Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-01-25

VI dNd anu It tiOSNu nlS X tS d-aAAh
as if in pain.
Look up. old man. You're all right"
said Anguish. Smell this handker-
chief 1t will make you feel better"
A moist cloth was held beneath his
nose, and a strong. pungent odor darted
through his nostrils. In a moment he
tried to raise himself to his elbow. The
world was clearing up.
Lie still a bit, LOrry. Don't be too
hasty. The doctor says you must not
Where am |, Harry?' asked the
wounded man weakly.
I'm the castle. I'll tell you all about
it presently"
Am l in her room?''
"No, but she is in yours. You are
across the hall in''-here he whispered
-"Uncle Caspar's room. Caspar is
count"
and she is the princess truly?
what Iuck!'
what misery-what misery!' half
moaned the other.
"Bosh. Be a man! Don't talk so
loud either, There are half dozen in
the room"
Lorry remained perfectly quiet for
ten minutes, his staring eyes fixed Oh
the ceiling. He was thinking of the
abyss he had reached and could not
cross.
What time is it," he asked at last.
turning his eyes toward his friend.
Its just I o'clock. You have beer
unconscious or under the influence of
ether for over four hours. That guard
hit you fearful crack"
81 heard q shot-a lot of them. Was
any one killed? Did those fellows es-
cape?"
KILLED. There have been eight exc
cutiOns besides the one | attended to.
Lord, they don't wait long here before
handing out justice"
Tell me all that happened. Was she
| hurt?"
Il should say not! Say, Gren, l have
killed man. Dannox got my bullet
right in the head, and he never knew
what hit him. Chastity isn't it feel
beastly queer. 1t was he who turned
on the lights and went at you with a
club. l heard you call and was in the
door just as he hit you. His finish
came inside of 4 second. You and he
spoiled the handsomest rug 1 ever
saw"
Ruined it?"
"Not in her estimation. I'll wager
she has it framed, blood and all. The
stains will always be there as a re-
minder of your bravery, and that's
what she says she's bound to keep.
| She was very much excited and alarm
ed about you until the room filled with
| men, and then she remembered how
| she was attired. | never saw any
thing so pretty as her embarrassment
when the countess and her aunt led
her into the next room. These people
are going out, so I'll tell you what hap
pened after you left me with the cook.
He was a long time falling under the
influence, and l had barely reached the
top of the stairs when l saw Dannox
rush down the hall. Then you called,
and l knew the jig was on in full blast.
The door was open, and | saw him
strike you. | shot him, but she was at
your side before l could get to you.
L uc OlIcI 1cIIO"S WIN "CIS III lIC
room succeeded in escaping while l
was bending over you, but neither of
them shot at me. They were too badly
frightened. | had sense enough left to
follow and shoot a couple of times as
they tore down the stairs. One of them
stumbled and rolled all the way to the
bottom. He was unconscious and
bleeding when l reached his side. The
other fellow flew toward the dining
hall, where he was Immediately nabbed
by two white uniformed men and
throttled.
"Other men in white-they were reg
ular police officers-pounced upon me,
and l was a prisoner. By George, l
was knocked off my feet the next min
ute to see old Dangloss himself come
putting and blowing into the hall, red
der and fiercer than ever. Now
know what you want in Edelweiss!'
he shrieked, and it took me three min
utes to convince him of his error.
Then he and some of the men went up
to the princess room, while | quickly
led the way to the big gate and di-
rected a half dozen officers toward the
ravine. They came up finally with the
two fellows who had been stationed
beneath the window and who were I'M
able to find the gate. When got back
to where you were, the room was full
of terrified men and women half dress
ed. l was still dazed over the sudden
appearance of the police, but managed
to tell my story in full to Dangloss
and Count Halfont-thats Uncle Cas-
par-and then the chief told me how he
and his men happened to be there. In
the meantime the castle physician was
attending to you. Dannox had been
carried away.
81 never talked to a more interested
audience in my life. There was the
princess at my elbow, and the countess
pretty as a picture-back of her, al
eyes, both of 'em, and there were the
old gray haired lady, the Countess Hal
font, and half dozen shivering maids