Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04

This may mean death to you, certainly
a long prison term, II you are appre-
hended. know II Is daring deed, but
1t is Just Of the kind that succeeds.
tho would dream that mortal man
tould end the courage to steal prin-
tess OF the realm from her bed and
rpirlt her away from under the very
noses Of her vaunted guardsmen? II is
the bold, the impossible plan that
wins"
1--WE cannot fail II your men on 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 TO
Caias with the empty carriage after
you have reached Ganlook in safety.
You viii need them no more OstrOm
win pay them, and they are to leave
the country as quickly as possible. At
Calns they will be able to Join a pack
train that will carry them to the Great
Northern railroad From there they
win 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
more than case OF burglary conceived
by q band OF Viennese robbers. There
will be no danger Of capture II you
once get her outside the walls. You
can be half way TO Ganlook before she
Is missed from the castle. Nor can
she be found at Ganlook II you follow
the instructions | gave last night. 1t
IS now nearly o'clock, and In half an
hour the night will be as 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 10 Ganlook. Go, but,
for Gods sake, do not harm her! And
do not failr
Failure means more to US than to
you. Michael" half whispered the
hoarse OstrOm.
Failure means everything to me!
must have herP
Already the two hlrellngs were NOV
ing Off toward the road that ran west
Of the castle grounds Michael watch
ed them for a moment and then 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 dor whispered An
gulsh when the men were out of hear
ing.
God kDowsr answered Lorry. This
is the most damnabe thing l ever
heard of. Are we dreaming? Did we
really see ard hear those menT He
had risen to his feet, his companion
sitting weakly before him.
There's no question about 1t! It's a
case Of abduction, and we have 1t In
our power to spoil the whole job. BY
CAD, but this is luck, GrenW Anguish
was qulverlng with excitement as he
rose to his feet. "Shall we notify old
Dangloss or alarm the steward7 There's
no time to be lost IL 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 fort The trap
must be set!'
"Wait Why not do the whole Job
ourselvesr
"How-what do you meanr
"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
Ing? I'm In for saving the Princess OF
Graustark with our own hands and
right under the noses of her vaunted
guardsmen, 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. ut IL
the grandest opportunity two human
beings ever had to distinguish them
"Grcat heaven, man! We can't do
such thing" gasped Anguish.
It's the easiest thing In the world.
Besides, II we fail, we have nothing to
lose. II we succeed, see what we've
done Don't hesitate, old man! Come
on. Come onl Wen take 'em our
selves, as sure as fate. Have you no
nerye2 What kind of an American are
your This chance won't come in ten
lIfetImesl Are we not equal TO those
two scoundrels?"
"Twol There are at least ten of
themw
You fool! The three guards are dis
posed OF In advance, two OF the Vien-
nese are left with the horses, two are
Chuckcd Off under the princess win
dow. and one 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-
tuge In the world Can't you seeT'
you are right Come onl I'll risk
It with you! We Will save the Princess
of Graustarkw
Don't you see II will be Just as easy
for us TO enter the castle as for these
robbers2 The way viii be clear and
Will be kept clear. Jove, man, we need
not be more than thirty seconds behind
them. Is your pistol all righty"
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 n pace or so ahead.
Keep It! Wen need one Of them TO
crack that fellows head at the gate.
Cad, it's dark along herer'
How the devil are we to know where
10 goT"
Wen stop when We come to IN,
gate where we climbed up the wall to
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