The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-06-27
copyri9ht w. Q. Chapman

had killed somebody. and must save
her
Suddenly ! realized that my eyes
were wide open and that ! was star
ing at the moon over the housetops.
With consciousness came pain. Ny
head throbbed almost unbearahly. and
| was stiff with cold | raised myself
weakly. and then | became aware that
somebody was bending over me.
1t was a roughly dressed rough
looking dcnizen of he low quarter into
which had strayed.
"Diable! ! thought you were dead'
| could make out amid the stream of
his dialect. but the remainder Of his
speech was beyond my understanding
l looked around In bewiIderment.
"Where am IL" asked. still bound
by that first memory of New York
an Sous-le- Cap. m'sieur," answered
the man.
felt in my pocket for my watch
and drew It out 1t was strange that
the men had not robbed me, but l sup
pose they had become terrified ut their
work and had run off. However | did
not think of that at the time
1t was a few minutes past eight.
And the boat sailed at nine. ! must
have lain stunned in Sous-le-Cap
street for an hour and half at least.
and only the supreme necessity of
awakening, realized through uncon
seriousness, had saved me from dying
under the SHOWS.
found that could walk, and hav-
ing explained TO the man that l wished
to go to the Chateau, was taken by
him to the top of winding road, near
at hand. from which l could see my
destination at no great distance from
me.
Diminishing my friendly guide and
sending him back rejoicing with lib
eral largesse. hurried as quickly as
could make my way until | burst into
the Chateau at half past the hour.
| must have presented dreadful
spectacle, for my hair and collar were
matted with blood. and saw the
/ guests sta% and shrink from pe. The
| clerk cdfff reward me ana stopped
me at the entrance to the elevator
"Where is Miss Hewett?'' I gasped
Didn't you meet her? She left here
nearly an hour ago"
l caught him by the arm, and
think he imagined that l was going to
seize him by the throat also. for he
backed away from me, and I saw a
look of fear come into his eyes.
"Your friend came for her and said
that you had met with an accident
| the clerk continued. "She went with
| him at once. He took her away in n
sleigh. | was sure that You had
missed her when you came In"
But already | was half way across
the hall and running for the door.
raced wildly across the court and
toward the terrace.
The meaning OF the scheme was
clear. Jacqueline was on Captain Du-
hamers boat, which sailed Mt nine. and
| only twenty minutes remained to me.
had underestimate Leroux 5
shrewdness. He must have tele-
! graphed Instructions from New York
before my train was out OF the country.
secured the boat. laid his plans during
his journey northward. and had me
struck down while Jacqueline was
stolen from my care. | should have
read him better | had always daw-
died trusted TO the future instead
of acting What chance had against
II mind Hike his?
| must have been running aimlessly
up and down the terrace. blindly
searching for Il road down to the lower
town. for man seized me by The
sleeve and ! looked into the face of
the hotel clerk again.
"Thls wayl" he said. and hurried me
to n sort of subway entrance and down
/ n flight of steps Before me ! saw the
turnstile which led to cable railway
He paid my fare and thrust me into
a car. A boy came to close the lat.
ticcd door.
The car glded down the cliff and
stopped few seconds later.
emerged through another turnstile and
i ltuDu ihA>tfi III liit l'NtI ttNn again
at the foot of the precipice. above
which rose the Chateau with its i'm
posing facade. the ramparts aud the
towering citadel
reached the wharf and raced along
the planks. | was In time. although
| the engines We're throhhing in the
Sainte-Vierge. But il was not she. but
the dark Claire | sought at that mo
ment. and | dashed toward her
A man barred my approach. He
caught me in his strong arms and hello
me fast.
'Dable, Are YOU mad, monsleur?'
he burst out as continued to struggle
And then I recognized my capior a.
| Captain Dubois
"Jacqueline is on the Clairer'
cried, trying TO make him understand
They took her there. They"
AZ Is all fi.rlf 9" answered nnhoie