Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-16
THE SEVEN SLEEPERS
Thrilling Novel of By FRANCIS Bleeding
International Intrigue ,c,us+ ,o.z ;, ,,s p o.,
By FRANCIS BEEDNG
Copyright, 1895, by Little. Brown d Coz

exhiIaration of action and novelty,
and, looking back, / found that ] had
almost enjoyed my fantastic progress
through the streets of Geneva. But
swift on the heels of these events had
| come the foul and dastardly murder
of my friend. And now, added 70
| this, was the capture of Beatrice. II
| required all my self-control TO prevent
my mind from dwelling ON the pos
! sible actions of the professor in her
regard, and I look back to the time
| | spent in that cellar as possibly the
most miserable hours of my life.
Adolf, waking after some two hours
or 50. suggested that 1 should try to
| sleep for a while.
l lay down on the mattress and
presently fell into an uneasy doze.
| visited by nightmares of past hap
| penings in the war, mercifully totally
| absent from my conscious mind.
| dreamed I was once again in st.
Pierre Vast wood among the rotting
| corpses, pursued by an aimless thing
with silken. yellow hair and piercing
| eyes, and that as l fed stumbled
and fell repeatedly over the French
and German dead and the black
stumps of shell-torn trees.
| / wakened with start TO find
| Adolf's hand on my shoulder.
| Some ones coming" he whispered.
| 1t was pitch dark, for the light in
| the hall had been put out, and there
was no window in the cellar. The il
! Illuminated dial of my wrist watch.
| however, showed that it was am.
| I listened and heard footsteps ap-
preaching. Here was Jules with the
food.
! Now that the moment for action HAD
arrived ] was astonished TO find that
Adolf seemed to have regained his
nerve. He was cool and even voluble.
You stand over there on the left
and jump on him as he comes into the
| cellar" he said. The door opens in
ward III get hold of his keys. I've
put d mattress under the door to
deaden the noise of his fall"
Good 1 said, and, rising to my
! feet. ! took up the position he had in
dicated.
A moment later the door was opened
! and Jules stood revealed, a lantern
! with u single candle in it in one hand
| and a tray with some bread and COT
fee on it in the other. He came for
ward and stopped TO deposit the tray.
At that moment 1 jumped on his
back, whispering in his ear
Fall down and put the light out"
He did as he was hidden, falling
heavily forward on TO the mattress,
and as he did so he gave a deep
groan-
Lock the door after YOU" said
Adolf. and he bounded up the stairs.
] followed, but omitted to do as he
had suggested.
The house was still quite dark, for
the sun had not yet topped the noun
tains which surround the Lake of Ge-
neva. We stood a moment in the
hall.
Through the windows in the sitting
ROOM / whispered.
Yes" nodded Adolf
We crossed the hall and entered the
sitting ROOM The windows were
fastened. but Adolf, with a skill evil
IDENTIFY the result of practice. noise
lessly opened one of them and the
shutter outside. AS he did SO, he
whispered TO me.
Its all right I've settled that
Frenchman, l think. ] kicked him in
the belly as we passed"
| Little Adolf it seemed, had a great
spirit in him when he was reused.
BY this time both windows were
open and we stepped cautiously
through. We had arranged to slip
| through the garden, so down TO the
lakeside and endeavor to hire or steal
} a boat and row across the lake to
5 Bellerive, which was about a couple
of miles away on the other side. ]
had arranged with Rehmy and De
Blanchegarde that they should lie in
wait at the bottom of the garden.
! ready to take Adolf as he passed.
| To my great annoyance. however.
Adolf, once outside. turned to the
| right instead of to the left, and began
, to make his way uphill and away from
the lake.
Where are you going?" protested.
= THAT isn't the way TO the lake.
II know" he replied, but some
times the longest way round is the
| shortest. Perhaps they have heard
| US in which case they're sure TO come
| straight into the garden. This will
| throw them off the scent
II He broke into a run as he spoke, and
| / followed him. wondering what l
| should do. If l assaulted him l could
:. scarcely continue to imperSonate Kari
. Won Emmerich, should il be neceS-
sary to do 50 on some future occa-
sion. on the other hand. we certain
!: ly did not want Adolf to go free.
AT this point, l heard a shout, and,
looking round. l saw De Blanchegarde
and Rehmy emerging from a small
: plantation of frs at the bottom of the
I. garden and running in our direction.
Quick" said Adolf.
He increased his pace. turning
sharply to the right, so as to head
for the lake, which was distant some
/ 400 yards.
l ran after him. But. gIancing over
my shoulder, l noticed that Castor,
who was evidently something of a
Splinter, had jumped the garden wall
and was running to cut us off, while
Rehmy labored in his rear.
We had reached the main road.
which was very close to the lake, some
so yards ahead of our pursuefs, when,
| 10 my astonishment. instead of max
ing for the water, where | could see
some boats drawn up on a pebbly fore
I. shore. Adolf stopped. At the same
moment l became aware that an err
rand boy was passing along the road
on a bicycle in the direction of Lau-
same.
Adolf, without u seconds hesitation,
sprang in the way of the bicycle. To
avoid a collision. the boy swerved 10
the left, and. skidding, fell off into the
ditch. Adolf Immediately picked up
the bicycle.
I'VE must separate" he shouted.
Not so fast l said.
| I was now determined TO capture
him at all costs, and l made ready to
close. Unfortunately, however, ] was
quite unprepared for what happened
next.
1 had intended to knock him down.
but, in a flash. he OWNED my inten.
ton, assuming probably that l want
ed the bicycle for myself. Being I'M
versed in continental methods of
fighting, l got the worst of it, for, as
approached him. Adolf suddenly
lifted his right foot and planted
| heavy blow in the pit of my stomach,
laying me gasping and momentarily
MINDLESS on the side of the road, just
as De Blanchegarde arrived, with