Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-04

noises, tO bOot-as though the intrudcrS were moving furniture about. Then all sounds ceased. of Sudder. SimultaneoIslv Patria and Parr turned startled faces toward the vault door.
 Round its edges thin veils of smoSe were seeping into the chamber.
 They have fired the house
 The strained. frightened whisper was Patria'S. Mechanically Parr. nodded.
 Already the atmosphere in the vault was oppressive-soi impregnated with smoke it was difficult to breathe. Sr warm that precipitation beaded Drow> and hands.
 Another five minutes: he heard lit tie choking cough. and turned [" rut- ria. She was oH her feet. Swavigs- eyes blank, hands pluciling feehly at he throat of her waist AS she turned the light died out from her face and sine slipped slackly forward upon he table
 Half-maddened. Parr put shoulder with his weight, behind it against The vault door. It swung out-to admit stifiing cloud of bitter smoke together with blast of heated air that might have come from a furnace's maw
 Plugging the door shut again. he turned and began rapidly to circle the walls, hoping against hope To discover somewhere another exit.
 In his haste he tripped over the framed portrait of the first John Chan ming. Its aged cord parted and the portrait fell with crash. exposing the inner face of stout door of steel.
 Plucking frantiCally at it's bars and bolts, Parr succeeded in diSlnJsins them. The door swung out. A gust of damp. cold air invaded the vault. Be youd the opening little was visible-s slimy brick flooring between arched walls of brick fading into blacSnesS-- nothing more.
 Stepping back Parr gathered the in sensible girl up in his arms and stuul- hled out into the underground pasSaSe. Once beyond the threshold hc rut his back against the door and swung it into place. Then he hlundcrcd hiindiy Ou.
 Twenty paceS through inky murk.
 He Stubhed his toes against a step, and gently putting down his bur lien. found and struck match.
 
 short flight of stone steps aScrnding Co fiat roof. Al the top was no sign of any doorway ar fastening. Yet some way of escape must he there, He ran up the steps crouehed on the top most. placed his shoulders against that flat roof of stone. and heaved nightly and heaved and heaved.
 Grudgingly. half-inch by half-inch. the stone yielded; then more rapidly; in the end one tremendous final effort overturned it. and Parr Sprawled oHt of the opening into fresh air and morn ing sunlight.
 He picked himself up tO realize a walled garden in the rear of the resi- NNh'f NhtSt WI NiIENfN St'toNt smoke and flame. Then he hurried back to Patria, took her once again in his arms and bore her to the upper world.
 She recovered swiftly. Two min UtcS more. and they stood m a quiet news on the far side uf the wall q garden. And there. for a little. thty turning inStinciivciy to Parr for counsel, rarr struggling tO regain his poiSe.
 Al length. consulting his watch. he 
 The first thing to do. of course k to see about safeguarding that treasure. It's safe enough for the time being. and l know where te find The right men to stand guYrl over it-after The iremen and police have Soue I.ajci. weussee about Transferring it-hu' ihere plenty of lime t"r that na bank opens it~ vaults beforr tsu o'clock.
 She nodded assent. and tucked a cuil- ideut arm within his as they turned toward the nearer ccVnrr.
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