The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20

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Then ~ Us 20 quickly. | have no
desire 10 rseet The Objectionable Mr.
Won Blltz- Isn't It dresdfnily danger
ous here Mr.. Chsseg
-sfr- Chsse.- ne said with his win
ming smile. Now
Yes now anil always Mr- Chase
she sid steadily You know that II
cannot Dc otherwise ! cant always
b fool
HIS fscp turned deep red. his lips
parted for retevs 70 this uucuient es-
innate. ssus be controlled himself
yes. II is dangerous here he said
arsessy. answering her question As
scoa IS Sesiu bars that door upon TIE
inside ven go j wss fool 10 bring
you here
How cosrid ron know what the dan
~srs would ee.- she asked
-Fl confess didn't expect Won
BsErz- be sid DIRTY
But yoa did expect she began
with start. bsrsng her lips
There's 8 vast difference between
e1peceasio1 and hope princess Nee
nah had so5ae6 SelIn Al the door when
the men re-entered the chamber NoE
she Was approaching with her hus-
hand
MAY Allah bless. you and profit toi
himself. exceslencses-- ssid the COCO
Selin. Neenah plainly had advanced
her suSu.clons TO the brown body serT
an- Ge-ev-S bIushed. ard then bel
eyes biazez She gzve the giri
soornful look Seenah smiled happily.
gnreservesiiy. IN return
Allah help Us. zen should say. IL
yoa Bsltz retwns.- inrerposei Chsss
hastily. rs The door barred r
No. exceIlsacy- The bars hare
sprung cannot drop them II place
As you kaow. the lock has BEEN blown
swzy. The charge sprung the bolts
We must go 81 once
Then there is no way 70 keep them
cot Of the chateauy cried Geneva
saxioHsiy.
They car 20 no farther than this
rom. explained SeEln We lock the
double iron doors from the other side
the coo- through which you came,
r1Nst glorious exceslency-snd they
cannot enter the cellars ADORE This
IS the chamber which opens into tsse
underground passage 20 the coSs- The
passage was made for escape from the
chateau IN case OF trouble and was
known 10 hut fer Ny father Was ttse
servant Of Sahib Wyckholne. and
used 10 lire IN the chateau
Once there WIS 3 boat, launch
which lay hidden below tina ellis or
the uo.sh coast The passage led sc
this boat Il was aiways ready to put
cut 10 sea But ore night Il was de
struyed by the great ROCKS which fei
from the cliffs Il an earthquake
When / cane here I az once though
of the passage you VIII see that IN
doors in-o the cellar cannot be cpnes
from this chamber. The locks anS
bolts are on the other side | k1eE
where the keys were hidden 1t wai
EASY to unlock the doors and come i1rs
this room | found thar some oai
rad heen here before me- TIE door 4
the passa re Fad been forced open frcu
without. cracked b. dynamite Man.
OF the treasure boxes hsve been re
{ u,ored- Won BIitz was here rot g.
hour s-o- He wears boots saw III
footprints zmoag the naked ores Il
the passage They VIII CONE back 10
the other chests Then they VIII blos
I'D the gasss-eway with powder. Al
eseave from the chateau through
vii he cut Of have found the seg
Of powder IN the passage ard have d.
stroyed the fuses II viii be OF Z
avaa, sahI5. They VIII bsow + up :
the ether e-6- which VII De just II
sane
There's no tine TO be lost erie
Chase. we must hring enough me
down here TO capture them when The
return-shocr EN- Il necessary Cor
onl We can surprise them IL y
hurry-
They we're starting across the chan
her toward the doar whea gruG. $
pulcnral cath cane rolling up 10 Il
chamber through the secret passag
Cuics as fash Se.im who realize
that they eo1id uot reach ard open Il
= CDNt geSGklE AZ AEc S+6-t = tAA 1N0
among The huge wine CASKS fr
bliading his lantern he whispers
for the Others TO follow In u
nent they were squeezing theusely'
through TIE narrow spaces berwee
the dark. strong smelling casks. bas
into darkness 50 Opaque that
, seemed IifeEeSS
They won't suspect that we q
here, whispered Selim IS the door
/, the passage creaked- Keep Quis
, Do7't breashe-
:, The single electric light was s.
burning as sSelim had found it wh'
be first came THE door swung IN.
: slowly. heartily. ard jacob ven Bit
: uud coYered. reekins with perSpfr
: ton and painting ssvageIy. stsPp
into the light Behind him came
man With q Lantern and behind hi
two Others
/, They we're white men all Won Bl
turned suddenly and cursed the N
with the lantern Tie fellow v
ready to drop with exhaustion E
), IDENTITY II had been no easy task