The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-25

tracted the deputy chiefs atten.
ton. And, as Weber was not com
PEELED to take the same precau.
Itions as Don Luis, and seemed to
be breaking down the panel with
out delaying to look for the
mechanism, the danger was close
at hand.
"Oh, hang it all!' muttered
Don Luis. This is too silly. What
shall do? Have a dash at them :
All, if | had all my strength
But he was exhausted by want
of food. His legs shook beneath
him and his brain seemed to lack
It's usual elearness.
The Increasing violence of the
| blows in the alcove drove him, in
spite of all, toward the upper exit ;
land, as he climbed the ladder, he
moved his electric lantern over the
stones of the wall and the wood OF
the trapdoor. He ever tried to
lift the door with his shoulder.
But he again heard a sound of
footsteps above his head. The men
were still there.
Then, consumed with fury and
helpless, he waited the deputy's
coming.
A crash came from below; its
echo spread through the tunnel,
followed by a tumult of voices.
That 5 it, he said to himself.
"The handouts, the lookup, the
cell! Good Lord, what luck-and
what nonsense! And Marie Eau
vile, who's sure to do away with
herself. And Florence-Florence
Before extinguishing his Ian
terms, he cast IFS light around him
Tor the last time.
At a couple of yards distance
from the ladder, about three quar-
ters of the way up and set a little
way back, there was i; big stone
missing from the inner wall, leav-
ing a space just large enough to
crouch in.
Although the recess did not
form much of a hiding place, it
was just possible that they might
omit to inspect it. Besides, Don
Luis had no choice. AT all events.
after putting out the light, he
leaned toward the edge of the
hole, reached it, and managed to
scramble in by bending himself in
two.
Weber, Mazeroux, and their
men Were coming along. Don Luis
propped himself against the back
of his hiding hole to avoid as fal
as possible the glare of the Ian
terms, of which he was beginning
10 see the CLEANS. And an amaz
ing thing happened; the stons
!. against which he was pushin.
toppled over slowly, as though
moving on a pivot, and he fel
backward into a second cayit,
situated behind it.
He quickly drew his legs afte,
him and the stone swung back a
slowly as before, not, however
without sending down a quantit,
of small stones, erumbling iron
the wall and half covering hi
legs.
well, wellip he chuckled
Can Providence be siding wit
virtue and righteousness
He heard Mazeroux's voice say
ing:
Nobody And here's the on,
!. of the passage. Unless he rar
away as we came-look, throug
the trapdoor at the top Of thi
ladder"
) Weber replied:
considering the slope b
which we've come, it's certai
that the trapdoor is on a leve
:. with the second floor. Well, til
other little cross ought to mar
: the boudoir on the second flool
next to Don Luis bedroom. That
: what | supposed, and why / poste
three of our men there. If he
! tried to get out ensthat side, he
2 caught"
: We've only got to knock,
: said Mazeroux. Our men wi
find the trapdoor and let us OH
2 J If not, we will break it down.
9 More blows echoed down Il
!. passage. Fifteen or 90 minut,
J after, the trapdoor gave way, an
q other voices now mingled wit
Weber's and Mazeroux IS.
; During this time, Don Luis e.
amined his domain and perceive
how extremely small it was. III
most that he could do was to s
n in it. nc was q gallery. or. rattle