Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

sUzs vim V7ouI she nnIgnv DE E1u0u
AID place the general, guilty or not
slrsytv. W. here HAS enemies could noe
strike him And now, at the cuiunina-
ton of the .se happy results, the whole
advantage must needs be aborted blythe
spite of IN at marble-faced, red-headedy
coxxardlv sneak. Mellodew. The
thought II ,at troubled me most was
that Narrs lret's life was in imminent |
danger
If 1 couI i only, see Margaret, we
,,ioht toors Their find some means to
tbxxart o,lr enemy Remembering that
sI,e. was cor fined in a room with a trap
leading thrs ugh the ceiling, 1t occurred
TO me that if 1 could reach the roof
I. MIGHT Vszi N access TO her. Going to
the window threw up the sash and
made has " survey of my position
L was thre : stories above ground a
wooden cor nice over my head, while
at. my right was two-story extension
1 T. resolved e make the attempt. Clos
IN the sash / turned my attentionto'
what there migIntf be in the room to-
assist me.
I The only Implement that could pos
] sibly be of I Use was an iron poker ba1t'
L soon perez wed that a poker was not
! IN, be despi ed, for, it stood beside a
I ,Frate eontar ming coal and ldndhngi
ready to ligl It, and at once connected
: the two in "a possible benefit II oc--
CURED to no to, make hook of the
poker, with which to gain a hold on .
the cornice, and a rope of the bed
II clothes, by which to climb to the roof
i Cutting blanket 'ints' strips, made
rope strong enough to bear my.
weight. and, lighting. the FIRE, inserted
4 the poker at the middle softenedt 1T
| and bent it into q hook Fortunately,
at the other enCStvas, ring whiGhlto
tie my rope.
Soon after 'ttaps7 T. prepared ia part
Il nv plan into execution The housewas
n surrounded by fo1Br seIizTies- and from
p~l nv window I coald sess and be seeo
y bv two of them as they approached the
70 angle at which their ttsnts joined My
FL attempt must be madeevshen they-were
a. both out of sight, butt they weTez IN
N sociable fellows, and mach 70 my cha
D. grin paced so that o11e- YVES always in
le- view of my window I conceised' q
re- plan for bringing thsur together and
rP> looked about my sroORn for some object
ly 10 assist me in carrying II out Seeing
n china image ON the unntel, seizee
ns IL and threw iE,svvith SO good an ain
re- that II lighted. near the angle .On'
a. of the sentries heard II strike behin'
he him. but, after xlaDeing back, contin
ned his beat. When he returned h
wv saw the image, picked II up, examine
IA. wondered stared about him. am
90 called to his colleague to ask where
mo- had comss from. They at once arrange
ny 70 meet and talk it over. Leaving II
7rN angle, Il aey passed out of vievsat I'd
~ same tiT ne.
Imad several attempts to catrh N
nu- hook OF the cornice, having time en-
me 20 max ones attempt while the Sc
mo tries w ere out OF view. At the tfia
an throw the hook caught, an&rsat d
ORG sentrie s. next disappearance grasp
my ro pc, gave a, sharp test pull. the
danglf ng, swayed myself back Al
w" forth till got one foot over the copii
nE' of the extension, and in tNvinkli
LII was y ing fiat on the roof, holding "a
1 ~ all tn while to my rope Then 4
ueS lowed several attempts to dASlodge ]
leAlh hook, but at last had It inmy har
and soon after secured directly abb
me. In another momentI stood
the ,ocf of the main building
IL, III e waning moon had risen, but
char actsre of the roof, sloping TO
,, cent er, protected me from being S
,res by anyone in the yard ash walked
-, the trap: I was in more doubt hov
pro coed from this point than sine
.0,,,, had begun the execution of my p
b.,. In Il Ne first place, it is a serious ma
cor for & young man to rap. for entra
80 at lady's chamber after she has I
l7ose. pos, slly~ gone to bed. But when
ON - lad s. is held prisoner with sci
+h;s at her door, and the Sxould-be Wis