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' Rurie itrose .to fo.11oW flim; the came to a vaulted passage, at the
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other three men: 'approaphing the', -ena of which was a door. This was.
fire as though they would'remain opened, and Rorie was led through
there, Ile had reached the door into the ])lace beyond. He cast his r
and passed through into the froom, eyes quiet,- about, and ho foun(l
beyond when ho thought lie heard - - --
footsteps behind him. It was a slid- himself in a narrow apartment, the
ing, snuffing sound, and he turned palls and floor of which were of
his head to•see what it was. As he i stone and the roof of brick, the lot- ?
slid so lie received a blow which i ter being arched. In one corner 1
was a couch and upon it were some t
staggered him and which would • � 1 a
have felled- lin ordinary man to the i old skins.
floor. , but beforeiered h a couldself fairl quickly
`Itis guicicAnd lsimple the y pointed to theouth was to be llow
.about he received a secondyblow, COl1Cli slid tile!! t'Lll'nCd away. Ituric
heavier than the first, which ! asked a question, but it was not an -
?'nought him upon his knees. In an swered. In a fow moments more the
instant all four of the men were up- ; heavy door was closed upon him,and
-on him, and he could see that they he ouellas in toandtal dwitlieasdcee•s rloant
had ropes in their !lands with which p g f
to bins! kiln. With all his might he he sank down. I
threw the fellow who held his right
CHAPTER III.
hand back against the wall, and an.
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A CONFERENCE AND HOW IT WAS INTER•
,other he sent in an opposite direc- RUPTED.
tion, and in a moment more he Rosalind VaIdai and Zenobie were ]
would have been upon his feet, but I torrother in their sitting room, and
just at that instant a noose was ! b b
adroitly slipped over ills heai