The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-18
CHAPTER ELEVEN (continued.)

was Inc eAlC, WHICH Was HOI
secret, as it led to the Place du
Palais-Bourbon, but nevertheless
very safe, was that which SAWYER
and generally used when Florence
admitted him.
DON Luis therefore went
through the entrance hall and
down the steps and, a little way
before the pantry, came upon the
cellar stairs. He ran down these
and soon recognized the low door
that served to admit the wine
casks The daylight filtered in
through a small, grated spy-hole.
He CROPPED till he found the lock.
Glad to have come to the end of
his expedition, he opened the
door.
"Hang it ALI" he growled,
leaping back and clutching at the
lock, which he managed to fasten
again.
Two policemen in uniform were
guarding the exit, two policemen
who had tried to seize him as he
appeared.
Where did those two men come
FRONT Had they prevented the
escape of Sauverand and Flor
encei But in that case Don Luis
would have met the two fugitives,
rs he had come by exactly the
same road as they.
"No," he thought, "they
effected their flight before the
exit was watched. But, by Jove
it's my turn. to clear out; and
that's not easy. Shall l let my
self be caught in my burrow like
. rabbit"
He went up the cellar stairs
again, intending to hasten mat
tiers, to slip into the courtyard
through the outhouses, to jump
into his motor, and to clear a way
for himself. But, when he was
just reaching the yard, near the
coachhousc, he saw four detect
ives, four Of those whom he had
imprisoned, come up waving their
arms and shouting. And he also
becarse aware Of a regular uproar
near the main gate and the por-
terts lodge. A number of men
were Ill talking together, raising
their voices in violent discussion.
Perhaps he might profit by this
opportunity to steal outside under
cover OF the disorder. At the risk
of being seen, he put out his head.
And what he saw astounded him.
CASTOR Sauverand stood with
his back to the wall of the lodge,
surrounded by policemen and de-
tectives who pushed and insulted
him. The handouts were Oh his
wrists
CASTOR Sauveraad a prisoner
What had happened between the
two fugitives and the police?
His heart wrung with anguish,
he leaned out still farther. But
he did not see Florence. The girl
had no doubt succeeded in escap-
ing
Wcher's appearance or the
steps and the deputy chiefs first
words confirmed his hopes. Weber
was mad with rage. His recent
captivity and the humiliation of
his defeat exasperated him.
"AhI" he reared, as he saw the
prisoner. "There's one of them,
at any rate! CASTOR Sauverand
Choice game, that! Where
did you catch himq"
"0n the Place du Palais-B our-
bon," said n of the inspectors.
"We saw him Sinking out
through the cellar door,"
And his accomplish, the Le-
vasseur girl?"
we missed her, Deputy Chief.
She was the first out"
And Don Luis? You haven't
let him leave the house, l hopes
/ gave orders"
"He tried to get out through
the cellar door five minutes
after"
"Who said sof"
"One of the men in uniform
posted outside the door,"
"Well3"
"The beggar went back into the
cellar"
Weber gave a shout Of delight.
"We'vc got him! And it's a
nasty business for him! Charge
of resisting the police! Com
plieity! -. We shall be able to
unmask him at last. Tally-ho, my
lads, taily-hol Two men to guard
Sauverand, four men on the Place
du Palais-B Bourbon, revolver in
hand. Two men on the roof. The
rest stick to me. Well begin
with the Levasseur girls room
and well take his room next.