The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-08-15
CHAPTER XVIII.

THE FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.
w ORRYS cell was as comfortable
as cell could be made through
the efforts OF a kindly jailer
and n sympathetic chief OF po-
lice Ii was not located In the dun
geon, but high In the tower. "A little
rock bound room. with single barred
window far above the floor. There
was bed OF iron. upon which had been
placed 4 clean Mattress and there was
a little chair. The next day after his
arrest a comfortable armchair replaced
the latter. A table. lamp. some
books. flowers. bottle OF wine and
some fruit found their way TO his lone
ly apartment. whoever may have sent
them. Harry Anguish was qdn'l. "a 30
to the cell during the 2tsornoo,,
He reported ,.-.y-Ni'e ' "oo"
piu .,i- e-Silfigent was still In town 4
LPNASn had hurried home. carrying the
news 10 the old prince. Instructed by
the aggressive AIizrox 10 fetch him
forthwith 10 Edclweiss. where his au-
gust presence was necessary before the
26th. The princess, SO Harry informed
the prisoner, sent sincere expressions
Of sympathy and the hope that all
would end well with him.
Late ia the evening. as Lorry was
lying on his bed. staring at the shad- !
owy ceiling and puzZlng his brain with |
most oppressive uncertainties the rat |
tie of keys in the lock announced the 1
approach % visitors. The door swung /
open. and through the CRATE lie saw
Dangloss and QuinnoX. The latter
wore Il long military rain coat and had !
just come in from a drcnching down
pour. Lorry's reverie had been so
deep that he had not heard the thun-
der nor the bowling OF the winds.
Springing 10 his feet he advanced
quickly TO the grated door
Captain QuiunoX brings Il private
message from the princess" said the
chief the words scarcely more than
whispered. II was plain that the mes
sage was important and OF n secret ma
ture. QuinnoX looked up and down
the corridor and stairway before
the tiny note through the
bars. II was grasped eagerly, and
trembling fingers broke the seal Bend
Ing near the light, he read the lines. his
vision blurred, his heart throbbing so
Hereby that the blood seemed 10 be
drowning out other sounds for all time
TO come. In the dim corridor stood the
two men, watching him with bntcd
breath and guilty, quaking nerves
oh! gasped Lorry, kissing the mis-
slve insanely as his greedy eyes careen-
"a through the last line. There was no
signature, but in every word he saw
her face, felt the touch OF her dear
hand heard her timid heart beating for
lim-for him alone. Rapture thrilled {
him from head 10 foot. tile dellrious 4
'apturc OF love. He could not speak.
20 overpowering was the JOY. the sur !
Drise, the awakening. !
Obey" whispered Quinnox, his face I
lglow with pleasure, his finger CULVER :
ny as he pointed commandingly 20. :
ward the letter. .
"obey whatr' asked Lorry DULY. d
The last liner 4
lie hastily reredd the last line and n
hen deliberately held the precious mis-. s
i've over the lamp until II ignited. lie L
would have given all he possessed 20 n
ave preserved IT, But the last line a
Burn this az once and I'm b
he presence OF the bearer h
THERE lie anid rcgretfully as be 1,
rumpled the chhrred remnants be-
ween his fingers and turned 20 the 81. O
ent watchers Ar
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