The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-08-30

appeared since the days when
Rider Haggard enfhrdiied the
pablo with "She" and King
4osomon's Mines" Read and
yos will follow a gallant hero of
today into a realm where dwell
strange people of the time of the
srusades, a realm ruled by q
Beautiful princess, for whose love
~ Knight of the Silver Star
BATTLES with powerful enemies
SWd participates in stirring adj
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feet to make certain that was not at
the end OF 1t. then feeling the wall. not
to miss the opening sought for.
Hand over hand. then my feet dan
CLING below me-there was no more
rope. For an Instant I felt inclined to
let go and fall to death. so ending my
troubles. Then l went up hand over
hand In desperate haste, and. having
got the rope between my knees again.
I hung. swinging. and steadied myself
to think Either l had missed the hole
or O'Ryan was mistaken: the rope was
not long enough. Perhaps II was be
cause the first solution was the most
acceptable that believed 1t to be the
correct one. took courage and
climbed upward. stretching my legs to
right and left searching for the hole.
] might have missed 1t even then had
not heard n sound that made me
listen intently. Yes: 1t was distinct
from the Kissing OF the water below
me. the murmur OF a mans voice
Was It above me In the dungeon had
escaped from? II SO. I had only to wait
few moments. I should feel the rope
Jerked. or else II would be cut. and So
m end to me. hung, waiting. and
still in duh monotone the voice went
on. Suddenly little below me md to
my left the rocky wall seemed to grow
luminous. a Pickering light that shone
for q moment. then died then shone
again.
'Is that a good way out of lifeT'
The voice sounded low. yet the
words were distinct The light flicker
ed and then slowly went out. low
cred myself TO the level where II had
been and then. holding the rope with
Dne hand. worked my way along the
face Of the wall with the other.
made slow progress. but presently !
grnsped the side OF the slip. Cautiously
felt for the door OF II with my foot.
After some minutes succeeded In
finding Il. but II was. II anything ut
= sharper angle than the slip from my
dungeon. How to get a footing upon
II was q matter for consideration. As
II was, I had to hold on to the side Of
the slip TO prevent the rope swinging
back with me. for instead of being
under my dungeon. as O'IiyaD
had led me to suppose. this opening
WIS u good ten feet to one side OF
Il. Fortunately the walls Of IL were
rough hewn. and. clinging to the rope
with my knees and feet. managed to
drag myself inward with my hands,
my nails and fingers suffering In the
operation. By letting the rope slide
between my knees gradually as ! ad
] brought myself to the floor
BONE feet from the edge of the slip
Nho'c bfyN
forward on my hands and knees The
rope swung back and was
gone. There was no return now. I
had dropped very cautiously, and all
my energy rad been conferred on what
was doing. Now | was aware that
above me. It the top of the steep as
cent, there was u light. Organ had
not deceived me. The trap In the dun
geon was open.
There was pillar in the middle of
the dungeon. supporting the low vault
cd roof, and In n ring In the pillar a
torch was fixed. A breeze from the
open trap caught the flame. making
L flicker weirdly and cast strange
shadows. On couch at the foot of
the pillar sat Daria. her hands clasped
In her lap. She hardly seemed to
listen to vasca, who was standing
Hose to her talking rapidly.
81 have been ambitious. I have de-
.eived you. l crave your pardon.
have not done II for myself alone. ]
nave done II for you. My love has
Ipurred me on. They would make me
ring. 1t has been your ambition to
'eign In Yadasara. Now your ambi
ion may be realized"
"You are not a king"
Tonight: no. tomorrow He broke
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