The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-01
B. Lippincott Company

But success-can you win success?'
I persisted.
1T is certain" and her face waE
alight with enthusiasm. provided only
we are undisturbed a single week long.
err"
We had again reached the busy por-
ton of the city and the uproar drowned
our voices. Besides l had sufficient tc
think about in protecting my compan
ION from the crowd of passing car
riages.
I'VE must hasten" she cried sud
denly, 'or we shall be caught in the
rain"
glanced at the sky and saw that
she was right, for a bank of clouds
from which came rumblings of distant
thunder was every moment growing
more threatening. We turned hurriedlV
down the Rue des Frondeurs, and in a
moment had plunged into one of the ir-
regular and squalid quarters of the
city. But the girl went forward with
out hesitation and as though well ac-
quainted with the road. We passed
through a maze of short streets run
ming in all directions, apparently at
~haphazard and suddenly my companion
paused at a corner house.
This is the place." she said.
THE man 1 have come to see
lives on the second floor. That
is his window you see up there. Do
you await me here, M. de Brancas. 1
Will be back in a moment and with
plunged into the dark and narrow en-
trance.
l glanced up and down the street APP
prehensively, for her statement as to
the efficiency Of the police department,
added to my W vague fears, had
1liled me with alarm, but we were
seemingly unobserved. A crowd of
poorly dressed people was passing in
either direction, II a rabble of chill
dren was playing in the gutter in the
middle of the street, but no one paused
TO cast a second glance at me. The
darkened sky had thrown the street
INTO a gloom which rendered the sag
ging houses threatening the terrible,
an effect which an occasional flash of
served to heighten. The mo-
ments passed, and I paced impatiently
and down before the door, wonder
ing what had detained the girl. 1 had
just determined to mount the stairs
and find out for myself when I heard
crash of glass above me and a
scream for help in a woman's voice,
which 1 recognized only too plainly.
In an instant l was through the door
way ana stumbling up the dirty STAIR
case with drawn sword, cursing the
rknGs winch delayed my progress, l
arrived at the first landing and paused
4 moment to listen, but heard nothing.
reflected that the window she had
re was on the floor above, and
mounted cautiously, not knowing what
he danger might be towards which
vas advancing. Again 1 paused to
listen, but still heard nothing.
strained my ears, and in a moment +;
ancied | heard a moan. 1 felt before {
and found a door. 1 applied my ear f
o the keyhole and heard a second $
which QUIZ not This time be I
With a bound 1 flung my /
.ody against the door. 1t gave way 7
nth a crash and l was precipitated in t
o the room beyond. BY an effort / {
my feet, and at q g!ance I saw III /
ne corner a man bending over the Il
rostrate form of my companion. Q
lie turned a startled face towards
lie as entered Il half started to rise v
ut l was upon him ere he could draw h
is weapon, and ran him through by t
le mere force of my onslaught. He
III like a log, but at the moment n
lrAed to the PROSTATE, girl I heard q
urrylnS feet pon the stair without /,
| sprang toward the door, my il
word cleaning red in my hand. to q
this new danger. :,