The Washington times., 1918-09-14

Yes he replied, If l let you.
He reIapsed into Silence, and IL
was as II he were pondering over
. serious question. 1 did not in
terrupt his thoughts; 1 was too
weak to talk much, and it was de-
licious to rest on that soft grassy
bed and allow the sun to restore
the lost vitality to my limbs.
IF I chose TO leave you here
he continued. I might do so. You
would starve, for unless you know
the way you could not possibly
reach the valley. Much as you have
done already, you would ind that
an impossible task. Alone YOU arc
a doomed man.
Yes ] answered vaguely. I had
hardly given the matter a thought.
IF I wished he cqRtinued. I
could inform the tribe that you
have escaped TO this point, and you
would possibly provide them with
days sport
Yes; no doubt, you are right
"'or l could, with my own hands.
thrust you over the ledge, for ] am
stronger than you
Il said. Yes again, yet had no
fear that he would execute the
threat
"I do not think shall do any OF
these things he continued. after a
minutes pause. we have had
fair fight, you and /, and'-his
rugged face softened q little-'after
what you have done I should be
Grieved IL you should lose your
life
"'Give me a chance muttered.
That Is all I ask. II We have to
fight, let Us fight fair
"T am of the valenski.' he said,
and If let you so l am assisting
an enemy to esrape. They would
kin ne IL they knew
why should they know"
at will see that they do not he
said. with a short laugh. when !
eaw you climbing down that wall
like a lizard said to myself. he
is a brave man and deserves to
live. 1 made up my mini then and
shall nc'Dchangs my mind 4 will
show you how you may escape
II pressed his hand. Thank you
said, simply.
But this I will ask YOU he
said. Go back to your own coun-
try. Get no information here in
Hungary Of anything that you may
have learned. Let us fight-if we
have to fight again-upon your own
soil. ! may meet you myself in
America. Say what you will there,
but keep silent till you are outside
Of Austria. VIII you do this
Yes ] replied. Y am not in the
pay of the Austrian police, and they
are nothing to me-
Then we viii delay no longer
he continued, for every minute
must be OF Importance. I can do
no more than show you how to
reach the base OF the cliff. but.
after that. II you will take my ad-
vice you will not return to Dielitz
by the way you came, for YOU will
run imminent danger of being seen
and captured before you leave the
valley. Take the opposite direction
he pointed straight before him
there is a path which follows the
foot OF the mountain. which I will
point out 10 you. It lies for the
most part among the trees. and YOU
are not likely to meet anyone. You
arc hungry. but hungry you must
go. 1t will take you a couple OF
hours to reach the farther end Of
the. valley. There you will find a
road bearing north and south. Turn
10 the south; the road leads to the
plain in the neighborhood OF Ras-
chatz. II is possible that YOU NAV
fall in with a peasants cart and
obtain assistance in that manner.
In any case. there is a cottage on
tie way where you may get food.
DO you understand all this?'
II nodded. ! cared little for the
long walk ahead OF me. What
was il. fatigUed as was after
what / had already gone through?
My companion rose leisurely to
his feet and invited me to do the
same. You have not yet fully eN-
smined this spot he said. Tell
me what you see
Il looked about me. and then.
for the first time. recognized
that the whole of this niche in the
cliff had not been visible to me
from above. 1t was of greater ex-
tent than it had seemed to me look
ing down upon il, for part OF Il
was hidden by the slope of a rock
TO the chasm which the cascade
had fathomed for itself saw
now that. after passing the curve
OF the rock, there was a well-de-
fined path leading downward be-
hind the waterfall to a little
wooden shanty which appeared on
the wooded slope on the other side
OF the forge. For the rest of the
distance the descent presented no
difficulty whatever.
"'This spot is OF use to u.s. said
my companion. for from il we
gain an uninterrupted view OF the
valley. In the old day the path was
continued. as you know, to the
castle itself. but that way has long
been disused. and /. for one. con-
sidered il impossible. However
even IL you had by yourself reach
ed this spot, you would not have
escaped, for there is a guard con-
stantly on the watch at the hut
which you see yonder. and withou:
the password he would not allow
you to pass. So all your efforts
would have been in vain. Beneath
the waterfall. too. there is another
way by which the castle may be
gained Come and ! will lead you
to safety. There is no time to be
lost
''If il had not been for thet en-
counter with the gypsy, which so
nearly cost him bfa Iife-fO saw