The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-11-22

II was the soldiers turn 10 grow .,
rsi~d now. ~welly" he cried. grippln
I Tie Others arm.
well. when we send a scou, into ID
woods. II the matter Is worth Il, W
sind a second one nt another hour, an
40 one or other comes back with hi
hair on. That's the lroquois fashion
and a good fashion too"
Ny God. ] believe thar you har
saved mer'
Il went back TO the major then, nm.
] asked him when be was In Paris I
pass by the archbishop's door. show
ell him this lump OF chalk. II view
been there said !, you'll see q grca
cross on the left side OF the doorpost
II there's no cross. then pun the latcI
and ask the bishop IL he'll come up I,
the palace as quick as his horses cal
hiring hlin.' The major started mn hou
rfier us. He would be in Paris by hal
rast 10. the bishop would be In his car
ffage by IL. and he would reach Yer
sallies half an hour ago that Is to say
sbout half past IL BY the Lord.
think I've driven him or his head"
De Catlnat spun round the cell now
waving his arms and his legs, with hl,
shadow caperlng up the wall behind
him. all distorted In the moonlight.
"Oh, II could but do something fol
YOU" he exclaimed
You can. then, Lie down on that
straw and go to sleep"
BY persuasions aud little pushing
he got his delighted companion on IA
his couch again and heaped the straw
over him 10 serve as n blanket.
So weary was the young guardsman
that II was long past noon and the
sun was shining out Of cloudless blue
sky before he awoke, For a moment,
enveloped as he was In straw, and
with the rude arch OF the dungeon
meeting In four rough hewn groinlngs
above his head, he stared about him
in bewllderment. Then In an instant
the dolngs Of the day before, his mis-
sion, the ambuscade, his Imprisonment.
all flashed back to him, and he sprang
TO his feet. His comrade, who had
been DOING in the corner, jumped up
also at the first movement, with his
hand on his knife and sinister
glance directed toward the door.
"Oh, it's you, is itf" said he. II
thought 1t was the man. They brought
those two loaves and a jug Of water
Just about dawn, when was settling
down for rest"
And did he say anything"
'No; 1t was the little black one"
simon. they called him.
"The same. He laid the things down
and was gone. thought that maybe
IL he came again we might get him to
stop. Maybe II we got these stirrup
feathers round his ankles he would
tell us where we are and what is to
be done with U.S."
"Pshaw! What does 1t matter since
our mission is doneT
st may not matter to you-there's
no accounting for tastes--but 1t mat
ters good deal to me. I'm not used
to sitting in hole, like bear in
trap, waiting for what other folks
choose to do with me-"
There's no help but patience, my
friend"
Il don't know that. I'd get more
help out Of bar and a few pegs"
He opened his coat and took out
short piece Of rusted iron and three
small, thick pieces Of wood, sharpened
1t one end.
"Where did you get those, thenT
"These are my nights work. The
BAR Is the top one of the crate. / had
! job to loosen 1t, but there It is. The
pegs / whitfield out of that log. You
zee, peg number one goes In here,
where ! have picked hole between
he stones. Then I've made this other
og into n mallet, and with two cracks
here 1t is firm fixed so that you can
mt your weight on 1t. Now these two
20 IN the same way into the holes
lbove here. So! Now, you see, you can
tand up there and look out Of that |
window without asking too much OF
-our toe Joint. Try It,"
De Catlnat sprang~.up and looked |
'agerly out between the bars.
II do not know the place." said he,
baking his head. 1T may be any one
4 thirty castles which lie upon the
outh side Of Paris and within six or
even leagues Of It,"
He was dropping back TO the floor
nd put his weight upon the bar. TO
is amazement II came away In his
and.
Look, Amos; lookw he cried.
"Ah, you've found II out! Well, !
Id that during the night. | could
lake no way with my knife, but when
got the bar out OF the CRATE ] man
ged faster. III put this one back
ow, or some OF those folk down below
iay notice that we have got 1t loose"
"Are they all looseT
"Only the one al present, but well
ct the other two out during the night
'ou can take that bar ont and work
'lth II while use my own picker ut
be other. You see the stone is soft.
nd by grinding II you soon make
roove along which you can slip the
ar. II will be mighty queer II we
mt clear road for ourselves before
lorniDg."
"Well, but even II we could get out
ITO the courtyard where could we
irn TO them"
zone thing at time, friend. Any
ay, there Is more mir In the yard
ian in here. and when the window Is
ear we shall soon plan out the rest"
The two comrades did not dare 10
, any work during the day for fear
Iey should be surprised by the jaller
observed from without. The instant
at night fell they were both up upon
e pegs. grinding away at the bnrd !
one md tugging NJ the bars. II was !
rainy night. and there was n sharp !
nndersiorrn. but they could see very
ell. while the shadow OF the arched |,
indow prevented their being seen.
efore midnight they had loosened one
Ir. and ihc other was Just beginning
fffss a. .