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4 Ro day, ) acithes eat inlenieete nor carry Hy a wih ., se pee was a feeble suggestion, but en were feeble “ ‘mén, and it found acceptance. Morse, they decided, ini it must be. AN a / Me Chorker was considerably taken aback to find that i ae forse knew where these men were in hiding, and th en he wondered how the boy could communicate with them, being shut up in a castle, practically a be esieged. aa _ While he was worrying his mental faculties with ea this problem, he saw a light some distance down the pt pare: It was drawing nearer, and, believing rightly th hat it was carried by Morse, he looked, or rather | ae about for a hiding-place. r Tt was his last wish to meet with Anyone from the hs eve done. He was fortunate in fnawe a rough ‘ _-Tecess in the wall of the cave, into which he crept and an Y i AN that passed between them was a sort of apology Peon Morse for being late, and the excuse of pressing matters that kept him in the castle. Then he came ; back again, passed the skulking Chorker, and hastened f ; do was to a Te right fond upon the an left side pit going, on his right returning, and he could not lose ie his way. : a Finally Mr. Farrell offered a solution of the -With complete success he tracked Morse to Ke) Me foot of the flight of steps that led to the laboratory, f it a ans stopping there, heard hi niggers, and the wimen folks. I’ve read of yeoptenel a c now, 1 wonders where it is, ie ae on ite te a PAARL PiU D4 Se’ Gaske Sve ‘, e rl ye * Y Mi es RAO TR Meade. Ubtehs A oe apeNe. ‘He dared not attempt to inspect it then, for it, ue a daytime, but it could be done at night. ty ae ie ‘a And what a vista of temporary comfort it opene ed up to him! He was quite independent of that part; rt y a at the mouth of the cave, for he could steal into Oe the castle in the night-time, obtain the Bese he a needed, and return to his lair. es hi Te in: For the better security of himself against di discovery he would take up his abode in the — ime passage of the cave. hae av Ry “ And, maybe,” he thought, “T'll have a bit. of a Wa game with some on ’em that they’ve orfen had ye me. Blow it! my turn’s come. I can run agin ‘the: ‘ole lot—Nap, his two assistants, them boys, them — gittin’ theirselves up as ghosts and skeering others ie into fits; doit. Here’s a chance of paying Ge i, a scores ! " | EA CHAPTER CXLIII. AN ASSAULT ON THE CASTLE, \ENORITA,” said pall ) Vamos, cit cannot is} be done.” | ae In the night — such fragments on camping material — ‘, FE as were left to them ‘ f _ had been transported by a Lucia di Valo’s followers — 4 to a spot under the cliff, — se and there put together | Eh ‘for shelter. ual iM Aaa It was a singular thing, o but the tent of the woman leader was the only one that had entirely escaped injury. It had not been » . wg wae’ ” 7 > a am 4 . " ore ‘| » = oa * a 4 + as ye — ae | = - 3 =ta* es rt r. Be = a i - ae a ft =<. 2 . : :— = ow, e struck or torn—a fact she was to make great se a fen y out of. a “Not be done 2” she said, asshe euene upon: her seat and looked him in the face. Pairs a “Not within reasonable time, senorita. Without tools it will be the work of weeks. The men’s knives £ é seein ety are being spoiled by putting them to such Se) ene : “ Let it be, then,” she answered, impatiently ; * from the first I had no faith in such cumbrous tools. At was the suggestion of that wretched EO Don Carlos Spartola.” Pi Sa Le ON Ca “There is On one yaa ie “hinted a Vamos, wh pre: