The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-07-11

They are with the carriage In the
wine. ostrom and l will don them
efore gohk TO the castle. In case we
" we seen a ,y will throw observers of
Asr ~ enough for us TO secure
ia our flight"
- ~ there Is TO be no failure
- - mean death TO you, certainly
- kprison term, II you are appre-
nue '. know il IS II daring decd. but
Is Ju r OF the kind that succeeds
no Kould dream that mortal man
lu lind the courage to steal a prin-
= Eof the realm from her bod and
~ Erit her away from under the very
4oses OF her vaunted guardsmeni 1t IS
the bold. the impossible plan that
wins"
1--WE cannot fail If your men Oh the
INSIDE do their work we'll" said Ged-
dos, repeating what Ostrom had said
"All depends on their faithfulness"
"They will not be found wanting
Your cutthroats must be sent on 10
Caias with the empty carriage after
you have reached Ganlook In safety.
You will need them no more. Ostrom
will pay them, and they are TO leave
the country as quickly M possible, At
Caias they will be able to join pack
train that will carry them 10 the Great
Northern railroad. From there they
will have no trouble in reaching Wen
ma. You will explain To them. Geddos
All we need them for, as you know, Is
to prove by their mere presence in case
of capture that the attempt was no
I1nt ~ l1t
by a band of Niennese robbers There
will be no danger OF capture II you
once get her outside the walls. You
can be half way TO Gnnlook before she
is missed from the castle Nor can
she be found nj Ganlook if you follow
the instructions ! gave last night. IT
is now nearly / o'clock, and IN half an
hour the night will be ms dark as
Erebus. Go. men; you have no more
time 10 lose, for this must be accom-
plished slowly. carefully. deliberately.
There must be no haste until you are
ready for the race TO Ganlook. Go, but.
for Gods sake, do not harm her! And
do not failw
Failure means more TO US than 10
you. Michael" half whispered the
hoarse Ostrom.
Failure means everything TO met l
must have herr
Already the two hirelings were NOV
ing off toward the road that ran west
OF the castle grounds. Michael watch
ed them for moment and theu start
ed swiftly in the direction of the city.
The watchers had not been able 10
distinguish the faces OF the conspira
tors, but they could never forget the
calm, cold voice OF Michael, with its
quaint, jerky English.
what shall we dor whispered An
guish when the men were out of hear
ing
God knows" answered Lorry. This
is the most damnable thing ! ever
heard Of Are we dreamingi Did we
really see and hear those menT He
had risen TO his feet his companion
sitting weakly before him.
There's no question about II! It's
case OF abduction, and we have II In
our power to spoil the whole job. BY
CAD. but this Is luck, Grenr' Anguish
was quivering with excitement as he
rose to his feet .'Shal we notify old
Dangloss or alarm the stewardl There's
no time TO be lost II we want 60 trap
these fellows. The chief devil Is bound
TO escape. for we can't get him and the
others too. and they won't peach on
him. Come. we must be lively. What
are you standing there fori The trap
must be setv'
wait. why not do the whole job
ourselves?'
How what do you meant
"Why should we alarm anybody
We know the plans rs Well rs these
scoundrels themselves. Why not fol
low tRcm right into the castle capture
them red handed, and then do the alarm
ingf I'm In for saving the Princess Of
Graustark with our own hands and
right under the noses OF her vaunted
guardsmen. ms Michael says" Lorry
was thrilled by the spirit of adventure.
His hand gripped his friends arm and
his face was close 10 his ear. 1T Is
the grandest opportunity two human
beings ever had 10 distinguish them
selEes!'
- ht heaven, man. We cant do
- Ning,''. gasped Anguish.
" TITS NE easiest thing In the word.
Resides, II we fail we have nothing 20
lose. II we succeed. see what we've
done! Dr. hesitate. old man. Come
on! Come on. Wen take EN- our
selves. assure as fate Have YOU no
nervel What Kind OF an American are
your This chance won't come III ten
lifetime-' Are we not equal TO those
two sco,aa resY'
Two rhere are at least ten OF
I teeD
You fool. The three guards are dis.
.od of in advance. two OF the Wen
20 arc left with the horses. two arc
',.,,c,,ed of under the princess win.
,n,,, and one stands at the gate. We
Wv" s,ua the man mt the gate. the fcL
."" .,,,lcr the window are harmless.