The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-21

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 That's right" she said. "Ah. he didn't take me awayr re- fected NJ. Paul. That is something. Pougeot will scent danger and will move heaven and earth to save us. He will get Tignol, and Tignol knows was here. But can they find usy' Suddenly he said to the girl: "l may as well tell you our lives are in dan ger. He's going to set fire to this wood and"-
 "Oh" she cried, her eyes starting with terror
 See here," he said sharply You've got to help me. We have a chance yet. The fire will start in this big chamber. and-I want to cut it off by blocking the passageway. Let's see" He searched through his pockets. He has taken my knife An, this will do!' And lifting plate from the table, he broke it against the wall. "rhere! Take one of these pieces and see if you can saw through the rope. Use the jagged edge-like this. That cuts it. Try over there."
 Alice fell to work eagerly, and in a few moments they had freed a section of the wood piled in the smaller cham Der from the restraining ropes and stakes
 Now, then" directed Coquenil, you carry the logs to me, and I'll make a barricade in the passageway." The word passageway is somewhat misleading. There was really a dis tance of only three feet between the two chambers, this being the thickness of the massive stone wall that sep arated them Half of t is opening was already filed by the wood pile, and Coquenil proceeded to fill up he other half. laying logs on the no ;ength wise in the open part of t1r llssagt from chamber to chamber and then laying other logs on top of these, and so on as rapidly as the girl brought wood.
 They worked with all speed. Soon the passageway was solidly walled with closely fitted logs to the height of six feet Above this, in the arched part. Coquenil worked more slowly, selecting logs of such shape and size as would fill the curve with the fewest number of cracks between them There was danger in cracks between the obstructing logs, for cracks meant draft, and a draft meant the spread ing of the fire.
 Now" said NJ. Paul, surveying the blocked passageway, that is the best we can do-with wood. We must stop these cracks with something else. What did you wear?" He glanced at the chair where Alice had thrown her things. "A white cloak and a straw hat with a white veil and black vel vet ribbon. Tear off the ribbon and we can't stand on ceremony. Here are my coat and vest. Rip them into strips and Great God! There's the smoke nowr'
 As he spoke d thin grayiSh feather curled out between two Of the upper logs and iloated away; another came below it. Somewhere De Hcidclmann- Bruck had pressed an electric button, and under the logs deadly sparks had jumped in the waiting finder. They were prisoners in huge slowly heat ing oven stacked with tons Of dry wood.
 We must stop this,' he cried, and tearing the shirt from his shoulders, he ripped it into fragments and wedg' ed these tight between the logs.
 We must have more cloth he said gravely. "It's our only chance, little friend I'll put out the candle! There. Let me have whatever you can and be quick"
 Again he worked with frantic haste, stutling in the last shreds and rags that could be spared from their bodies whenever dull glow from the other side revealed q crock in the barrlcade.
 '.There," he panted; that's the best we can do. Now it's up to God! be- lieve we have stopped the draft he said after a moment
 Suddenly a faht Sonnd broke the stiffness. and the ,.esp tive started vlo- ientlv. II was T uw lnmning sound that presently rreH srr'"er and then sanrNon st..aiE tar .' iis wheel.
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