The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
CHAPTER xxx.
THE ESCAPE.

mat evening remains in Oar
Webster1s memory as the mos
crowded and most glorious of his
life. It's supreme moment was
when Kasia Ward gave herself in
to his arms and raised her lips to
his in confession and surrender
and it left them both dazzled and
GREATNESS; but at last they were
able to speak coherently.
SO you are prisoner, tooY'
! Dan asked.
" Yes.
II suspected it. How splendid
that | have found you'll
1t was silly Of me to be fright
ened might have known it was
you'll"
How could you have knownq 2"
Admiral Pachmann told me he
had set trap for you. !"
Dan glanced about the room
quickly.
They must not know I am
here, he said, lowering his voice.
Kasia sprang to the switch and
snapped out the lights. Then she
took him by the hand and led him
to couch in one corner Of the
room.
"1f we sit here" she said, "and
speak very low, no one can hear
u.s."
They sat down, but some mo-
ments passed before the converse
ton was resumed.
Now we must be sensible, y she
said, drawing away from him.
They may go into your room at
any moment, or come in here"
That's true" Dan agreed. And
then he remembered. aKasia, J"
he said, hoarsely, some one stole
the box, after all Z,
He heard her quick gasp of dis
may.
Not Pachman!p' she cried.
No, not Pachmann; I don't
know who it could have been I'M
less it was that fellow Chevrial, =
and he rapidly told her the whole
story 4 know / was an awful
chump to let Chevrial put it over
me Ike that, I" he concluded.
Once were out of here, I'm 60
ing to sconr New York for him. n
Don t take it so to hearth she
protested, pressing his hand. "It
wasn't any fault Of yours; and be-
sides it doesn't matter so much.
SINCE 1t wasn't Pachmann. Per-
haps we can get it back-if we
can't, why father will make an
other! Come, = she added, rising,
the first thing is to escape. Can
we get over the WALTZ,
1t looked pretty formidable !;
but | don't see what else we can
do. We cant fight our way out
! haven't anything to fight with. Il
No; that is too dangerous. Z,
agreed Kasia, quickly. There's a
regular giant Of man on guard
out there
Two of them, said Dan. "I.
was an infant in their hands. Did
You hear me smashing thingsf
There isn't much of the furniture
left IN that room upstairs and it
did me goodp'
did some smashing myself, z
laughed Kasia; there are the
pieces Of q chair over there by the
wall. a
Dan laughed in sympathy, with
q heart surprisingly light. After
all it was impossible to be either
worried or frightened with her
there beside himl
I'll go down and reconnoiter.
the wal, he said. How far is
the pavement below your win
dow ~
Ten or 10 feet.
I'll need more rope. s
My bed clothes she cried.
4 w can make a rope from them. Z
She ran into, the Bee room, drew
the blind at the window, and then
turned on the light.
No one can see us in here, y she
said, and began to strip the covers
from the bed. Come Ia and shut
the door, and they cant hear us
either
Dan paused an instant at the
threshold then, ashamed Of his
hesitation, he entered and closed
the door. as
We can make q perfectly love-
Az rope Of these. went on Kasia,
her fAce shining s happen to