The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-21

AL spoke there Was the sound az
voices somewhere ahose Revolver
in hand. crossed the patio and rsn
up stairs. closely followed ~ ny
companions in the EnllefY 81 the
top. surrounded by about half a dot.
ga au-railsH soldiers. vas my uia
enemy the suiiaua chamberlain.
siIH 3 aNofa Boz hia hand
Hs demanded 90 know the reason
~ our beina there but If was NJ
time for handynE words. 30 ]
dashed NJ him before be could use
hia weapon. and diadainiag 20 use
my revolver. laid him iuv Nith
blow on the side 81 the jas that !
wonder did not EilI him-Teeciring
myself al the same time q nasty
.ut On the shoulder from ono ~ the
aaiAiern. the mark % which
carry 60 this say
Maualakt meanwhile had dubbed
another with tho butt u hts re
yoitsf while Constanldea had Hhot
a third. who fell against the frail
hAluatradlug and descended head
long into the patio below. Tho rest
.urautlusntly bolted.
Vow 20 search these rooms. - /
cried These soldiers vii be Ger
taln TO open the doors and admit
tho mub-then we're done for
t must not be supposed That I
stood sim To say thls. On the con
trary. I Was trying the various
doors that led out Of the gallery In
the hope OF finding the room IN
which Lady Olivia waE confined.
Not being successful / threw
prudence 10 the winds and called
her londiY ~ name.
A cry that could only have been
one II Joy rewarded me. and on
hearing Il dashed down a narrow
passage Ia the direction whence Il
proceeded.
There was only one door and that
was AZ the farther end. II was
locked. but that was nothing 20
me AZ such a moment I threw my
weight against it and burst Il Ia as
~ II had been 90 much paper.
on entering I discovered the
Lady Olivia standing IN the center
OF the room. her hands clRsped
upou her breast aud a look Of ter
ror upon her face
Save me-Havo mel" she cried In
n voice that ! should not have rec
oEnlzed At any other time For
PHYS sake. save me-"
That's what | am here for.
Leave yourself In my hands and be
brave"
Turning to Manalah. pointed TO
the window. Ho understood. and ran
and examined a.
barred he cried IN Greek, for
AZ such a crisis his English deserted
him. but together We might be
able 10 force them. Let us try"
FASTENED 20 his side. and to-
gethe CT we pIttde our united strength
against that OF the bars So dea-
perate were we that I do not be
lleYe anything could have withatood
MS. one by one the bars yielded
and presently the last had gone
Just "a 1t dropped into the court
yard below. n Babel Of voices told
us that the mob had entered the
house. can only account for their
not having forced their way In he
fore for the reason that the door
was an unusually strong one. aud
that tho soldiers were afraid to
open u. believing that the rabhle.
who had 10 put up with their exac-
lions for 50 long. would destroy
them az soon as they saw them
Tho bars once removed, | looked
out Of. the window and discovered
that IL was less than n l0foot drop
into the court yard below. II Lady
Olivia could only manage that. there
would be but small difficulty in get
ting her over the wall on tho far
Their side and into the street be-
yond.
Z will do anything you ask Of
me. she cried.
On n divan on the right lay n
handsome shawl; | picked Il up aud
FASTENED 10 the window.
DO you think you can hold on
TO this while wo lower you 90 the
court yardY' ! asked anxiously.
without a word she took the end
of tho shawl in her beautiful small