The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-13
By GEORGE BARR MCUTCHEON
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: CHAPTER xXV.
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THE TRIAL OF voN ELITE. @lHH next morning found the svtcsthers unsettled. There hai been fierce storm during the
 night, and nasty mist was Blowing up from the sea. Deppingham kept to his room. although shis cold was dissipated.
 Chase had been up nearly all of the night, fearful lest the islanders should seize the opportunity to scale the walls through the night he had been pos sessed of spirit of wild bravado, a glorious exaltation. He was keeping watch over her. standing 6etween her and peril, guarding her while she slept. template the princess fair in a state of the disturbing element.
 He looked for her at breakfast time. They usually had their rolls and cof- pear he made more than one pretext to lengthen his own stay in the break fast room. "She's trying to forget yesterday" he reflected.
 Selim came to him in the midst of his reflections, bearing a thick, rain soaked envelope.
 .It was found, exceliency, inside the southern gate, and it is meant for you,'g said ,Selim. Chase gingerly sIashed open the envelope with his fruit knife. He laughed ruefuIIy as he read the. simple but laborious message from Jacob von Biftz:
 ssWhere are your warships all this l~>-~ ever. Goodby. You got to die yet too. Your friend, Jacob von Bttx. And my wives too"
 Chase stuffed the blurred, sticky let ter into his pocket and arose to stretch himself
 There's something coming to you, Jacob" he said, much to tGe wonder of Selim "Selim, unless miss my guess pretty badly, we'll be having a message, not from Garcia, but from Rasula before long. How are my ctga- rettes holdfns outr'
 They run low. sahib. Neenah has given all of hers to me for you, excel lency, and I have demanded those of the wives of Won Blitz."
 ''SeIim. you must not forget that you are gentleman. That was most un- gallant But I suppose you got themT
 No, sahib They refused to give them up. They are saving them for MT. Britt said Selim deJectedly.
 sAh, the fcklety of womenF he sighed. There's a new word for you, selim-icklety."
 It was far past midday when he heard from Rasula- He had seen the princess but once, and then she was viking briskly, wrapped in a rain coat, followed by her shivering dogs and her two Rapp-Thorberg soldiers Somehow s1A failed to see Chase as he sauntered hungrily, almost implor- ingly. across the upper terrace, in plain view Perhaps, after all, 1t was not the weather.
 Rasula's messenger came to the gates and announced that he had q letter for Mfr, Chase. Rasula had this to say:
 We have reason to suspect that you
 rFs right in your suspieions- The gold ch plate has been found this day in the cave below the chateau. just as you have said. This much of what you have charged against Jacob won Blitx seems to be borne out by the evidence secured LAst night there was an attempt to rob the vaults in the company's bank. Again followed your advice and laid trap for the men engaged. They were slain in the struggle which followed have to in- form you, air, that your charge against Jacob you Blitz does not hold good in the case of the bank robbery. Therefore am tmpeIied to believe that you may have unjustly accused him of being fm- pIicated tu the robbery of the treasure chests- He was not among the bank fhieves There were but thres yf them the Boer foreznen- Jacob vou BirIz came up hfznse3f and joined us fn the nght aEainst the traitors. He was mercilesg in his anxor againgf them You have said fhae vox win feoktfy against him Sir. haxt fskla t qpen mxs11f II nlae1 hlm