Putnam patriot., 1909-10-22

SsHAa atisedEtI UB tue NQor tN Inc grand march directly behind NIT. Britt. MT. Saunders and Mss Pelham.
 One cannot discriminate at the charity ball. Drusilla stoutiy main tained. ~The hoi poi,oi and the riff ran always get fin at home. % why not herey'
 "I shall feel as if were dancing with my greeugrocer.- iamented Lady Agnes. Later on. hen the dancing was at it's height. she exclaimed with all the fervor of q charmed imagina- tion: .'I feel as the Duchess de Whats her-name must have felt. Bobby. when she danced all night at her own ball and then dressed for the guiliotine in- stead of going to bed We may all be shot in the morning.
 The Indian fakers and showmen gave a performance In the courtyard at mid night. They were followed by the Bedouin numbers and the inspired Persians. who danced with frantic abandon. There was but one unfor- tunate accident Mir Rivers. formerly of the bank. got very tight and fell down the steps leading to the court yard. breaking his left arm.
 Lord Deppingham and Chase kept their heads. They saw to it that the watch over the grounds and about the chateau was strictly maintained. The former led the grand march with the. princess. She was more rayishingly beautiful than ever Hollingsworth Chase was dazzled Something seemed to shout cearsely. seoffingly Into his ear: Now do you realize the distance that lies between? She was made for kings and princes. not for such as you"'
 He waited long before presenting himself in quest of the dance he hun gered for so greedily-afraid of her. She greeted him with a new. brighter light in her eyes A culver of delight long in restraint came into her voice. He SAW and felt the welcome in her manner. The blood sureed to his head. He mumhled his request Then, for the first time. he was clasping her fin gers. touching her waist. dra wing her gently toward his heart Once as they swept around the almost empty ball room she looked up Into his eyes Neither had spoken. His lips parted suddenly. and his fingers closed down upon hers She SAW the danger light in his eyes and knew the unuttered words that struggled to his lips and stopped there. She never knew why she did if but she inveluntarily shook her head before she lowered her eyes He knew what she meant His heart turned cold again. and the distance wldened once more to the old propor 1lons
 He left her with Bobby Browne and vent cut upon the cool. stafllt bal eony. There he gently cursed himself for a fool. dolt. an idiot.
 The shouts of laughter and the clap ping of hands on the inside did not draw him from his unhappy reverie. He did not know until afterward that the official announcement of the en- yagement of Miss Minnie Pelham and Thomas Saunders was made by Bobby Browne and the health of the couple drunk in series of bumpers.
 Chase's bitter reflections were at last disturbed by sound that came sharply to his attention. The noise came from directly below where he stood He neered over the stone rail- ing. The terrace was barely ten feet below him. \ mass of bushes fringed the base of the wall. dark. thick. fra grant The next moment dark figure shot out from the shadows and slunk of into night, followed hy another and another and yet others, seven in all.
 Then the truth suddenly dawned upon him. The prisoners had escaped from the dungeon.
 He dashed into the ballroom and shouted the alarm. Confusion ensued
 ..Theres been treaehery." he ex. plained quickly. Some one has re leased the prisoners. We must keep them from reaching the walls They wiIl oyerpower our guards and open tho gates 10 the enemy. Britt. see that the searchlight is trained on the gates. We must sGop those fellows before II is too late. Time enough to hunt To, the traitor later on.
 Two minutes later swarm Of arm ad men forsook the mock charity ball and sallied forth to engage in realities Firing was soon heard al the western gate half a mile away. Thither the a.oar nursuers rushed The wide ray frorn the searchlight swung down upon tbis rate and revealed the forms Of struggling men
 The prisoners had fallen suddenly mon The two Greeks who guarded the wsstern gate. surprising them eieveriy. Roth fell under the ciubbed guns of their adversaries.
 Chase and Selim were not more than q hundred yards away when the Creeks went down The binding clare of the scare hlight aided the pur- snars who kept outside it's radius The t,s-,f,ves bewiidered. confused by the hrsvht glare in which they found ..e,nss,rss. faced the light boldly. i've or them kneeIing with guns raised 10 ,,,,,art their TWO companions who s,arsed across the narrow strip, wnich ser,a rated them from the massive gate. Stir, gave shout and stopped sud aentF. throwing his rife 10 ms snoo'' der
 -They have the keys~ he cried --Shoorr
 His rife cracked second later. ano nm. af the two men ieaped into the .sr ans f.zi ike q log Chase under