The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20

Before going she begged US 10 return
tna foIiowiag night ard complete crr
WORK. She was quickly assured we
would be CT hand again, and see vas
contsnts6.
I'VE were bitterly disappointed at
OR failura. ! had selected Tuesday
night 10 view of the fac: that the nsEt
Ga7 afforded an opportunity TO catch
the steamae to Key West, wber6 we
could secd man with full story OF
the nights occarrancA, IS it T-Ss well
known that 10 detailed eccount Of
the escsre could be cabled from Ha-
vana We trusted 10 luck. however, ,tc
s.acd by US. hoo;oc only ;hat our SIX.
ious neighb0rS IN No 3 would no:
give the aiarm. ard that the cut bar
! would remain u4a;scoFSrsd- We had
no nesns Of kaowiGg the next day
whether or no: cur attempt a the
night before h&d been discovered, ou:
proceeded On the assumption that !:
had nos, AID so determined to carr?
ous cur plans 10 the letter.
"a LOT of cheap, second hand fUrni,
ture was purchased IN cue OF the CNJ
living suburbs and Was placed IN cur
house. and that nigh. Rhen we went
there there we we're surrou oGed bg
our own household lares and peDateS.
4 huge porron decorated the tnujero,
Hsnke6 on either side by a bottle OF
iAnevra end big bundle cf Srevas.
Oar siGeboard was set with plates ard
other crockery, sud a chest cf drawers
folding table ard pair OF canvas
folding cots had 3een sent n.
We drs -ged opttLe tables and set
forth candles until i CLEANED ike a
BANQUET board. Teen We threw open
the window 50 that ths neiGhoors
might look in upoa the newcomers 10
tie neigh0orhocd AID become acQuaIn
ted with them, and GnSIly fell lLto
game of poker around the table that
came near destroying al cur strongly
cemAuted friendship.
Until II o'clcck he game went oa,
\ brace of guards, IN their striking
blue and red uniforms. iounged 70 tc
the windoes 10 no:e whether we play
ed for wind or ceutirneS. aud, finding
the game as Innocent as day IL Nay,
wandered off with their swords clank-
about their heels. 4! Il o'clock re
shut tae window and barred cut the
soft, bright moon!igh: that Hoodec
The room with its silvary gloty, aud
then turoe6 iG Tor cou pie OF hours
pstient waiting.
1T was not easy work, as the sto2e
f oor we lay upon was SIS hard as tbe
heart OF Weyler and twice as cold.
The bundle OF brevas went up n
smoke as we lay there talking n
whispers, ard finally the time for &C
ton arrived. The inmates OF No. 3
were again awaked, and, far from be
ing impressed by our household furnl-
lure, seemed to fear US even more
than tie night before. !! was dread
of the stra ayers in the allay that kept
them quiet and made Miss Cisneros'
release possible.
They sat up talking this nigh: dur.
ing the entire time We we're WORKING
on the roof, and were still sputtering
Spanish when we left them. This
time the fairies seemed to be working
with US, and everything moved as
smoothly as clockwork. The ladder
was raised to the roof without 3 sound
and as we pat;ered about in our stock
ing feet a speel CT enchautmsnt seem
ed to fall upon the city. Far Cit IN
the hsz7 Of moonlight g jangling
chime of bells seemed changed by
some magic into sweetest music, and
the ugly tiled roofs and queer bits Of
old Moorish architecture, juttiug an
gulariy h.re and there, seemed trans
formed by some magiclans touch into
palaces
Again the light, fraiI ladder was
thrown ac.oss from the roof Of tne
azo:ea. The trying and perilons our
ney was made as quickly as possible.
The ladder was Withdrawn and we
were again in front of the window bo.
hind which Mss Cisneros vas impri-
soned.
This time there was no delay. Our
outfit consisted OF pair OF S!ilson
wrenches, and putting one above and
one below tae cut made the night be-
fore, we wrenched the bar asuader
with one snap.
In a seco0d I had caughtth broken
bar and had pulled IL out enough for
purchase, and then slipped my knee
under. drew it up till IL was h0r:z "a
tai with the roof I then stopped,
Slipped the bar across my .shoU der,
and graspirg the croSsoar a0ove,
straightened myself, bringing the bar
far up in the air. a second later |
had twisted myself into a huge Y
above the crossbar. and reaching down
caught Miss Cisneros by the shoulders
aud pulled her through the opening. ,
Gould the women Of the United
States have seen the smile on that
poor girls face as she realized that at
last, after fifteen months Of prison life,
she was at liberty, they would have
felt happiness as great almost as hers.
That one feeting smile Of inetfable
happiness was reward enough for both
of Us there at the window for aIl cur
work and risk.
TO get our little heroine safely
away was now the question. Toe trip
across the creaking, swayiag ladder
was made by Miss Cisneros with the
grace and ease of frightened fawn.
The astute detectives who found
knotted rope on the roof stated that
the ends had baen held by two men on
either roof, atfording Mss Cisneros e
hand rail to guide her across
Nothing Of the sort was done. The
kaotted rope was TO be used IN case O.
emergency, il case our return to the
roof of No. l should be Gu: ctf, forcing
US to descend from some other part of
the building. Miss Clsneros needed
no hand rail il her state Of joy and
exhilaration.
No time was lost in getting away
from the building. We qoickly made
o1r Way downstairs. 6onueG our SHOES