The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01

not answer.
Doctor" cried the voice near his
head, 'you really think it is not seri-
ousT
81 am quite sure" answered a mans
voice from somewhere out in the light
ut is a bad cut, and be Is just recover.
ing from the effect Of the ether. Had
the blow not been g glancing one his
skull would have been crushed. He
will be perfectly conscious in a shor1
time. There is no conclusion, you1
highness."
II am so happy to hear you say that,
said the soft voice. LorTy's eyes sough
hers and thanked her. a lump came
into his throat as he looked up into The
tender; anxious blue eyes. A thrill
came over him. Princess or not, he
| loved her-he loved her! "Iou were
very brave-oh, so brayew she wis
pered in his ear, her hand touching hl:
hair caressingly. My American!'
He tried to reach the hand before i
faded. but he was too weak. She gid
ed away, and he closed his eyes agar
as if in pain.
"Look up, old man. You're all right,
said Anguish. "Smell this handker
chief. It Will make you feel better.
a moist cloth was held beneath his
nose, and a strong, pungent odor dartec
through his nostrils. In moment be
tried to raise himself to his elbow. The
world was clearing up.
Lie still a bit, Lorry. Don't be too
hasty. The doctor says you must not"
where am I, Harry?' asked the
wounded man weakly.
In the castle. III tell you all about
| it presently
Am I in her room?
NO, but she is in yours. You are
across the hall in'-here he whispered
-"Cncle Caspar's room. Caspar is a
count"
"And she is the princess-truly"
What luckr'
"What misery-what misery" half
moaned the other,
"Bosh! Be man! Don't talk so
loud either! There are half dozen In
the room"
Lorry remained perfectly quiet for
ten minutes, his staring eyes fixed on
the ceiling. He was thinking Of the
abyss he had reached and could not
cross.
"What time is it?' he asked at last,
turning his eyes toward his friend.
"It's just Z o'clock. You have been
unconscious or under the influence of
ether for over four hours. That guard
hit you fearful crack"
'I heard shot-a lot Of them. Was
any one killed? Did those fellows es-
cape:"
KILLED! There have been eigh& e.e-
cutions besides the one attendt- to.
LorG, they don't wait long here before
handing out justice"
"Tell me all that happened. WAS she
hurt?'
Il should say not! Say, Gren, have
killed man. Dannox got my bullet
right in the head, and he never knew
what hit him. Ghastly, isn't it ? I feel
beastly queer. 1t was he who turned
on the lights and went at you with a
club. I heard you call and was in the
door just as he hit you. His finish
came inside Of 4 second. You and he
spoiled the handsomest rug I ever
saw"
Ruined it?'
"Not in her estimation. Til wager
she has it framed, blood and all. The
stains will always be there as re-
minder Of your bravery, and that's
what she says she's bound to keep.
She was very much excited and alarm
ed about you until the room filed with
men, and then she remembered how
she was attired. I never saw any
thing so pretty as her embarrassment
when the countess and her aunt led
her into the next room. These people
are going out, so ri tell you what hap
pened after you left me with the COOK.
He was long time falling under the
influence, and I had barely reached the
! top Of the stairs when I saw Dannox
rush down the hall. Then you called,
and 1 knew the Jig was on in full blast.
The door was open, and saw him
strike you. shot him, but she was at
your side before / could get to you.
The other fellows who We're in. the
room succeeded in escaping while l
was bending over you, but neither OF
them shot at me. They were too badly
frightened. I had sense enough left to
follow and shoot a couple Of times as
they tore down the stairs. One Of them
stumbled and rolled all the way to the
bottom. He was unconscious and
bleeding when 1 reached his side. Ihe
other fellow few toward the dining
hall. where he was Immediately nabbed
by two white uniformed men and
! throttled.
"Other men in white they were reg
ular police oficers-pounced upon me,
and I was a prisoner. By George, !
was knocked off my feet the next min
ute to see old Dangloss himself come
putting and blowing into the hall, red.
der and fercer than ever. Now !
know what you want in EdelWelss!
be shrieked, and it took me three min
utes to convince him Of his error
Then he and some Of the men went up
to the princess room, while I quickly
led the way to the big gate and dl-
recsed a half dozen officers toward the
rayine. They came up finally with the
two fellows who had been stationed
beneath the window and who were un-
able to find the gate. When got back
to where you were, the room was full
of terrified men and women half dress
ed. I was still daZed over the sudden
appearance of the police, but managed
to tell my story in full to Dangloss
and Count Halfont-that's Uncle Cas-
par-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.
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