The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-04-12
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pert" "
Where does the duke lodge?" III
SIN the chateau on the first floor.
His apartments are on the right as
you go toward the drawbridge."
"And Mime. de Maubani" g
"Just opposite on the left, But her
door is locked after she has entered"
ITO keep her in?"
DOUBTLESS, sir"
'.And the duke, l suppose, has the
keyg"
ayes. And the drawbridge is drawn
back at night, and of that, too, the
duke holds the key, so that it cannot
be run across the moat without appli.
cation to him." -.:.. .-"
"And where do you sleep?"
'In the entrance hall of the chateau,
with five servants"
| "ArmedT a.
"They have pixies, sir, but no fire.
arms. The duke will not trust them
with firearms"
Then at last took the matter boldly
In my hands. had failed once at
Jacobs ladder; should fail again
there. / must make the attack from
the other side.
II have promised you twenty thou
sand crowns" said I. ''You shall have
fifty thousand IL You will do what I
ask of you tomorrow night. But. first.
do those servants know who your pris.
oner is?"
"No. sir They believe him to &c
some private enemy Of the dukes
"And they would not doubt that l
am the kingT'
How should theyf" he asked.
Look to this, then. Tomorrow at 2
In the morning exactly ding open the
front door OF the chateau. Don't fail
by an instant"
"Shall you be there, sir?'
"Ask no questions. Do what tell
you. Say the hall is close or what you
will. That Is all l ask Of you"
And may escape by the door, sir,
when have opened it,
Yes, quick as your legs will carry
you. One thing more. Carry this note
to madame-0h., it's in French; you
can't read it-and charge her, for the
sake Of all our lives, not to fail in what
IL orders"
The man was trembling, but had TO
trust to what he had Of courage and to
what he had Of honesty. I dared not
: wait, for I feared that the king would
! die.
} When the fellow was gone, called
Sapt and Fritz to me and unfolded the
!. plan that had formed. Sapt shook
!. his head over 1t.
{ "why can't you waltz he asked
= "The king may die"
= "NIichael will be forced to act before
" that"
= Then" said I. "the king may live"
. "well. and IL he doesr'
n "For a fortnight" asked simply.
e And Sapt bit his mustache.
n Suddenly Fritz won Tarlenheirh lalt
L his hand on my shoulder.
3 "Let US go and make the attempt
d said he.
81 mean You to go-dOn't be afraid,
l. said I.
G. "Aye. but do you stay here and FAX
10 care Of the princessF"
le A CLEAN came into old Sapt's eye.
IL eve should have Michael one wa
D. or the other then be chuckled. where
10 as II you go and are killed with th
% king what will become Of those Of U
D. who are left?"
a "They will serve Queen Fiavia." sal
ii. !, "and ! would to God could be on
be OF them"
I'd A pause followed. Old sapt broke
be by saying sadly. yet with an unmear
10 droIIery that set Fritz and me Iaugl
ID ing:
II. "why didn't old Rudolf Ill MARI
lg Observation-Disclosures, was IT.
ed "Come." said I: 1T Is the king v
e. are thinking about"
ey cit Is true" said Fritz.
'it Moreover" went on. II have beC
&c an impOstOr for tho profit Of anothe
d. but | viii not be- one for my own, M
ne II the king In not alive and on b
ad throne before the day Of betroth
'ih comes will tell the truth. come VIII
~ may"
!! "You shall go. lad" said sapt.
l,' Here Is the plan I had made:
81 strong party under sapt's commar
IN was "a steal up to the door Of q
"a "a chateau. n discovered prcmaturcl
~ -, they were to XIII anyone who -four
- them with their swords. for I wantt
=. no noise II firing. II an went we
=, they would 10 at the door when ]
II. ham opened 1t. They were TO rush
ia. an1 secure the servants II their me
vs pFcspuCe nBi the Use Of tie kinl
IIs maine were not enough. AZ the sal
go mOmpnt--nfd on this hinged the plar
|, I a w0man's cry was 10 ring out 10
IN and ahFiil from Antuinette de Ma
lrk bans chainlnr. Again and again \
au. was to cry: Help. help! Micha
md help and then 10 utter the name
,na young Rupert Houtzau Then, as
lille hoped. MlrhaeI. IN fury. would RI
de. out Of bs apartments opposite n
be fall alive into the hands Of Snpt. s.
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