The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-13

@1HE four burly men sat down
upon the chests. Won Blitz
II alone being visible TO the
watchers. They were tagged
to the last extreme.
"Dis is der last" painted Won Blitz,
blowing hard and stretc ching his big
arms. Il tx him." he growled His
time will come. by tamil let him
know he can't take my wives away NIT
him. Der dog! | az him some day
purdy soon. Und dem tam vimmens!
Dey run away NIT him. ehf Ach, Colt.
II could only put my hands by DER
necks yet"
"vat for you fret, Yacob?" growled
one of the Beers "You couldn't take
dose vimmens back by Europe init you.
tink you got goot luck by losing dem.
Misder Chase can't take dem back
needer. Don't fret"
"vell." said Won Blitz. arising, come
on. boys. Dis Is der last of dem. Den
We blow der tam ting up. Grab bold
dere. Joost. Up NIT 1t. Jan. Vat?
MOI"
''Gott In himmel, Yacob, wait min
utes! My back is prokep protested
Joost stubbornly. Won Blitz swore
steadily for a 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 aloud dis
treasures, und We got 1t all for our.
selves-ve four und no more. und you
say, Watts der hurryr It's all ours
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 &c
: care aboudt It."
ST don't like dot scheme to rob del
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 1t themselves II II
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't know how much money und
rubies dere Is In der bank, We von't
take all Of fund dey vout know del
difference. We burn der books. Das
is all. We get In BY der bank tonight
boys"
Il don't like i'd" said Joost Ids
stealing from our freunds, Yacob. Be
sides, If der oder heirs should go be
fore der government NIT der story
vat den?"
der oder heirs will never get der
chance. boys. Dey will die NIT der
plague-ha, hal Sure! Dere Won't be
no oder heirs. Rasula says 1t must be
30. We can'd vait boys. 1t will be
years before der business Is settled
We must get vat We can now and Walt
for der decision afterwards. Brodney
has wrote to Rasula. saying dat dot
Chase Teller Is to stay here vedder We
want him or not. He says Chase Is a
goot mani By tam, It makes me cry
to fink Of vOt he has done by me
dot goot manr'
To the amazement of all the burly
German began to blubber.
Come on. Yacob." said Jan gruff1y.
Won Blltz shook his fist at the door
across the chamber and Numbered his
final maledictions.
''Sir John says In der letter to Mis-
der Chase dere Is a movements on
foot In London to settle der contest oul
Of court" volunteered Joost.
Sure. but he also say dat We all
may die NIT old age before 1t Is over
yet"
Don't forget der plague!'' said Jan.
They groaned nightly as they lifted
the heavy chests to their shoulders and
started for the door.
'Close der door. JAM" commanded
Yon Blitz from the passage. I've will
light der fuse ven We haf got beyond
der first bend. Vat7 Looki By tam.
Won OF you swine has broke der fuse
Waltz We viii FIX him now"
The door was closed behind them
but the listeners could hear them re
pairing the damage that Selim bad
dome to the fuse.
Led by Selim. the four made a rush
for the door leading into the chateau
They threw 1t open aud passed
through. flying as II for their lives
No one could tell how soon an explo-
sion might bring disaster to the re-
gion; they put distance between them
and the powder keg. Selim paused
long enough to drop the bolts and turn
the great key with the lever. At the
second turn In the narrow corridor he
overlook Chase and the scurrying
women.
rs there nothing to be doDeY cried
the princess. Can we not prevent the
explosionf They will cut of our means
of escape In that"-
II know too much about gunpowder.
Drtncesa" said Chase dryiy ITO fool