Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-07

that" cried Valerie with flashing
eyes. go at once-at once, DO you
hear?"
Muttering loudly, Davis turned
away, but at the end of the corridor
she waited.
'I'n just see what my fine madame
wants with the poor young countess
room. No good, I'll be bound"
But Valerie was cautious. She did
nothing save walk to and fro as if in
deep thought, and Davis at last re-
luctantly went away.
IS she did so Valerie opened the
boudoir door.
"Quick-follow mel"
She grasped PauPs arm and dragged
him to the window.
A sort of verandah ran round OUT
side.
"Get out!" she commanded 1T is
your only chance Here is money
valerie, I cannot move with these
cursed things on my hands. What
shall I do?"
s'Creep out upon the verandah first.
will think of something, but it is
growing dangerous. There" she
pushed open the window, and then
listened. "Hush, hush!" she breath
ed. what is that? Someone is COM
ing. They have discovered your es-
cape and are searching the wing,
crouch down, for Heavens sake!"
She stepped back and drew the win
dow quickly, but swift as she was,
she was not quick enough, for Davis,
with two policemen and several of the
servants, stood in the doorway.
as Davis was going down the stairs
she met the others, full of the pris-
oner's escape, and jumping with wo-
mans intuition to the conclusion that
Valerie was hiding something, she
led them hurriedly to Lady Alice's
apartment, and flung open the door
just as Valerie closed the window.
what do you want?" asked Valerie,
with all the hateur she could sum-
mon.
Zone of the men has escaped,
madame, and we are searching for
him. He must be in the castle, for
the policemen down stairs have never
moved; and if he had gone out they
must have seen him." explained the
butler respectfully.
I'm the castle-nonsense!" Valerie
said scornfully.
mot nonsense at all, Miss Ross"
answered Davis sharply; ''he is not
only in the castle, but in this room!'
Woman, what do you mean?"
Valerie's eyes flashed with the fire
that was burning in her veins.
What l say-search outside the
window" cried Davis angrily; you'll
find I'm right"
Valerie made move towards the
window.
"Give me your lantern, she said to
the policeman, who was gazing with
admiration at her beauty. Il will
show you how false this woman S
words are!'
She raspeu the lantern, and held
it up high, then beckoned the men
out.
Paul Ross drew back farther and
farther; he could see the policemen's
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slight curve in the masonry, and es-
capped their eyes. Not so Davis, who
was peering out.
Look" she cried suddenly; be
hind there-he is there I tell you'll"
She was roughly pushed aside-the
light was suddenly extinguished by
Valerie, and mingled with Davis ex-
carnations and the murmurs of SER
wants, came the sound of a grOan, a
sort of shrek, then the noise as of
something clutching and falling-then
all was still.
what is it?" muttered the police
men.
They hastily lit the lantern and
stepped out-nothing was to be seen.
The veranda came to a sudden break
beyond the curve, and the tall beau
tiful woman, who stood pale as death
and transfxed with sudden horror,
knew that her wretched brother had
gone from her side forever-from the
hands of Justice; gone with all the
crimes unpardoned on his soul-gone
to his death.
In one second she realized this, and
with a sort of broken shrek she stag
gered back, and before they could as
sist her, fell senseless to the ground.