The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-05
A Dead Easy Thing


Mr. AdeIbert Yonge, as we will call
him, had been voyaging in eastern seas
with his yacht. He was young man
Of tvyenty-fOur and a resident of New
York, and while he was known among
his set as u good fellow he was also
known as conservative.
When the yacht got around to GER
tain port in Spain the owner went on
one day to view the leading cathedral
by himself As matter Of fact, the
other three had said that they would
rather see one bulldght than ten cathe-
drals. and they were left to enjoy
themselves in their own way MI
Yonge saw the cathedral from the OUT
side and from the in. While he was
visiting the Interior two ludies passed
him, and one deity slipped note into
his hand. He made out that the note
slipper was girl and the other her
duenna. His heart gave several Jumps
ere he got outdoors and found oppor-
tunfty to read the note.
You are an American" read the
note and 1 appeal to you as an Amer
lean. Five years ago an uncle of mine
who desired to get possession OF my
fortune had me shut up i'll the convent
called the Sacred Heart. l have been
a prisoner ever since. and it has been
given out in America that am dead
once Il week am allowed TO visit the
cathedral, but ann always closely
watched. l saw you week ago and
determined to appeal to you fot
heavens sake, rescue me from TINS nv
ing death. II you can place LADDER
against the uorthwe est corner or the
wall surrounding the convent at j"
o'clock ON the night of the 18th. can
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mass into the grounds and thus escape.
Bring a rope twenty feet long with
YOU. Bring horses or Il carriage. There
is no way YOU can answer this except
in person.
Some conservatives would have stop
ned 10 analyze bit. but MIR. NonEe
didn't. There was an American girl in
distress, and it was his duty to rescue
her He would mount the wall. pull
her up with u rope and then take her
aboard his yacht. He would then
steam away. and p-ho was to catch
him? He had it al! planned out before
his impulsive companions got back
from the bullight. They did not see
the matter as he did
When Mr.. Yonge had announced IN
cast iron tones that he intended to res
cue the girl single handed If his frlenus
were afraid to tackle the job with MIN
they could do no less than offer their
services. One of them was sent to buy
n rope. another to look for ii ladder and
the third to- survey the wall. HonGe
himself saw to the provisioning of the
YACHT and the overhauling OF her ma
chinery. He would steam out of port
the minute the damsel was aboard.
When the night of the 18th came all
was In readiness. \ vehicle was pur-
chased outright instead of hired. Moth
ing had transplred to arouse the Suspl-
cions of the people in the convent, ana
1t was looked upon rs u dead easy
thing to make the rescue.
The night was dark and rainy It
was the night OF all nights TO rescue au
American damsel from Spanish con-
vent Yonge had only two compan-
Ions. One drove and was to act as look
out and the other was to hold the foot
of tho ladder and help the rescued girl
to descend without breaking her neck.
Not dog buyed or cat meowed as
the angle of the wall was reached. If
Sister Mary had done her part and II
Miss Britomnrte had not tainted away
while whiting then five minutes would
see her out of that and laying plans TO
give her uncle II surprise party. There
was a feeling of the heroic about him
as YonSe mounted the wall. The water
ran down the back of his neck and
filled his side pockets, but he was not
Discouraged. He was on top of the
wall fishing with a rope and trying to
locate the damsel when half dozen
dark lanterns flashed at the foot of the
ladder and six strange men appeared.
They had not come to assist in the res
cue Of Miss Keith, but were in the uni
form of the police and spoke with com
mendabIe frankness.
Mr.. Yonge was ordered to descend or
take n bullet from revolver, and
minute later the handouts were slip
9ed on the trio. There were two other
carriages close by, and presently the
three vehicles set out and made
drive OF six or seven miles to a stone
barn In the suburbs of the city. Here
the prisoners were put through the
third degree in great shape. When the
sergeant of police got through detail
ing the enormity of the oreuse they
were white as milk and thin as water.
The least that any OF them might ex-
pect was an hour on the rack and
twenty years in a dungeon The aver
age American has commercial mind.
These three men had. They began to