The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-04
CHAPTER v.-(contfnued.)

CHAPTER v.-(Conttnued.)
As the actual second of her terrible
enterprise approached she became
sslf-controlled and calm. Some of the
most subtle and careful brains in Eu-
rope had devised and supervised ev-
cry detail of what she was about to
The strange and dangerous plan by
which the kidnapped child was to be
shot out into the night suddenly and
noiselessly, had been calculated with
marvellous nicely by those In the pay
Of tall, fair woman, who even now
sat waiting for tidings in an old cas-
tie on the Rhine. And the tool of the
princess, the treacherous instrument
oH another's revenge, the trusted
friend of the woman she was about
to rob of all that she held most dear
had herself been trained, as a gym.
mast Is trained, in every detail of
what was to be shown in the expendi-
mental house which had been taken
this. ore . a
Miss Decies remained by the bundle.
She set it gently, swinging to and
fro, and noticed with satisfaction that
the arc it described iq its progress
would take, 1t far out through the
open window and over the narrow
pavement below, when sufflcient i'm
petus had been given 1t.
The tramp of The great cart horses
came nearer and nearer. "a
Now there was nothing to listen for
but the sounds at the, far end of Pic
cadilly, by st. Georges hospital,
which would tell Of the. simulated riot
and draw ali. the patrolled constables
Of the neighborhood to It in mo-
ment. -
The fresh night air from the Green
Park swept and .eddied. into the dark
sned room. Beyond the great black
square of the open French windows a
faint radiance of moonlight illumined
the sky, and the only sound in the
room itself was the muffled drum
ming that Miss Decies heard as her
heart raced and pulsed within her in
terrible e1Aflaration. ' - q N
AhlE there It was-a drowned and
distant sAouti More shouting "a
choruss Of. shouts! the muliled whis-
ties Of the police. gv sg
/ Almost Immediately the old lady
heard heavy hurrying footsteps, not
tar away from the open window.
They echoed loudly for moment and
decreased in sound, while the distant
noise and shouting grew louder and
yet more loud.
She glided to the table upon which
the keen edged hunting knife lay, took
Il IN In her hand, and once more re-
turned to her station by the swinging
bundle. Al she did so she was aware
Of the heavy clank, clank of the great
horses which drew the half-wain be-
meath the windows.
There was q dead silence for mo-
ment, and then low whistle shivered
up and into the room.
It was the signal.
when she heard It the old woman
went to the end OF the bundle, ran
with It to the window and pushed 1t
against the recoil of the rope until II
was out above the balcony. Then sne
released It, and in fash she was
hack against the opposite wall. She
vas there. waiting. before the return
swing oe the long narrow thing
brought It within her grasp.
She caught It, held It for the moiety
ef . second, and then gave It fur-
ther and tremendous impetus. It
nashed away out OF the dark room
into the pale moonlight. and as It rose
% IL highest point again the low
whistle sounded.
The knife was In her hand. and at
ehe monsnt Of hearing she drew It
With . quick and certain movement
across the taut rope tied to the pillar
d the sideboard.
There vas . little whispering
shriek, high up In the roof. as the re-
leased rope rushed through the pulley.
Then . dull. muf1ed thud came to her
. the bundle fell accurately In the
aiddle Of the hay. The third low
vhistle announced the complete sue
$50 81 everything: there was trail
M noise a. the concealed people
upon the top OF the wagon drew IN
A. severed rope, and once more the
heavy tramp Of the re-started horses
hAxan % echo - tho cart with Its
areclous burden moved on.
aho staggered to the windows, had
,uat enough strength left to close and
fasten tham. to pull the heavy cur
lains over them. once more to switch
q. the electric lights. and then she
~ II huddled heap upon the fioor,
lnd everything flashed away from her
CHAPTER VI.
capG nasll Marioet's Experiences.
cant Marriott seemed to be lying
1 the bottom q ! deep. black lake.
4 could fsel To icy pressure Of the
Athoms y vatsr. about him. He lay
! ths lask and tbsre was : distant
lnsing q ~ safs = though. far
Ixay o. - surfaos Of the cruel
vatsr which hsid him waves we're
aging.
I And thsn, ssddsniy. the darkness