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MEDFORD atAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREO ON, TUESDAY, MAROH.22, 19.10. TRUXTON KING l Story of By GEORGE BARR M'CUTGHEON CiHiltfil. 1909. 7 6nt But HcCbUKma f CWtH. IN), br Mm! chapter xi. TODKTl THE OJtOOjrD. TIIB second day aftir his lncar ceratlon began Kins was given food and drink. It was high time, for tio was almost fam ished. Thereafter twice a day he was )ed into the larger room and given a surprisingly hearty meal. Teter Brutus had Just voiced the pleasure of the majority by urging, the necessity for physical torture to wring the government's secrets from the pris oner. King, half famished, half crazed by thirst, had been listening to the fierce argument through the thin door that separated the rooms. He beard the sudden, eager movement toward the door of his cell and squared him self against the opposite wall, ready to fight to the death. Then there came a Tolce that he recognized. A woman was addressing the con spirators In tones of deadly earnest Boss. His heart gave a bound. It was the first time since his Incarceration that he had heard the voice of Olga Platanova. she who still must be his friend. "No! You shall not torture him. 1 fcaye said he is no spy. I still say It!" fee was exclaiming. "God, girl, we cannot turn him loose Bow. He must die." This was from Bpantz. "We cannot release him, I grant yoa," she said, and Truxton's heart ank. "Not now. but afterward, yes. When It Is all over he can do no barm. Bat bear me now, all of you. If he Is bansed In any way I shall not perform aj part of the work on the 2Cth. This fa final." Too cannot withdraw!" exclaimed Peter Brutus. "You are pledged. You are sworn. It is ordained." "I, Olga Platanova. say this to you. It to not a plea, not a petition: It Is an Hltlraatam. Spare him or the glorious cause must suffer by my defection." "Shi Not so loud, girl! He can hear every word you say! "Let him bear. Let him know that X, Olga Platanova, am to hurl the thing that Is to destroy the life of Prince Robin. I am not afraid to have him know today what the world will know next week. Then the world will say that Olga Platanova was not a beast, but a deliverer, n creator! Let blm fcearr The listener's blood was running cold. The life of Prince Robin! An assassination! -The thing that will destroyr A bomb! For half an hour they argued with Mr, seeking to turn her from the stand ahe had taken. Then they camo to terms with her. Truxton King owed Jala life to this strange girl, who knew blm sot at all, but who believed in him Trsxton was brought Into the room a few minutes later. lie was white with emotion as bo faced the commit tee of ten. Before a word could be addressed to him ho blurted out: "You cowards! Weak as I am, I rould have fought for you, Miss Pla tanova, If I could have got through tfeat door. Thank you for what you feave done to convince these dogs! Only don't do this awful thing! Think cf that dear little boy!" Olga Platanova cried out and covered fcer eyes with her hands. She was Jed. from the room by William Spantz. Peter Brutus stood over King, whoso arms were hfld by two stalwart men. "Enough!" he commanded. "We apart you not for her sake, but for the sake of the cause we serve. Hear sue! You arc to bo held here a prisoner sutll our plans are consummated. You will bo properly fed and cared for. You have heard Miss Platanova say that ahe will cook the food for you herself, but you are not to see her." Klag interrupted him. "I haven't the feast doubt that you will kill me In the end. She may not be hero to pro tect me after after the assassination." "gho la prepared to die by the same bomb that slays the prince." was nil that Brutus would say In response to tnta, but King observed the sly look that went around among them. He knew then that they meant to kill lilin In the end. Afterward, lu his little room, he wrltaed in the agony of helplessness. The prince, bis court, tho government all were to be blasted to satisfy tun end cf this, sickening conspiracy. Lo nine! She, too, was doomed! He groaned aloud in his misery and awe. There was a telegraph Instrument la the outer room. Ho could hear It ticking oX Its messages day and night and could bear tho discussion of re ports as they came In or went out. It soon became clear to blm that the wire connected the room with Muiianx's headquarters near Balak, In Axphaln. a branch instrument being statioued In the care abovo tho wltcu'w but. On his third night he heard the com mlttee discussing the conditions at the castle, "The count is more nfrald Qt tlilw saan Tullis than of ull the. rest," avr red Peter Brutus. "He has reasons to bate and fear the Americans. That I Why he desires tho death of our pr)n- oner, ne has Mid time nnd again over the wire that lying will In some way escniHs nuil piny tho deuce with our pinna, it does not stunn possible, however. Wo have him absolutely se cure." "This Is the ISMs Saturday Is tho 1'Gth. Nothing could be done to stop us lu four days," said ouo of the wo men. , "Count Mariahx will bo ready on the "0th. He has said so. A new strike will be declared on tho railroad on the 25th, nnd the strikers will be In tho city with their grievances. Saturday's cele bration will bring men from the moun tains nnd the inlues to town. A single blow, nnd we have won." So spoke Brutus. "Wo must not we cannot fnll," grat ed William Spanta, nnd the cry was re iterated by half a dozen voices. The next morning, after a sleepless night. Truxton King mndo his tlrst de termined attempt to escape. He knew that two armed men stood guard in the outer room day and ulght, Tho door to tho stnlrwny lending Into the armorer's shop was of Iron and heavily barred; the door opening lm tho sewer wss evcu more securoly bolted. Besides, there was n great stone door nt the foot of the passage. The keys to these two doors were never out of tho possession of William Spautz. One of his gunrds held the key to the stairway door. Ula only chance lay lu his ability to suddenly overpower two men and make off by way of tho armorer's shop. When his little door was opened on tho morning of the 23d Truxton King's long, powerful figure shot through as If sped by a catapult. The man with the candle and the knlfo went down like a beef, floored by a blow on the Jaw. Tho American, his eyes blazing with hopo and despera tion, kept onward, to find himself face to face with Olga Platanova! She was staring at him with fright ened eyes, her Hps apart, her bands to her breast. He turn ed. "He has not the key." she cried, "nor have I. Yon have no chance to escape. Go back!" A key rattled In the door. When " men stood lu the not the aperture, both with drawn pis tols. The girl leaped between them nnd the helpless, defeated American. "Remember!" she cried. "You are not to kill hlmr Peter Brutus - had risen from the n chnrm, I.iu this afternoon Tultis was innkliig ready to lend n troop bf cnvnlry Into the hills to effect n1 res cue. Snuta Mnrln! That was n clever stroke! Not only does he go himself, but with him goo.t n enplnln with 10U sohllow from the fort, lln, ha! Mar Innx Is n fox n very exceptional fox J" Tullis off to the hills with soldiers to effect n rescue! Truxton snt up, his bmlu whirling "A wise fox!" agreed Peter llrutus thickly, "I wonder what our line pris oner will say to It when the new pris oner comes to keep him company over tho 20th." (To Bo Continued.) SOUK THROAT. 7 look for -fT this DRIVERS that know the. country RIGS that cover the country Ql'lCKM AND WITH COMb' Mil' TO YOU ARK AIAVU'H TO IIM I'OI'.SD U NIK I'ARI.OW .V IIOWMNO, I'ROPUIKTORH. WEST SIDE STABLES PIIONU ailll H, ORAPIC HTIIKKT Colds, Coughs, Croup nnd Catarrh Relieved In Two Minutes. Is your throat sore? Brentho Hyomol. 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All day long Truxton paced his little prison, bitterly lamenting bis HI timed effort Now be would be even more carefully guarded. Ills hands were bound behind his back. He was pow erless. If be bad only waited! Luck had been against him. How was he to know that the guard with the keys bad gone upstairs when Olga brought his breakfust down? It was fate. Tbo 23d drugged itself Into tbe pnst. and the 24th was following In the gloomy wake of its predecessors. Two days more! He began to feel tbe ap proach of madness. His own death was not fur away. It would follow that of tbe prince and of Olga Plata nora, bis friend. But he was not thinking of bis owu death; he wus thinking of tbe prince's life. Forty-eight hours! That was all! Early that night as ho lay with IiIh ear to the crack of the door he heard them discussing his own death. It was to come us soon as Olga had gone to her reward. She was not there to de feud him. Bpantz had said that she was praying in her room, committing her soul to Cod. Truxton King sud denly pricked up bis ears, attracted by a sentence that fell from tbo lips of ouo of tho men. "Tullis Is ou his way to the hlltx of DnwBbcrgen by this time. Ho will be out of the way on the 20th safo euough." "Count Marlanx was not to bo satis fled until ho had found tbo means to draw him away from Edelweiss," said mother. "Tula time It will work like CURED WITHOUT A KNIFE. About eight year ago, aftor hav ing consulted teveral physicians who failed to euro my wife, I called In , Dr. HIng, Chinese Phyolcian, 725 J street, Sacramosto. After making nni examination ha pronounced it a casej of nbsccss ct tho bowols, for which ( ho successfully accomplished a euro without a knife. About a year ago I ho also treated her for I cr.rt troublo. with which he had tho camo success. Some tlmo back ho cured me of a case of kldnoy troublo. 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