Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-06
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what had caused il.
With the utmost csre I raised the
SASH IF the Ittie window. bent down
any ear and listened. Tie regular
tramp ~ the sentry sounded nearer
ant earpr. a. he approached the cor
aer of the house. us footsteps Paused
an instant and then r-eS-snnencs-1. the
sound this time gradually decreasing
as he drew uear the main entrance -
the villa | saw that l must take the
opportunity 10 lower myself 10 the
ground when he was AT the other end
81 his beat
Outside the window there was a
scroll OF ornamental iron work. Tor
holding 3 box Of flowers in position on
the sill | passed my cord around one
oT the leaves OF this ironwork. and
drew il through until the Irnn leaf held
The cord by the middle. l did o dare
TO facten IL rs ii would be necessary
To carry the cord away with me. Ii 1
left II hanging there. il would infalli-
bly, attract attention as soon as anyone
passed round that end Of the villa or
opened a window on thar side. Be
sides | might need ii in scaling the
park wall.
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ran oRce more 10 recezie. | got through
the window. pushed down the sash as
gently as ! could and grasping the
cort tightly with both hands. | let my
self over The ledge aud began TO slide
Down the hope.
a perhaps. halfway down, when
ifelt Snnething give: a ~siekening fear
shot through my mind. and the next
! was falling through space.
Even in the act OF falling. / had time
to regnember that the sentry must be
lust about the other end Of this short
beat. and that IL was. possible thar tie
aoise Of the fan might not be heard.
The fall shook me considerably. bur
no bones We're broken. and sprang 10
my feet In picking up the cord- my
hand came In contact with 3 rough.
rold OBJECT clcSe 10 IL and | recognized
i as the metal leaf TO which | had in
trusted my weight. 1t was foolish of
me to Do such a thing. for ia WAS a
wonder I did mot break my leg or my
neck But | was in such a hurry 10
escape that / took the first opportunity
hat offered.
The sentry MAS now returning. and
his steps sounded anpieaSantly near. |
eAlt As il l could have touched him by
stretching cut my hand. But again
tire footsteps reSegied. az1d | stole eau
tiously away. taking a Ianring siIrpc-
ION 80 that the sentry could aot see
NE on hrs return Journey
As sgSea As I had rot a fair distance
from the house I ~9uickenss1 my pace 10
a rgan. and very Saau | found myself al
the bottom 90 a sunk fens@ which l
had no noticed Ia the darkness. No
aarIn MSS dome. however. 1 col out
and ran On
In a Hts&e whsle I heard the noise OF
rIaniEg Ma1er-laa fh@ sound of the
sr3inarT Ssre1En. huF much more full
and harnssnsaz.S. aud GA emerging
from The shrubs I had been passing
me a -rNag white Sheet. as III were.
sAEia- upwards. and the water was
ra1iag down this ~a0gse and making
The most majestic music | ever heard.
Then l remembered thar this must be
the famous marble sgaArw ay-sErelv
the noEAe@s wzfFr caur~e ia tbs world.
Bur I had Ia tune 10 Stay and watch
the rushing waters For The moment
1 wished II bad been a moonlight
nS-hL thai I might S1 The waterfall in
an IT'S h~Anfy; bur il was lncky for me
that there was no mcan. and that the
s4xsssas we're thick in the sky.
JuasginS that the n.usf uafrsquanted
parts ~ tire park must be- at q distance
from the marble stairway and remote
frsn tic sea. 1 turned To- the south tas
nearly as 1 could judge and went on
past silent ornamented with
cleaning statues, alons which the
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rain-laden wind Keeping the same
direyrson as carefully as | could. I
reached at length the high wall thar
shuts In the park On every side. and in
sUrrs tie aln9est absolute privacy OF
the CLar ssa his family when they are
az 7 egeThoE.
The waA wss very hiSh-a4 that part
l thought about twelve feet-and. 10
rny dsstnay. | found M trees growing
within seize yards Of il. III seemed rs
IapGsh Ehsg had been removed On pur-
pcse, - that no ~ could enter or
i-ave me IaFk by the means l had in
nay mind
What WAS I to dos There was 3 cop
ing on tise top o6 the wsn but / had
no beck en- tie end OF my rope. or any
thing whlck / could use as a grapneL
Tnrnit & 50 the east. 4 q parallel II
fhe wall for a long way. in the hope
that | might come 10 a tree with
hranrl - overalanging the wall or pos
Silly a snall door which ] might force
open Brt l found neither, though I
wcnT so far that knew l must he get
urg near the villa again. There was
nothing for il but 10 90 hack and try
in the opposite direction.
This | md. and went S hong way To
the westward. but without seeing any
way Of escape.
When l reached the ccrner. where
the waH turned and ran back towards
the sea-that is. 10 the RSrTh, l was in
despair, Already the dawn was begin
ming 10 show in the east. in another
hour il would he broad daylight. aud
tAen what should l dos l might as
well walk mp TO the sentry AT the great
gate and give myself up.
AS | stood there, likely 20 drop with
fatigue. and unable 10 think OF any
means 81 getting out OF the park. the
rain anne down in torrents aud IN
stincrively. though I was nearly IS wet
as | could be. l crepf under the west
ern wax for shelter. Then, thinking |
wlauif hp heffar p~asastf&l ar tho .~h~.