The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26

Anguish. smell LllS nduuktLIuACA- ~ VIII
make you feel better" A moist cloth was
held beneath his nose, and strong, pun
gent odor darted through his nostrils. In
moment he tried to raise himself to his ell
bow. The world was clearing up.
Lie still bit, Lcrry. Don't be too hasty.
The doctor says you must not
Where am 1. Harry" asked the
wounded man, weakly.
"In the castle. I'll tell you all about 1t
presently"
Am in her room?'
mo, but she is in yours. You are across
the hall in'-here he whispered-"Uncle
Caspar's room. Caspar is a count"
And she is the princess-truly?"
what luckl'
what misery-what misery half
moaDod the other
"Boshl Be a man! Don't talk so loud,
eithoI. There are a mali uo~en IN thc room.
Lorry remained perfectly quiet for ten
minutes. his staring eyes fixed on the cell
ing. He was thinking of the abyss he had
reached and could not cross.
What time is it?' he asked at last, turn
! ing his eyes toward his friend.
Its just o'clock. You have been un-
conscious or under the influence of ether
for over four hours. That guard hit you
| fearful crack"
| 81 heard a shot-a lot of them. Was any
one killed? Did those fellows escape?'
KILLED! There have been eight execu-
tons besides the I attended to. Lord
| they don't wait long here before handing
out Justice"
Tell me all that happened. Was she
hurt?"
/ 81 should say not. Say. Gren, have
| killed man. Dannox got my bullet right
| in the head and he never knew what hit
him. CHASTITY, isn't it? feel beastly queer.
1t was he who turned on the lights and
went at you with a club 1 heard you call,
and was in the door just as he hit you. His
finish came inside of second. You and he
| spoiled the handsomest rug l ever saw
Ruined it?"
Not in her estimation. I'll wager she has
| it framed blood and ALL The stains will al
ways be there as a reminder of your BRAY
cry, and that's what she says she's bound
to keep. She was very much excited and
alarmed about you until the room filled
with men and then she remembered how
! she was attired. 1 never saw anything so
pretty as her embarrassment when the
( countess and her aunt led her into the next
| room. These people are going out, so I'll
tell you what happened after you left me
with the cook. He was a long time falling
under the influence, and 1 had barely
reached the top of the stairs when 1 saw
| Dannox rush down the hall Then you
called, and l knew the jig was on in full
blast. The door was open, and saw him
strike out. 1 shot him, but she was at your
side before Could get to you. The other
fellows who were in the room succeeded in
escaping while was bending over you, but
neither of them shot at me. They were too
| badly frightened. l had sense enough left
to follow and shoot couple of times as
they tore down the stairs. One OF them
stumbled and rolled all the way to the bot
tom. He was unconscious and bleeding
when reached his side. The other fellow
flew toward the dining hall, where he was
nabbed by two white uniformed men and
throttled. Other men in white-they were
regular police officers-pounced upon me-
and L was a prisoner. By George, L was
| knocked off my feet the next minute to see
/ old Dangloss himself come putting and
blowing into the hall, redder and fercer
than ever. Now know what you want in
| Edelweissr he shrieked, and it took me
three minutes to convince him of his error
Then he and some Of the men went up to
the princess's room, while 1 quickly led the
way to the big gate and directed half
| dozen officers toward the ravine BY this
| time the grounds were alive with guards
| They came up finally with the two fellows
who had been stationed beneath the win
dow and who were unable to find the gate
| When L got back to where you were the
room was full OF terrified men and women
| half dressed 1 was still dazed over the sud-
den appearance of the police, but managed
to tell my story in full to Dangloss and
| Count Halfont-thats Uncle Caspar-and
| then the chief told me how he and his men
happened to be there. In the meantime
| the castle physician was attending TO you.
| DannoX had been carried away. l never
| talked to a more interested audience in my
| lifei There was the princess at my elbow
| and the countess-pretty as a picture-back
of her. all eyes both of 'em; and there was
the old gray-haired lady, the Countess Hal
| font, and half dozen shivering maids
| with men galore, Dangloss and the count
| and lot of servants-a great and increas-
| ing crowd. The captain of the guards, a
young fellow named Quinnox, as 1 heard
him called, came in, worried and humili-
ated. l fancy he was afraid he'd lose his
| job. You see, it was this way: Old Dam
| gloss has had a man watching us all day.
Think of it! Shadowing us like a couple of
| thieves. This fellow traced US to the castle
gate and then ran back for achievements
confident that we were there to rob. In
twenty minutes he had a squad Of officers
at the gate, the chief trailing along behind
| They found the pile Of tools we had left
there, and later the other chap IN the ar
Dor. A couple of guards came charging up
to learn the cause of the connection, and
| the whole crew sailed into the castle ar
| irving just in time. Well, just as soon as L
had told them the full story of the plot. old
Caspar. the chief and the captain held a
short consultation, the result of which 1
| can tell in mighty few words. At o'clock
| they took the whole gang of prisoners
| down i'm the ravine and shot them. The
mounted guards are still looking for the
two Viennese who were left with the car
| riage. They escaped. About hour after
| you were hurt you were carried over here
and laid or this couch. l want to tell YOU
| Mr.. Lorry, you are the most interesting OBJ
ject that ever found its way into a royal
household. They have been hanging over
you as if you were a newborn baby, and
everybodys charmed because you are
| boy and are going to live. As adventure
this has been a record-breaker, my son!
We are cocks Of the walk"
Lorry was smiling family over his en-