The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-21

pieces and In : moment the fellow wa
secured.
duke.
7 do not know" I answered. "Wait
and I will make the circuit" I picked
up the gun again and started on the
round. I completed 1t without encount-
ering n one. There are only two
sentries," said. as I rejotned Richie
lieu.
Good" he answered." and now
what?",
my plan is to put on the clothes OF
these men and take their guns. When
the guard is changed we will descend
and will Perhaps be permitted TO go
out without question Il any one tries
to stop US, we must kill him. At least,
we shall be armed"
Splendid" cried Richelieu. by my
soul, de Brancas. 0 are a man after
my own heart"
Let us see how long we have to
walt" I said, and loosened the gag
in the mouth Of u first prisoner. TEL
are the guards changed?"
In an hour" he answered sui
lenly.
l replaced the gag, and as I did SO
a new difficulty struck me.
We must get rid of these men," l
said. If the guards who come after
us find them. they will give the alarm
and the prison will be aroused In a
moment"
But We cannot kill Them" cried
R1chelteu. and I heard the two pris-
oners breathing heavily.
No" I answered. but we must get
rid Of them. nevertheless. Walt a mo-
ment,' and I made a rapid circuit of
he roof. IT have 1t. The chimneys."
Z h ~chimneys?"
Yes; we can lift them over and drop
them inside"
But they would fall to the bottom?'
Perhaps not. Let me see,' and I ran
to the nearest chimney, arew%nyseif
to the top of 1t and carefully let my
SELF down within. My feet encountered
an obstacle, and I cautiously bore my
weight upon 1t. It seemed quite firm,
and / released my hold Of the CHM
| found that was standing upon
a heavy iron grating solidly en-
BODIED in the masonry. In a
moment I understood. It had been
place there to prevent any one crawling
up the chimney and perhaps escaping.
There was a certain grim humor in
the thought that this grating, which
AA<A oSSA oCo1S AlCo " pISNCUl cGCdDt.
should be of assistance to us. Come,
this Is excellent" I said, clambering
out, and I explained to Richelieu what
I had found. zone mar In each chin
ney, well bound and gagged. I war
rant you they Will not be soon dis
covered"
But they will be smothered," ex-
claimed the duke.
by what?"
by smoke and heat"
All. you forget, monsieur" I said,
how few fires there are in the bastiIe,
and how small are the few which do
exist"
added. you seem to think of every
thing my friend."s
1t was the work of only a few mo-
ments to strip our prisoners and draw
their clothes on over our own. Each
had a dagger in his belt. and these also
we appropriated. Our hats we dropped
down the chimney nearest US.
Come. my friends" I SAID to
the two men. who were SILVER
ing in the Icy wind which swept
across the building. you are soon to
be In a warmer place. No, do not fear,
we are not going to harm you-that is,
If o keep still. We are going to slip
each Of you down one of those CHM
neys, where. about six feet from the
top, there is a grating upon which you
can stand very comfortably. I promise
you, moreover, that II you are quiet and
do not struggle we will send a message
to the governor in the morning telling
him where you are, SO that he can re-
lease you"
I saw that the gags were fast and
that their hands and feet were securely
bound. Then I mounted the chimney
and, with the assistance of Richelieu.
pulled one of the prisoners to the top
and lowered him inside. I felt him
shudder as he swung over the inky pit,
but his feet soon found the grating, and
in a moment he was standing in safety
and quite invisible from the roof. The
same maneuver was repeated at the
other chimney, 1 having first assured
myself that 1t was also grated, and
R1chelieu and I were left alone upon
the parapet. All Of this had taken time,
and We knew the ome Of the relief
the muskets and started to patrol the
roof.
THE password" I said to Richelieu.
us Montjoy and st. Denis"
And how under heaven do you know
that, my friend?" he asked, in amaze
ment.
by inspiration" I answered, and left
him to his establishment. We had
made the round scarce half a dozen
times when we heard a door unbolted.
"Montjoy," cried q voice.
"St. Denis" we answered, from diff
ferent parts Of the roof.
"All right, mes e%nfants," cried the
voice; step lively, If you please"
A faint light appeared, n we has
tened towards it.
You are to report at once to the
governor" said the man. who by his
uniform I saw to be an officer. 1.-TWO
Of the guards are Ill tonight Inc you
will have to do double duty"
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