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

guard at the west gate and two to at
tend the carriage and horses in tho
raylne beyond the castle"
"When did these men arriyeY
"Thls morning | kept them In my
sisters home until an hour ago. Thoy
are now In the rayine awaiting Os-
from and myself. Are you sure, MI
chael. that the guards and the cook
have been made 10 understand every
detail1 The falntest slip will mean
ruin"
"Thcy are to be trusted fully. Their
pay ls to be high enough to make It an
object to be lnfallible. The guard.
Dushan, VIII leave the gate unwatch.
ed aud you Will chloroform him, with
his consent, Of course. You will enter,
as have explained before. and crawl
along In the dark shadow Of the wall
until you reach the arbor that leads
TO the Kitchen and sculery. Here an
other guard, Rabbo. known 10 Ostrom
as a comrade Ia her royal hlghness'
service not more than a year ago, will
be encountered. He win be bound
and gagged without the least noise or
struggle. just as the clock strikes .
the cook will walk past the scullery
window IN the basement thrice, carry
Ing a lighted candle. You win see
this Hight through the window aud
win know that an is well inside tho
castle. Osirom. you win then lend
the two Nicnnosc 10 place directly
beneath the third window IN the prln-
ccss' sleeping apartment There are
several clumps OF shrubbery there, and
under these they win hide. protected
from the gaze Of amy Waterman who
is not with MS. You and Gcddos will
be admitted 10 the scullery by the
cook, who win conduct you to the hall
leading TO her hlshucss' bedroom. The
man who guards her door Is called
DaunoX. lie will not be at his post
but viii accompany you when you
leave the castle You will understand
how carefully you must enter her room
ana how deeply she must be chloro-
formed In the adjoining room her
Indy ln waiting the Countess Dagmar.
sleeps. II her door is aIar, you are to
creep In and choroform her. leaving
her mlisturbcd. Then the princess il
TO be wrapped In the cloth you tukc
with you and lowered from the win
dow 10 the men below They are to
remain IN hiding until you have left
the castle uud have reached their side.
Il will not be difficult II caution Is OBJ
served, for you TO get outside Of tn,
wall and 90 the carriage iu the raylne.
| have giyon you this plan OF action
before, know. but | desire 10 Inn
prcss it firmly upon your minds There
must not hc the slightest deviation.
The precision Of clockwork Is nccos-
sury."
The man named Michael hlsscd the
foregoing Into the ears OF his compau-
Ions, the palslcd Americans hearing
every word distinctly. They scarcely
hr0thcd SO tremendous was the re.
stunt Imposed upon their nerves. A
crime so hugo, so daring as the abduc.
tlou OF a princess. the actual invasion
" % castle 90 commit the theft ot hu.
man being Just as an ordinary burglar
would steal iu and make way with the
cdltcuts of silver chest, was beyond
their power ot comprehension.
eve understand fully how II Is TO be-
done. aud We shall get her TO Gaulook
ON time" said Gcddos confidently.
"Not a halr of her head must be
harmed cautioned the arch consplra.
tor. I'm four days | shall meet you at
Gaulook You win keep her IN close
confinement until you hear FROM me.
Have you the gutris uniforms that
you are TO wear tonigutf"