The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-16
CHAPTER WI.
Meet the Foe and Fall.

Vienna apprisfng me Of the
immediate embarkation Of
four irfeproachable angels In the gutsu
VI servants. brought Il letter from my
friends the Hazards. inQuiring when
my castle would be in shape to receive
and discharge house parties without
subjecting them to au intermediate sea.
sou of peril from drafts. leaky roofs.
damp sheets and vampires.
sat down and Looked about me n
gloomy despair. No words can describe
the scene, unless We devote u whole
page to repeating the word dismal"
Morning in the midst of repairs II an
awful thing. I looked: despaired ana
then dictated u letter to the Hazards.
urging them to come ut once with ali
their friends!
needed some one to make me for.
get.
At II O'Clock ~POOpendyke brought
me n note from the chatelaine Of the
east wing. 1t had been dropped into
the courtyard from one Of the upper
windows. The reading OF it trans.
formed me into u stern. relentless de.
mon. She very calmly announced that
she had a headache and couldn't think
Of being disturbed that day and prof..
ably not the next.
My mind was made up IN an instant.
1 would not he put OF by a headache
which was doubtless assumed for the
occasion-and | would be master Of my
castle or know the reason why. etc.
In the courtyard ] found q. score or
more Of idle artisans. banished BY the
onsweeping tourists and completely
forgotten by me in the excitement OF
the hour. Commanding them to fetch
their files. ga VS.. broadaxes and augers.
| led the way to the mighty doors that
barred my entrance to the other side.
| stood over my toiling miniOns. and !
venture to say that they never worked
harder or faster In their lives. By y
o'clock We &ad the great doors open
and swept on to the next obstruction.
At 2 O'Clock the last door in the east
antechamber gave way before Our reso-
lutte advance. and ! stood victorious
and dusty in the little recess at the top
Of the last stairway. Beyond the TWEEN.
tieth century portieres Of u thirteenth
century doorway lay the goal we
sought. hesitated briefly before
drawing them apart and taking the
final plunge. AS a matter OF fact, |
was beginning to feel ashamed Of my
self. Suppose that she really had a
headache? What an uncouth. pusil
luminous brute l.
Just then. even rs my hand fell upon
the curtains. they were snatciled aside.
and ! found myself starin. into the
vivid. uptilted face of the la'iy who
had defied me and would continue to
10 so If my suddenly active percep.
tons counted for anything.
I saw nothing but the dark. indig
nant, impcrious eyes. They fairly
withered NE.
In some haste. attended hy the most
disheartening nervousness | tried to
find my cap to remove II in the pres.
ence OF royalty. Unfortunately I was
obliged to re;ease the somewhat cun
harsOmp crOWbar | had been cHrrvino
about with NE. and it dropped with
sullen thwack upon my toes. In mO
ments Of gravity | am always dom.
something like that. The pain wa
terrific. but | clutchel at the for!orl
hope that she might ut least smile owe
my agony.
II beg your pardon" | began. ant
then discovered that | waa not wear
s,,., 81, ann xa... shnSt 1iA<nngl1sApfIttH
$50 you would come" she said YER,
coldly and very ieveIly.
lit was necessary, madame" ] r.
piled AS best | could. "YOu detied me
! think you should ave appreciate
my position. my m~otives-er- my
She Siienced ~me-luckily. neave
knows with IA curt exclamation.
Your position: 1t is intensely y,
poleonic.' said she. with fine iron,
Her gaze swept my horde Of pantin,
wide eyed house breakers. What
noble %victory"
1t was quite time for me to asset
myself. Rowing very stit1y, | n
marked:
Il regret exceedingly to have bee
forced to devastate my own prol,ert
: in such a triding enterprise. madam
4 The physical loss il apparent-you ca
: See that for yourself-but. Of Dur
] you have no means Of estimating II
mental destruction that has been &
3 ing on for days and days. You ha,
been hacking away Mt my poor. di
tracted brain so persistently that
really had to give way. In a measur
this should account for my preseI
lapse Of sanity. Weak mindedness
not a crime. but an atiiiction."
q She did not smile.
8 well now that you are here. NJ