The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-19

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feotuaL Among various other ave-
cations the dwarf Nd been a cob
bier. and one day ala service 10 tho
majO domo by mrudinE his shoes.
For which be received payment in
the permission 10 pass that night
without being diaeOmmOded BY the
chain.
ITS very Kind Of you. Don Gre
Rnrioi" he said. when made aware
Of the grace 90 be given him. II
ought to sleep sound this night. any
how But whether DO or not. I
shall pray for you before going 10
bed all the same
II vas twilight outside. but almost
total darkness within the cell as
4 he ma of- domO turned % 90 out Of
Il. otherwise he might have seen on
the dwhrfs features an eHprea8ign
calculated 10 make him repent his
act Of Kindness. and Instantly undo
It.
IT can get out" Gorilla sOlilo-
quized. as the football u the major
dono died away In the distant cor
idof. "0ut and away from them. my
fortunes made. From this time
forth I needn't fear 10 present my
SELF NJ the door Of the Acordada- No
danger Of Don Pedro keeping me
there now. Instead. / should be sent
out again with q free pardon and O
full purse Talk 81 "a eat IN the cup
board. here are "a score OF them
hair a hundred And when 1 let
them Out--Rhhi"
lie paused then rising % his feet.
moved across 70 tho door. and laid
his ear against II 20 listen. He
heard sounds Of merrlment- the
counterfeit monks ~ their evening
meal
Leaving the door. he gllfed across
20 the window ana set himself
square against II. az n % measure
It's breadth by that Of his own body.
II was bat a slit. uugiazed. a single
iron bar. placed vertically, dividing
the aperture into two. without re-
moving this he could not possibly
pass through But he had the means
10 remove &C. that file. already
known TO the reader. which he had
eontrived 20 get possession Of ana
for days kept secret Ia his cell
First. however. he must see whether
Il was worth while using Il. for dur
ing ali the time OF his being there he
had never been allowed an oppof-
tunity 70 approach the window and
look out.
Leaning forward into ths recess,
he thrust his head between the bar
- 81 him
a view Of the ground below. This
Vas solid rock. the crest % steep
SLOPE. from which the wall rose as
above a buttress. But there was
ledge. some 10 or IL feet under the
eln narrow. but vide enough TO az
ford footing. which led eff to more
level ground
without spending another second
in the survey. he drew back from
the window. plunged his hand under
his bed mat. drew forth the file
and commenced rasping away az the
bar.
Eaten with rust. the iron vas
easily sawed through. clean cut
being made near It's lower end.
Then. laying aside the file and
grasplnH the bar. he WTenehed 81
cut Of the soiderinEs.
This task accom- piishei. hs COM
msnccd EropinK about over the floor
Tor the chain.
Having fount ~. he returned 20
tho window. Having made one end
fast around thhe stump Of the bar,
no lowered the other doWn outside
cautiously, without n tinkie OF its
links. And now again looking out
and below. he WAS delighted TO see
that IL reached within a foot or two
81 the ledge.
Quickly squeezing out through the
aperture. he let himself down on
the chain. link by link
Right he was In choosing that
early hour. for the way he must
needs take led out into the open
ground. ia front OF thhe building.
where at a later one a watch would
have been stationed. There was
none there now. and without stop
or challenge he passed on and down.
Though they had never allowed
him 20 40 outside tho building. he
perfectly remembered tho path by
which he and the others had reached
a. on that memorable night after
their escape from the chain gang.
He recalled the two steep slopes.
ono above the other, with q narrow
shelf between. on which they en-
countered the sentinel. who had
hailed. who comesT'
There would surely be one there
now. and 20 such n challenge what
answer could he make7
on this he reflected while de-
acending the upper slope. The dark
ness due 10 the ovcrshadowing trees
made Il necessary for him 10 80
slowly. so giving him time. He
went causiously. and 30 silently that
the aentinel-for sure enough one
was there-heard no noise TO warn
him 81 an enemy behind. In his
rnonkish Earb he was standing on
the outer edge OF the shelf rock, his
face turned to the valley. which was
lust beginning to show sllvery white
under the rays OF a rising moon.
Perhaps he WAS gazing on some spot
endeared 20 him as the home Of his
childhood but from which. like the
leader Of the Free Lanccs he had
been bereft by the last eonfiscation.
Possibly he was INDUCING In the
hope OF it's being soon restored 70
Worst Of All Experiences