The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-08-06

to rustic the paper. deadening the
/ sound under his bedclothes, he read it,
kneeling by he bed. 1t was four let
ters-from his mother n Alike and
the general and Pietro; but the first
three were short. He felt, indeed, read
ing them, that no words had been writ
ten, that only the arms of the people he
loved had strained about him and their
faces laid against his, and that so.
wordlessly, they had told him but one
thlng-their undying love. Weak, lone
~, ms intense temperament stretched
TO the breaking point by the last three
months or fearful hope, it was more
than he could bear. He put the papers
AGAINST his cheek and his head dropped
on the bed, and a storm of tears tore
his soul and body.
BUT 1t was dangerous; he must not be
on his guard: lie remembered that
swiftly, and with shaking fingers he
opened Pietro's letter-Pietro's letter
when. yellowed and faded but distinct
yer, IN the small clear writing, is guard
mahogany desk In Virginia.
My dear brother Francois" the let
Ter began, and quick tears came again
at that word Brother" which said so
much; My dear brother Francois
this is not to tell you how l have
searched for you and never forgotten
YOU. | will tell you that when l see
YOU, This Is to tell You how TO get out
or thai house of mine which has held
YOU as q prisoner when You ought to
nave been its welcome guest. When
Italy Is free we will do that over: but
We must get o free first. Francois,
! am now within five miles of YOU"
The man on his knees by the prison
ped sasped; the letters staggered be-
fore his eyes.
i am living on a ship. and I will ex-
pam now ! got ii when l see you. in a
few days now. Francois, Every night
tor a week. beginning with tonight,
tnsEs VIII be q person watching for You
IN Riders Hollow. from midnight till
daylight After that We shall go away
Tor TWO weeks so as to avoid giving
suspicion, and then repeat the
osnt again every night for g week. You
do not know Riders Hollow, and it Is
Unnecessary 10 tell You more about 1t
-hSn that il is 81 lonely place hidden In
trees, and supposed to be haunted by
ghosts OF men on horseback: the peo-
gke about VIII not so there for love
Or money except by broad daylight.
n is The way you are TO get there.
L, E6s wine cellar OF the castle, which
opens 2 governors roonl-in old
tunes slways he room OF the lord-in
Ia vine eellar, or he north wall. Is
; square block OF stone projecting
slightly beyond the wall. II You press
rs lower rus or the lefr-hand side
q me stone under this, the big stone
420Ss viii suing put and show an
Szs1l2s Larss enough for a man to
pass Going through, you close the
1so- oE pressing the same stone, and
Ec- then VIII find yourself in an un-
s-ou1d passage which leads straight
LIZ 3 nile through the earth TO Riders
ao-a~. TIE Passage Is 500 years dc
AL e0Ey the family Of the Zappis has
svs Know q II. Iwsnt through it once
u IF cGyhood With my father. and il
VS. Es-Iaet condition. SO I believe
-s1 II EL- Aa CoE. Il was built with
szGE-zs o1s NAY believe. for il the
10 AEEs wa1Esc II AZ ali they wanted
- wgrtsEg o-1s.
Ecz- ra-E VII be difficult. Francois,
esz1 : 1e-Es you can DO it You will
lar - Es+ Ehs kay o. the wine cellar.
n aEa E1--s ts EccE Can you do
I11s Ez l=esssary e do Il. Francois.
lr W. GA1 -s- Eat O. without you, and
NJ z-aA EaE E1~ i've only 10 set you
-E= ss1c gGG gcz-sttlg which may
as lssE.l~
Frzazesszs 1goE-ez ts Letter and
gLgisss1 II E& A11g Gat and tore II
a9ac- -EsEz We z Ee IN the center. As
Z 5~G7Esrr-- uoz1r rad been Infused
G-EsI dl LIZ 1E E-sEg-1 and caiE1ness
5etI. EczEEgl 1-- He Rad TIE letters
E7sr E1f- cF-v III IL nat them Dy heart:
1zsE IL EEzrGzae1 Ezsu earsf1Ily, with
Lfs liz X EE E-arrrszs- After that he
Ea1 Gev- aE1 e~ozcsz--stsd his mind,
NEA- s&-- -- AGEE~ rL-AA-E II X, Oh
a4x a
TIE gTsz-1- was almost certain to
aaTs LIZ lsEE 20 dinner again In two
n E2ea lara t. NAg z pity that while
1E MAJ Escss al big OF the spot, he
zsE14G EGI -aas4ss hsmsezf OF the key
I'll. eEGz1 Els thought over one or
1--we gz1s c- sha1 basis, but they all
z-ecsEeE4e8 Gn ras act that the guards
1sr@ z1eE@xgaE-s9 20 take him back TO
1s E1ezs ~ 81, aad that, falling notice
e-eza rls gogeraor, they would certain
EF c0eze 10 find Gu. Bhy IL they were
$50 laI@1 Ia@g would start the pur-
sGE IL 12EsG hare the night clear. ST
re @zwsEs-Eay let go OF the great ad-
rz1E@Ss OK his own presence in the
h 1ns@rZS-E room, 70 near the scene OF
k1121.ss fGseEaoagnr, with an eye to
every contingency possible to imagine,
as planned, and when the notice came,
s@o eags later, that the Count Won
HGGrsGost wlgs1ed him TO dine with him
that afgs4t, Francois heart Ieaped
Haa1FY 1a. e~xultantly, for he was
Te@6@
Never had the young Frenchman
been more entertaining. more winning
10 his tyrant than tonight, but the ex-
element OF what was before him made
II almost out Of the question to eat
cunt prescribed old wine as a tonic
and took Francois with him to get it
Tonight there were three bottles
brought up-the was preparing
10 drink hard. And Francois had some
trouble in not drinking with him; but
hs kept UP his end with singing anc
acting, with a dance or two out Of the
peasant repertoire of the Jura, with
q mock drill of an awkward squad al
Saint Cyr, with clever limitations Of the
few people whom he had seen abou1
the castle, Battista's gruffness ane
manZted German words, and the sniff
fling mixed with gr-andiloquence Of on
of the guards: finally he grew daring
and initiated the governors superior
officer who had visited the prison 81,
fnonths g and had seen Francois
among the others. Francois, with hi:
body bant out, and a fat waddle, ane
an fmprovised y glass and a purs,
short breathed manner, spoke of thu
governor severely, putting at him be
tween sentences, reproying him, among
other things. for having prisoners DIM
With him.
And the governor roared with deligll
for this man was his rival and it dit
his soul good to see him made ridicu