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Yearlv advertisements ptyablo quarterly. Trs
slent advertisements muii lie paid for bcrors In
serted except whero parlies havo nccountB.
IKnl advertisements two dollars per Inch fer
three Insertions and at that rata for additional
Insertions without reference to length,
Kiccutor'a, Administrator's, and Auditor's ho
tlcesthiee dolls rs.
Transient or 1jkh nol Ices, ten oents a line, ret.
War advertisements half rates.
COtCVBtl DKMOCRAT, BTAR OF TIIR NORTH, and CO
i-uhman, consolidated.
Inrd Wrrklrt PTPr I'rlilnjr .Horning, nt
nf.ooMsiiuita,coi,uMiiiAco.,i,n.
atII.50 pcrvMr. Ti siilnerllicrs out ottlio coun
ty tin t Timor" strl 'tlyln ndvnnco.
. IT" l'.,1)'r mtliiuoil except nt the option
nt tha publhiioM, until nil nrre.-irajjn nro paid, hut
lonif continued cnsllta will nnt i,n ir ivpn.
Ail papere iont out of tho stale or to distant post
uiui-vjs lima ! tin u'l iiiituvuucet umi'ssn rcsnon
lihlo imiti In Columbia county assumes to pay
Mio subscription duo on demand.
TOR P HINTING-.
Thfl.lnh Prlnt'tv.' Ilirurtlnent of tho CoUJMRMN
liverycon co. Itcont i!n llin Intest new typo
ml nut III .pry nnd 1st. ion ly omeo llmt runs Job
urc,s"s hy nun-, g vlnjr u tho beat rachitics. i:s
llnnii'.lunilshed on Lirifo Jobs.
BLOOMSBUKG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1886.
J X SITISJJBENDBr., I
....
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XX.NO 0
COLUMBIA DSMOOItAT, VOL.XL1V, NO 49
rr In the "Iiuslness Directory" column, 4k
ollar a year for each line.
fetklMMMUMlMMIlia
F
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A.
.0
D
B
professional: CARDS.
r B. WAIifiMI!,
J ' ATTOUNK Y-AT-L AW,
lUobmsburff, Va
t 1st. National Hank.
L. FUNIC,
ATTOUNK Y-AT-L AW.
llLDOUSBCRII, I'A.
OTIcoln Stt's Ilulldlns.
J OIIN 51. Cli.VltIC,
AT 1'OIINH Y-AT-L AW,
AND
JIM TICK Or TUB l'HAOK.
IiLooueBDiia, l'A,
0 1133 over Moycr ltros. Drug Storo.
p W.MtLLEK,
sTUITtNEY-AT-LAW
OOl'ola lirovrcr'sbulldlng.sosondnoor.room Mo.i
litoomsburs, l'a.
" ' ATTOUNEY-AT-L AW.
llloomsburg, n
omno corner ot t rntro and Main streets. Clark j
nutldlutr.
C.in bo consulted In German.
"1EO. B. KLWKIiL
ATTORfJEY-AT-LAW,
1,00MS1U1I!(1, l'A.
Olllef on First floor, front room ot Cot,
vmiiias llitUiUna, -Main street, below K
clinngc Hotel.
V,TL B. WIltT.
Attornoy-at-Law.
OfJee n Coi.eanus huii.mnu, Itoom No. 1, second
iloor.
HL')OMSBUllG, PA.
a. KNOUB
I. 8. WIvrR9TKE.
KNOW. & WINTEUSl'EEN,
A ttornoyfut-Law.
oni;o lii 1st national Hank bulKHm;, Besonrt floor,
llrstdoor to 'he l It. Corner otMuu and jlarKi
streets Uloomssurg, l'a.
tarVnuo'M nnd Baurties Collccttd.
J II. MAtSE,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW
amco in Maize's bulldiir cverlilllmeyer'sKrocery.
JOHN C. YOCUM c- L OEYSlt.
YOCUM & OBYBH,
AUoi'iuys-at.-Lawi
CATAW1SHA, l'A.
(omeo front wilt of rooms on second floor of
KS lTKM blllUllUR.)
nrcAN im t.oNt-i-i.Ti:i)iNfii:iiMAX.ja:
Jtcmbers ot Sharp and Allemnn's Lawyers .ml
llanler'H Dli eetory and tliu American Mercantile
ana I'oll" cllon Asocial Ion. V 111 cue prompt and
careful attention to eolle.tlon of claims In any
partorthe United Males or Canada, n cll asto
ill other piotesblonal business tuliuitid to them
K. OSWALD,
' A'l'TOHNEY-AT-LAW.
JacUson BuiUUng, Booms -1 nnd 5.
llSltWICK, l'A
yr. II. 1UIAWN.
ATTO 1 IN E Y-AT-L AW.
Oatawlssa, l'a.
omce.corfierot Third and Malnstreota.
V. WHITE,
ATTOIIN E Y-AT-L AAV,
d:loomsburg, pa.
Olllco in llrowers' Building, .2ml lloor.
map 1-lf
w.
SJIITH,
Attorncy-nt Law.Bcrwick. Pit.
Csn bo (Jonsullcil in Uermn.n.
AUSO nilST-Cf.ASS
FIBB AND LIFE 1KSVBA N
COMPANIES l'.Kl'ltKSENTED.
iHTOfOco first iloor below the jiost ofllce.
MISCELLANEOUS
I) McKELVY, M. D,,Snrgeon ami I'hy
v lan, uoi ta sld:i Main street.below MarKet
L. FKITZ, Altnrney-nt Law. Oilico
, in COLUMIllAM DUlldlLg,
M. DP.INKER, GUN is LOCKBMITH
b)inc Jmchlr.enand Machinery of nil blnJ3 ro
ll ilrod. 01-kua lioraK Uulld c, Hlftomiburi;, l'a.
B. J. 0. BUTTEE,
rUYblCIAN CSUliOKON,
Offloe. North lUrKev pin i t,
itlcomai'i.i, , l'a
B. VM. M. BBDEB, Burgton unit
l'Sjaittau. oalco corner ot Kock and Jlurket
f B iiVASS, M. D., Surgeon ami
U .rhyslcan, Olloe and Itesldonco on Third
jUBE IN81JBANCE.
C'HIUSTIAN V. KNAl'I', ULOOMSllUHO, l'A,
IIOMH, OP N. Y.
MlIltCIIANTS', OP NKWAI'.K, N. J.
r LINTON, N. Y.
I'UOI'l.US'N. Y.
ltKAPlMl. l'A.
Thei-e lp c'om-oiuTiONs are well teasoned by
aje and kiiik iF.UThiiaud havo neu- set hud u
loss bettlcd by any court of law. 'I helr asM ls aro
ullluvewedlnhouii BECt'iiiTits aio liable to tho
hazard ot nun only.
1isses riiouiTLY nnd iiokkbtly adjusted and
mild as soon a-i determined by ciikisiian k.
iKkAl'P, HI'KCIAL AUhNT ANII AUJCSrKIl lJr)OSlSlll-UU,
" Tlw people of Columbia county hhould natron.
Cie the asency whero losseslt any MBbCtlled and
ipald byoiicofllierownclllzens.
v fii6mit.nks. i:ouity. faih ukalino.
F. HABTMAN
HirKISKNTB THK rOLI-OWIKO
AMEB10AN INBUBANOE COMPANIES
North American of 1'hlladelphla.
Franklin, " "
lVnnsylvanla, " "
York, of I'uunsylvanln.
llanoer, of N, Y.
Queens, ot Iindon.
North llrltlsh, ot London.
.Olllcn on Market titled, No, r, lUoomebers.
uct.Sl. 1-
'3crantQji House,
tr-ON THE UUUOl'KAN I'UK- ti
Victor Koch, Proprietor.
Uooma aro hinted by M?am. well ventilated and
elegantly furnished. Plnesl liar and Lunch Coun
ter In lioeuy.
Meals to older at all hours. Ladles and nents
testnuruiit furnished with all delicacies ot tho
aeason.
Location near 1). L. W. It. It. Depot, Scranton,
l'a. Mar td-lf
IXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLO0MSBVHO, FA,
OfPOSlTBCOUItT IIOUB B,
La racsand convenient sample rooms. I lath rooms
iiov and cold water and all modern comcnlenecB
MI AWAY ! Egmmia m
Ten thousand babies are given
yearly totlio jrnivo by not having
-On-Hand'H Teething Lotion on
their gums when teething.
SOMETHING NEW !
SOMETHING WONDERFUL !
SOMETHING MAGrCAL !
To bathe (lie baby's gums while
teething, relieving all inflamma
tion, swelling and pain.
LOST I
A good many night's rest by
not having JJr. I land's Colic Cure,
for it gives baby eoinfort. and
sleep without stupefying or in
juring it. No opiates. No con
stipation. Hold at Kleim's drug store,
general agent for Dv. "Hand's
remedies for children. Labora
tory at Hcranton, Pa. hMe0Wi
Catarrh how tone
WJiriHm Cream Balm
Inco n nnrtlrlenr
he b il'n lntoo.ich nos
tril nnrl draw strong
breaths through the
mw. It will Iw ab
sorbed and bettln Its
work nt cleansing and
healing the diseased
embrane. It allays
lnllamiiMilon and pre
vents fiesh colds.
Nol u I,!.,ul,l cr snufr,
i7IIAVFEVER
A few applications le
lleve. A tlioroueli
treatment win cure.
MAY-FEVER & Wr! u1
uuiits bv mall nr nt (lruftghtH.
KLY IUJO niHHS, Urut'Sfists, Owcgo, X. Y.
febe, iw. a
"ywiNwmoiiT a uo.,
WHO L ESAL K Qli 0 CEIiS,
Philadelphia
rsAS.sYKur, cokfkb, hhoak, mohssks
rich, snrB3,m'ARB!onA.c..&e.
N. TS. corner Swond and Arch streets
Orders win reeelvo rroioit attention
COURSEN, CLEMONS & CO.
Limited,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
Crockery, (llasswaie, Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Window Class, nnd 1'lated-ware.
Tho 50 candle-power marsh lectrlc lamp.
Tho celebrated I'lnaforo Jiurner.
lilrd Ca8es, Fruit Jars.
4K Lackawanna Avenue. SCKANTON, l'a.
may i-iy
A PRESEN X !
Our readers for is cents In postage stamps to
pay tor mailing and wrapping und nan cs of
two book agents, will receive FHLi: a Meel
Finish l'arior L'ngraMng of all our I'H11
DlI.NTt', 1' eluding Cleveland, sto stlxasincli,
woith n.00.
Address Eider Pub. Co.,Ghicao. III.
July 17-iy
m
Hend 10 cents pos'ngo and wo will mall
jou fvw a lojnl, .iluahle, sample box
ot goods that will putjoulntho way
01 Piaklnir i.foiv uumtu at, once, than
anything else In Aineitea Until se.xesot nil ages
can lUoat homo and work In sparotlme, or all tho
tlaio. Capital not lequlred. Wo will start you.
Iinnien pay sur" for tho-i who start at once.
b'tl.Nso.N & CO., 1'ortland, .Me. novaily
Jjp. McTaggart
Tills nolefl Specialist of Kcrnnlnn, Is tho
only siieoinlWt ibis side ot New York.Plill
udelpliln and IliilTulo who makes nil exclu
sive specialty of treating chronic, long
standing and lingering diseases to which
man and womankind aro subject, such us
Ciitisumplion, Ilionnlind nITcrtlons, Scrofu
la, Suit Blieiiin, Loss of JIanliood.Skin dis
eases, Blieiiioallsm, Ulcers, Old Sores, Epl
lepey, Svpldlis, Deafness, Loss of Voice,
Chronic Diaiilio'a.Clilllsiiiid Feer, Worms,
Liver complaint, Cancels, Tumors, Paraly
sis, Tape worm, ileal t disease, &c, &o,
iJiTFemale diseases a specialty.
No matter how lone you have been suf.
feriug nor how many Doctors you linye em
ployed in vain, you should apply to Dit.
.MoTAOOAlir nt once, when he will tell di
rectly without holding out falso hopes
whether your disease is strictly curablo or
can only he relieved.
Hu owes Ills wide reputation for the sue-ce.-slul
tie.itment of all lingering or chronic
diseases to c,poilenco nnd close uppllcu
tion for over 20 years, nnd to no miraculous
povtr.
What tiik Pai-eiss Siy 1
"Ha Is skillful honest, elllclent, upilght nnd re
liable and well worthy of tho pcopl 's eonildenco
ardesti'tm llo always says exactly what he
nil am uml means exactly what he says." scran
ton llrlin'tlU'Ut.
"Ho is 100 useful a man to lose," Lackawanna
lh'tmnrat.
Cera;? Laiki-.var.r.i asd Vashiagtcn Avenues.
SCBANTON, PA.
Sept U-ly
.-sa m tain
obtained and all patent business attended to for
moderate fees,
our ollice Is opposlto the U. R Patent Oltlce, nnd
weean obtain I'.uentsln less time than those re
mote (rum Washington
hem Model o drawls.;. We advlso as to pat
entability fieeof charge, and we make no charge
unless patent Is secured.
Weieferhere, to tho Postmaster, the tsupt. ot
Monev order Hlv , and to uftlclals of tho U.S.
Palent OIHee. For circular, adtlce, terms and
refeiencestonctualcllents in your own btatoor
County, wilte to
C. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposlto Patent Ofllce, Washington, D C
ang-tf
n&m PrtlLllDELPHIA SIHG! ,1
IndnMnc Tuiber. Ilnfllir.
-i.biJtof-1 )li'iimi4H4.uiullJii!ii-
V..j vtf r Tli-y are tiaiut
1 i3JriftiiJiiMint1. fiunuiip, unn iikiip
tVffTr vlf rtiniunA Simt n tthcr com
mlit chtraa Iron S4Q la SiO.
I'nrrliiittr from lis uml ni' K'tll, -tn.t lur
rircnlitr tut t O. A. WOOD A. CO..
tfhtliiiunlaK I 1 7 N. l eu ll rt. rbI1ur I'n,
MILE
Sept.-l-lt.
fS.WftVESiaSOII
L 7?WmmG AGENTS
Jlo J3jJUDELP!A
t i lie anut uu-i rililh M,
Itc '' Ailveni leinniia 1 y! a i Ta" 'r
CCTIUITPI I irH.HM'milllilll.TS0 rnrr
Li I IMA I LO at Lowoat Cnh Rates rfltt
".'ii.i'.'r-V'AYER & SON'S MANUAL
Wt ' 5 L'flYS'lutes
IW . i'V icrvli Immi!' ht'Iurp tu ia
WiJ3 TVlf t,tt,i stLUt datfM tamk
,X (FX
m Tim Imiiieiit anil ,t.rui
H nleieiMl ''' ltlSM
ha lizard Uuniuw lu 't !('!
miu i,i ii 3.1 lull- -.r ,c RiSi)il !(
runri.lia-. S .'BKr&K5u ,h4 "l
SAi5 mail, for 'Si renin lu
4i$5 Mompi. Order now.
tits "nd m I '"ir eaiultiauu u
H I'Nfil I . A I. fON A- CO.,
PlIlt.Alll.H'IHA, I'l.NN'A
Ourc Conffh,OoM, JI.w wnfd, Cronp, Arthml,
Uronclilti'S hoor,r'l? Coi'ch, Incipient Coniump-
iniiitiuiu Ji,ns tJurumi ill"
lrnc s in fttKfi'ioctt rtajt j of
I he diyiio, n lUrti, (Vi
i,on.1llio 0inno Dr Full't
tchtii tm . -r. pr.d brM onr
rrrf .trntl T fMl.nrl. in wit
A 'kIC Mil ft Virclf,aI;rU j
l'PS'ffttM'ImUoiriTn'iturwof John i
SALVATION OSL,
"The Greatest Cure on trth for Pain,"
Will relievo rnoro quickly than any
other knovn remedy. Rheumatism,
Ucuralgia, Swelling, Driiiacs, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Lumbano.Soros, Frost
bites. Backache, Wounds, Head-ichc.
Toothache, Sprains, &c. Sold by nil
DruKRists. Price 25 Cent3 a Bottle.
SCOTT'S
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL
hasp
Almost as Paiatabloao IVJilk.
Tlio only prpparatlon rf f 01) T.IVKU OIL thnt
mi bn taken readily aud tolerated for a lung lima
by tlellt'Ate sloLijrlis.
i x' a ltniEnY yo't roxsr'trTtov,
siTtoi I i,m s .my i (iio.xs. .iiu.au.
i'uii, iit.in.nv.Vii mis a.m iiinoti1 .tv.
lt(UOSn,l nil It AS l i 1 "iHsilltl 'Kl. P
tlllLPllt "ll Is nrn-rUons In lis ri".al I .
I'rrscrihed nnd rnilorai'il by luo best I'hyfilolans
In the LouLtrn s cf tho woild.
FOR SALE BY ALL DnilGGI'-.TS
oct-53-ly.
MAtR
fir i.o
the ti iptO.ir fiv i
Id.; tnc liair, I'
vlicm;rty,i!iilit
e f r
tii
urtiii. it cicm i-tc
stop- the hair (.til! ;,
sure to please.
i'ia m, sues at uni"
The Best Cough Cure yoa can ut.
and the beu known preventive of Consttm
Parker's Tonic kept in a home is a sent
keep lickness out, Used dUcreeily It kee
hlood pure and the Stomach, Liver and K
In working order. Coujrn and Coldi vani
fore it. It builds up the health.
If you suffer from Oebility Skin Trur
Ccuslii Aithma, Dyipepsh, Kidney, Urin
1 1 nal-s Compljitita,or any disorder cf tV 1
Si m-'ch, UoweU, Illaod or Kcrvet, d-i
I'M y t ore !.! l: hn hut ii-c Pa. hv'
Ik-' y i It !l niv 4 ott n v h mh., r
ir . 1 c & o . .
tlci
el to
i the
nej
i le
iom.
V 1
aug. M-ly
Read what the people
say concerning the
ability of Dr. 'Ihomai'
Kclectric Oit to cure
asthma, catarrh, croup,
coidt, etc. Mrs. Dor
Koch of Uuffato, says :
' K,or croup it is decid
edly effieietoui." Mn, Jacob Mellisor of Marion.
Ohio, says the lame thing. S. S. Graves, Akron,
N. writes t "itadaiihma of the worst kind,
took one dose of Thomas Kclectric Oil and wis
relieved in a few minutes. Would walk five miles
fortius medicine and pay $j a bottle for it Drur.
gistC. K. Hall, Grayvtlle, III., says. " Cured an uf
cerated throat for me in twenty-four hours." ' bat
up in bed and coughed till the clothing wasuti
with perspiration. My
wife insisted that I urn
Thomas' Eclectnc Oil.
The first teaspoonful
rblirved me." I:. II.
I'erkins, Creek Centre,
N. V., Thomas' Eclec
tnc Oil 4s aUo a Tit
Top eiternal applica
tion for rheumatism,
cuti.scaldburnStbites,
bruises.etc. Whenvui
ting the drugcist, ask
him what he knows of
Dr. Thomas' Eclectnc
Oil; if he has been
long i n the druft
trade.be sure he will
speak highly of it.
Worked Wonder.
"My daughter was very bad off on account of
a cold and pain in her lungs. Dr, Thtrnas" Etltc
trie OH turtd htr n twtnty-fjur hours. Oris
of the boys was cured of sore throat. This medi
cine has worked wonders in our family." Alvah
I'tiiclney, Lake Mohopjc, S' V
nug. 28-ly-ald.
Best"!
Kill pain, Bootho and atimu!ata the tired f
muscles, and wonderfully etrcasVliea weak t
rorta. All tho valuablo medicinal virtues of
froi'i I ops, combined with Burgundy rite's
and Canada Ealfun. Applied to SacJtaoiie,
Ecutlca, Itheuaiat.im, Crick, 3titches, Bide-
Athe, Kidney ACectlons, Soro Chiat or any of
tho various pains and weaknessrs bo common.
Instant rolief ta Etvcn. Cures Dyapepsla and r
liver troubles without Intenifl dosing. Sold j
ovcryvhem, C3e C fur $1. IJaUed for pt105. t
HOI? rLAaTnCO.,rrop'rB,Iloaton,MaBs.
AWonderfut
STREIGTHENER
Oiler to tho Trado their Fine liraud of Cigars.
Tho Landros,
Honry Clay,
Normal
Samson, and
Cosmopolitan
Fino Fruits and Fino Confccliotiery
on hand, i' t'inli every week, IJIooras
burg, l'a Feb. 27
111. C. SLOAN & BRO.,
11L00MS15UHG, PA.
laufacturcraof
CARRIAGES BIIQQIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS &C.
Flrat-claBs work alwaya on band,
HEFAMhVQ A'EA TL YDONh.
Prlca reduced to mil the timet,
II. IIOUBK,
DENTIST,
Hloojishuiki, Uot.uJtiiiA County, Pa
Ml stylesot work dono In a superior manner, work
wamnteda repnyentod, Turn Kxtkact
id wiriioor 1'AiN by the use of Uas, and
fruoof charge lien arttaclal teeth
are Inserted,
OQlco over Klclm's Drug titoro.
'Jo be open at all hourt during the (hi
Noyji.Jr
EIIUISbON
; MOP 1
Piasters I
mi
U1
iilcrlSi'os.(ICo.,
Alcxandci
AJJDOBF SAW IHM TA83 lUSt, ALMOST
Mathias Sandorf.
JULES VERNE.
AUTHOH OP "JOUUNEY TO TIIK CENTItl
or ran iiAr.Tit," "tiui' to tub moos,"
"A110UNIJ TUU W011L11 IN EIGHTY;
DAVH," "JIICHACfj STIlOaOFP,"
"TWENTl" TllllfSV.VD LEAatJES
CNUElt THE BEA," ETC., ETC
T1UN1I.A1II1X CorVIIIOIITSO, 1SS3.
CIUlTRIl KiailT CONCLrDKn.
Anil tlio.se mn tin- ihruscs they licnitl
at diirorent inteivnls:
..
"To-morrow nfli-r tlio excuutiou, j'ou
will liu fno."
.
"And then Count Sandorf 'a goods we
share "
"Without mo you nnver would ImTe
deciphered thnt ineisiifje."
"And vithi)ut me if I lmd not taken
it from tliu pigeon you never would huve
got hold of it
Well, no ouo would Mispeet that tho
police owe "
"Even the prisoners havo no sua
pic on."
"Neither relatives nor friends aro
coming to see them."
"To-morrow, Sarcany ."
"To-morrow, Silas ToronthnL"
.
Then the voices wero silent, mid the
sound ot a door being shut was heard.
"Sarcan.y! Silas Toronthal!" ox
claimed Sandoif. "That is whero it
came from !"
He looked nt his friends, und was
quite pale. His heart stopped beating
in the grip of the spasm.
His eyes dilated, his neck stiffened,
his head sank bnek to his shoulders
everything showed that his energetic
nature was in tho gr.isp nf terrilile anger,
pus-lieu to its furthest extreme.
"Those two ! The scoundrels! Those
two !" he repeated with a sort of u roar.
Then he eoneeted him-" ' looked
round him, nnd xtrodo uem tho cell.
"K-eapc! 1-sc.ipoI" ho exclaimed
" Wo must escape!"
And this man, who would havo walked
bravely to death a few hours later, this
man who hud never oven thought
of making im effort for his lit, this
man had now but one thought to live,
nnd live to punish those two traitors,
Snreany und Toronthal !
' ' Yes I To be revenged ?" nxclaimod
Bathory nnd Zathmar.
"To bo revenged? No I To do jus
tice. "
All tho Count Suudorf vas in these
woids. Cn.VPTKl! IX,
Tin; uo.vjov or pisino.
Tho fortress of 1'isino is one of tho
most formidable buildings which nroso
in tho middle nges. It has u lino feudal
uspeet. It only wants the knights in its
vaulted halls nnd the ladies in their long
brocaded robes nnd pointed bonnets at
its inched windows, and the nrchers nnd
orossliowmou on its machicolations, its
battlemented galleries, nt tho emlira
suies of its fnangmals, its portcullis and
its drawbridges, The stonework is still
intact ; but the (lovoruor with his Aus
trian uniform, the soldiers with their
modern weapons, the warders nnd turn
keys who no longer wear tho parti
coloiod costume, half yellow and half
red, of tho old days, strike n falso noto
in tho midst of till this inagnillccuo of
tho past.
It was from tho donjon of this fortross
that Count Sandoif was endeavoring to
escape during tho last hours before his
execution. A mad attempt, no doubt i
for tho piisouers did not even know in
what part of the donjon their prison lay,
nor nny thing of the country across which
they would havo to journey after their
esoape.
And perhaps it was fortunate that
their ignorance wnseomplotoin the mat
ter. Had they known more they might
havo recoiled before tho diflleulties, to
say nothing of tho impossibilities of such
an enterprise.
It is not that this province of Istria
offers no favorable chances for mi escape,
for no matter what direction tho fugi
tives took they would reach the seacoast
ill n few hours. It is not thnt too streets
of 1'isino nro mi carefully gaurded that
there is a risk of lieiug arrested ut tho
veiy llrst step, Hut to eseapo from tho
fortress, nnd particularly from the don
jon occupied bv tho prisoners, had up to
then been considered impossible. liven
the idea had uover occurred to nny one.
Tho situation and exterior nrrango
ments of tho donjon in tho fortress of
I'isiuo wero ns follows i Tho donjon
occupies ouo side of tho tetraoo with
which tho town hero oiids. Leaning
over tho parapet of this torraoo tho oyo
plmiKos into n largo, deep gulf, whoso
rugged sides, oovtred with thick entan
glements of creepers, nro out down per
pendicularly. Nothing overhangs tlio
wall i there is not u step to enable nny
ouo to u'ceiid or descond j not a fcuoo
to halt ut ; not u prominence to seize
TOUOJIINO HIM WITH HIS ARMS WIDE OPEK.
hold upon in nny part of it ; nothing
but tho uncertain lines, smooth, rugged
and irregular, which mark tho oblhpie
clcarngo of the rocks.' In a word, it is
an abyss which attracts, fassinntes mid
never gives back anything that drops
into it.
Abovo tho abyss rises one of tho side
walls of the donjon, pierced with it few
windows giving lilit to tho cells on tho
different floors. Wero n prisoner to lean
out of ouo of these openings ho would
recoil with terror, lest vertigo drag him
into tit's void below. Aud if ho fell
what would bo his fato? His body
would bo dashed to pieces on tho rocks
at tho bottom, or it would bo carried
away by tho torrent whoso current dur
ing flood is irresistible.
Tho abyss is tho lirico, ns it is called
in tho district. Through it runs a riwr
known ns tho Foib.i. This river finds
its only outlet in a cavern which it has
gradually cut out of tho rocks, and into
which it foils with tho impetuousity of a
tide-raco or n whirlpool. Whero does it
go as it passes under tho town ? No one
knows. Whero does it reappear? Not
ono knows of this cavern, or rather this
canal, bored in tho schists and clays
no ono knows the length, tho height or
tho direction. Who can say what thous
ands of angles, what forests of pillars
supporting tho enormous substructure
of tho fortress and entire city its waters
nro dashed against in their course ?
Many bold explorers, when tho water
level has been neither too high nor too
low, havo taken a light boat and
endeavored to descend tho Foiba through
tho gloomy tunnel, but tho niches have
been too low nnd havo soon interposed
an impracticable obstacle. In fact,
nothing is kuown of this subterranean
river. Perhaps it is lost in some still
deeper cavern and enters tho Adriatia
below tho tido matk.
Such, then, was tho Brico, of which
Count Sandorf did not evon know the
existcuco ; aud as the only escape was
by tho window of Ins cell, which opened
above tho Urico, he would bo almost as
certain to meet his death ns if ho stood
in front of tho firing party on tho morn
ing of his execution.
Zathmar and liathory waited but for
tho time to act, ready to remain liehiud,
if necessary, and saciitico themselves to
help Count Sandorf, or ready to follow
him if their flight would not hamper
his.
"Wo'll all three go," said Sandorf.
"Wait till wo get out before we
soparato I"
Eight o'clock then struck from the
clock in tho town. Tho prisoners had
only twelve hours to livo.
Night began to closo in a night
which promised to bo very dark. Thick,
almost motionless clouds unrolled them
selves eumbrously across tho sky. Tho
atmosphere was heavy, almost unbreuth
able, and saturated with electricity. A
violent storm was coming on. Light
ning had not yet passed between these
tansses of v apor, heaped around like so
many accumulators, but distant growl
ings wero heard ulong the summits of
the hills that cnciiclo I'isiuo.
Under such circumstances offered
tliero was some chance of success, if an
unknown gulf had not gaped lieueath
tho foot of tho fugitives. In u dark
night they might not bo seen. In a
noisy night they might not bo hoard.
As Sandorf had instantly recognized,
flight was only possible through tho
window of tlio cell. To forco tho door,
to out into its strong planks of oak, all
bound and ironed, was not to be dreamed
of. Besides, the step of n sentinel
resounded on tho flags of tho corridor.
Aud onco the door was cleared, how
wore they to find their way through tho
labyrinth of tho fortress? How wero
thoy to pass the portcullis and draw
bridges, at which thero were always bo
tnuny men on guard ? On tho side of
tho Ilrico thoro was no sentinel ; but the
Ilrioo was a bettor defonoo to tho face of
tho donjon than a cordon of sentries.
Sandorf then went to tho window and
examined it, to see if thoy could squeeze
through it.
This window was exactly three nnd a
half feet wido und two feet high. The
gap widened as it ran outwards through
tho wall, which horeabouts was nearly
four feet thick. A solid crossbar of iron
guarded it. It was ilxed in tho side
Hear the interior opening. Thero wero
none of thoso wooden boards whioh
allow the light only to enter from nbovo,
for they would havo been useless, owing
to tho position of tho opening. If, then,
tho crossbar could bo removed or dis
placed it would bo easy to got through
tho wiudow, which was not unliko uu
embrasure iu n fortress wall. ,
Hut onco tho passugo was free, how
wero thoy to make tho descent dowu tho
perpendicular side ? Hy a ladder ? Tlio
prisoners had not ono nnd could not
jnakoouo. Hy tho bod-clothes? Thoy
had only tho heavy woolen oouuterpauos
thrown on tho mattresses whioh lay on
tho iron frames (lxed to tho wall. It
would havo been impossible to havo
escaped by the window if Count S.indorf
had not noticed n chain, or rather an
iron rope, hanging outside, which uiighi
aid then) to escape.
Tho cable was the lightning conductor
fixed to tho crest of tho roof nbovo tho
side of tho donjon, the wall of which
roso straight from the lirico.
"Do you seo that cable?" said Count
Sandoif to his two frieuds. " Vou must
havo tho couiugo to use it it you want
to mnko your oscapo."
"Thoooumgo wohnve,"snid Zathmari
"but have wo tho strength ?"
"What does it matter?' mulled Eath-
ory i " If slrehgth fall us wo shall dlo an
hour or two sooner, that is nil.
"Tliero Is no need to die, Stephen,"
said Sandoif. "Listen tome, and you
nlso, Ladislas ! do not miss any of my
words. If wo possossed n lope, wo
should not hesitate to hang ourselves
outside tho window, so that wo might
slip to tho ground. Now this cable is
Detlet than a roio, because its rigidity
will render its descent much cosier.
Like nd lightning conductors, thero is
no doubt but that it is fastened to tho
wall with stuples. These staples will bo
llxoil points on which onr feet may dud
it rest. Them is no swinging to dread,
because tho cable is ilxed to the wall.
Thero is no vertigo to fear, because it is
night nnd you will seo noth ng. Then,
onco through tho window, wo have only
to keep our coolness and oourago and wo
nro free. That wo risk our lives is pos
sible. Hut it gives us ten chances to
ono; whereas if wo wait till tho morn
ing, nnd our keepers Und us here, it is
Hundreds upon hundreds to one thnt wo
have to die!"
"l!o it so," replied Zathmar.
"Where does tho cablo end?" nskod
liathory.
"In n well probably," answered San
dorf, "but certainly outside the donjon,
and we'll t.kn advantage of it, I do not
know. I only see one thing nt tho oml
of it, and that is liberty perhaps 1"
Count Sandorf was right iu his sup
position that tho lightning conductor
wns fastened to tho wall by staples at
cipud distances. Tho descent would
thus be easy, for tlio fugitives could use
tho staples as stopping stones to keep
them from sliding down too swiftly.
Hut what they did not know was that
when it left ttie orest of tho plateau o!
which rose tho wall of tlio donjon tho
iron cablo became free, plunged into tho
waters of the Foiba, then swollen by
recent rains. Whero thoy reckoned on
uniting llrm ground nt tho bottom of tho
gorgo was a foaming torront, leuping
impetuously into the caverns of the
Hrico. If thoy had known this, would
they then have recoiled from their
attempted escape? No.
"Death for death," said Sandorf.
" Wo may die after doing all wo can to
escape death."
Tho first thing was to clear tho pass
ago through the window. Tho crossbar
that obstructed it would havo to bo re
moved. How was this to bo dono with
out a pair of pinchers, a wrench or any
other tool ? The prisoners had not even
u knife.
"Tho rest will not bo difficult," said
Sandorf, "but that may prove impossi
ble! To work!"
And ho climlied up to the window,
seized tho crossbar vigorously with his
hand, nnd felt thnt it would not lequiro
such a very great effort t pull it down.
The iron bars which formed it wero
loose iu their sockets. Tlio stone, split
away at the edges, did not oiler very
much resistence. Trobably tho light
ning conductor, before it was repaired,
had been in inferior condition for its
purpose, and electrio sparks had been
attracted by the iron of the crossbar,
nnd had acted on tho wall, and how
powerful such influence wonld bo we are
well aware. This may have been the
causo of the breakages round tho sock
ets into which the ends of tho bars were
thrust, and of the decomposition of the
stone, which was reduced to a sort of
spongy strrte, as if it had been pierced
by millions of electrio points.
This explanation was given by
Stephen Bathory as soon as he noticed
tho phenomenon.
But it wns not explanation, but work
that was wanted, and that without
losing a moment. If thev could mmuira
fl clear tho extremity of the bars, after
forcing tliem baokwards and forwards in
their sookota, so as to knook off tho
angles of tho stone, it might lie easy to
push tho iron wyrk out of tho embrasure.
which widened as it went outwards.
Tho noise of tho fall was not likely to be
heard amid tho long rollings of the
thunder whioh wero going on almost
continuously in the lower strata of tho
clonus.
"But wo shall nover get that iron
work out with our hands," said Zath
mar. " No!" answered Sandorf. "Wo ought
to havo apieco of iron, a blado "
Something of the sort was nocessary,
there could bo no doubt Frinblo ns tho
wall might bo round the sockets, tho
nails would bo broken, ond tho (Jngers
worn till they bled in trying to reduoe
it to powder. It could nover bo done
without some hard point or other.
Sandorf looked around the cell, whioh
was feebly lighted from tho corridor by
tho small fanlight over tho door. Thon
he felt tho walls on tho chance of a nail
having been left iu them, no found
nothing. Then it occurred to him that
it would not be impossible to take off
ono of the legs of tho iron lwdsteads,
which wero fixed tothowall. The thrco
set to work, and soon Bathory culled to
his companions in a whisper.
Tho rivet of ono of the metal laths
forming tho lattieo-work of the boil had
given way. All that was necessary was
to siezo hold of this by the free ond nnd
twist it b.iekwards and forowards until
it broke oil,
This was soon done. Sandorf thus ob
tained a thin pieooof iron, about an ineh
wido aud ilvo inches long, which ho
wrapped around tho end with his silk
cravat, and with it ho began to clear
away the foursockets.
This could not bo dono without soma
noise. Fortunately the rumbling of
tho thunder prevented tho noiso from
being heard. During tho intervals of
Bileuco Sandorf stopped, to resume his
tusk as soon ns tho Btorm began again.
Tlio work ad vouced rapidly.
Bathory and Zathmar took up their
positions near tho door and listened, so
as to stop him when tho sentry went
by.
Suddenly a " Sh sh sh " osoapod
from Zathmar'slips.
Tiio work instantly stopped.
"What's tho matter?" nsked Bathory,
"Listen," answered Zathmar,
His ear wns again at tho foous of the
ellipsoidal curve, nnd again there wm
evident tho ooousticul phenomenon
which had told thu prisoners the secret
of tho treachery,
Theso aro 'tho frngments of speech
which wero caught at short intorvals:
"To-morrow
liberty-"
set
' Yes
liooks closed
nnd-
" After the execution I shall
j' in my comrade, Zirone, who is waiting
for men in Sicily,"
.
"Your has been i short visit to tho
donjon of
is
Evidently S.irojny nnd a. waulor wero
engaged in conversation. Further Sari
oiuy had proiiounciss the name of aeor.
tain Zirone, who was mixed up in tho
whole nlV.iir, Huudorf made a oureful
noto of the now name.
Unfortunately tho last word, which
would havo been so useful for the pris
oners to know, did not reach them.
At the end of the last sentence) a vio
lent clap of thunder took place, and
whild the electricity followed tho light
ning conductor u shower of spaiks es
coped from tlio str.Jp yf metal that Count
Sand uf held in his hand, mid it not
been for the silk with which he hold it
ho would probably havo boon nffecled
by tho discharge.
And so tho last word, tho name of
the donjon, was lost in a loud peal of
thunder. Tho prisoners could not hear
it. Hnd they known in what fortress
they wero confined nnd through whnt
district thev had to make their wny,
how much greater would have been tho
elinnccs of escape attempted under such
dilllcult circumstances.
CIIAPTEH X
nowN the nnico.
Count Sindorf resumed his task at
tho window, Thrco out of tho four
sockets wore already scraped away
sutllciently to allow tho ends of tho
crossbar to ha movod out of them. Tho
fourth was then attacked by tho light of
tho dazzling Hashes which constantly
illumined the sky.
At half-past ten o'clock the work was
done. Tho crossbar was clear of tho
walls, and could bo slipped out of tlio
embrasure. It only had to bo pushed
forward and dropped on tho outside of
the wnll. And thi.s win done as soon ns
Zathmar heard that tho sentry had
reached tho far end of tho corridor.
The crossbar was moved nlong tlio em
brasure. It fell ovor and vanished.
At tho moment there was a lull iu tho
stoim. Sandorf listened to hear when
the heavy frame struck the ground. Hu
heard not n sound !
" The donjon is built on n hieh rock
which rises lrom tho valley," remarked
Bathory.
"Iho height does not matter 1" no.
sworod iSaudoif. "Thero cm bo no
doubt that tho lightning conductor
ronehes tho ground, becauso that is
necessary for it to be of any use. And
so we shall reach tho ground without thu
risk of a fell."
The reasoning was richt. as a rule, but
it was wrong iu this instivnce. for (Im
end of tho conductor was plunged in
tlio waters oi tiie i-oilio.
Tho window boiujrelour. tho moment
for escape hnd come.
'Jly friends." said Sandorf. " this la
what we had better do. I am the voiuifr.
est, and, I thin.i, the s1 longest. It is
my place, therefore, to bo tho first to go
down this iron ropo. In cato of borne
obstacle, which is impossible for us to
foresee, preventing my reaching the
ground, 1 may have strength enough to
olimb back to tho w iudow. Two min
utes after I havo gono, Stephen, you
get out of tho window and follow mo.
Two miuntos after him, Ladislas, you
come tho same way. When wo three
havo readied tho foot of the donjon wo
will not according to circumstances."
"Wo will obey you, JIathias," an-
sworcd Bathory. " We will do what
you tell us to do; wo will go where yoa
tell ns to go. But wo do not liko your
biking the greatest share of tho danger
on yourself "
"Our lives aro not worth as much as
yours,"uddcd Zathmar.
"They are worth nuitoas much in tho
face of nn act of justice whioh has to bo
dono," answered Count Sandorf. "And
tf one of us alone survives ho will be
tho ono to perforin that act Shako
htinds my friends."
And then whilo Zathmar went to
watch at tlio door of tho cell Sandorf
climbed into tho ombrnsuro. A mo
ment afterwards ho was hanging
in tho air. Then whilo his knees
gripped tho iron rope, ho slid dowu.
nana under hand, feeling with his feet
for the staples on which to rest.
The storm burst forth again with ex
traordinary violence. It did not rain.
but tho wiud was t.'rritlc. Flash over
lapped flash. Tho zigzags crossed and
crossed above tho donjon, attracted by
its isolated jiosition and its towering
height Tho point of tho lightning rod
gleamed with pallid brilliancy us tho
electricity streamed off iu a long spear
point of iLune, and the c.tblo shook and
swung witli tho furious lashing of tlio
storm.
Tho risk that was mn in hanging on
to this conductor, through which the
electricity was traveling, to lose itself
in ttie waters of the Bnoo, was terrible.
Had tho apnirntns been in iwrfect con
dition ther o w ould havo been no danger
of a stroke, for the extreme conduct!
bility of tho metal compared to that of
tho human body, which is very much
loss, would havo preserved tho daring
man who was suspended from it. But if
tho point of the conductor was hluutod
or there wero any solution of continuity
in tlio cablo or nrupturooccurrcd at nny
spot below a stroke was quite possible
duo to the meeting of the positive and
tlio negative; and this without it light
ning flash, owing to tho tonsion of the
accumulation in the defective apparatus.
Count Sandorf was fully aware of the
dauger to which hu was exposed. A
sentiment more powerful than that of
tho instinct of preservation made him
bravo it Ho slipied down slowly,
cautiously through ti e electrio emana
tions which onvolopod him us in a mint
His foot taught each staple down tlio
wall, and for an iiishint ho paused, and
ns a blinding flash illumined tho abyss
beneath him hu tried, but in vain, to
discover its depth.
When Mathias hnd doscouded about
Fixty feet from the window ho found n
llrm resting pluoo, It wns a sort oi
ledge a few inches wido which marked
tho lH'glnnhig of the baso of the wall.
Tho lightning oouductor did not eiu'l
here; itwentdown lower, nnd unknown
to tho lugitive from this point down-
ward it was unfastened and floated free,
sometimes skirting the rooky wall,
sometimes swinging iu mid-air, some
times scraping against tho rocks thnt
overhung tho abyss.
Count Sandoif stopped to recover his
breath. His foot rested on tho lodco.
,.! , ... . . .
ins mums graspeu mo iron oable. Ho
saw that ho had reached tho llrst course
of tho musonry of tho donjon. But how
far ho wivs alwvo tho vullo- ho could not
estimate,
"That must bo vcrv deon." hr,
thought,
lu fiot a few largo birds, dazed with
tho blinding brilliancy of tho lightning,
wero flying round him with heavily
Happing wings, nnd instead of rising
sank out of sight beneiith his foot. Heiico
ho must bo on tho brink of a precipice
which fel,l away, deep down below him.
As tho birds disappeared ho heard a
noiso nbovo nnd by the light of a vivid
flash ho baw a confused mass detach
itself from tho wall.
It was Stephen Bathorvescaiilnir from
the window. Ho had grasped the con
ductoruudwus slowly slipping down to
join Qount Sandorf. Mathias waited
for him, his feut flrmlv ulanted on th,,
narrow ledgo. There Stephen could
wan wiiiiii nu continued to divseond.
In n few minutes lmth were s.iiiidim.
on tho narrow stoiio woik,
As soon as tho thunder ooasoil for
an instant thoy could speak nnd hear
each other.
"An Lulisliis?" asked Sandorf.
"Ho will Ikj hero in u luinuto,"
"Nothing wrong aloft ?"
"Nothing,"
" (lood I I will maliHiviom fm-T..l,'a.
Ias,nndyou, Stoplieu, wait till heruiohoa
yoiu ,
'Agreed."
A tremeiidiloiis Hash seemed to enTI
opo them in flame. It seemed as though
tho electricity coursing tho cablo had
penetrated their nerves. They thought
they hnd leen struck.
"Mathias! Mathias I" oxolaim!
Bnthory, under nu impression of terror
that ho could not master.
" Bo cool I I am going down I Yo
will follow I" was Sandorf's roply.
And already ho had seized tho cablo
with the intention of slipping to th
first staplo below, whero ho intendod to
wnit for his companions.
Suddenly tliero wero shouts froa
above. Thoy seemed to oomo from the
window of tho cell. Then these words
rang out :
"Savo yourselves I"
It was Znthmar's voice.
Immediately a bright light shot from
tho wall, followed by a sharp report.
This timo it was not tho cable broken br
ti lightning flash which lit up tho gloom;
it was not the roar of tho thunder which
lounded in tho air. A gun hud been
fired J u ehanco shot probably from ono
of tho embrasures of the donjon. It was
just ns much a signal to the rrunrd ius if
a bullet hnd lceu aimed at the fugitives.
The escape had bson discovered.
Iho sentry had heard some noiso. lis
had called live or six of tho warders and
entered tho. cell. The absence of two
of tho prisoners had been immediately
discovered, the shite of tho window
showed how they had escaped. And
Zathmar rushiug to the window had
given the alarm.
"1'oor fellow!" exclaimed Bathory.
"To desert him! Mathias! To desert
him I"
A second time there enmo thodischarc
of a gun. Tho report mingled with the
roll of thunder.
"Heaven havo nitv on him I said
Sandorf. "But wo must escape we
must avenge him ! Como Stephen, "
come I
It was time. Other windows in the
lower story of the donjon wero being ,
opened. New discharges lighted them
np. Shouts wero heard. Perhaps the
warders could run round the Imo of tho
wall and cut off tho retreat of tho fugi
tives ! Perhaps they might bo shot !
"Como!" exclaimed Saudorf for the
last timo.
And ho slid down tho iron cable, which '
Bathory grasped immediately after him. 1
Then they saw that tho ropo huug '"
loosely over the abyss. Hosting places,
staples, there wero none. They were
swinging wildly nt the end of tho rope, '
which cut their hands ns it slipjied
through them. Down they went with ,
their knees chafing and bleeding, without
tho power to stop themselves as the bull,
ets whistled past.
Foraminuto, for eighty feet aud more,
they glided down down asking them
selves if tho abyss iu which they were
engulfed were really bottomless. Already
tho roar of the raging waters below thefii
could bo heard. Then they understood
that tho lightning conductor led down
into tho torrent What was to bo dono t
To climb back to tho baso of tho donjon
they could not ; their strength was un
equal to tho task. And death, for death
was better to ehanco that which waited
for them in tho depths bolow.
Suddenly thoro enmo an fearful clap ol
thunder and on intense electrio glarp.
Although tho conductor wns not struck,
yet tho tension of the electricity was such
that tho iron ropo grow white as a plati
num thread beneath tho discharge of a
battery or a pile.
Bathory utteiod a ory of despair and
let go.
Sandorf saw him pass him, almost
touching him with his arms wide open.
And then ho let go the iron ropo which,
glowed in his hands ; and ho fell mora
tlian forty feet into tho torrent of Foil,
which foamed along at the foot of tho
unknown Hrico.
CHAPTER XI.
ALONO THE FOI11A.
It M,m iilmnf fl,v,', rtVIi,!' Tlu
clouds had begun to disolvo in drench
ing showers mingled with rnm. Then
fell llllL'it hniUtonns wliiid, Mlmt. ttif,
waters of the Foiba nnd rattled over tho
no's nowu its sides liko tho stream of
lend from n miliMillt.ii.. rrii .;,.:,
from the embrasures had ceased. Wh?
waste aniuiiition oil tho futritivos? Tho
Foil).! W'Olllll Olllv ,-iv,, tltnm na
corpses if evon it did that.
As soon as Count Sandorf fell into the
toironl he found himself swept help
lessly into the liuoo. In a few momoiim
ho msscd flso.n the int,.tiv., li,.l,f ...I. I.
which the electricity filled tho ruvino
into iiioproioiiii.u st Harmless. Tho war
of the waters had taken the liken nf flu.
loll of thunder. For into that impen
etrable invent tliero entered none of thu
outside light or sounds.
"Help!"
Thero wns u cry. It was Stephen
B.ithorv. Tim old of it,., ,t i. I. ...i
called him bnok to life, but ho could not
l.i op luinsoll niloat, and ho would huve
b"ou drowned had not a vigorous ana
seized him ns he was sinking.
"I inn here Stun linn ' n,m't 1...
nf i n id !"
Count S.llldoi'f WAS ll Ill's si, l,i liid.lli.n
him with uuo baud while he sunm with
ho other.
The liosition wns itritloil Dili..,
eo'i Id hardly move his limbs. They had
boon halt paralyzed by tho stroke.
.uuiougu too puiu ol ins Uiiruotl bauds
had been sensibly lessoned by their
plungo into tho cold, tho state of inertia
into which thev
allow of his using them. Had Hmdorf
uliaiutoiuHl him for a moment ho would
hau lieon drowned : nnd v.j. 1,,,,i,,,f
had enough to do to savo himself.
inert) was n, complete uncertainty na
to tho directum which this torrent took,
the plnco it ended, tho river or sea iuto
which it flowed, Ilud even Sandorf knowu
that the river was the Foiba the poaitiou
could not have boon more dospenito than
if ho knew whnt become of its impetuous
waters. Bottles thrown iuto the en
truuoo of tho cavern had nover oomo to.
sight again iu any stream of tho Istrian
peninsula; perhaps from their havine
boon broken ngainst tho rocks in their
course, perhaps from having betn
swept lielow iu fcomo mysterious rift in
the oaith's crust.
The fugitives wero onm'iMl along with
extreme rapidity, and thus fouud it twsy
to keep on tho surface. Bathory hud be
come uuoojisoions. Ho was qiiito hel
lossi nd motionless in tho lmtids of
Saudorf, who fought well for both, but
folt that all would soon end iuliis sinking
from sheer exhaustion. To tho dangor
of being dashed ngninst some projecting;
rock or tho side of tho cavern or tho
hanging prominences of tho wot them
was udded that of being sucked dowu in
one of tho whirlpools which foamed in
mauy a corner where tho ,harp nnglo of
tho bank gave tho current a sudden
curve. Twenty times were Sandorf and
his friend seized in ono of those liquid
suckers mid itresistibly drawn ta Its.
centre iu the manner of thu MnoUtorni,
Tnon they would bo spun ivaind by tho
gyrutury movement tviiittlien thrown otF
fioni the odgo Uko n stoi.0 from a eling;
asthooddy luoKo,
Half, iui hour went by undor suet
ciroiimstanooh with death iminiuwit
ouch minute and each secouiL SiUiilort'
p.. l ,Tjt, Kinwrhiininu eimttv, hail
TO UE CONTINIKV '