The Marshall republican., 1913-04-04

light. Three men were removing a
canvas from a frame. One OF them
was the boy Henri ! have seen around
the tennis courts, and the duke"
The duke!" The exclamation
came simultaneously from all Of ~.
Mrs. Hazard ~ staring blankly into
JOS face; there was n tremor about
her fat lips. THE dukei" she re.
peated. Good graciousl"
Three OF them" 10 continued In
that far-away, ialteriDg voice. II
might have screamed, or drawn the
revolver, but II was In q pocket OF
my dresslng.gown, and before | could
could get II out some one. evidently
u guard at the door. seized me from
behind. rtiiled my cries. ... And
j think ] was gagged. ... They
talked all ut once IN French--I don't
understand much French-but they
seemed 20 be trying TO decide what
to do with me. ... After "A while
I seemed 10 understand that instead
OF killing me they were going to take
me away and hold me prisoner. They
lifted me. and l was carried down
the stairs. where there was a woman
some woman who seemed 10 be an
accomplish" 10 stopped as n puz.
sled. and drew one hand across her
forehead. "She and the duke talked
In French-rapid French-Im sure Il
WAS French"
why. I'm the only woman here
UhA raaIIu aN.aLa Iseangh 70 ln..n
rupted, Except" Amusement 81.
fenced me.
Except Mrs. Cutler" Laura sup
piled. "Please go on"
"Gnd!" Hap exclaimed suddenly.
$50 my imagination didn't run away
with me-
II don't know who she was" 10
went on after a little. Il didn't recog-
nize her voice. J was taken
down the stairs leading to the tennis
courts. | don't know why they didn't
discover the revolver In my pocket:
perhaps they didn't think OF my hay
ing a weapon because l had not used
II. ... At the foot OF the stairs
we knew some one had heard us;
md we saw a light fash. I was taken
out as quickly as possible. and one
OF the men waited to strike down
whoever came after us. I don't know
who came" She covered her face
with her hands. "Who-who was it?"
adams. the detective" John told
her.
II didn't know In which direction
they were taking me. but / remember
I was carried across a wire fence and
my d~ressing-gown Vas torn. I kicked
of a slipper; and that's the last I
remember. -. think they must
have chloroformed me. / was trouble.
some. When I came TO / was lying
on q bed In "A little room. and ] had
lost my other slipper. II was day.
light. got up to find that / was
really q prisoner. The windows were
heavily shattered. nailed on. with only
openings for light and air. and the
door was bolted. still had the re-
volver. but | didn't see II would do
me any good unless l could kill"
She paused. shuddering.
"Of course. they brought me things
TO eat" she continued. 'Tor--how
many days Is IL? I've forgotten--I
tried to make up my mind TO shoot.
There seemed to be no one there
except a guard continually under my
window. Henri and the duke had
gone away and left him there alone.
knew I should have to shoot him.
and perhaps later ! could batter down
my door with . chair and escape.
-. The guard was standing out.
side smoking" n drew In mel
breath sharply, II took deliberate
aim at him-I didn't want to kill him
II aimed at his legs to cripple him
and | fired twice." Again she covered
her face with her hands. II bit himi'
she moaned. II hit him!"
The surprise In her voice was toe
rnuch for me, hysterical as l was, and
I laughed. The man had been wound
ed In the neck; she had aimed at his
legs.
Il succeeded In battering down the
door enough Il crawl through. I ran
ran! only knew | was somewhere
pear the ocean. and after hours, n