The Washington times., 1918-09-14
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Valenski's Visitor COnvinces His Cap
tor He Is Not of the Austrian
Police and Escapes.

! nothing Of my ovn-I Should not
have escaped" Edgar swan had
made a short pause in his story,
apologizing for its length. "For
standing upon that ridge as 7 did
he continued. land looking at the
iron gate which bounded the path
where it entered the wooded slope
OF the mountain on the other side
OF the waterfall, l could not but
recognize that escape that way
would have been absolutely hope
less. Certainly. we are indebted to
chance for the fortunate. as well as
the unfortunate, turns of our lives:
at the same time it had seemed TO
me disastrous that | should have
fallen in with the gypsy in the
mouth OF the tunnel: il had seemed
terrible that he should have pitched
to an apparently certain death over
the face of the cliff; but little as /
knew il az the time. nv very saliva
ton Law in these seenins disasters
We walked slowly down the path
that curved round the gorge. " hich
the waterfall had fashioned for it.
self 1t was broad enough for the
two of US to walk abreast 1 re-
member that ! moved with diff
Guilty, for now that my tremendous
efforts were over / felt a soreness
of my limbs and a weakness that
was only natural consequence of
all4hst ] had undergone during the
last twelve hours. l am quite GER
tain that I could have done NJ more
climbing had I been called uFon to
make the attempt
Franz, who keeps the gate,
nrnhahlV knows
YOU said my companion. How
ever, I am perfectly certain that
he would not allow you TO pass, for
Nou are not in possession of the
word, and your attire would at
tract his attention Immediately. We
shall have to see to that in case
lest he start asking awkward
questions
"A few minutes later we came
TO a pause at the point where the
path passed behind the waterfall 1t
was a strange experience, for there
was but a narrow space between
the rock and the immense volume
of water. II seemed that every in
slant the narrow ledge must be
swept from end to end by the tor
rent and everything upon it carried
away and hurled to destruction. Yet
the line that limited the fall never
varied. and, though the air was
filed with spray and vapor. the
path was absolutely free and clear
of danger. The roar WAS deafen-
ing, and ii was almost impossible
20 make oneself heard IL one at
tempted to speak.
I'VE passed from behind the fall,
and I saw that where the path
again curved there was the en-
trance OF what appeared to be a
small cavern. My companion led
me quickly to the mouth OF this.
1T is a natural cave he said.
Probably at one time the water
flowed through itGBut it slopes up
ward, and a way has been made
through it TO the castle. That is
why the path by which you ventur-
ed has long been out of use. Follow
me-
Il hesitated. But / said I do
not want to return to the CASTLE
DO YOU doubt me- he replied
with slight frown. What / prom
Use ] perform. AS YOU are you can
not pass Franz at the gate. Do you
look like a Eypsy-Iike one OF u.s.
Certainly ! did not, but l could
not see what he was gong to do to
alter my appearance. However,
hesItated' no longer.
There are caves here in which
we work said the gypsy. and 9TH
ers which are used as storehouses
The Talenski have the knowledge
Of many subtle drugs. and for the
preparation OF them a distilIery is
needed We prepare other spirits,
too, less .armful. and il is 4 source
or profit 10 sell them to the peas
ants. I am showing you the secrets
Of tho Nalenski. but, sir, / have
your word that in Austria
"'You have my word I replied.
"I trust you he said simply.
4 have brought you here not for
the purpose OF betraying my tribe,
hut because ! can find you a coat
which viii efectually cover the
clothes you are wearing and give
YOU the appearance OF being one OF
US. Without that you could not es-
cape. Wait for me. and in a few
minutes I will return. II is lucky
that our men leave clothes in the
work rooms
II waited anxiousIy. for my mind
was not wholly at rest. How easily
he could alarm his fellows. and
bring them down upon nc, defense
less as ! was. But was IL likely
that he would do this? Had he not
already proved his good will by re-
framing from killing me when
was absolutely in his power? Might
he not alsO-if he needed it-haye
obtained assistance from this Franz,
who guarded the gate at the end Of
the path? In any case / was help
less: there was nothing for II but
to wait with what patience could
muster.
And my confidence in the man
was not misplaced. After a few
minutes he returned bearing a coat
and hat such as the gypsics wore.
and with these he assisted me to
disguise myself. He also gave me
a little flask and half a loaf OF
bread.
"You will need food on your
way he said, for il will be hours
before you can obtain any. or
water there is plenty, but a little
brandy will sustain you. And now
we can face the gate: Franz will
but think that We are descending
by this way to the valley
And so IL turned out. We pass-
ed the gate without any difficulty.
Ny companion cried a few words
in his own language. and the gate
was opened for us by some mechani-
cal contrivance. Franz did not even
appear, though ! felt he was taking
stock OF us through the window