me we can h.
saved. There will be. perhaps. snakes
and loads In that passage. hui nevc,
mind, better that than TO die hero 4,
only the stones are not heaped 40 mo a.
hinder US from passing"
Hand In hand they felt their wav "a,
10 the opening. and, having found
", crawled along rs beat thoy could
once In awhile they mt ON, thaJ,
hands ON cold. crawiy and sllmv III,
lects. or fell over heaps OF stones
curing needed pause 10 rest tbo,
nenra Iaint tapping. After llsteninu
hwnile Nina said II must be her fatbc,
enopping wood In the shed. With /
e.y OF JOY they went forward. ana thor
.ney saw speck OF light In the dnrk
ness' Ihey went along as fast as NOS
SUI, crying and shouting at the tons
y, lne,r voices. The chopping ceased
uey heard an exclamation NJ
snrieked to her father, for il was hs
a,,, we are In the passage; quick, oh
, Inc trembling girls pounded ON IN.
~ ooaru partition, through a knot bois
o. which the light had come. Mr. IN "a
nna.iy yer to work TO pull the WOOD
away and tear down the partition ar" sua
Deiore very long two grlmy lit,,.
features ,,'', stood out once more I'm On,
rsn,, ana never was II more welcome
ns,r parents were too glad TO thinL
Oh. u ,neir escape from certain death r.
IL. AZ IS needless TO say that they nevo,
a m.ns IN the castle unattended there
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