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BY AChley Towne

The stairs are not far from this spot.
1t was not a long distance when / was
brought here"
at may not be far, but in what dircc.
tom"
There was stupid kind of fellow
down here once after I was braught in.
He brought me some food. | watched
him and think can guide you to tho
stairs. Count three passages to tho
left from that black stone in the wall"
"Yes; this is the third"
"Now 20 through that till you reach a
heap Of rubbish in little court. | res
member the rubbish heap, for I STUN.
bled over it, At this rubbish heap the
passage divides, and one lane leads to
the left and the other to the right. The
one on the right will lead you to the
stairs"
Come. Therese"
Taking her lantern. Olga again start.
ed, carefully following the directions OF
Denton. She found the rubbish heap
and taking the passage to the right,
soon came to the stairs. She left The.
reese at the foot Of the stairs while she
crept softly up.
In the guardroom Itzig still lay snor-
ing, and Olga glanced at the door ia
make sure the bolt had not been dis
turbed. If dozen Cossacks had been
hammerng at the door she would not
have faltered now. She searched in
the little passage and found small
iron key suspended from q peg by q
chain.
ut must be the one" she said. and
she seized it and sped below.
Remain here" she said to Therese.
land If l am lost again you can guide
me back to the stairs as the American
guided us to him"
She wound her way through the pas
sages and at last reached Denton.
You are brave little woman" he
said. II did not think there was wo-
man like you in the world-except one"
II suppose you mean Frances Cor.
don," said the princess.
"what, Do you know herr? p
81 met her at the great fair in Mos.
cow She was very charitable"
While she talked she tried the key.
1t fitted the locks in the chains and one
by one they dropped changing against
the WALL and Denton was free
Now, then she said, "Vladimir
Paulpoff is here. Do you know how to
find him."
NO; do not know where they put
him. l know it was not near me, for
have been calling him. l received no
answer"
I'VE cannot remain here in safety
much longer" she said. 1.-THE day.
light will bring activity in the palace
Jansky. superintendent Of police. is
lying drunk in his office, and Itzig.
the guard, is also unconscious. The
superintendent will be discovered and
there will be an uproar. 1t will spoil
all If we are now discovered"
1--WE must make haste and find
Vladimir" said Denton. Il do not
feel that we can leave him. If they
discover my absence, they may kill
him
Find him if you can. If not, must
watch over his welfare till you res
turn"
Return! From Perm?"
mo. Perm is too far. l have work.
ed to bring the denouement in the pal-
ace. l have sent message to the
governor general at Tobolsk. / have
with me a woman whose testimony is
worth millions. All we need now is
what Papa Paulpoff can tell US. You
must bring him"
Il will"
He tried TO find some clew to tha
To
ated, but there was nothing to guido
him.
II cannot find him, and believe he
is safer than you will be if Neslerov
traps you here. Neither you nor l will
ever get out alive. We must leave
him."
Then come, and may God give him
his protection till we can give him
justice!
They hurried to the stairs. The door
was relocked. the iron key hung in
its accustomed place and the door to
the guardroon unbolted. The halls
were still lighted by the brilliano
lamps Of the fete though daylight was
coming on. But there was no ona
stirring.
Quick" said Olga LET us under-
stand each other Therese, who is
here as my attendant, is the widow ot
a servant OF the Graslov household
loyal TO the old duke. She is willing tn
tell the truth, Has Paulpoff spokenT
"Yes. He told me all, and / was
about to start for Perm with the por-
trait of Princess Alexandra when I
was arrested by Jansky and brought
here"
"And now you are free! Why did
you take this interest in the mystery,
of Graslov?"
Because" he answered after a slight
pause Miss Gordon, whom | have
known for long time, loves Vladimir.
and think Vladimir loves her"
"Ah." she exclaimed. peering at him
closely. land for her-for her sake
you wanted to publish-the TRUTH
Eyes, and for his sake also"
"Then he is not the only one whe
loves her. this American girl" she said.
His face became flushed, but he did
not answer.
Now co." she said. Find Paulpon
and bring him here. You know where
he is"
| He is still in the hut at Tivoloffsky.