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"Forgive hness

"The five thousand gavvos shall be yours toraciously "You have done your duty well" The faithful captain bowed deep and low and a weight was lifted from his conscience

"Gentlemen, the door," he said, and without a word the trio left the room She closed the door and stood like a statue until their footsteps died away in the distance As one in a daze she sat at the desk till the dawn, Grenfall Lorry's revolver lying before her

Through the halls, down the stairs and into the claeon strode the silent trio

But before Lorry stepped inside the cell Gabriel asked a question that had been troubling hied her," muttered Gabriel, now convinced that he had committed hied you," said the prisoner, grimly "Can't I have a candle in here, captain?"

"Youinside the narrow cell As he placed the lantern on the floor he whispered: "I will return in an hour Read this!" Lorry's hand closed over the bit of perfu about curiously, even tihness, hoould you enjoy living in a hole like this all your life?"

"Horrible!" said Gabriel, shuddering like a leaf

"Then take my advice: don't commit any murders Hire some one else"

The two men eyed each other steadily for a moment or two Then the Prince looked out of the cell, aover hi a hness precede him up the stone steps

In the cell the prisoner read and reread the incoherent e from Yetive: "It is the only way Quinnox will assist you to escape to-night Go, I io Your life is more than all to me Gabriel's story will not be entertained and he can have no proof He will be torn to pieces, Quinnox says I do not kno I can live until I aht a woman ever spent If I could only be sure that you will do as I ask, as I beg and implore! Do not think ofto save you"

He s sentences swept away the last thought heher to bear the consequences "Do not think ofto save you" He leaned against the stone wall and shook his head slowly, the smile still on his lips