The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

"They are to be trusted fully. Their
pay Is to be high enough to make 1t an
object to be infallible. The guard. DT-
shan, will leave the gate unmatched. and
you will chloroform him-with his COR
sent. of course. You will enter. as have
explained before. crawl along In the dark
shadow of the wall until you reach the
arbor that leads to the Kitchen and scul
lery. Here another guard, Rabbo-known
to Ostrom as comrade IN her Majesty's
service not more than year ago-will
be encountered. He will be bound AMI
gagged without the least noise or strug-
gle. Just as the clock strikes the cook
will walk past the scullery window, In
the basement. thrice. carrying a light
ed candle. You will see this light
through the window. and will know that
all is well inside the castle. Ostrom, you
will then lead the two Viennese to a place
directly beneath the third window In the4
Princess sleeping apartment. There are
several cluInps of shrubbery there, and
under these they will hide. protected from
the gaze of any Waterman who Is not
with us. You and Geddos will be admitted
to the scullery by the cook, who will con-
duct you to the hall leading to her high
ness bedroom. The man who guards her
door is called Dannox. He will not be at
his post but will accompany you when
you leave the castle You will understand
how carefully you must enter her room
and how deeply she must be chloroformed.
In the adjoining room her lady-in-yaiting.
the Countess Dagmar, sleeps. If her door
is ajar you are 20 creep in and chloroform
her. leaving her undist1rbed. Then the
Princess is to be wrapped In the cloth you
take with you and lowered from the
window to the men below. They are to
remain in hiding until you have left the
castle and have reached their side. IL
will not be difficult, If caution Is observed.
for you to get outside of the wall and to
the carriage in the ravine. I have given
you this plan of action often, know, but
T desire to impress 1t firmly upon your
minds There must not be the slightest
deviation. The precision Of clock work
Is necessary.
The man named Michael Kissed the fore
going into the ears OF his companions. the
palsied Americans hearing every word
distinctly They scarcely breathed. so trez
mendous was the restraint imposed upons
their nerves. A crime so huge, so daring
as the abduction of Princess, the ac-
tual invasion of a castle to commit the
theft of a human being just as an ordt-
nary burglar would steal In and make
way with the contents of silver closet
was beyond their power Of comprehen-
sion.
1--WE understand fully how 1t Is to be
done and we shall get her to Ganlook on
time" said Getidos. confidently.
Not a hair of her head must be harm
ed" cautioned the arch conspirator. In
four days I shall meet you at Ganlook-
You will keep her in close confinement
until you hear from me. Have you the
guards uniforms that you are to wear to-
Iight?"
'-.rhey are with the carriage In the ra-
vine; Ostrom and win don them before
going to the castle. In case we are seen
~eH b. IL
long enough for US to secure good start
in our flight"
Remember, there Is to be no failure.
This may mean death to you: certainly
long prison term if you are apprehended-
1 know II is a daring deed. but IL Is just
of the kind that succeeds. Who would
dream that mortal man could find the
courage to steal a princess Of the realm
from her bed and spirit her away from
under the very noses of her Wanted
guardsmen? 1t is the bold, the fmposst-
BILE plan that wins"
I'VE cannot fail If your men on the in
side do their work WE'LL, said Geddos,
repeating what Ostrom had said "Au
depends on their faithfulness."
''Tney will not be- found wanting. Your
cut-throats must be sent on to Caias with
the empty carriage after you have
reached Ganlook In safety. You will
need them no more. Ostrom Will pay
them. and they are to leave the country
as quickly as possible. At Caias they will
be able to join a packtrain that win carry
them to the Great Northern Railroad
From there they will have no trouble in
reaching Vienna. You will explain to
them, Geddos- All we need them for. as
you know, Is TO prove by their mere pres
ence in case Of capture that the attempt
was no more than a case Of burglary con-
ceived by a band OF Viennese robbers.
There will be no danger OF capture II you
once get her outside the walls You can
be half way to Ganlook before she is
missed from the castle. Nor can she be
found at Ganlook IL you follow the in
structions i gave last night. It Is now
nearly o'clock. and In half an hour the
night will be as dark as Erebus. Go,
men; you have no more time to lose. for
this must be accomplished slowly, care
fully, deliberately. There must be no
haste until you are ready for the race to
Ganlook. Go, but for Gods sake. do not
harm her! And do not fail"
Failure means more to US than to you,
Michael" half whispered the hoarse Os-
from.
Failure means everything to me!
must have herr
Already the two hirelings were moving
OF toward the road that ran west Of the
castle grounds. Michael watched them
for a moment and then started swiftly In
the direction of the city. The watchers
had not been able to distinguish the faces
of the conspirators. but they never could
forget the calm. cold voice Of Michael.
with its quaint. jefky English.
What shall we dor? whispered An
guish when the men were out OF hearing.
God knows!" answered Lorry. This
Is the most damnable thing ever heard
of. Are we dreaming7 Did we really see
and hear those men?" He had risen to
his feet. his companion sitting weakly
before him.
There's no question about IL! It's a
case of abduction. and we have IL In our
power to spoil the whole job. BY Cad.
but this Is luck, Grenr' Anguish was
quivering with excitement as he rose TO
his feet. Shall we notify old Dangloss
or alarm the steward? There's no time
to be lost IL we want to trap these fell
lows. The chief devil Is bound to escape.
for we can't get him and the others. too>a
and they won't peach on him. Come, We
must be lively! What are you standing
there for? Damn IL, the trap must be