Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
a ca.
SEVERAL PHILOSOPHERS.


upon the chests. Won Blitz
alone being visible to the
IL watchers. They were tagged
to the last extreme.
ibis is der last" painted Won Blitz,
blowing hard and stretching his big
arms. 81 fix him." he growled. Ills
time will come. by tam! let him
know he can't take my wives away NIT
him. Der dog! l FIX him some day
purdy soon. Und dem tam vimmens!
Dey run away nit him. Ell? Ach, Colt,
If could only put my hands by DER
hecks yeti"
wat for yeu fret, Yacob?" growled
one of the Beers. You couldn't take
dose vimmens back by Europe init you.
tinls you got goot luck by losing dem.
Misder Chase can't take dem back
needer. Don't fret"
WE'LL" said Won Blitz, arising. come
on. boys. Dis is der last of dem. Den
We blow der tam ting up. Grab hold
dere, Joost. Up nit it. Jan. Vat?
No?"
Colt in himmel. Yacob. wait min
utes. lIy back is proke" protested
,Ioost stubbornly. Won Blitz swore
steadily for minute, but could not
move the impassive Beers.
"vat for you tink | want you in on
dis. you swine? To set aroundt und
dream? Nobody else knows aboud dis
treasures, und We got 1t all for our
selves-ve four und no more, und you
vott 10 Il 80 oH on.
We divide 1t oop in der cave NIT all der
money We get from der bank. Vat?
Yes? Den, ven der time comes, We
send 1t all by Australia und no Won is
der wiser. Der natives Won't know.
und der white PEBBLES Won't be alive to
care aboudt it,
II don't like dot scheme to rob der
bank" growled Jan. "If der peoples
get on to us. dey would cut us to
bieces'
"But dey WON'T get on to us. you fool,
Dey wouldn't take it themselves If 1t
vas handed to dem. Dey're too hon
est-yes. Veil. don't dey say we're
honest too? Veil. vat more you want?
Dey don'tiknow how much money und
rubies, dere is in der bank. We Won't
take all of it-und dey Won't know der
difference. We burn der books. Das
is all. We get in by der bunk tonight.
boys"
II don't like i'd" said .loost. Ids
stealing from our freuEds. Yacob. Be-
sides. If der oder heirs should 20 be.
fore der government init der story.
vat den!'
Der oder. heirs will never get del
chance. boys. Dey vill die nit del
plague-ha. ha! Sure. Dcre Won't be
no Gder heirs. Rasula says it must BIZ
SO. We can'd wait. boys 1t will br
years before der business is settled
We must get vat We can now and wait
for der decision afterwards. Brodncy
has wrote to Rasuln, saying dat dol
Chase fcller is to stay here vedder ve
want him or not. He says Chase is I:
goot man! BY tam, it makes me cry
to t'ink of vot lie has. done by me-
dot goot MANI
To the anaZement Of all the burly
German began to blubber.
Come on. Yacob.'' said Jan gruftly.
Won BlitZ shook his fist ut the doc
across the chamber and Numbered hi
final maledictions.
Sir John says in der letter to Mis-
der Chase dere is Il movements iol
foot in London to settle der contest on
of court" volunteered Joost.
Sure, but he also say dat We al
may die nit old age before it is owe
yet"
Don't forget der plaguer said Jan.
They groaned nightly as they lifte,
the heavy chests to their shoulders ant
started for the door.
CLOSE der door. jan" commanded
Won Blitz from the passage I've vii
light der fuse ven We hat got beyont
der first bend. Vat? Look! By tam
Won of you swine has broke der fuse
Wait! We will fix him now"
The door was closed behind them
but the listeners could hear them re
pairing the damage that Selim hat
done to the fuse.
Led by Selim. the four made rusl
for the door leading into the chateau
They threw it open and passet
through, flying as If for their lives
No one could tell how soon an explo
sion might bring disaster to the re
gion; they put distance between then
and the powder keg. Selim- pauset
long enough to drop the bolts and turl
the great key with the lever. at tn
second turn in the narrow corridor h'
overlook Chase and the scurryinl
women.
us there nothing to be done?" criet
the princess. Can we not prevent thu
explosion? They will cut off our mean.
of escape in that
II know too much about gunpowder
princess" said Chase dryly, ito foo
with it. It's like mule. 1t kick.
hard. Cad, it was hard to stand there
and hear those brutes planning it al
and not be able to stop themv'
The princess was once more at hi
side. He had clasped her arm to leat
her securely in the wake Of Neenah'
electric lantern. She came to sud
den stop.
''And pray, Mr.. Chase" she sait
butlIply, US II luc luOuSuI OCCuIIeu u
her for the first time, why didn't 30,
stop them? You had the advantage
You and Selim could have surprised
them-you could have taken them with
out struggle"
He laughed softly. deprecatingly. no
a little impressed by the justice of bel
criticism.
''No doubt you consider me cow
ard" he said ruefully.
You know that | do not" she pro
tested. IL can't understand you
motive; that is ALL"
You forget that am the represent
alive Of these very men. am the
trusted agent of Sir John Brodney
who has refused TO supplant me Will
another. can't very well represen
Sir John and ut the same time make
prisoners or corpses of his clients
even though ! am being shielded b.,
their legal foes. III not lave Vol