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Show STORM MUSIC By Dornford Yates nr lltatofc Bmloh prevent It from playing this sort of catch that la used for an entrain e and to bring this catch inro action,gate; you liml hut trU-k-th- self-actin- g Ofc Bhv 1,7 yyjTO Service. Chapter 17x Kt my heart fountain that had not pound-bTsom- e been "Lip- - burst suddenly Into play. Its and It made bitter-swegirl had been ifttmkw with rage. ACountess Not the rTvas et for she was not of this whose but a slight, pathetic figure, ns bsre . . . that had stood very atm In a rslley-mu- t then took place, happened than 1 can set It down. swiftly aoie on the drawbridge, and I was Bugle to kill tru t"lllnf- - ready and waiting man saw the I away. paces three aja, I saw him gnp the handkerchief and the iw hack bis arm to discharge rioe. It was then that I noticed Sabre on pn.iny the scrap of linen, white tbs bridge . . the shoe left Bugle's hand, the Altitun crouched, and as he turned Is come back, the great dug sprang. The shock would bare sent a giant fully six lying, for Sabre weighed As stood met the rail of the drawba bone annp. heard I ridge, And then the two went over, Into the As Bogle oat. The splush they made must have heard, but for the outcry within tbc eutle Itself. As I ran for the postern, I heard a hubbub In the archway and Florin's nice calling to Hubert to open the been gates. stumbled Into the passage As I breathed Rush. the stairs on yer left. I've got to lock this door." It seemed best to do as he said. Pharaoh and Dewdrop were gone. I needed Bush to bring me where they "This Is the stuff," Dp a word, I turned to the steps I knew. . . . is I came to their head, I became aware of a radiance a faint suggestion of light, enough to outline the doorway that gave to the little hall. Another atep, and I heard the drone Without of a voice. I entered the hall not One of Ita doors was hulf-ope-n that of the atnlrcase which led to Helenas room. Beyond this a light was burning, the light of a torch end an icecold voice was teaching a bitter sentence to cut like a whetted knife. So you see, there's not much left. Tomorrow morning, no doubt, order will he restored. Very likely the police will arrive. They wont arrive tonight, for the telephone Isn't working. I'm afraid I'm to blame for that. The search, which la now proceeding In a somewhat haphazard way, will be organized; dues will be sifted ; the ab-- d action will be reconstructed. Tour sheets are below the ramparts, so they'll know you were taken that way. Tour handkerchief Hen on the drawbridge; the slipper .which you kicked off will be found In the fields. I expect they'll employ your Alsatian Im sure I should. But an I carried you here, I dont think that he will come off. One has to think of these things. Be that as It may, no stone will lie left unturned to find the beautiful 'Countess you really are lovely, you know the worshipful mistress of Tor-Icthat carted her drunken brother of her way. And all the time you'll be here, sharing this somewhat unfriendly chamber with me and my Mends. . . Tou do see the point, don't you? They wont search the castle, because they'll know for certain we're one of us here. Tou didn't search It this morning you knew I was gone. And If they did search the castle, I hardly think Florin would let them look In this room. Ifa cleverly done, that door. Tou've got to be curious to find It and an expert to find Ita lock, rm both. I found them on Wednesday owning with the help of your broth-keI need hardly say that had I known that the key which you bind-- d the warden was his and not yours, should have adjourned to this chamber this morning Instead of to- Wt However, til's weU that ends y. well. . . . A stealthy atep behind me remem-bwBush. 1 tiirned. he was locking the door the head of the curling stair. tT"r fraction of a second I heal-ieItimli was at my mercy. Was the time to nnmnak? Arid then I Jmcd to atuke my winnings once d L ""W'tened rued to the half-ojie- n hl hwl in my enr h"" you. MT,onu his and Then lie for an Instant, to back door. rn give yon I'ha-,IKnt little Shelia e' J? diwrllie '""'W ulwnentered that 11 rinp 1 how you y atory. ret mom. Th' a.m the way of door from the hall the i .nm,,fe " 0t he right, and when? ' h turned the key, the Iron-t- o ''"h epened Inwards and so thll . At om,e found your-thself fo,,t of talrcasc-lurre"r wlll,,h rose to the right and Her it ,ir yu e. t, r ynr vle7 onen-i- f wimlf hwk A . ,lr rl,'o cur,ed out of was very heavy and, u werey hung, had to be held not so held. It at once ' ruie and, since Its na " Pelug-lnr- shut Itself fast. was, therefore, provided, ,l to eould. Enter the turret and let the door continued inowledsa WiJo to tlle wall nV0U' an'1 ,Ilere which door, when oien, had hld- den, was another smaller doorway which gave to the secret room. The door which It framed was slao of oak and Iron, hut though it boasted a handle, there wae no keyhole at all. It waa In fact locked liy the catch which held oiien the niHjor door. Turn this catch to one side, and the minor would swing open without a sound. From within the room this dour, when shut, could neither he oiened nor seen, becaimo it was hacked with the woodwork which covered the walla. All this, of rounie, I learned Inter. AH that I knew at the moment was that the dour to the room had been cleverly done. Riwh whispered over his shoulder. IVntch out for this door, it's wedged. lie Hi died round the oak and I followed, with a hand on my pistol and Geoffrey's knife In my sleeve. . . . I shall never forget the scene. Only one torch was alight, and this was so held liy Hewdrop that Its licnm fell on Helena's face. To this the eye naturally turned, and in an instant the rest of the room was black. She was silting upright on a bench, with her hack to the panelled wall. The nrk of her dress was turn and had fallen from one of her shoulders. If anything, her air was listless: she did not scorn to lie lireathliig, she sat no still. Her eyes were lowered to avoid the glare of the birch, hat her beautiful head was high, and for all the emotion she showed she might have been sitting In a church. The sight of lier captive and desolate hit me hard. That Pharaoh had been Hide to seize her was all my fault: hut for me, she would have had Sabre, her bodyguard. More. Had I returned to the castle, my cousin and Barley and I would all have been there, and the odds against Pharaoh's success would have been absurd: as it was, I had made them even and Pharaoh had won. The beam of the torch was blinding and I shut my eyes and sank my chin on my chest. I wanted to he able to see where Pharaoh was. Rush was beside me: he bad lingered a moment to take up the wedge and to lock the major door, but now he was standing beside me I could hear him licking hla Ups. And Dewdrop, a pace or two distant, was holding the torch. But I had not dlatlngnlshed Pharaoh, and Pharaoh was first on my list Then the man spoke again, and I knew that he was standing or sitting on the farther side of the room. As always, I'm perfectly frank. My hand la upon the treasure. It's simply r Pharaoh had sahl. Removing as much as we eau . . . clear up and go . . . and jou will he free.'- - Once Pharaoh had access to more than a million poiimls. as Pharaoh the man to grab what lie could and holt? If he opened her mouth. Pharaoh would ceriulnlv go. It seemed likely that he would take with him a thousand pounds. Fifteen hundred, jierlmps: Dewdrop ami Bugle and Rush could each of them manage a hag. And something else he would take ugaiust Ills return : and that was ln-- r master key. And she herself would he free, for she would be dead Waa It likely that Pharaoh, the ruthless, would spare her life? Spare her to cut off his access. If nothing else? It certainly looks," he said, as though we shan't be able to finish tonight. Still, these things shouldnt he rushed. And you know I can't help feeling that twenty-fou- r hours in this chamber will help you to change your iiiiiul. The quarters are close, aren't they? "So much," said Helena, calmly, may happen In twenty-fou- r hours.'' As l was saying, here we are out of the world, and time will stand still. 'Outside well, the warden will rage and your people Imagine vain things: Mr. Boliun will organize: Mr. Spencer will grin like a dog and run about the" Mr. Silencer's the rock you've spilt on from first to last. In a sense thats true," said Pharaoh. 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Racing drivers will not take chances on any tire except a Firestone As You Know I Cant Holp Feeling That 24 Hours In This Chamber Will Help You to Change Your Mind. better Judgment I let him live. But there we all make mistakes. To be perfectly honest, I went to the forester's cottage because I believed he was there. I didnt need you, you know. a question of testing these walls snd I already knew of this room." this floor. But I can't get It out of the "Tou seem to need me now." castle at least, not as much as I want Quite," aald Pharaoh, quite. But I don't like to use the drawbridge: 1 thats because your brother has gone. believe even your bucolics would find As s host well, his hospitality left that strange. But I know theres anoth- nothing to be desired. I find you more er way out Tou took It with Sir. Spen- exacting. Never mind. About Mr. Spencer five nights ago. cer. Tou know I did give him a chance. There was s little silence. Then I actually wrote him a note, containGo on," sa'd Helena, quietly. ing some good advice. You will tell me that way, aald People like Mr. Spencer dont take Pharaoh. any notice of threats. He had spoiled "And then?" your game and he Isnt dead yet." We shall work till dawn, removing I assure you. said Pharaoh, It's aa much as we can. only a matter of time. A gust of pasIf "And then?" sion suddenly shook hla accents. "We shall clear up and go, said he goes to Tibet. I'll get him." The Pharaoh. And you will be free. I hard- gust died down, and lie laughed. Stuly think you'll want anybody to find pid," he murmured. Let's say I dont us in possession of so much gold. like his face. "Clear up and go," said Helena. Tou don't like him because you fear What do yon mean by clear npT" him." I mean what yon think I mean. He may prove Inconvenient UnaTheres a nuisance Ive got to abate. bated nuisances sometimes do." "If you were honest you'd fay 'a "It Isn't Ills tongue lliaf you fear. score to settle.'" You fear hla hand." I prefer the term 'nuisance.' Still, But you don't, do you? flashed that may have to wait a little. At dawn Pharaoh. "It's astonishing how you've we shall leave the castle, and you will fallen for that young cair. be free." I could Just distinguish the man, but Helena took a deep breath. the resolute beam from Hie torch went I see," she snld. "And now PH tell far to distract my eye. 1 could make you something. You've got a long way. out that he was sitting astride of a bnt a long way la never enough. You chnlr, about six paces from Dewdrop, know that you're near the gold, hut yon dose to the wall. There was furniture don't know how to reach It. It's very slniulliig between us. a massive writwell to talk of testing these wall nnd ing table against which Dewdrop was this floor, hut Hint'll a Job for a mason, leaning, holding the torch. and you know It as well as I. Bnt For fear of missing my man, I dared If the gold was here, as yon admitted not tire upon him from where I stood. Just now. yon couldn't get It away. Iteai'li him I could not, without crossMore. So tong as yon stay here, you're ing the benm of the torch. room. snfe, for on one will ovn this "I told you 1 Imd no scruples." The But the longer you stay here, the slight-e- r voice was cold and harsh as the Yar-da- r your cluinre of escape. You've only wind. Am I to demonstrate this? find the Rolls and iny men will very soon Helena shrugged her shoulders. that, looking for me. And tomorrow, s matter Tor you not me. That's as yon surmise, order will he restored. I find It Hulllclently obvious, but per: Mr. 1 Quite good order. warn yon watt till haps you like gilding your most refined will see to that.' If you to cut gold." then, therefore, you will have 1 have two questions to ask you. to no have gold Youll your way out what they are. To obtain know You carry, so that should he easy enough: answers. I am ready to accurate the no hut once you are out, you'll hnve Not a long way. All he go all length will the and pnrk aort of transport Of lengths." me. full of my people, looking for j believe you," said Helena calmly. n7 here, y,,u rourse, aa I say. "The trouble Is you've got far as yon neiBut snfe. you've you're perfectly can." ther fowl nor water, and nothing that tat ua mv. Your brother was a mine make inn tnlk. will of think can you of Information, a a you nmy believe. Pharaoh. aald What, nothing? Amongst other thlnga he told me the Nothing," aald Helena, calmly. following curious fact. When a son You've no one here to torture, and or a daughter of Yorlek la ten years moI'm not afraid for myself. For the old, a leopard, the badge of Yorlek, are ment I'm up agnlnst It: but you Is tattooed upon tlielr skin. . . . Isup against time." is that true, tady Helena?" 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