Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-19
CHAPTER VI.
A.crisls WIthln : cr,elA


A.cvisls Within q crislA
Following the path to tho tower
1eisurely. they had reached tho tower.
Feller's door was open. Marta looked
into the room, finding In the neat ar.
rangement OF It's furniture . now sig.
nifcance. He was absent, for Il was
the dinner hour.
him." LAnstron said.
Yes. on yours. LAnny. on friends!
You"--she put cold emphasis ON the
word-"you wanted him here for youS
plans And whyf You haven't an.
swered that yet. What purpose Of the
war game does he serve In our gar
den?''
His look pleaded for patience. while
he tried to smile. which was rather dit
ficult In face Of her attitude.
mot altogether In the garden: part.
~ in the tower" he n 'sd. you are
to be In the whole secr.t and IN such q
way as to make my temptation clear.
hope. First, think you ought to see
the setting. Let W 60 In"
stron's manner accumulated. she en-
tered the room. Apparently Lanstron
was familiar with the premises. Pass.
Ing through the sitting-room into the
room adjoining. where Teller stored
his tools. he opened q door that gave
on to the circular stone steps leading
down into the dungeon tunnel.
Il thin. /. better have light.
he said. and when he had fetched one
from the bedchamber he desc .nded the
steps. asking her to follow.
They were In a passage : feet in
height and about three feet broad.
which seemed to lead on Indefinitely
into clammy darkness. The dewy wallis
sparkled In fantastic and gb~ ,ly
iridescence under the rays from ,e
lantern. The dank air lay moist against
their faces.
This ID far enough" He paused
and raised the lantern. With its light
full in her face. she blinked. There.
at the height OF your chiu!"
She noted q metal button painted
gray. set At the side Of ono Of the
stones OF tho wall, which looked un
real. She struck the stone with her
knnckles and II lave out the sound Of
hollow wood. which was followed. az
m echo. BY . little laugh from Ian
stron. Pressing the button. panel
door few open. revealing . telephone
mouthpIece and receiver set In the
recess.
Like = detective play" were the
first words that sprang to her lips.
"Well?" As she faced around her
eyes glittered in the lantern rays.
Z to show me? Arc you a sleight-of.hand
artist, too. I.anny? Are you going to
take a machine gun out Of your hst?"
THAT Is tho whole bag" he an.
swered. Il thought you'd rather see
It than have It described to you
Having seen 1t. let US go!" she said,
In a manner that implied further reck.
oning to come.
III out OF . thousand possible
sources ono source succeeds. then the
cost and pains OF the other nine hun.
dred and ninety.nine . more than re.
paid" he was saying urgently, the SOL
der uppermost in him. Some Of the
best service we have had has been alb.
gurd In its simplicity and its audacity.
has been decided by . thing that was a
trife In itself. No matter what your
preparation. you can never remove the
element of chance. An hour gained In
Information about your enemy's plans
may turn the lido In your favor. A
Thinese peasant spy. because he hap.
pened to be intoxicated. was able to
Kuroki to make full dispositions for
receiving the Russian attack In force
at the Sha-ho. There are many other
incidents OF like nature in history. So
Is Is my duty to neglect no possible
method. however absurd"
BY this time he was At the head Of
the steps. Standing to one side, he Of.
fered his hand to assist Marta. But
she seemed not 60 see It Her aspect
was that OF downright antaSonism.
However absurd! Yes. 1t ID absurd
70 think that you can make mo party
TO any OF your plans. for" She broke
off abruptly with staring eyes. a. II she
had seen an apparition.
Lanstron turned and through the
door Of the toolroom saw Feller enter
ing the sittinE-room. He WAS not tho
bent deferential gardener. His fea-
lures wore hard-set. fighting rage
burning in his eyes. his sinows tsGtt
az II about 70 spring upon an adver-
sary. When no recognized the In.
truders he turned limp. his head
dropped. hidink his face with bis hat
,brim, and he steadied himself by. rest
ing q hand on the table edge.
ooh, It's you. Lanny-Colonel Ian.
,stron!" he exclaimed thickly. II saw
that some one had como In here and
naturally was alarmed, - nobody
but myself ever enters. And Miss Cal
!snd!" He removed HE hat dsierential-
" andSbowcd; he stoop returned and
the lines of his face dropped. Il was
40 stupid; IL did not occur to mo that
you might BE- showing the tower to
Colonel LAnstron.s
I'VE are sorry to have given you =
fright" said Marta very gently.
"Ehi Eh!" quericd Teller. again
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