Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-01
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
a Co.


with my gryengrWer," lamcntCd Lady
Agnes. Later on, when The dancin"
was at It's height, she exclaimed win
all the fervor OF charmed inmgina
ton: IL feel as the Duchess de what's
her-name must have felt. Bobby. wher
she danced all night at her own ban
ard then dressed for the gulllotine in
stead Of going to bed We may all be
shot In the morning"
The Indian takers aud showmen CAV,
a performance In the courtyard at mid
right They were followed by tn
Bedouin tumblers and the lnsplref
rersians. who danced With frnnu
abardon. There was hut one unfor-
tunate accident Mr. Rivers. formerly
81 the bank. got very tight and fell
down the steps leading to'the court
yard, breaking his left arm.
Lord DeprinSram and Chase KEPT
their heads They saw to It thnt the
watch over the rounds ard about the
chateau was strictly maintained The
former led the grand march with the
princess. She was mere raviShingly
beautiful than ever Holllngsworth
to shout coarsely. scodingly Into his
ear: Now do yen realize the di 'tance
that lies between; She was made for
kings ard princes. not for such as
you
lie waited long before Presenting
himself In quest of the dance he hun
gersd for so Grpedily-afraid of her
She greeted him with new. brighter
Hight In her eyes. \ CULVER Of deligh,
long in restraint came into her voice
lie saw and felt the welcome In her
manner The blood surged 10 his head
He mumbled his request. Then. for
the first time. he was clasping her fin
gers. touching her waist. drawing 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 ii. but she involuntarly shook
her head before she lowered her eyes.
He knew what she meant His heart
turned cold again. and the distance
widened once more to the old proper
lions.
He left her with Bobby Browne and
went out upon the cool. starllt bal
cony. There he gently cursed himself
for 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-
gagement 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 peered over the stone rail-
Ing. The terrace was barely ten feet
below him. A mass of bushes frinced
the base of the wall. dark. thick. fra
grant The next moment dark figure
shot out from the shadows and SUNK
off into night. followed by 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.
There's been treachery." he ex-
olained quickly Some one has re-
ceased the prisoners. We must keep
them from reaching the walls. They
will overpower our guards and open
Che gates TO the enemy. Britt, see that
the search!isht Is trained on the gates.
We must stop those fellows before II
Is too late. Time enough to hunt for
the traitor later on"
Two minutes later a swarm of arm
ed men forsook the mock chTity ball
and sailed forth TO engage in realities.
Firing was soon heard at the western
gate, half mile away Thlther the
eager pursuers rushed The wide ray
from the searchllght swung down upon
this gate and revealed the forms of
struggling men.
The prisoners had fallen suddenly
upon the two Greeks who guarded the
western gate. surprising them cleverly
Both fell under the dubbed guns OF
their adversaries.
Chase and Selim were not more than
a hundred yards away when the
Greeks went down. The binding
glare of the searchlight aided the pur.
suers. who kept outside It's radius. The
fugltives. bewildered, confused by the
bright glare in which they found
themselves. faced the light boldly, five
OF them kneeIing with guns raised to
protect their two companions who
started across the narrow strip, which
them from the massive gate
Selim gave shout and stopped sud
denly, throwing his rife to his shout
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