White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
PAGE THREE

1 men all SOUNDS ceased TOT 2 WnIie.
Norton strained his ear against the
panel. A door closed sharply.
NO; here you must stay. young
lady" said a mans voice.
What do you sir?" demand
ed the beloved voice.
1T means that no one will return
to this room and that you will o be
missed until 1t is too late.
The sound Of voices stopped
abruptly, and something like scuffI-
Ing ensued. Later Norton heard the
back of a chair strike the panel and
some one sat heavily upon 1t. He
waited perhaps five minutes: then
he gently slid back the panel. Flor
ence sat bound and gagged under his
very eyes! 1t was but the work OF a
moment to liberate her.
at is /, Jim. Do not speak or
make the least noise. Follow me-"
Greatly astonished. Florence obey
ed; and the panel slipped back into
place. The room behind the secret
panel had barred windows. To Flor
fence it appeared to be a real prison.
How did you get here?" she ask
led, breathlessly.
Something told me to follow YOU
And something is always going to tell
me to follow you. Florence"
She pressed his hand. 1t was to
her as If one of those book heroes had
stepped out of a book; only book
heroes always had tremendous for
tunes and did not have to work for
a living. Oddly enough. she was not
lafraid.
"Who was the man." he asked.
"The Count Norfeldt. Some II
has imposed upon the countess"
do you think so?'' with a strange
look in his eyes.
What do you mean"
Nothing Just now. The idea Is
to get out of here just as quickly as
we can. See this p~ainting?" He
touched a spot on the wall and the
painting slowly swung out like a
door. Come; we make III escape
ito the side lawn from here"
At the stable they were confronted
with the knowledge that Norton's car
was out of commission: Jones could
do nothing with it. Then Norton
suggested that he make al effort to
commander the limousine of the
countess; but there were men about,
so the limousine was out of the ques-
ton.
Horses whispered Jones. There
are several saddle horses, already
saddled. How about these people,
the owners"
20. they are beyond reproach.
They have doubtless been imposed
upon. But let us get aboard first.
There will be time TO talk later. I'll
have to do some explaining, taking
these nags off like. this. We wont
have to ride out in front where the
picnickers are. There's a lane back
of the stable. and a slight detour
brings us back into the main road"
The three mounted and clattered
away. To florence it had the air OF
a prank. she was beginning to have
such confidence in these two inventive
men that she felt as If she was never
going to be afraid any more.
When the Countess Olga saw the
three horses it was an effort not to
fly into a rage. But secretly she
warned her people, who presently
gave chase in the limousine. while
she prattled and TESTED and laughed
with her company, who were quite
unaware that a drama was being en-
acted right under their very noses.
ly. tore her handkerchief into shreds
There was something sinister in the
way all their plans fell through al
the very III of consummation,
and that night she determined to ask
braine to withdraw from this war
fare, which gradually decimated their
numbers without getting them any
where toward the goal.
Jones shouted that the limousine
vas tearing down the road. Some
thing must be done to stop it. He sug-
gested that ne drop behind. leave his
horse. and take a chance at potting
a tire from the shrubbery at the road
side.
Keep going. Don't stop, Norton,
till you are back in town. I'll manage
to take good care of myself"
Ito Be Continued.)