The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-04

scorn1ul look. NeenaA smiled happily.
unrc> -"YedIy. in return.
"AI.Ah help US. you should say. if
Won HIilz returns" iaterrpsed Chase
has-;.y. is the door barred"
NO eXceI.cncy. The bars have
spg'I, =. ! cannot drop the N in place.
AS va know, the lock has been blown
away The charge sprung the bolts.
We u.ust 60 at once
''TLen there is no way to keep them
out # the chateau:' cried Geneva
auxiausIy.
They can go no farther than this
room" explained Selim. We lock the
double iron doors from the other side
the door through which you came,
most glorious exceIIcncy-and they
cannot enter the cellars above. This
Is tn chamber which opens into the
undo round passage to the coast The
pass, e was made for escape from the
chat u In case Of trouble and was
know ; to but few. My father was the
serva t of Sahib WyckhoIme, and ]
used 20 live in the chateau.
20, e there was Il boat. u launch.
NtIc-- t:A ilttitI ttIcN lHS CIIIS Oh
the ] orth coast. The passage led to
this at 1t was always ready to put
out 4 sea Eut one night it was de
stroyal by the great rocks which fell
from the cliffs In an earthquake
When came here l at once thought
u tn passage. You will see that the
doors into the cellar cannot be opened
from this chamber. The locks and
bolts are on the other side. knew
wher. ,he keys were hidden. 1t was
easy unlock the doors and come into
this room found that some one
had zen here before me Tile door to
tie = ,ssage had been forced open from
with, Ut. cracked by dynamite. Many
Of t treasure boxes have been re-
move l. Ven BIitZ was here not an
hour ago He wears boots. | SAW the
fCotp ints among the naked ones in
the Utssage. They Wilr come back for
the cher chests. Then they will blow
up tie pasSageway with powder, and
ESCAPE from the chateau through II
will lie cut off | have found the kegs
Of po rder in the passage and have de
stroyad the fuses II will be Of no
dFdlI SdIIID L 14cf W III DtoH ~ NH "a
the ether end, which will be just the
same"
There's 10 time to be lost cried
Chas- eve must bring enough men
down here - capture them when thcr
returl-shO.t EN- if necessary. COiIa
on. We can surprise them if We
hurr,
TIL were starting across the cham
Der ,Dward the door when a gruf. Sc
puIcl raj oath came rolling up to the
chamber through the secret passage
QuicE as q da>h SeIim. who realized
that hey could not reach and open the
door leading to the stairs. turned III
amou- the huge wine casks. first
binding his lantern. He whispered
for The others TO follow IN mo-
nent they we're squeezing themselves
thr.uh the narrow spaces between
the dark. strong smelling casks. back
into q darkness 50 opaque that 1t
seen a life.ess.
They won't suspect that we are
here. whispered Seiim as the door to
the massage creaked. Keep quiet,
Don breathe"
I'll, single electric light was stj!
burn ~ as >elin had found it when
he fist came. The door swung open
SLOW Y. heavily. and Jacob Won Blitz
mud covered. reekinG with pecsPira
ton ana ranring savagely. stepped
into The -lt Behind him came 4
man with 4 lantern and behind him
Two hers
tt y were white men, all. Won Bljtz
curu.E suddenly and cursed the man
Wit The lantern. The fellow was
read 70 DRIP with exhaustion. EVi-
der il sd been no easy task 10
rcr.5re the chests.