The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
Revenge
BY GUY THORNE
Sweet is revenge, especially to a
woman."-Lord Byron.
CHAPTER v.-(contInued.>

CHAPTER V.-(contInued.)
As the actual second of her terrible
enterprise approached she became
Belf-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
do. Nothing had been left to chance.
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 a 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 treacheTous instrument
Of another's revenge, the trusted
friend OF the woman she vas 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 expeudi-
mental house which had been taken
this.
Miss Decies remained by the bundle.
She set it gently, swinging to and
fro, and noticed with satisfaction that
the arc it described in its progress
would take It far out through the
open window and over the narrow
pavement below, when sufficient i'm
petus had been given it.
The tramp Of the great cart horses
came nearer and nearer.
Now there was nothing to listen for
but the sounds at the far end Of Pic
cadiny, by st. Georges hospital,
which would tell Of the simulated riot
and draw all the patrolled constables
OF the "neighborhood to 1t in a mo-
ment.
The fresh night air from the Green
Park swept and eddied into the dark
ened 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 mufied drum
ming that Miss Decies heard as her
heart raced and pulsed within her IN
terrible e~xhilaration.
All! there 1t was-a drowned and
distant shout! More shouting "a
chorus OF shouts! the mufied whis-
ties of the police.
/ Almost Immediately the old lady
heard heavy hurrytng footsteps not
far away from the open window.
They echoed loudly for a moment and
decreased in sound, while the distant
noise and shouting grew louder and
yet more loud. {
She glide6 to the table upon which '
the keen edged hunting knife lay, took '
up IN her hand, and ones more re- {
turned TO her STATEN by the swinging !
bundle. AS she did SO she vas aware 7
the heavy clank, clank OF the great
which drew the half-wain be- I
meath the windows.
There was a dead silence for a mo- a
and then a low whistle shivered /
ID and into the room.
II WINS the signal c
when she heard II the old woman g
vent to the end of the bundle, ran :
nth II 10 the window and pushed IT
Lgainst the recoil of the rope until It {
vas out above the balcony. Then she 7
efeased II, and In a fash she was
,ack against the opposite wall. sue :
there, waiting. before the return :
wing OF the long narrow thing !
rought 1t within her grasp. !
She caught ii, held 1t for the moiety I
Z a second. and then gave 1t q fur
her and tremendous impetus. 1t !
ashed away out Of the dark Dol
ITO the pale moonlight, and as II rose I
. It's highest point again the low
sounded. ,
The knife was In her hand, and at
be moment OF hearing she drew It
18th a quick and certain movement
cross the taut rope tied TO the pillar
the ps5ss
There vas = littls whispering
hriek high up In the roof. as the re-
sased rope rushed through d pulley.
hen q dull, mufied thud came TO her
4 the bundle fell accurately In the
OF the hay. The third low
thistle announced the complete sue
ess Of everything; there was q trail
az noise as the concealed people
the TOP OF the wagon drew In
severed rope. and cnce more tpe
,sayy tramp Of the re-started horses
,egan to echo as the cart with its
,recious burden moved on.
Che staggered to the windows, a
ust enough strength left to close and
asten them. to pull the heavy y
ever them, once more 70 switsn
ID the electric lights, and then she
eli ia a huddled heap upon the floor,
everything dashed away from her
CHAPTER w.
Capt. BasII Marriott's Experiences.
Capt. Marriott seemed to be lying
It the bottom Of . deer. black lake.