Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29


ER XVII (Continued)
ended into the hole among the
{7s ,,..,orrv and lowered Ma
= spon the stairs ne held her IN
- while they listened again for
- ersuit along the dark passage.
.fSf7 -f
4
%eew his head down until ther
fate Hueh-whatever 1t is
mine"
Iri,ed IN the darkness A love
><iSr -. worth Aqbt,ns for. I'VE
%s. h. ,ybisnered "ws
~
Z. .,,,,,,v thew retraced their
&Il'N l'NSes sio"iy '"e - ,,u,,.d
~ tne crypt. 80,
isss .S.-. ,hev heard the sound of a
~ gs,s.@ s.s'oss' '"''
Sxs. r.,,. ro+ won through vet.
naSs hos "Nv cause is
nc saw hnia tho cate
SzN not afraid sne saio' we e"'
um1e-" l., .a,,;r.-
~ a. 81 reso,ution glowed in
<&e9 .r;,,,v tive can
ne mu!terheu .hs, snArs there any
mt Ano 'hei'
y here ereoor,e And she
~ way up the stair. a Bat aaIn as 't the
t%ne % nai' frn,,s aboye shrieking.
etairway from .i,o;r feet They
S1eW ntrse III what she said. but
1lI uot maxi ou' a.. ma neered
Wlek rushed 10 anu uTYI lnon ny the fiag-
~ toWard the postesn;, Mass SpS and the
9 ngure y,,,are LAY 70 he seen. But
n;rm wts tnat as though aware of
advantage. III H. .ne odyancing. bear
I sSr severai .treher' nneh Renwicks eye APP
tne ,.s'v situat,o for delay would be
( ~ - ne rdapsd rsu quickly.
"a. .ssSts ~ e I have a plan There are
sHsusn a; the foot Of the stair-not
Sesyy You and Ena must, bring
n9 time: me her WIN he dashed out of the
IA r,nnine to the right gained
.; urnfsction of the rampant. behind
~ . - tha ether man, the chauffeur,
SSCV vAs 'ne
=. ,earned For as Rem
m.,,o moes ne ,be men upon the other
XzeE approacnso; u; nann,np the abyss,
51$S sucSs w., r,,shed over When the
~ one OF tnenn s, oross a shot rang out
49, 49, haam"a a, ard the man on the
s,:S.sz9.s sw.ved and fell. Another followed
.3!S .rctSer ~nysu s shot rang out. but the
III, awe % on
y lil, stii. ea's r,rnine forward, shouted
= ssN ~ ercoura cement He saw the
~ xsrl rise from his concealment
Il ~ .ha fellow lust as he reached
rss ~. . str;tinS him blow which
nim lose lose ths ne end Of the timber
~ n fefl into the gorge as he
A.rr 70 safety. but before he
3 IN nrotection of the gate. sew
- ~ ~ me tne LIortsd from the causeway
~ rhe ,,ffs,,r staggered and dropped
SsessS SsssSS s...cr h;s face lust as Renwick
S[3l him. ,~ 10
o9r or9sss' .Hnt they're @ too many-my
rSS.es- are eone--" He turned
1. Csr.r ana for the drst time saw
;y;s1scs's face. "You-" he NUT
n : - :sv,,,sr. not--r'
}s5f& ,aoAsn't matter who l am Are
1Vssphv ~ h,,-t h"''
sst.'@yM.ttsr t@ay yes-throueh the
js .r.Tw Sone for"
3 a @sS enw,ch n,ns;ho,s s.ef fhroush which he
~ rrNat was nass,ng upon tht
Z ssss - M ns the abyss.
"a 49, disaster had robbed the be
= - ..sn,e NJ their enthusiasm. 70
.S Sithdrawn to the other end o
\ = SSewav where they were holdinl
I'M NSearching the shadows of tn,
4 53SSEs 7or xEns of any others concealed
,s;s;:2e - hasid. Renwick took the chance
< Ssvinx the gate unguarded, and il
az SSad0w of the wall rushed back tc
Il ;TS4i. There he found Marishks
y. fEe two joists, waiting for him.
- 5SSvsve withdrawn" ne said, "bu
IN S. coming on again in a nome mt
4 S3t& -, Hejny'
4 4 '77]i ~ 'svna deathly pale but she smiled
~ E1,ss7 brayely. He picked up the tw'
I {Sasfs and carried them outside Will
w 1n,jeWed him, listening.
::sYor on one side of the gate, ol
a amer. II thev succeed in throwing
f1Ss6er across, we must push IL off. L
X<SS Sav neither Of us need expose our
S511SS -
q III understand-and there are rifle
& 60 NsSnf9uns."
s57:z52 fSsss6 Can you load them?'
{ fchmeyer loaded them while Ka,
~ rate. but Ena was afraid t
4 ~ sskem out"
3Srn BRING them. You're quite SAT
Y ~ ~ Eaep below the wall of the ram
ia I'D Now 20, dear-and God bles
st ~
III 'z = ~ ched the gate before Windt
q fSfSirned to the attack. and put or
III &is new weapons Of defense upo
81 Side Of IT, But he feared to lea,