The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-28

drew the body uat OF the itEht and
went on again With wary Htepu. We
we're near be great dormitory at
this tins, tus door Of which 4 MY
self han locked but y was open how
nnd the iagk broken. The prisoners
had fled, bat life Was the price 81
liberty. took one SWIFT glance
round this broken prison. aud then
led my comrades cut Of r.
"rhs birds have flown and ore
OF them Is winged. said l. The r.
arc five more % take. aud the aha j.
oWh hide ihsmi Come ON. my hdH,
ur they'li SAY that eight we're Hcnrrd
by five. and that's uo tale - tell OF
honest Haamenis
spoke up 20 encourage them. for
truth 60 toll. tie dark and tao mYH-
terY were piaYing strange tricks
with my nerves. A. Ne penstraied
sweeper Into that labyrinth I could
htart az uYefs shadow ana see fig
are In every granny The men that
The dark patches harbored. where
We're thegf Their eyes might bu
watching every step We tuoh tiirh
pistols covering our bodies as We
hurried Oh Ca the depths. Ana yea
no sound Nsa heard. the great en-
Finc thrubbsd aiNaya. the cool.
hNret air blew fresh upon oar ftenr.
Nov. the first voice spoke al The
head 81 the engine room stairs, from
an open cavern which no lamp a.
lumiu~d. / had just called out a.
captain Nsp-sn 90 follow me Ia the
snelua ruam. and HHH bidding the
others walt al the stairs head. wHen
a shuf came flaHhinE uut uf the dafk
mess. aud ia the flame 81 the sun >
nsht / SAW a great hulklug figure
ana recognized Il Instantly ~ vas
that 90 kssH Denton, the yellow
man. whom had left ncnselexs 90
thr duuF of ruth beiiendsuE bum
FalaR mofu than 20 days hno. A
giant figure. the head handaged. the
arms ard chest naked. rifle
Stripped in both hands. this phantom
showed itaelf for an instant and Ia n
vanished with an aehuluk laaEli
which Knocked and amgerrd us A.
thr Same moiurnt the young seaman
who had nhuddered before the dead.
Zen headlang. Ia the passage, api
ulth one loud rr1 gave up hlH lite
And THE was the first man who
died FOE utue Ituth Bslisnden'n nak-.
We Swung about ou our h.ris a.
the report fauA usit and fired a hiaH-
inE Noiley luto the darkness Of The
rassfu. What ether men fingered
ihrfs. haA many q the driven
Ehouis " no haunted the labyrinth
reoslxnd that hail u lead. shall
nrysr knpa not care 10 ask. GrcAns
auHN srr1 eur siO'M. there wsfe
efirs u palm. The curses OF the
wounded. the desirniRa laughter Of
those thai enrap af. Hut little hy 1T
tic the sound .sasd assay. eehoinE hi
other aud distant galleries. OF com
iug - as aH whispered voices,
speaking from places remote. and
ieasiaE 10 " At Last = siienea utter
ard profounds
We we're masters Of the bout and
the engine aas ours
captain Negesu." said I. 10 you
and three others 90 back 60 the
stairs head and hold Il until l CONT.
AZ they are affiad 10 fare aa here.
they'll never faee us At all 10 back
and hold the gate. and I AMI those
ntih ~ ain answer Tor the ieins.
Time afterwards "a hunt this Yormin
cut
lie took my orders unuiliIngiy. I
eauid see. A greater devil fDr = riEhi
THAI that smooth faced American
sailor l shall nszcf meet 10 Al ny
days.
You viii not SO alone. captain. =
cried be. that's plain madness
4 take two 10 ms can. said I.
~and leave you the rest.
Hut what aren't you affisd.
nian -
"Afrnlai OF whom said I. or
a. old u3sn-@bat thats ta-o far
ahead. III speak ~ Il when cosue
40. eaptaia Perhaps is ouiy my
own ida Hut its rood enough 70
40 aa with
fs,aAinS 10, into the black cav.
srn which W. had filled with shot.
aud then down the Hfaifr towards
the engine rupsu. bs uent ga pses.
entity
"Yosl take = big rick and I haPc
yos'n at out 81 Il. How many d.
you sxp-rt 20 fiud below ?"
"one. said ]. quickly. and he a
frisnd. It'a strange story, captain.
but II viii wait
1 VS. az the door Of the engine
soosn before he could answer ns,
aud pulling hack the leather curtain
4 pot my osu idea To the proof. Just
a. a. hours ago. 80 noN that ebony
cavern ahinmsrsd wtth the crimson
nFht which the giant furnaces cast
utsu IA rach roof. New. a. then,
fsafhar clad figures moved before tts
nsslfrn fireu. There were the mighty
boilers. the pumping engine. the
thruhbinE cylinders. the shining
efankH. but the man Who stag3rrsd
towarfs me IN the white light. the
man who uttered a Kiad cry % rex
ignition. the man who fell a. last
At my feet. irupiiriug the for the
iove ~ mercy 20 bring him food and
drink. that man was no enemy.
lie Nas Clair-de-L une, the old
Frruchrnsn. and had hut {, look FL
him twice TO sec that he was the
neiRhhor Of death.
"Ciulr-de -Luue. old comrtdci" !
cried. YOU We owe cur lives 20
you. them ny thunder. you shame
ua alit"
lie was pale as death. the sweat
ran In streams Down upon his naked
breast. his words came like n tor
rent When he tried 10 tell ue all
Three DAYS ga prison aud no man
come TO me. he said. paihet Ldhy,
then / hear your voice. ! ssy u is
Captain neRg. / arm glad monsieur.
because u Is friend I breeK the
door Of my prison and would come
up 70 you. but no. there ia no ore
in the house. all gone. l say that
my friends die II 1 do not serve
them. There are lads with me. bat
they 80 honest, An Captain legs.
food and drink. for the love of Cod
lie tainted in my arms and ! c1r-
risd him from the place AGAIN, tn
an providence. I and those dear to
rnc had been snD ~ by the fidelity Of
ono 81 the oldest 81 Code cfea lures.
The same day Al : o'clock
l have begun 20 believe that the
Italian ~ rlght, and that zsrny left
no more than eight men ~ the
lower house. Ne attack hsH beea