Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-02

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B.re ss1ly,sriesssis. In scn nsinu;ez -he
ORA - orssigc wil b. axawp back aad
y<ssus.ss ys1 kaS. ~ VISA - - aa -
yoor bed =
IuI~srs expFe d4~ass~aEes.- ] heard
the aosr c.sea asd shut azai.s- RI
ciaaes and Autolac-sc de Maulaa ve-s
isfr together. To Eay clsa-=rin. IA. ,ssss~s
iais has hand oa the i4Gss and cl.sseJ
q kAe .sa-~I talking - Aafssasssts fos
a Esossss-1; or t~o. she ..ss-,< her head
And b. tErnsd imyatiesssiy away slss
kft the ripacw The aa-r sounded
again AID MACK Michaei ele-.rI the
aeusterx.
lie easses- Bs Gasss-s. nam scssss5-
81 frotn the dravo-id2e. u Ese~~ you
asoug'"
Ii was Rupcrts voice. coming freaa
the Sna Of the dra y ~bridgc. A moment
later b. and Is causet stefa.s-d ssst oa
the britxe. kuyssgts arm vas tiAsOuGh
Ile Gausets. aud IN tise middle of tlse
besSlge hs detained his cossI,agsisn and
leaned ever I aresssrd beside the shsi
tsS VI Jacobs la<lssrr
Tben Master kxsrsrt had = little
tie which he carried and put II To- his
hp~
Hardly . dropr' he cried disconsest
eslly and Hung 1t in the snost
II fell. ~ I judged from the sound
and the circles on the water. within
yard of the p:pe And Rupert taking
out his revolver. bs.gan to shesa at IT.
The FIRST two shots missed the bottle.
but hit the pipe. The third shattered
the bottle. hoped that the young
russian would he content hut he emp
tied the other barrels at the pipe. and
one, -kimmins over the pipe. whistlsd
through my hair as crouched oa the
other side
WARE bridge voice cried. TO my
relief
Rupert and lie Gautet cried. "A mo-
mentr aud ran across. The bridge
was drawn back. and all became still.
The clock struck a quarter past 1. |
rose and stretched myself and yawDed
N'ttaf tth minutes hfo la~~tb
when ! heard a slight noise % my
right | peered over the pipe aud saw
a dark figure standing in the gateway
that he'd to the bridge. II was 4 man.
BY the careless. graceful poise guess
ed ii 10 be Rupert again He held a
sword in his hand, and he stood mo
tionless for a minute or two. Wild
thoughts ran through me. On what
mischief was the young fiend bent
now? Then he laughed low to him
self. then he turnel his face to the
wall, took step in my direction and.
TO my surprise, began to climb down
the wall. In an instant ! saw that
there must he steps in the wall: il was
plain. They were cut into or affixed
to the wall at intervals of about eight =
cen inches. Rupert set his foot on the
lower one. then he placed his sword
between his teeth. turned round and
noiselessly let himself down into the
water. Had it been a matter of my
life only ] would have swan to meet
him. Dearly would l have loved to
fight il out with him then and there
with steel-on a fine night and none 10
come between us. But there was the
king ! restrained myself but l could
not bride my swift breathing. and l
watched him with the intcnsest eager
ness.
He swan leisurely and quietly across
There were more footsteps up on the
other side. and he climbed them. When
he set foot In the gateway. standing on
the drawn back bridge. he felt in his
POCKET and took something out
heard him unlock Che door. I could
hear no noise Of its closing behind him.
He vanished from my sight
Abandoning my ladder saw I did
not need 1t now-I swan 10 the side
Of the bridge and climbed halfway up
the steps. There I hung. with my
sword in my hand, listening eagerly.
The dukes room was shuttered and
dark. There was a Hight In the win
dow on the opposite side OF the bridge
Not q sound broke the silence till half
past l chimed from the great clock in
the tower Of the chateau
There were other plots than mine
afOot in the castle that night
GU rrED vvrvv