Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-30

n. tha pnvt hnur or two Nh. It,,lt
,no,nod ont and tho hang ~, a sr,,t
inn do,,. ra. .oo,,,od i'm tho ho,Io,y -,
.ho yord Thoro ,yoo n ilnoI. ~ how.
ao tho w,rdor drcv ,ben from th.
oot Thon n, and FRO tho ,,onotnrors
beat of the sentry was resumed.
Desmond gripped the rope with both
hands and swung his knees across 1t.
IL ran ut n steep angle toward the
roof, and It took him all his strength
% restrain too swift n descent. Check
ing his way strenuously with alternate
graspings of the cord. he slid down
and alighted beside the window graf
ing.
He had to use the utmost caution to
prevent dislodging the stone roof slabs.
jplinters, the result Of many a win
Jer's frost. lay about him in heaps.
Fortunately those he displaced fell al-
most noiselessly into the stream. Any
one hearing them might mistake them
ror the rise of feeding fish. He took
from his pocket little jar of grease
and smeared 1t on the central bar of
the grating. Then with his rasp he
began to rub at the iron, eating stead-
iy through the metal. which was rust
ed by storm and damp TO half its orig
inal thickness. He kept to his work
without ceasing. save to rub now and
again more grease into the niche he
made. swinging the long Ale backward
and forward pressing desnerote,v
upon the bars. gaspinc with excite.
inent nnd the energy of his toll tbe
pprsplration raining from his forebead
Half nm hour of unceosjng toll and
the bar broke. Rising to his feet be
sought a sure foothold and then seized
.he severed end and fore II slowly
back. The metal. softened bv expo-
sure pava under bis stro,ro,,s ,,o,
unfortunately ms he bent ond nried II
back the far end snapped at the angie
of the bend. with n CHATTER tbot sonnd.
I'd out with horrible distinctness he fell
prone upon the roof. He ,ov stIIl bis
heart throbbinp in great heats tbat
seemed to suffocote him Tbe stens NJ
the sentry ceased in the courtyard uc
could but have bpord tbe c,atter and
his suspic,ons wore ornrsad Than n
desperate idoo came into Dosmond's
head. "Yee-ow. yee-ow. be miawed
the tremor of his voice giving n mar.
ticularlv feline ring to rho sounds
"Yee.ow. fzz.stw And bo s,o+ ana
scrabb,ed At an Imaginary r;yoI d,s.
Iodpinp ono or two hits oe sho,o roolr-
lessjv
"Irgbr, grupted +ba so,trr ord ,,o,,.
inp IN nebbIe cost n NJ tba ROOT ana
ras,,med his wo,,, down tho oonta. ~
the courtyard The stone felI within
ward ~ Desmord,s sooa ara
honndipo strrct hin o,,ar t,o ano Ie
ba could have found 4, ha so,t ha
sbou,d lilo IN nrasorvo l. ne aa,o
re,,c r >~'oN'
He resumed b,s york o+ +,o nav,
bor with orootor oo,,+,or ,,d ~, ,,,r,,
n wa. .to,,tor thor tho srst ~, hs.
work sow n foo hroror ua tm,.taS
II aside ond fsstoned b,s romo,r,na
rome toItbs side of tho rot,no Tho,,
wr,uol,nc b,s hodv foat erst thr,,at,
tho onaninr ha ,.unh. .,,o I.oao 20
hotvaer b,s hands ana s,,1 dou.,, ,n.a
III. dorknoss or tha horr
The rr,sorars ,,,,st ho,o ,.ra hi,
onaro lions on tho rooe hut NO so,,na
came nm to him ue landed csrtIv on
the door LOT oo the rono ond ha,on -,
fool round him With oron,rc honds
For n ward or two be crent aho,,t In,
tbe dorLness end,no nnthino no
owe a ,,,aht r-hisrar No ars,on
came. with heating beart be stroda