The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04
CHAPTER XXI.



chung to my precarious support,
lying PROSTATE on the broad stone gut
ter The roar of the swirling river
beat at my senses confusedly; the
giddy height made my head swim
Something Of the horror had felt in
rounding the overhapging shoulder OF
the mountain with Wiloughby that
fatal day came to me now.
But presently that giddiness passed.
The extraordinary promise OF Madame
de varnier rang in my ears. How Il
was possible for her TO explain away
Sir Mortimer's damning words II the
letters were genuine. I could not see.
But this had been a day OF miracles
Slowly ! made my way toward the
FIRST OF the Ranking towers. The wind
struck me with redoubled force as
turned the corner. / heard the ensign
above fiuttering loudly in the gale.
looked up. could see IL now. II
foated bravely in the spanking breeze.
The moon, shining squarely on II,
made II even possible for me to distin-
guish it's design. II was the national
flag Of England. the royal arms in its
center. Then l remembered the quota
ton from the Blue Book I had read
early in the morning just before Cap
tain Forbes had signaled to Helena:
The flag TO be used by His Males
tvs Diplomatic Servants, whether on
shore or embarked on boats, is the
Union, with the Royal Arms In the
center thereof, surrounded by a green
garland"
had reached my goal now. For
some minutes l was compelled TO lie
inactive. however; for the flag, belly
ing in the gale, made IL impossible for
me to grasp the cords.
AS I lay there impatient, waiting my
chance. / glanced below. / could see
plainly the ladder OF stones. as Ma.
dame de WARMER had called It. the
ragged edges of the granite sparkling
brightly in the moonlight. | leaned
over as far as / dared; they extended
as far as I could see.
As my eye travelled the line TO the
terrace below, the door OF the great
hall opened. A food OF light irradiated
tinctly two figures conyersing a mo
ment at the doorway. One of these
figures entered the chateau again, but
the other, and | had recognized DR.
Starva by his great bulk before the
door was shut, stole across the terrace
and entered a brougham that stood
waiting
h. Jor
the covered archway of the passage
leading to the village street | made
renewed efforts to reach the cords. |
could readily guess DR.. Starva's mis-
sion. He had gone TO meet Prince
Ferdinand at the station. Heaven
knows how eager | was to be one Of
the reception committee!
When at last l had caught one OF
the cords. severed IL thoughtessly
with my penknife. had not counted
on the strength necessary TO hold go
large flag. The cord slipped from
my hand. expected the flag to fall
and reached out frantically FOR the
other rope. But in some way the rope
i had severed. and to which the flag
was not fastened became entsngled in
the pulley and the flag falling halfway
down the pole. remained a. halfmast
now reached up as far as l could
standing on the stone gutter. was
about to sever the other cord, that to
which the flag was fastened, when II
occurred to me to attempt to Olsen
gage the ropes from their fastening
hA -. l.. - n
" successful / estimated that had
nov length of at least so feet.
When ] had plated the cords dou.
oled. and knotted them at intervals TO
prevent them from slipping through
my land. | made Q loophole to slip