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tk dy , ‘ en aie bias NG. Cech he uh ie f ae iu We aa of assent go the a8 Jean came ; -j pero te. We have our rifles,” resumed Morse, “and ammu- | ition. ‘So far there are the materials to give Reonardo very warm reception. Suppose IJ, now, with Jim, ook ao, a suitable aa for us to he in waiting for le nae by this sins finished his breakfast, and with ie im we left the old council-chamber, or dining-hall, Or ae | Ae ime. te “Hitherto the hee partion of the castle had been arely visited. It was known to contain all the usual “ ices for the domestics and retainers of the original os and that it was not the most inviting part of e building. Tn fact, Ib was a series of dark passages and meagre 3 pambers until the'old kitchen was reached, a spacious lace with a gallery at one end. aay ar In that eallery were two windows, from which the 00d could be seen. They were glazed with horn, nd opened lattice-fashion. The gallery was reached by means of a steepish The two boys ascended © staircase from the kitchen. , opened a window, and looked out. W. ratiever ib may have been used for in the olden _ “You see,” said Jim, “that the trees are thinner - ere, and he will be sure to look for the towers of the castle to euide him. The path is only afew feet to: 1e left—round the corner, I may say.” “ Yes,” assented Morse, “he will come this way. vow the window is long and narrow, but only a por- ion of it opens. We must remove some of the horn from either side of the lattice, and do it.in a way that will lead to the assumption, if it is noticed, that This is the style of - ' wie 6 | it has been damaged long ago. chin “oN S. me ‘With his elbow Morse knocked a holein one ofthe Anes of horn, and pointed out that anyone this side of it could watch without being seen, and use a ae wae necessary, with deadly effect. Jim quite agreed with him, and then made Bade icual openings in the dons until they had sufficient loopholes of a ru eged nature for their pur- pose. A ie er In all they would have five guns to bear upon the nemy, and in Jim’s opinion that was about as many as s would show up to carry out the plot. ‘These preliminary preparations made, they has- ened back to their friends, who had, during their ae been busy preparing the rifles for use. fe _ a ' ~~ entrees 7 THT RESULT OF THE sansa a ~ ~ lm — by Fe ¢ “aif Ae LIX, eet pga CHAPTER | Se a= AITHFUL to. hi ‘agreement, — "Reo -nardo, with | 31K men, started — ee ie the appointed spot, aie ae ie . ey) aha iD we leaving — the cave ' | "ae ghi.cish hs i 2a be LU Yi: Bes a esi. == about an hour be- i Ni= = UP mm a rine we ee a] Fa A oo ie f ae t Fant A eee Lear ore noon. MGA be He was an old hand at travel- a ling j in strange districts, and, Tee A ing got his bearings in the wood, he kept on pretty straight for the ‘ castle. He expected to see. ib i ahead in about three hours, and ne ) ain sure anomie about that time, coming to where. the ue | wood thinned, he saw its massive. towers nsige abo ve : the trees. | | All he had to ae now was to Gon it on her lett, - e a and, having passed it, to bear downwards where Bev. ; a path would presently rise into view. KET The men were called upon to halt, and they par- ; took of food and wine. During the tee Reonardo — more particularly gave them instructions oe : oe what they were individually to do. f Two were appointed to seize Eveline, Al a fara to : bind her arms and gag her. Two more were to assist oi Sy Mr. Groby in keeping Mrs. Farrell quiet, and the rest | were to be ready to give especial assistance, if so ae instructed. | Mea Reonardo was confident of being | successful. It A never dawned upon him that anything could seriously : gud arise as an obstruction. It was all a matter between pc him and the confiding master who had so Bi 3 of played into his hands. ‘ca “Comrades,” he said, when they had, eaten and i a drunken ne fill, “one cigarette,and then to the ~ _trysting-place. In about an hour our little bird, eee a re is to walk so cheery into the snare, will arrive. an Let us smoke, and away.” To some there it was their last smoke on , earth, but — they had no inkling of the fate in store for them, and « = laughed and chatted gaily until the word = command | to resume their march was given. ) Ra ee , On they went, threading their way between the | mB a trees until they were within a few yards « of the moat at the back of the castle. : a ee Reonardo halted and looked round. him. 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