Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-12-11

s.NNrIat +. tbp matter with Won ~ lie
o.,-a5 ..yon soon to baiII"
.I a, fool r,tbor. III ;, said JansI,v. 81
don't 1.no,y, whom feIt like this"
..yor v.aro drink. that's all. You
WON, dr,nI, whom I left Won Did you
drink any morp?"
Yes: in making the round Of inspcc-
tfou | discovered Itzfg asleep and Il
bottle of wine half gone. drank the
rest"
"Itzig asleep. At his post! And this
danger near u.s."
"Pooh, The girl suspects nothing. 4
girl of her age. even though she he Il
princess, could not dissemble SO well. /
tell You Olga suspects nothing"
"Thcn why is She here?"
"WeU she is eccentric. as YOU know,
and it is quite possible that she would
like to be the wife OF the governor Of
TomsI,."
Neslerov laughed.
"Sbc would like to kill him. rather"
even 81. she does not suspect"
"But this thing of Itzig being asleep
4
The poor devil wanted his share in
the festivities. | suppose. We must not
deaf too severely with him. He GER
tainIv did not steal the vine. Some
one must have given it to him"
"Wbo? 7 must find that out. But,
since he has benn asleen Won had bet
+o,. ox,,,,,in, +bo ,,,.isopors
..Tbev AFRO +bern MI rfoht How could
tbo, hc otherwise"
.Ru+ vou I-povv what if means to me
If they escaIa"
"Escape, will stake INV head they
cannot ascane WHY 10 pass ont from
the dungeons they must open the iron
gate ana the door of the guarGroom.
See here is the KEY to the guardroom
door"
"StiJI." said Ncslerov hesitn.agly. Il
wish Won woeId make an examination"
"Oh. if your exccIIency wishes it. 1
will do so gladly. But | promise you
they are there"
Jansky was still stupid from the
drugged wine. but he knew what he
was doing. He went to the guardroom
and unlocked the door leading to the
In the passage he obtained
a lantern and passed through the iron
gate He went down the stairs and
through the passages. which he knew
wen. 10 the dungeon. He entered and
stood horror stricken at the empty
chains hanging on the wall With
stairs. glancfng nervously around him.
for he knew ~ strength of the Ancri-
can. Ncslerov. to whom he went. look
ed in surprise at The ashcn face.
Courses rpop Us - sard Jausl;v
boorseIv Tho, are aepov.
Jousl;v looked sheanfsblv n fhe gov-
arnor and NosIerov looked NJ JonsI,v
like an angrv wolf
Gone, Both prisoners gomez cried
tba Governor rs This trUng,
T-pfor+,ug+oIr- tbfno tbouobt
imuossibIa i. = fact"
NcsIorov's face was white
u tbourbt-vou told mc-tbov were
both in ch3insr' ne said his voice
strained and tense
81 did and if was true With nv
,vn hands chained them The
American was in tha druroon NJ tbo
first Iondir, and pouInofr was do,rn
IN tho lower collar With my own
bonds cboirod tban, ord boId +bo
,or 70 tba door Tho lov +o tho cboins
sill hangs wbera 7 nIaced if This is
! miracle. The men must be devils in
human form"
The American is something like a
levil" said Neslcrov grimly. "but /
Ioubt if he has supernatural powers.
If those chains have been loosened,
Jansky, some human agent has done
i. anu ttz.cre is traitor in the pal
lce."
'Whom does your exceIlency sus-
1ect|'
NV cousin Olga"
THAT girl, She would no more dare
70 down in those dungeons than she
vcuId anter = don of wild boasts And
now could sbo learn that tbev were
DOWN there"
"It is not uito \ secret Some Of
no servants saw tbom brouobt in,
"Since the pripcess came the servants
,aye had euoucb to do without talking
,bout two prisoners Of whom they
now nothing ANYWAY, how could
Olga. who has spcnt but little time in
Russia and none near Graslov or Perm.
.yar hear of tbc PaulnofrSy"
..I .nov-.pot Rut certain if is thnra