The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-03

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great danger still"
II know. yet II rs those very
words you have spoken which give
me courage 10 face whatever may
come | bent. and touched my
lips 10 her hand Somehow We
shall thwar; Those villains But let
ua move forward and gain glimpse
down the stairs"
There were torches below and
and lanterns. but the greater Hight
came from fire. kindled I'm a
slight depression OF the stone floor.
A pile OF fagots lay near By and
as ! attained position where !
could see clearly what was trans
piring below. two men came for
ward loaded with more fuel This
was proof that the fellows antici'
pated long nights vigil.
Tho red glare OF the leaping
flames rendered the scene peculiar
~ fantastic and demonlac, count.
ed fourteen men in the party. In
Guiding the fagot bearers. who dis.
appeared for another load. roughly
dressed fellows. and TO all appear.
ance peasants.
The man who appeared 10 er'
ercise command was more disrep-
utably attired than his followers.
and more desperate looking VII.
lain. lie wore belt containing
two pistols and a knife The men
were all armed. even as they lay
lounginE about the fire. their
equipment, however. being mostly
ugly looking knives. unsheathed.
There was little conversation.
The big leader occasionally called
out some gruff order That he was
feared. was evidenced by the swift
ness with which the fellows
obeyed once be struck n man who
failed 10 Jump instantly at his
bidding.
A moment later the messenger
thus roughly dispatched returned
within the fire CLEAN. accompanied
BY dc Saule knew the fiend In.
stAntiy-eyen without the swif,
warning grasp OF MAdemoiselle on
my arrn-altho his face was no
wrapped tn a cloth as 20 scarcely
reveal more than the cyes, He
came up 20 the leader angriiy.
What does this mean. GuieteauT
That rnpscailion says you refuse 20
order a search. DO you forget 20
easily who | ami Answer me-"
Tia not that refuse. Mon
sleur." replied tho other But the
men Will not 60 They are afraid
OF what they may meet with up
yonder.'
What OF one man. and be uu.
armed"
1T IL not one man. or n dozen.
Monsieur. The thing which fright.
ems a. not % the earth spirits OF
the dead haunt those corridors.
Do Saule laughed hoaracly
Ghosts Good LORD might
believe such superstition could
scare those fellows. bu, not you
and I. GuieteRu We have got over
that long ago
Monsieur lc Duke" returned the
other soiemnly. You have known
me long and found me iaithful--ls
that not trueT'
De sauic nodded, his glance up
the stairs
Il have served you ss a soldier.
and since then a. your lieutenant
here. There was n time when I
also laughed at phantoms and
sneercd ~ Ehosuy presence. But
Ills no, so no~ Not tho king. not
even you. Monsieur. could make mo
range those passages above I'm this
black night Nor will send others
TO tho task This pile is haunted
by tho spirits OF the dead have
seen them. know"
The gravity with which tho fol.
low spoke even affected dc ssulc.
You have seen them. Bah, you
dream Come. what say a half
dozen Of you TO earning a handful
OF good gold pieces by standing at
my back Speak up now there Is
nothing 10 fear. we'll carry LIGHTS
with us and that viii scare the
spooks away. How Is Il with you.
Guieteau7"
know not what caused me 20
move. but straightened up sud.
denly, and by some accident my
foot struck against CASHIER. The
suddenness Of the contact 90
startled him that he leaped upward
sought TO grip him. but was too
late lie staggered on the stair
ledge. and then went down. hts body
whirling over in the air. until u
crashed onto the stones below