The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-01-13

will know that all is we'll inside the
castle. Ostrom, o will then lead
the two Niennesc to Il place directly
beneath the third window in the prin-
cess sleeping apartment. There are
several cluinps OF ~shrubbery there, and
under these they will hide, protected
from the gaze of any Waterman who
Is not with us. You md Geddos will
be admitted to the scullery by tho
cook, WHO VIII conduct you to the hall
leading to her highness' bedroom. Tho
man Who guards her door is called
DannoN. lie will not be mt his post,
but, will accompany yo" when YOU
~leaveSthe castle. YOU Wi understand
how carefully you must enter her room
and how deeply she must be chloro.
formed, In the adjoining room her
lady in waiting, the Countess Dagmnr,
sleeps. If l!cr door is ajar, you arc TO
creep In and ichloroform her, leaving
her undistur0od. Then the princess is
TO be wrapped in tho cloth you take
With YOU and lowered from the win
dow to the men below. They are to
remain in hiding until you have left
the castle and have reached their side.
1t will not be difficult, If caution is OBJ
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wall and to the carriage in the rayine.
1 have given you this plan of action
before, 1 know. but desire to i'm
press it firmly upon your minds. There
must not be the slightest deviation.
The precision of clockwork is neces-
sary."
Tho man named Michael Kissed the
foregoing into the ears of his compan-
ions, the palsied Americans hearing
every word distinctly. They scarcely
breathed, so tremendous was the re-
straint imposed upon their nerves A
crime so huge, SO daring as the abduc-
ton of Il princess, the actual invasion
of a castle to commit the theft of a hui
man being just as an ordinary burglar
would steal in and make way with the
contents of a silver chest, was beyond
their power Of comprehension.
owe understand fully how it Is to be
done, and we shall get her to Ganlook
on time" said Geddos confidently.
mot Il hair Of her head must be
harmed" cautioned the arch conspira-
tor. "In four days I shall meet you at
Ganlook. You will keep her in close
confinement until you hear from me.
Have you the guards uniforms that
you are to wear t%onightf"
"They are with the carriage in the
ravine. Ostrom and L will don them
before going to the castle. In case we
ere seen they will throw observers off
the track long enough for us to secure
n good start I'm our flight"
Remember, there is to be no failure.
This may mean death to you, certainly
/ n LONG pricnp form, ~ Won n,n n,~n
hendcd. L know it is n daring deed, but
it is Just of the kind that succeeds.
Who would dream that mortal man
could find the courage to steal n prin-
cess OF the realm from her bed and
spirit her away from under the very
noses Of her vaunted guardsmen? 1t Is
the bold, the impossible plan that
wins"
~"We cannot fail If your men on the
inside do their work WELL" 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 h empty carriage after
you have reached Ganlook in safety.
You will need them no more. Ostrom
will pay them, and they are to leave
the country rs quickly as possible. At
CALAIS they will be able to Join n pack
train that will carry them to the Great
Northern railroad. From there they
will have no trouble in reaching Vien-
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 q case of burglary conceived
by q band of Viennesc robbers. There
Will be no danger of capture If 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 if you follow
the instructions | gave last night. 1t
is now nearly ! o'clock, and In half an
hour the night VIII be as dark as
Ercbus. Go, men; you have no more
time TO lose, for this must be accom-
plishcd slowly, carefully, deliberately.
There must be no haste until you are
ready for the race to Ganlook. Go, but,
for Gods sake, do not harm her! And
10 not faiip'
F"Failure means more to us than to
you, Michael" half whispered the
hoarse Ostrom.
Failure means everything to me! 1
must have. ler!'
Already the two hirelings were NOV
ing off toward the road that ran west
of the castle grounds. Michael watch
ed them for q moment II 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 it's
quaint, jerSy English.
"What shall we dor" whispered An
guish when the men were out Of hear
ing.
"God knows!" answered Lorry. "Thls
Is the most damnable thing 1 aver
heard Of. Arc we dreaming? Did we
really see and hear those men?" He
had risen to his feet, his companion
sitting weakly before him.
"There'5 no question about It'll It's q
case of abduction, and we have it In
our power to spoil the whole Job. BY
CAD, but this is luck, Gren!" Anguish
was quivering with excitement as he
rose to his feet. "Shall we notify old
/ Dangloss or alarm the steward2 There's
no time TO be lost If we want to trap
these fellows. The chief devil is bound
to escape, for we can't get him and the
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