The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-05
CHAPTER V.-Continued.

Seemingly it was a pleasant, enjoy
able social affair, with everything SO
smooth and polished that one might
easily make a dangerous slip and
break his own neck.
When Chevalier di Leon arrived In
his apartment he was well aware that
he had been followed, but he did not
care. He was thinking of the be-
witching Countess Rosiny. Where had
he met her?
At last he found the place in his
we'll classified memories. "The Amer
lean Cafe Restaurant" he calculated.
Then without further delay he went to
bed.
The chancellor sat in his library
awaiting the report of his followers.
AS soon as he received the infcrma-
ton that the chevalier had gone to
bed and was safely sleeping he did
likewise, but he did not sleep as
soundly as di Leon. He had troubled
dreams.
The reports that the chancellor re-
Ceived from the men who were follow
ing the chevalier the next day were
not exciting. He had visited the mu-
seums, studied new industries and, In
face, was interested in everything.
Shortly before nightfall he went to
his hangar, brought out his plane and
cruised about above the city, finally
ascending to such height that he al
most vanished from the eyes of the
detectives. BY ten o'clock he was
again at the hotel.
Saturday evening the chevalier at
tended the house ball at the palace
OF the Countess Rosiny. He even
played at the card tables, losing a few
gold pieces. The detectives obtained
a number of twenty mark coins and
sent them to the chancellor with their
report; every one was of nineteenth
century make.
( The Countess Rosiny was summoned
TO a long confidential talk. No one
knew what they discussed, but when
the countess was home and alone in
her dainty, perfumed boudoir, she
locked the door and flung herself on
her sofa, weeping bitterly.
u shall betray him, the first real
man l have ever seen; besides, how
can be certain that he will love me?"
She clenched her little fist and shook
1t at the portrait of man who hap
pened to be her husband. "You fiend,
see what you have made of mel"
Everything went smoothly; nobody
fnterfered with the chevalier's actions,
although he knew every move he
made was watched.
One evening, after returning from
one Of his daily aerial trips, as he
Jumped out of his machine, dark
robe was cast over his head and a
number of men grasped him. He
struggled, but strong hands held him
East, and few minutes later he was
bound and nearly suffocated by a
heavy cloth that shut out the air.
Then the cloth was removed and a
tight fitting bandage placed over his
eyes.
VIII the chevalier promise to keen
quietf" asked a strange voice. For
In that case, l will not be forced tn
gag him."
i promise" was the helpless cheva
ier's answer.
He was placed on a stretcher-like
affair and carried away.
He could not see, but his sense Of
hearing told him that they carried
him to a near by hangar; there he
was placed in some kind Of tonnear
and he heard the chug, chug of a yer,
powerful motor. The buzz Of the pro
pellers followed.
The next moment he felt the ,ift
Ing OF the aeroplane; the air craf
made one turn. then shot out unde,
full power. Several hours uassef
without change. but when the ma
chine began to descend he recognise,
the fresh. salty air of the ocean. an,
he heard the water break on the roch,
IN 2 peculiar. mournful manner.
me machine landed and ha hear,