The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-16
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From
brodney's
By GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHfON
Copyright. 1903, by Dodd. Mead a Co.
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Copyright, 1908, by Dodd. Mead a Co.

dashed out of the garden and down I
the steps. calling 10 his wife to follow.
Stop shouted Deppingham. we
dare not leave this place! If they have
turned against Chase, they are also
ready for us. I'm not a coward, |
Browne We're needed here, that's all.
It's too late to help Chase. They've
got him. poor devil! Everybody inside!
Get to the guns IL possible and cut off |
the servants quarters. We must not
let them surprise us. Follow met
There was wisdom in what he said,
and Browne was not slow to see 1t
clearly. With single penetrating
glance at Genevra's despairing face,
he shook his head gloomily and turned
to follow Deppingham. who was hur-
rying off through the corridor with her
ladyship.
Come" he called and the princess.
feeling Drusilla's hand grasping her
arm, gave one helpless look at the fire
and hnstened to obey.
In the grand hallway they came
upon Britt and Saunders. white faced
and excited. The white servants were
gathering down the stairways, filed
with alarm, but there was not one of
the native attendants in sight. This
was ominous enough in itself The
sound of a violent struggle in the lower
corridor came to their ears. Loud
voices, blows, q single shot. the rush
ing of feet, the painting of men In fierce
combat-and then. even as the whites
turned to retreat up the stairway, a
crowd of men surged up the stairs
from below. headed by Beillo, the ma
1 jor domo.
stop, excellencies!" he shouted
again and again. Bobby Browne and
Deppingbam were covering the retreat,
| prepared to fight to the end for their
women although unarmed. 1t was the
American who first realized that BaiIlo
was rot heading an attack upon them.
Baillo and score of his men had re-
4 fused to join the stablemen and gar
deners in the plot to assassinate the
white people. AS last resort the con-
spirators contrived to steal into the
chateau, hoping to fall upon their vic
tins before Baillo could interpose. The
major domo, however, with the willy
sagacity of his race anticipated the
4 move. The two forces met in the
south hall after the plotters had eff
fected an entrance from the garden
1 The struggle was brief. for the con-
spirators were outnumbered and sur
prised They were even now lying be-
low, bound and helpless, awaiting the
disposition of their intended victims
1T is not because we love you, ex-
cellencies." explained Baillo, with
sudden fierce look in his eyes but be-
cause Allah has willed that we should
serve you faithfully. We are your
dogs Therefore we fight for you. 1t
is vile dog which bites its master
Browne, with the readiness of the
average American. again assumed
command of the situation. He gave
instructions that the prisoners, seven
In number, be confined in the dungeon,
temporarily at least.
There will be no other attack on us
tonight" said Browne, rejoining the
women after his interview with Baillo.
ut has missed fire for the present, but
they will try to get at us sooner or lat
err from the outside. Britt, will you
and Mr. Saunders put those prisoners
through the sweat box? You may be
able to bluff something out of them II
you threaten them with death. They
ut won't do. Browne" said Dep
bingham, shaking his head. They are
| - ,|,;<. 7 Iy,,N an
breed better than you. Question Ii
you like, but threats will be of no
avail Keep EN- locked up: that's all. y
Firearms and ammunition were tax
en- from the gunroom to the quarters
occupied by the white people Every
preparation was made for defense In
the event of an attack from the out
side or inside, The white servants
were moved into rooms adjoining their
employers. Britt and Saunders trans
ferred their belongings to certain gor
geous apartments. Miss Pelham went
into a Marie Antoinette suit close by
that of the princess The native serv'
ants retained their customary quar-
tiers below stairs.
Far in the night Geneva, sleepless
and depressed. stole into the hanging
garden. Her mind was full of the hor
rid thing that had happened to Hol
lingsworth Chase. He had been moth
ing to her He could not have beer
anything to her had he escaped thu
guns of the assassins. And yet he
heart was stunned by the stroke tina
it had sustained Wide eyed and sick
she made her way to the railing and
clinging to the vines, stared for sh
knew not how long at the dull re-
glow on the mountain.
The night was still and ominousl
dark She had never known n nigh
since she came TO Japat when the bird
and insects were so mute. A sombel
supernatural calm hung over the II
/. land like pail. The smell of smok
hung about her She could not bel
wondering if bis fine. strong body wa
wing UP there burned to crisp.
as FIR past midnight. She was alon
m, ra rsjen Six feet below hi