The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-08-29
CHAPTER XIII.
THE VISITOR AT MIDNIGHT.
NJ ELOW the castle and IT. AZ
tressed occupants, In a darA
damp little room, Grcnfnil Loo
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CHAPTER XIII.

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the night OF the 18th. or. vather. naos
the break OF dawn on the 18th. Captain
Quinnox guided him from the dangse-
Gus streets OF Edelweiss 10 the secret
passage, and he was safe for the timr
being. The entrance 10 the passao
was through n skillfully hidden opaar
ing I'm the wall that inclosed the para
A stone doorway so cleverly constrssc>-
ed that II defied detection led TO a saf
OF steps. which In turn took one tn
long. narrow passage. This ended On
a stairway fully quarter OF mihe
from its beginning. Ascending this
stairway one came 10 n secret panel
through which. by pressing a spring.
the interior OF the castle was reached.
The location OF the panel was ia or
OF the recesses in the wall OF the chap
| ell. near the altar. III was In this chap
el that Yetive exchanged her make M
tire for loose gown weeks before. and
the servant who saw her come FROM
the door at an unearthly hour In tfe
morning believed she had gone there
to seek surcegsc from the troubles
which oppressed Ter.
Lorry was impatient TO rush forth
from his place of hiding and TO end al
suspense. but Quinnox demurred. HE
begged the eager American 10 remain
in the passage until the night OF the
10th, when, all things going we'll. 10
might be SO fortunate as to reach tre
princess without being seen. II waH
the secret hope OF the guilty captain
A.. n b..
princess 10 return TO the monastery 70
avoid complications. He promised to
inform her hghness of his presence 10
the underground room and 10 arrange
for Il meeting. The miserable fellow
could not find courage 10 confess ht
disobedlencc 10 his trusting mistress
Many times during the day she had
seen him lowering near, approaching
and then retreatlng. and had wondered
not llttlc AT his peculiar manner
And 80 II was that Lorry chnfed and
writhed through a long day of suspense
and agony QuinnoN had brought 10
the little room some candles, food and
bedding, but he utilized only the for
mcr. The hours went by and no sum
mons called him. 90 her side. What
was TO become of himi What was 10
be the end Of this drama? What
would the night, the morrow bring
about?
1t was . o'clock IN the evening when
Quinnox returned 10 the little room
The waiting one had looked at his
watch hundred times, had run in
sanely up and down the passage In
quest of the secret exit had shouted
aloud in the frenzy OF desperation.
Have you seen herf' he cried, grasp
ing the newcomers hand.
II have; but. before God. could not
tell her what | had done! Your visit
will be IL surprise, fear shock"
"Then how am | to see her? Fool.
Am TO wait here forever
"Have patience. will take you 10
her tonight aye, within an hour. To
morrow morning she signs away the
northern provinces and her instruc.
tlons are that she is not to be disturbed
tonight Not even Will she see the
Countess Dagmar after o'clock. III
breaks my heart 10 see the sorrow that
abounds I'm the castle tonight. Her
highness insists OH being alone, and
Bassot, the new guard, has orders 60
admit no one TO her apartments. He
is I'll, and have promised that n sub
stltute shall relieve him at IL O'clock
You are TO be the substitute. Here f.
part OF an old uniform OF mine and
here is Il coat that belonged TO Dan
nox, who was about your size. Please
exchange the clothes you now have on
for these | apprehend no trouble IN
reaching her door, for the household IL
in gloom and the halls seem barren OF
life"
He threw the bundle on chair, and
Lorry ut once proceeded 10 don the
contents. In very short time he wore
instead of the cellkeeper's garments n
neat fitting uniform OF the royal guard.
He was trembling violently, chilled TO
the bone with nervousness, as they be-
gan the ascent OF the stairs leading 10
the chapel. The crisis In his life. he
felt was near AZ hand.
Under the stealthy hand OF Quinnox
the panel opened. and they listened In
tently for some moments There was
no one I'm the dimly lighted chapel. so
they made their way to the door at the 4
opposite end. Before unlocking the
door the captain pointed TO lance &
which stood against the wall near by.
You are to carry that lance" lie 4
said briefly. Then he cautiously peer. i
ed forth. A moment later they were
in the broad hall. boldly striding TO
ward the distant stairway. Lorry Ind
been instructed 10 proceed without the
least sign OF timidity. They passed
several attendants in the hall and
heard Count Halfonts voice In CONVEX
sation with some one in an anteroom
AS they neared the broad steps WHO
should come tripping down but Harry
Anguish. He saluted Quinnox and
walked rapidly down the corridor. evi-
IDENTITY taking his departure after call
on the countess.