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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOftj), OREGON TOE&DA'fr jMROH 29, 1910. TRUXTON KING t' W ZFfWJF rash? MUTGHE0N Jt.ofcf3; aexat JVia nkle In the leap to. too ground. "Lean on meJ" bo cried despair "Nonsense r he ald, frith grin) aftnbboranos3. "t don't mind the pats. We'll not atop, my dear not tin ire set word to DaHglose." JU a wagon road crossing they paused to rest, fearing coTcred ivromllea. Her lit tle cry of Joy eaescd him to look f from the swol ls ankle, which fee -was regarding vrifi. dabioua con- wxs appro cuing -west. Uar' ate- ertedt Jeyeasly. Xhr tiiW: Use cart and bargained ftmm. T&e man was a aad wptclona, He hag- i TH eg vrU men and I" a. JSkwry gnongti load ad akfibJkKaaf jmc leasts." Mlaa- 2teESii. awftnittia tae negotia ' J tar TMiiTiimTiia Can "twa kera7" poor things? -at ;' 16r ort3s yesr -while. A iff 79a carry us to a secaro quicker 3to Mam afce -sea Mm ever. He aaiMiaV f- iiuij a&eaa alone tho way aJttc-taatapeeC'aetfi they came np attar awto erxeacaed tse dty S3bqr aThnTwal "Hp to tho seat naa&Mavtataeaa J9WBC7 began. The 1 1Ss irhed nearly i iraay rw anting -warmly In ttt preaest conai Cfer- aaaieaTa btr made iray with ttesltiiaiMftit Mfaa TaHta. She to the iat atoturtrne castle fe-. Excepting TetlTe Ood rest Tsr 3b be aaoat beantlful "taeassaaMrer" an kBaBflHacasMaaw sxwSmx-Goualaxk rs erer seen not qa&eaaKVBB9.a tba OsBBteaa Ingo XMBlt)j.1t A tag, VelteTa m She is bclOKWf 5g- mcy esc. 8be Is to be xujuSrf !ge Cuat Yen Sago, a fine 'laojBfc: -ffww Ae5s sb I don't know -wfiaiiW-wSS. Bstdda Buyhap." R2ear sxaat Ooont Mar-2axg- limiHTijng TTtfig. poaeeesed of a&rwnaMar Mawn.fit The xaaa faced him at taa? msafTium tha Baae. a ens-latckaac-jrjaii-nii1 fix Ms eyes. VnrrCMininaT' Tte aaerted. There "wwr- aw Twala3iic th assry scowl BR,jaac arifeMat f that snake? if jear;Mr. yfwt eCaay cart." -Ife'it aacitr tried Truxton. -Tell ataar mlwt'-wir aa; XoTatee, an4 why we musa. jaatftwUtg eitj SSs -taia-aiTT, teter the farmer, over itnmm Wfr"&t& .afaywiiloaa sewa, was jAafiac&larn-BrMli aslg&t and main, TKar ,iiiwtiali&ft beasts tore down the swat' to "BtXBBzt tt tiraTery that there Meexsoit ornma- jaruH&ect of setting n tetsrywK ttr Hjjii, la time. At Bonn Usj" BcxmS tld the operator had fafetsr -wtible to call Bdelwelaa since tfcn be city fa cama In sigh -fturttg) & ftnt tgVt. aarrewr road. XtowrrwtE fla-the galreflDg Americans tHairlte aat atocklnj; them by flniii'fajr. tterr'rrr airay loatead of com luy nsaoacr. y.errm gr.&w.r. -wWca -were ptlll open, It wtewrairtl, to jfclm la a s!ngo flash of ai&ium. Hkt fta- artfl loralno would be x&.BtrTtmi. wrf.AiMn:c?ted by Marians -wafcaw. K:' w aft ir&e liad the solution 'XHuf aaaajat: sceen Is passing the ;aa&siiCfeejf hC ttteaselvea In tho bed aftjabant. -aaWtanaaath tho thick can mtKoawacfaci Tfcr fanner lifted the static soai: fee? atwted down among thartaulfraw! "T&b-aie tewaarf cried the anxloun Xraxtkaa, ''rupjaaaaer toatefl the farmer Tfer.'jrtiaate am xepod eff, and the efwivwr- iee aat. 'asHjatkaHciskJMseartothe tower mwwRir ther. , w Hr crlefl tba driver a 9tyt iiiliiiilHiii Tatr 1; jpaHlas Bp his half ftaa&'aaacai am& Skja to the ground. OK" tataNBsati am xMag they hurried. XMaer-aaaaa Wfc-eetrd aqaare a few 1 clock In the cathe- JaatDaiaWarfl t M VcJeck and after! TJm- laiaa'tavla' A sot yet taken aJaear. Thay w ie time. Every--wIww'Wbjcv 3iaI jatei rolces crying awt'.ttofctliW'jjTaaafl ura e4ajc. "tirae aMHT Xnxtto, stop- Mjty;:wiili1inii aawB jwAuMtig with treni MTaaaaB,lai aait acreaa the street. VWmKtmrim JWt aatsar Stop The first row 9? dragoons wu9 u' ready passing In front of !ur. I.e than 2W feet nwnr rolled the roym coach of gold. "An ntmrchtstl" shouted KIur hoarse ly. He looked like one himself. "Tin bomb! The bomb! Stop the prlncel" Colonel Qulnnox rocognlEtxl this bearded, uncouth figure and tho flylnffj wmum jiin in ui iiwjw, iviuk whs dragging her along by tho hand. Qulnnox alone prevented . the dm goons from cutting down the pallid madman who stumbled blindly toward tho coaches Iwyond. "Stop the coach 1" crletl King. Tonic setxed tho crowd. Olga Plata nova, stood alone, her eyes wide nnd glassy, staring as If petrified at the faco of Truxton King. llo paw the object In her wnverlni; hand. A plain, white faced farmer It a smock of blue was crossing the street with mighty bounds, his eyes glued upon the arm of the frail, terrified nn archlst If he could only arrest that palsied, uncertain arm! But she hurled the bomb, her hands going to her eyes as she fell upon her knees. CHAPTER XVI. toe Tnnownta or the noun. THE scene that followed beggars 1 all description. A score of men and horses lay writhing In the street: others crept away screaming with pain; human flesh and that of animals lay In the path of tho frenzied, panic stricken holiday 1 1 crowd: blood mlncled with tho soft I mud of Itogengeta circus, slimy, slip, rwrr. Heir! Olga Platnnova there was nothing left of her! VVo draw a veil across the picture of Olga Platanova after the bomb left her hand. No one may look upon the quivering, shattered thing that was once a living, beautiful worn an. Down In an alley below the tower a trembling, worn team of oxen stood TOX DESPERATE AKEIUOAN TOSSED UElt INTO THE COACH. for a day and night, awaiting tho re turn of a muster who was never to come back to them. God rest bis slm pie soul! Truxton King picked himself up from the street, dazed, bewildered, but unhurt The revolutionists had begun the assault on the paralyzed minions of tho government He looked back toward tho gory en trance to tho circus. There was Mar ianx. mounted and swinging a saber on tiigh. Ahead was a mass of car riages, filled with the white faced, pal sied prey from the court of GraustarU From somewhero near the spot where Olga Platanova fell cama a harsh, pen etrating command: "Cut them off! Cut them off from the castle!" It was his cue. He dashed into the street and ran toward tho carriages, shouting with ail his strength: "Turn back! It la Marians! To the castle!" Then It was that ho saw tho prince The boy was standing on a seat on the royal coach of state, holding out his eager little hands to some one In the thick of the crowd that surged about him. He was calling some one's name, but no one could have beard him. Truxton's straining eyes caught sight of the figure in gray that struggled forward In response to the cries and the extended hand. "Aunf, Moraine! r Aunt Loraine!" He now heard tho namo the boy cried w)th all his llttlo heart Two officers struck at the uncouth, desperate American as be lifted the girl from the ground and deliberately tossed her into tho coach. ' "Turn back!" he shouted. A horse man rodo him down.' lie looked up as the plunging animal's hoofs clattered about Ills head. Vos Engo, with drawn sword, was crowding up to the carriage door, shouting words of re joicing at sight of tho girl he loved. He caught a glimpse of her, holding the prince in her arms, her white, agonized face turned toward the mob. Distinctly be beard her cry: "Bare him! Save Truxton King!" From the sidewalks swarmed well armed hordes of desperadoes, firing wildly into the ranks of devoted guardsmen. Truxton tied from the danger zone as fast as bis strained ankle would permit him. Bullets were striking all about him. Some ono was shouting his uume be hind In the scurrying crowd. Ho turn ed for a single glance backward, Little Mr. Hobbs, pale as a ghost, bis cup cone, his clothing torn, was panting ill hto albow. Soldiers came riding up from be Mad, turning to fire from their sud- dies lnlo tlio throng of cutthroats, led by tho grim old man with the blowl.v saber. In the center of the troop there was n tlyltig carriage. The Uuko of IVrse was lyliiK back In tho seat, his fate like that of a dead umu. "The prince Is safe!" shouted King Joyously. "They'll make It! Thauk Godl" Colonel QUuinox turned In his sad dle nnd searched out tho owner of that stirring voice. "Conic!" he called. Even as King rushed out Into the roadway n horseman galloped up from tho"dtreotlon of tho castlo. Uo pulled his horse to his haunches almost as ho was riding over the dodging Amor loan. "Here!" shouted the newcomer, scowling down upon tho young man. "Swing up hero! Quick, you fooll" It was Vos Engo. his face black with fury. Qulnnox had seized tho hand of Mr. llobbs on seeing help for King nnd was pulling him up before him. There was nothing for Truxton to do but to accept the timely help of his rival. An Instnut Inter he was up behind him ami they were off after tho last of the dragoons. "If you don't mind, count I'll try my luck." grated tho American. Hold ing on with 0110 arm. ho turned and fired repeatedly In the dlroctlon of the ( howling crowd of rascals. "IUdo to the barracks gates, Vos Engo!" commanded Colonel Qulnnox. "Be prepared to admit none but the royal reserves, who are under stand-1 I n f nnlnro to rmrfr tlinrA In Hmn nf ?.. j hfa h M VojJ E h . - . . . . to his companion: "It was not tdlo heroics, my friend, nor philanthropy on my part I was commanded to como and fetch you. Sho would novcr havo spoken to me again If I had re- fused." forget me!" cried Truxton. "Understand. It la not for you that I risk my life." "1 andcrstand." murmured Truxton. a wry smile on his pale lips. "You mean, sho Is going to nav vou In some way for picking me up, eh? Well. I'll put nn end to that I'll drop off again. Then you can ride on and tell her 1 wouldn't be n party to the game. Do you catch my meaning?" v "You would, eh?" said the count an grily. "I'd like to see you drop off while we're going at this" "I'vo got my pistol hi the middle of your back." grated Truxton. "Slow up a bit or I'll scatter your vertebrao all over your system. Pull up!" "As you like." cried Vos Engo. "I've done my part Colonel Qulnnox will bear witness." lie began pulling his horse down. "Now you arc qulto free to drop off." Less than a hundred yards behind loped a riderless horse. Tho dragoon who had sat the -u saddle was lying far back In the avenue, a bullet In bis bead. Hob bling to the Uiid1 dle of the road, the American threw up his bands nnd shout ed briskly to the bewildered a n I mal. Five seconds later King was in the saddle and tearing along in the wake of the retreating guard. "Wo need such men as Kin g!" KTXO was in THE SADDLE. cried Colonel Qulnnox as he waited Inside the gates for the wild rider. General Braze, with a few of his men, bloody nnd heartsick, was the last of the little army to reach safety a the cnstle grounds. The fortress, with all guns, stores and ammunition, was In the bands of the Iron Count nnd his cohorts, Baron Dangloss bad been taken pris oner with a whole platoon of fighting constables. This was the last appall big bit of news to reach the horrified. disorganized forces In tho castle grounds. A wlso as woll as a cruel man was ilarlanx. Ho lost no time in issuing a manifesto to tho stunned, dcmoral-1 ized citizens of Edelweiss. Scores of criers went through tho streets during tho long. vVretched afternoon, announc ing to tho populaco that Count Mar ians had established himself as dic tator nnd military governor of tho principality pending tho abdication of the prince nnd the beginning of a now and substantial regime. All cit izens were commanded to recognize tho authority of the dictator. Toward evening, after many con sultations and countless -reports, Mar ians removed his bendquurtcrs to the tower, ne had fondly hoped to bo In the castle long before this. Tho cells and dungeons in tho great old tower were now occupied by bruised, defeated officers- of the, law. Baron JMto 't Dangloss, crushed In spirit and broken of body paced the blackest nnd uarrovest cojl of them alL At 0 o'clock on Sunday morning u small group of people gathered In tho square. A meeting was soon in prog ress. A goods bos stood over against the very spot on which Olga Plata nova died. An old man began haran guing tho constantly growing crowd. In the group might have been seen most members of the committee of ten. In the midst of bis harangue the band of William Spantz was arrested In ono of its most emphatic gestures. Peter Brutus was approaching at the head of a group of aliens, all armed. "One momentP' called out Peter Brutus, lifting bis hand imperatively. The speaker ceased bis mouthlngs. "Count Marians desires the Immediate presence of the following citizens at his office In the tower. I shall call off the names." He began with Wll 11am Spantz, The name of each of bis aaaoclatea In the committee of ten fol. I f0wed. Ton minutes later every member or tho committee of ton, except Peter Urutus, was behind lock and bar, to. "TOO AnB TO DIH AT BTO8BT." gcther with their shivering associates. nil of them dumbly muttering to thorn selves the awful sentence that Mar ians had passed upon thorn. "You are to die at sunset Grnii stark still knows how to punish nssns I sins. Thcro Is no room In Grnustnrk for anarchy. I shall wlpo It out to day." 1 "Sir, your pronilsol" gasped William Spnnta. "Wo are your friends tho true party of "Enough! Do not spenk again! Captain Brutus, you will send crlora abroad to notify the citizens that I, ! Count Marlnnx. have ordered the exe- cutlon of tho ringleaders In tho plot to dynamite the prince, at sunset In the square. A'way with the carrion!" 1 Then It was, and not till then, that the committee of ten found him out! 1 Then It was that they came to know I Peter Brutus! ! The unrecognisable corpse of Olga 1 Platnnovn had been buried In quick Hue outside the city walls. Thoro was something distinctly grewsome in the ' 'net that half a dozcu deep graves crc dus alongside hers hours before ' .1 . V. A.. ... . t. . .WMAMl.Ma ... I. . ...... to occupy them. , At 3 o'clock the Iron Count coolly sent messengers to tho homes of tho leading merchant and bankers of the I city. They, with the priests, tho doc tors, the' municipal ofilccra and tho , manufacturers, were commanded to np pear beforo him at S o'clock for tho ' purpose of discussing the welfare of ' tho city nnd Its people. I Marians stated bis position clearly. He left .no room for doubt In their ' minds. The strings were In his hands. ! Without hesitation he Informed tho leading men of the city that he was to bo the Prince of Gixustnrk. "I will rule Oraostnrk or destroy her. , Those of you who do not expect or ' desire to llvo uaJcr my rule, which, I promise you. still be a wise ouc. may leave the city for other lands." ho said a calmly. "Just as soon as my deputies ' have completed the formal transfer of ' all your belongings to the crown trees ' urynll. I say. even to the tnlnutest trifle. Permit me to add In that con nection, gcntlcmon. the transfor will not be 0 prolonged affair." They glared back at him and subsid ed Into bitter silence. "I am well aware that you lovo little, I'rtnco uobin. now, respecting young master Robin. I havo no great deslro to kill him." ! Ho waited to see tho effect of this brutal announcement His bearers t stiffened, and-yes. they bold their breath. "He has one alternative bo and his lords. I trust that, you. ns sensible gentlemen, will find tho means to con vey to blm your ndvlce that ho seize the opportunity 1 shall offer blm to es cape with bis life. Let me Interrupt myself to call to your attention the fact that I am punishing tho anarchists at sunset To resume, the boy may return to America, where be bolongs. I will give him frco and safe escort to the United States. If ho chooses to accept my kindly terms, nil well and good; if not. gentlemen. 1 shall starve Mm out or blow tho cnstle down. It may interest you to bear thut 1 expect to establish a new nobility In Grau- stark. I trust I may now be address ing at least a few of the future noble lords of Grauntark. Good day, gentle men." At tho castlo tho deepest gloom pre vailed. It was lke a nightmare to tho beleaguered household, a dream from which tliero seemed to be no awakening. Colonel Qulnnox as com munder of the royal guard ruled su promo. General Braze tore off hU owu i.'imulctn and "'presented himself, to Qtilmiox iu a soldier of the (lie. Prince llnbln. quite recovered from his fright, donned the uniform of a colonel of the royal dragoons, buckled on his Jeweled sword and. with boyish zeal' demanded at a council of war Colonel Quliiuox's reasons for not go ing forth to slny the rioters. "our highness." said the colonel bitterly, "the real army Is outsldo tho walls, not Inside, ;Wo nro n ptlful handful, ions than 800 nion all told, counting tlio wounded, Count Mar ians heads an army of several thou sand. He" "Ho wants to. get In hero so's ho A.L. VROMAN PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTOR No job too small, none too large. Twenty-five years' practical experience. OFFICE 113 SOUTH FRONT STREET. . . "it can kill mo. Is that so, Colonel Quln box?" The prlucn whs very pule, but qulto culm, "Oh, 1 wouldn't put It Junt Hint wny, your" "Oh, I know I You can't fool me! I've ulwayn known that he wiuitn to kill tne. Hut how can I10V Nohmlj oiui. Hof ought to know that, 'lie must ho nwfuLatuplil." "Wu imiNt Kel word to Tulltst" crletl levornl 1" hrcnth. A dor.eu men vol- itnlooriHl to rim, their lives In the attempt to Unit the American In the hills. Two men wore jchoseii-by lot. They were to venture forth that very night. "My lords," said the prince nn the council was on the point of dissolving, "Is It nil right for mo to asl 11 ques tion now?" "Certainly. Bob- "hk'h havb. voim in," unld tho prime imiususa." minister. "Well. I'd llko to know where Mr. King Is." "He's safe, your highness," said Q'utunox. "Woll. you run In and tell Aunt Lo ralno this mttiuto that Mr. King sends his love to her and begs her to rest easy. See If It doesn't cheer her up 11 bit." At night two attempts were made by Haddan and another subaltern to leave" tho castlo to reach Tullls. but both sorties proved failures. A dny later Mnrluux sent two men under n flag of tmce to offer hU Infamous ulti matum. Ills offer of n safo conduct of the prlneo to America was refused, for tho Inmates of the cnstle knew full well the count would doom the hid to Instnnt death if he should get him In his povsesMton. A single distant volley at sunset had puzzled tint men on guard at tho castle. They hud no means of kuowlng that the committee of ten and Its wretched friends had lieen shot down llkn deg In the public square. Potcr Brutus wan In chargo of the squad of executlouqrrt (TovBe Continued.) nankins for Health. 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