Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07

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keys Of 80 Queen Anne's Gardens. the
house adjoining the Dafvanian EN-
bassy on the right-hand side.
About ten o'clock that night. having
given all necessary instructions con-
corning Scarlet Runner to the chauf-
feur he trusted. Christopher unlocked
the front door Of his uncle's newly
acquired town house and walked In.
He had with him, IL golfers bag.
pickaxe, one or two other handy
tools. and an electric lantern. To be
gin work, he chose the back room on
the second floor, which. according to
his calculations, was separated from
Prince Mirko's prison only by the
house wall. With a small hammer he
tapped lightly once, twice, without
receiving an answer Then he was
rejoiced by a responsive rapping on
the other side. At first the knocks
seemed to him desultory and irregular.
but in a moment he realized that
words were being formed by taps and
| spaces, long and short, according to
the Morse code Of telegraphy.
In ten minutes the two men, thus
divided by bricks and mortar, were
able to come to an understanding.
Christopher was assured that he was
talking with the Prince. Mirko was in
formed that he was talking with Chris
topher Race. Also Christopher was
able roughly to communicate his plan
to the prisoner. and learned to his de-
light that there was a good prospect
of success.
All night long Christopher worked,
refreshed with bread and wine from
his bag; and by early dawn he had
dug hole through which he could
speak to the Prince. Until this mo
ment he had outlined his plan but
vaguely; and what MirkO heard now
amazed him.
While London slept, and the old
houses in Queen Anne's Gardens kept
their wooden eyelids closed, four per.
sons, who had stepped out Of closed
carriage round the corner. walked
quietly to the door of No. 80. There
I were three men and one woraan and,
having pushed the long-unused electric
( bell, they were almost Immediately ad-
mitted into the dark, unfurnished
house.
lis all well-so far?" asked Eloise
Dauvray whispering, in the dim cor.
ridor.
"An is well-so far" answered
Christopher Race.
1t was not until after ten o'clock In
the morning that the absence Of little
Lady Valda and her maid was dis
covered by Nine. Rudovics, for she
was a late riser by habit, and the girl
had posed as an invalid the day be-
fore. Under valda's pillow q note had
been slipped. II have gone away to
marry Prince Peter of Dalvania. We
love each other" And that news had
sent the ambassador In haste to the
door of the closed room, where no
work had yet been begun upon the
FALLEN ceiling"
He unlocked the door. and knocked
by way Of courtesy. two men-tall
Dalvanians both, In his own private
service-standing on guard as usual
lest the prisoner should attempt an
escape. Each time since Mirko's cap
ture Rudovics had himself brought the
Princes meal In this fashion, twice
within twelve hours, bearing also q
hundred apologies for his necessary
but regrettable harshness" Not once
before had the indignant Mirko an
swered the knock, but now his voice
responded with q cheerful Come liz"
Congratulate me-" he continued. az
Rudovics fell back upon the threshold,
aghast at what he saw, "And let me
Introduce you to my dear wife, the
Princess Eloise. We thought q we'd
ding at the Embassy an excellent plan,
and have been married for an hour."
A thousand thoughts raced each 9TH
er through the ambassadors head as
he stood staring first at the pale smil-
ing girl, the two priests, the registrar,
and the hole In the wall by which they
and Christopher had entered He
thought Of his daughter, and was
forced to hope-in the circumstances
that she was the younger brothers
wife by this time. He thought of his
own chances Of advancement in Dali
vania under a new king. He thought
of Turkeys probable attitude towards
struggle In which Valda's husband
would be engaged as well as his
brother: and he thought Of nine hun
dred and ninety-seven other things. all
in the space of one long moment.
Then he bowed and said slowly
"Graciously allow your host to be the
first who offers your Royal Highness
and his bride all possible good wishes.'
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