The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-10
CHAPTER XVIII.

out the whereabouts of the senoritu,
and Mac lvrach and were to secure
and conceal the stores This done,
we were to meet and take further
counsel. Having concluded on this
plan, we forthwith set about carry
ing it out. We parted just inside the
gate, and while Mr.. lynn made for the
great door mean that to the chief
structure itself-Mac lvrach and |
slipped around to the offices. Here
we found the same confusion as be-
fore, only now there were fewer about,
and having slyly secured two great
sacks, we carried out such food as
was at hand and speedily filled them.
We took care to do this unobserved,
though | think we might safely have
been bolder, for those about were near
all in liquor, or busted with their own
concerns.
We took the sacks 20 one of the
rear offices and concealed them, and
returned to the outer region of the
court. We scarce expected to see MIR.
lynn, or to learn that he had finished
his part of the business, and i'm this
we were not mistaken, for he did not
at once appear. We lounged about, af-
fecting little interest in what was do
ing (playing this part that we might
seem consistent with our conduct be-
fore), and so continued till at last
Mr.. lynn came out. He moved in an
Indifferent fashion, not very fast, but
yet not OVERRIDING his part, and so
1rpNU nrpgnntlxs nlnnrr To hts,
ran with some disorder, by this time,
for the delay was trying, and, more.
over, this was almost the heart Of
the business.
"All is WE'LL" he said, with n care
less-seeming nod-it was marvellous
how my blood started in my veins
at the words. "iicw fares it with the
other?"
Likewise we'll" almost falteringly
answered.
lie drew a bit nearer, that chance
passers might not hear.
This is the gst of the matter" he
said: she is shut up in one of the
frst-story chambers. TO reach it you
pass up the chief staircase, and so by
an outside passage. The chamber is
at the end, and is directly above the
outwork. 1t therefore oycrlooks the
water"
And how learned YOU all this?"
asked. ] scarce dared believe we had
gotten so far along in the undertake
ing and nothing contrary Happened.
"Why. pretty simply" he said, with a
smile. "As 7 was passing through the
hall met Morgan, and, if you viii
credit it, he delivered to me the whole
matter
This made me fetch little breath.
at was an easy matter" went on
Mr.. lynn, coolly, II did but meet him,
as | say, and after we had talked lit
tle-he running on rather loosely, be-
ing somewhat i'm wine--he spoke of his
own accord of the senorita. He
PRAISED her beauty and swore that it
were a shame to deal with her save
gently, AMI more to like purpose. l
finally drew him on to disclose where
she was. and this, | may say, did cas-
lily. After some further talk ! took
leave of him, and while he passed into
one of the under rooms | descended to
the dungeons. ! did this that | might
seem consistent, having declared that
I had some small curiosity about these
places. From the dungeons ! came
again to the hall and thence ventured
TO peep above-stairs, where l found
man on guard and so turned back.
The fellow did not observe me, as
Lad approached softly and his atten-
tion was elsewhere, and this | was
glad of, as did not wish to arouse his
suspicious. | could think of nothing
more that might probably be done,
and so | returned hither,"
"Why, l count that excellent" said.
"Indeed, it is beyond our reasonable
cNDectation."
Il grant you" said Mr., lynn, But
now, since we have made an end here,
let us see IL we can learn how it fares
with the captain. In truth, l have
some anxiety"
SO, indeed, did Mac Ivrach and l, and
] may say that this matter was now
uppermost in my mind since the other
was concluded. We therefore dropped
the discourse and set off once more for
the water.
AS yet the captain was not in sight,
though we scanned the water in all di-
Tections for him; wherefore we judged
that he had not yet succeeded in his
undertaking.
At last, just as we were beginning to
feel some disquiet, a small boat popped
out of the concealment of the neigh
Dor jetty, and there, to be sure, was
the captain.
He shot his craft up to the beach
and leaped out, and as we made for
ward gave us cheerful nod.
81 have secured an indifferent little
sloop," he said. How Jared your"
We had him into the shade, and in a |
few words made him acquainted with
our success. Then he gave us his ac-
count, 1t seemed that he meant to
have no commerce with the buc-