The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-22

| Sdlu to ulm. "lle man said you wanted me, and l came - at once, but in the automo- bile. felt something was wrong, and you know he is outside"
 "Does PougeOt know about this?" She shook her head "The man came for NJ. Pougeot first. They went off together. I'm afraid it was trick. | Then about twenty minutes later the same man came back and said NJ. Pou- geot was with you and that he had been sent to bring me to you. He showed me your ring and"- "Yes, yes, 1 understand" interrupted Coquenil. My poor childr he nut tered. Taking the candle, CoqueniI went through the arched opening into the larger chamber and made a hur- ried inspection. The room was about fifteen feet square and ten feet high, with everything of stone-walls. floor and arched ceiling. Save for the pas. sage into the smaller room there was no sign of an opening anywhere ex- cept two small square holes near the reiling. probably ventilating shafts. Around the four walls were logs piled evenly to the neigh nearly xix feet. and at the archW@, he pile ran straight through into lar >Hallcr room The logs were in juo foot lengths. and as the archway vaS about four feet wide the passage between the two rooms was half blocked with wood
 Coquenil walked slowly around the chamber. peering carefully into cracks between the logs, as if searching for something AS he went on he held the candle lower and lower and presently got down upon his hands and knees and crept along the base of the pile.
 What are you doing?" asked Alice
 Just then there came a sharp pop, followed by a hissing noise, as if sotna one were breathing in air through shut teeth. ''The blower has sucked out one of our cloth plugs. There goes ap- otherv' he said as the popping sound was repeated. And another! It's all off with our barricade. little girl"
 "The fire may come through lit- tle," he told her comfortingly, but l I'll fix it so you will be-all right Come. We'll build another barricade You know wood Is a bad conductor of heat, and-if you have wood all about you and-over you, why. the fire can't burn you"
 "Oh." said Alice.
 fn thiS 1nOF far from the passageway as we can get Now bring me logs from that slde pile That's right"
 Most of the smoke at first was borne upward by the blowers suction, and Alice was able to help Coquenu with the new barricade They built this directly in front of the iron door with only space enough between It md the door to allow them to crouch behind it. They made it about five feet long and three feet high.
 Lie down there," he directed stretch right out behind the logs and keep your mouth close to the floor and as near as you can to the crack under the door. You'll have plenty of cool, sweet air. Now I'll fix a roof over this thing. Just shut your eyes and rest. Understand, little friendF
 "Ye-es." faintly.
 He turned toward the barricade ana saw that the flames were licking their way through the wall of logs. me heat was becoming unbeatable. 70 quenil crawled in behind the shelter of logs and cronched down beside tue girl. She was quite unconscious now but was breathing peacefully. smiilng- Iy. with face flushed and red lips parted.
 Suddenly there waS rfnmbilhs oi logs at the paSSagrwAN. nhd me cnan bcr became light as day while n blast