The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-25


and look OF diamRy spread for a
moment over his face. but Helen
fixed her great eyes ON mine. her
lips moved slightly an though she
would speak. then she pulled herself
together.
You are right. Mr. Druee." che
said. Having come on this IN
quiry, We must fear nothing"
Well. come at once. aud wo VIII
choose cur bedrooms. You az the
lady shall have the first choice"
De Castro called GonHniYeH, who
appeared holding lantern tn HIS
hand. A few words were said 10 the
/ man tn his own dialect and he led
/ the way. going up many stone stairs.
down many Others, and at last he
flung open a huge oak door and we
found ourselves IN a vast chamber
with five windoWn. all mullioned
and sunk IN deep fcceases. ON the
floor Was "a heavy carpet. A four
/ post bedHtead with velvet hanRinEa
was m a recess. The rest OF the FUR
I nitufe VAS antique and massive.
nearly black with age. bat relieved
by brass mountingn. which. strange
! 10 say. were bright an though they
had recently been rubbed
This was poor shsrwood's own
bedroom" said DE Castro. DO you
mind sleeping heref'
lie turned o. Helen.
no. I should like H." she re-
I piled emphhtioaily.
a am glad that this - your
1 choice no said. FOR I don't believe
| although 1 am a man. and you are d
woman. that 1 could myself endure
this room. II vas here ! watched By
his dead body. All. poor fellow.
loved him we'll"
We won't taik OF memories to-
night said Helen. Il arm very tired
aca ! belssve l shalt as~ep. Strange
az Il may sound. I am not afraid.
NJ. Drurs. whore will you locate
| youfselff I should like ht least %
know what room You VII he Ia"
l smiled al her. Her bravery as
t6niahed me. selected n room at
right angles 90 Hslcn'a. standing ga
necessary. Ket a glimpse u me n I
were standing in enc OF mine.
lie Castro chose a room equally
far away from Ifslen'n on the other
SIDE. We then both babe The girl
good night.
Il hate 20 leave her 80 far from
help. I said. Eiaueing st De Castro.
Nothing win happen" he replied
Il eau guarantee that am dead
tlrtd. tho moTnsat ! lay MY head on
my pillow. ghost ar no whost. ! shall
sleep til morning"
Hs hurried Off 70 his owu room
The chamber that I hal selected
was vast. lofty AMI might have Ar-
consmodated - people must have
been more tired even than kncy.
for feli asleep when my head
touched the piiios.
| When I awake II was dasu. and.
| eager a. see my surroundings BY the
light 81 day. l nprans up. dreNaed.
and went down "a the courtyard
| Three sides Of this court we're
formed BY the castle buildings. but
along the fourth ran a iow haius-
| trade ~ stone. / sauntsred towards
a. shall never forget the lowell.
ness Of tn. Hccne that met my eyes.
| sfo91 upon Nhss WAS practically a
| terraces mere shelf on the scrap
4 inR Of rock on the aide OF a Dizzy
| cliff that went down below me 4
sheer zoo feet Ths Mandeso river
ran Wgth a swift rushing noise n
I the foot Of the gorge. although Mt
4 the height a. which stood Il looked
4
anything else. Towerinr straight IN
/ front - me. nalemHiy M into the
heavens. stood the great peak % the
/ RiFrFn IA Estfsifa. from which IN the
I roaY sunrise the morning clouds
were rolling into gigantic white
wr~aths. Behind me was the great
! irregular Pile of the castle. with ita
haftiements. surrets and c,fpolna
hear and gray with the weight a
centuries. but now TRANSPORTED and
bafhed ~ the Eoiden HIGHT. ] had
Just turned 90 aianee at them when
saw p. Castro approaching mo.
"surely." ! said. there never was
such a beautiful place in the world
before We can never let # 90 gu;
% the family. Helen shall live
here
De Castro came closer % me. he
took my arm and pointed % a spot
| on the stone fiagN.
ION this very spot her father fcil
/ from the battl.ineuts above" be said
! slowly.
shuddcrca and all pirasan,
thoughts were instantly dispelled by
| the memory % that hidcnua tragedy
and the work We had stiil 10 do. I,
seemed impossible IN this radiant
living sunlight to realize the horror
that these wallis had contained and
might stlii contain AZ Some 81 these
very windows the ghaHtiy face had
/ appeared.
/ Helen. De Castro and spent the
whole day exploring the castle. We
| went from dungeons 10 turreta and
made elaborate plans FOR alternate
nightly viglla. one Of the first things
| that / insisted upon was that Con
saves should not sleep In the castle
| az night. This was easily arranged.
the old man having friends IN the
noighborlnK village. Thus the only
people IN the castle after nightfail
would be De Castro. Helen and my
self.
After We had locked old Gousalves
out and had raised the porteullis. we
again went the complete round Of
I the entire place. Thus we Insured
that no one else could be hiding I'm
the precincts. Finally We placed