The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-22

WINS
We cannot fail il your men on the
inside do their work WELL said Ged
dos. repeating what 0strom had said
~An depends on their faithfulness.-
They viii not be found wanting.
Your cutthroats must be sent on to
Caias with the empty carriage after
you have reached Ganlook in safety.
You viii need them no more. osuom
will pay them. and they are to leave
the country as quickly as possible. At
Caias they will be able TO join a pack
train that will carry them TO the Great
Northern railroad. From there they
will bave 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 vas no
more than a case OF burglary conceived
by a band Of Viennese robbers. There
will be no danger OF capture IL you
once get her outside the walls You
can be half way to Ganlook before she
is missed from the castle. Nor a
she be found at Ganlook IL you follow
the instructions | gave last night Ii
is now nearly l O'Clock. and in half an
hour the night will be as dark a.
Erebus. Go. men: you have no more
time to 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 fall"
Failure means more 10 us thar to
you. Michael" half whispered the
hoarse Ostrom.
Failure means everything to mel 1
must have her,
Already the two hirelings were NOV
ing of toward the road that ran west
of the castle grounds. Michael watch
ed them for a moment and Their start
ed swiftly in the direction of the city.
The watchers had not been able to
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 do" whispered An
guish when the men we're out of hear
ing.
God knowsr' answered Lorry. This
is the most damnable thing l ever
heard Of. Are we dreaming? Did we
really see and hear those menf" He
had risen to his feet, his companion
sitting weakly before him
There's no question about IT. It's a
case of abduction, and we have it in
our power to spoil the whole job. By
CAD, but this is luck. Grenf" Anguish
was quivering with excitement as he
rose To his feet. shall we notify old
Dangloss or alarm the steward? There's
no time to be lost If we want to 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 for? The trap
must be seti'
wait! Why not do the whole job
o~urselves?"
"How-what do you DeanT
why should we alarm anybody
We know the plans as well as these
scoundrels themselves. Why not fol-
low them 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 OWL hands and
right under the noses of her Wanted
guardsinen. as Michael says" Lorry
was thrilled by the spirit Of adventure.
His hand gripped his friends arm and
his face was close to his ear. "It 10
the grandest opportunity two human
beings eyer had to distinguish them
Selves
Great heaven, man! We can't do
such a thing" gasped Anguish
ITS the easiest thing In the world.
Besides. if we fail we have nothing to
lose. If we succee ed. see what we've
donel Don't hesitate, old mani Come
on! Come on! Well take 'em our
selves. as sure as fate. Have you no
nerve? What kind OF an American are
you? This chance won't come In ten
lifetimes! Are we not equal to those
two scoundrelsT"
Two! There are at least ten of
themt"
You fool. The three guards are dis
posed of in advance. two OF the Wen
nese are left with the horses. two are
chucked of under the princess win
dow. and stands at the gate. We
can slug the man at the gate. the fell
lows under the window are harmless
and that leaves but our two friends
and the cook. We have every advan-
tage in the world Can't you seer"
You are right. Come on! I'll risk
it with you. We will save the Princess
of Graustark!"
Don't you see ii will be just as easy
for us to enter the castle as for these
robbersf The way will be clear and
will be kept clear. Jove. man. we need
not be more than thirty seconds behind
them. Is your pistol all rightT'
By this time the two men were speed
Ing along the grassy stretch toward the
road that ran beside the wall. They
looked to their pistols and placed them
carefully in outside coat pockets.
I'VE must throw away these heavy
canes" whispered the painter TO his
friend. who was a pace or so ahead.
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