Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15

Come-cone 10 the light she in
terrupted eNcitedly. cover here."
Noiseessly she drew him across the
room until the light fell across his face
1t was not bright light but what she
saw satisfied her. He could not see her
4 face. for she stood outside the strip of
dusky yellow.
Two men lie beneath your window.
and two are coming to this room. Where
shall l go? Come be quick. madam!
DO you want TO be carted off to Can
look? Then don't stand there like "a
like a-partlon me, won't say it,
Il trust you fully Shall alarm the
| guard?' she whispered. recovering her
self possession.
by no means! want to catch those
devils myself. Afterward we can
alarm the guards
IAN ideal American" she surprised
him by saying. Follow me-"
J She led him to the doorway. "Stand
here, and will call the countess-at
this side. Where it is dark"
/ She opened the door gently and stood
4 in the light for second. He saw be-
fore him a graceful figure in trailing
white, and then he saw her face. She
was Miss Guggenslocker!
"Heavens' he hoarsely gasped, stag
i gering toward her. You. You! The
! princess:'.
Yes. l am Princess Yetive," she
whispered. smiling as she glided from
his side. His eyes went round in his
head. his legs seemed to be anywhere
but beneath him. he felt us though he
were rushing toward the ceiling. For
tie moment he was actually uncon-
scious; then his senses rushed back, re-
calling his mission and his danger.
She is sleeping SO soundly that
fear to awaken her." whispered soft
voice at his back. and he turned. The
princess was standing in the doorway.
Then pray stand back where you
will be out of danger. They will be
here i'll moment unless they have
been frightened away"
You shall not expose yourself" she
said positively. why should you risk
your life now? You have accomplished
your object You have saved the prin-
cess.'
".Ah, yes. the princessw he said. "And
am sorry you are the princess" he
added in her ear.
"Shv' she whispered softly.
The door through which he had first
come was softly opened, and they were
conscious that some one was entering.
Lorry and the princess stood in the
dark shadow of curtain, she close be-
hind his stalwnrt figure. He could
hear his own heart and hers beating.
could feel the warmth Of her body, al
though it did not touch his. His heart
beat with the pride Of possession, OF
power. with the knowledge that he had
but to stretch out his hand and touc
the one woman 81 all the world
Across the dim belt of light from I'll
open doorway in which they stoo.
crawled the dark figure of man. III,
hand unconseiously touched his baci
as IL seeking reinsurance. He shivered
beneath its gentle weight Another
form followed the flrst, pausing In the
light to look toward their doorway.
The abductor was doubtless remember
ing the instructions to chloroform the
countess. Then came the odor of
chloroform. Oh, If Anguish were only,
there! Il
The second figure was lost In the
darkness and faint glow of light
came from the canopisd bed in the cor
ner. The chloroformer holding the cur
tains had turned his screen lantern to-
ward the pillow in order to apply the
dampened cloth. Now was the time to
act!
Pushing the princess behind the cur
tnin and in the shelter of the doorpost,
Lorry leaped toward the center OF the
room, pistol in each hand. Before
him crouched the astonished despera-
does.
III you move. you are dead men"
said he in slow, decided tones. Here,
Harryw he shouted. "Scoundrels. you
are trapped! Throw up your hands"
Suddenly the room was blaze Of
light; flashing candles, lamps, sprung
into life from the walls, while great
chandelier above his head dazzled him
with its unexpected glare.
Thunder he shouted. half throw
ing his hands to his eyes.
Something rushed upon him from be-
hind; there was a scream and then a
singing blow across the head and
neck. AS he sank helplessly. angrily,
to his knees lie heard the princess wall:
"Dannox. DO not strike again! You
have killed him.
AS he rolled to the floor he saw the
two forms near the bed moving about
like shadows Two red objects that re
sembled dancing telegraph poles leaped
past him from he knew not where, and
then there was shout. the report of n
pistol. horrid yell. Something heavy
crashed down beside him and writhed.
His eyes were closing; his senses We're
going; he was numb and sleepy. Away
off in the distance he heard Harry An.
guish crying:
THAT settles you'll"
Some one lifted his head from the
carpet. and woman's voice was cry.
ing something unintelligible. He was
conscious OF an effort on his part to
prevent the blood from streaming over
her gown-a last bit of gallantry. The
sound of rushing feet, shouts, firearms