The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-02-27
CHAPTER XXI.
4 Escape from the Tower.


ciung to my precarious support,
living prostrate on the broad stone gut.
Ter. The roar of the swirling river
heat at my senses confusedly: the
giddy height made my head swim.
Something of the horror l had felt in
rounding the overhanging shoulder of
The mountain with Willoughby that
.fatsi dag came TO me now.
But presently that giddiness passed.
The extraordinary promise Of Madame
de WARMER rang I'm my ears. How IL
was possible for her to explain away
Sir Mortlmer's damning words II the
letters were genuine, l could not see.
B,S this had been a day OF miracles.
Slowly | made my way toward the
first of the thanking towers. The wind
struck me with redoubled force as I
turned the corner. heard the ensign
above futtering loudly in the gale.
/ locked M. l could see II now. Il
foated bravely in the spanking breeze.
The moon. shining squarely on il.
made Il even possible for me TO distin-
gutsh It's design. Il was the national
certer Then remembered the quota.
tiqn from the Blue Book l had read
eaIly IN the morning just before Cap.
tfdn Forbes had signaled to Helena:
The flag 10 be used by His Males
tvs Diplomatic Servants. whether on
siiere or embarked on boats, is the
Uaion. with the Royal Arms in the
center 6bereof. surrounded by a green
garland"
I had reached my goal now. For
some minutes | was compelled to lie
inactive. however; for the flag. belly
sng IN the gale, made it impossible for
motto grasp the cords.
As lay there impatient. waiting my
chance. 1 glanced below. could see
dame % Warmer had called II, the
ragged edges of the granite sparkling
brightfy In TIE moonlight. I leaned
over es far as dared: they extended
as far as l could see.
AS my eye travelled the iiue 10 the
TERRACE below. the door OF the great
shssl opened. A food of light irradiated
q portion OF the terrace. saw dis
tssctfy two figures conversing mo-
mept at the doorway. One Of these
figrires entered the chateau again. but
Toe other, and l had recognized DR..
sdtarva by his great bulk before the
door was shut. stole across the terrace
snA entered brougham that stood
waiting
AS the carriage disappeared under
che covered archway of the passage
}eading 30 the village street | made
renewed efforts to reach the cords.
ceusd readily guess DIR. Starva's mis-
zion He had gone to meet Prince
Fecdsuand at the station. Heaven
srows how eager ! was to be one OF
vie reception committed,
When at last had caught one of
me cords. l severed It thoughtlessly
with my penknife. l had not counted
on the strength necessary to hold so
large flag. The cord slipped from
my hand. expected the flag 10 fall
aud reached out franticaliy for the
CHEZ rope. But in some way the rope
Z had severed. and to which the flag
was not fastened. became entangied in
cbe pusIey and the flag. falling halfway
dnwn uhe pole. remained at half-mast.
now reached up as FAR as I could,
STANDING on the stone gutter was
about tD sever the other cord, that to
which the flag was fastened. when 1t
occurred to me to attempt to olsen
gage tse ropes from their fastening
&C tho window below. was complete
~ srccessfri. I estimated that had
now a length OF at least so feet.
When | had plated the cords dou-
bied. and knotted them at intervals to
geevent them from slipping through
my hand. made q ioophole to slip