THE MEDFORD MAIL TRLBUNM, MlSDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 19.10,
!! TRUXTON
KIN6
S?1ory of
.GrattstarK.
By GEORGE BARR
M'CUTGHEON
bnrilKl, 1969. by Gor But
McCuteXeo
CwriDil. 09. by BcJd. Mm
5 Compjuajr
Irlckirnii rTvulois. niomossy bnnks, the ; Aro you Om.lroTWr oi delo Klngr' ( . nnpMr nt? MFnir am
dcnso slm.lovvs-lt wns maddening to buo naked. I M AV ca n Tn pnMPI IP AT I n N
think ho could not enter. "I m." MAY LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS
"I wouldn't he In there n minute." , "I've heard her speak of her brother J
ho nrgued. "And I might catch n; Truxton. She said you wcro In 8onth , WINNIPEG, .Man., Muvoh M.
gllmpso of n dream lady. Now, 1 sny. ' America." WiUIiun Huwoll of Uoston, a hook
Hobbs. hero's n low place. 1 could , Sho was regarding him with cool, ,
jump"- i speculative Interest. "1 wonder If you ; "Kent, threatened to proeipitnto in-
"Mr. King. If you do that I run nro her ; tonintionnl cotnplteations Itotween
rulued forever. I am trusted by the
fully
Perhaps I'm dreaming. At nuy rate,
I'm dated."
two years. Now that 1 obscrvo you jwns convicted by a polieo mnpstiuto
steward. Ho would cut off all my prlv
lieges" Ilobbs could go no further.
He was prematurely aghast. Some
thing told him that Mr. King would
hop over the wall
ro uei lenumomu cotnpiteuuons oonveeu
"I think 1 nm," ho said, but doubt- , . o. i ,i
ulir. "iMcmo nanlon my nmmemont. ; Inland nnd the I mtotl Mates n tho
result ol his recent conviction on
recent
charges of nssnuIMn? a woman.
I to I
CHAPTER IV.
TRUXTON TRSSFA&SKS.
THERE was a sparklo in King's
eyes as he struck out across
town after breakfast tho next
morning. Ho burst In upon
Mr. Hobbs at Cook's.
"Say, Hobbs, how about tho castle
today In an hour, say? Can you take
a party of one rubbernecking this
morning? 1 want you to get me into
the castle grounds today and show me
where the duchesses dawdle aud the
countesses cavort."
"Of course, sir. you understand there
are certain parts of the park not open
to the public. The grotto and the play
grounds and the Basin of Venus"
"I'll not trespass, so don't fidget.
Hobbs. Ill be here for you at 10."
Truxton hurried to the square and
across it to the shop of Uiu armorer,
sot forgetting. howcTcr, to look about
In some anxtcty for the excellent
Dangloss, who might, for all he knew,
be snooping in the neighborhood.
Spantz was at the rear of the shop
talking to a customer. The girl was bc
klnd the counter, dressed for the street.
She came quickly out to bun. a dis
turbed expression in her face. As ho
doffed his bat the smile left his lips,
lie saw that she had been weeping.
Tou must not come here, Mr. King."
B&o said hurriedly In low tones. "Take
your broadsword this morning, and
please, for my sake, do not come again.
I I may not explain why I am asking
you to do this."
Just a minute, please," he interrupt
ed. Tvo heard your story from Baron
Dangloss. Are you In trouble? Do
you need friends. Miss Platanova?"
Tho baron has told you all about
me?" She smiled sadly, "Alas, he
as only told you what be knows. But
It .should be BHfflcient There la no
place In my life for you or any one.
else. There never can be. Do you
question me? 1 can say no more.
Kow I must be gone. I I have warn
ed you. Do not come again."
She slipped into the street aud was
gene. King stood In the doorway,
looking after her. a puzzled gleam In
Ms eyes. OM Spantz was coming up
from the rear, followed by his cus
tomer. "Hello, Mr. Spantz! Good morning.
Tm here for the sword."
The old man glared at him in unmis
takable displeasure. Truxton began
counting out his money. The custom
rr. a swarthy fellow, passed out of the
door, turning to glance Intently at the
young man. A meaning, look and a
sly nod passed be
tween him and
Spantz. The man
Waited at the cor
ner below and
later on followed
King to Cook's of
Scc, afterward to
the castle gates,
outside of which
lie waited until
Us quarry reap
peared. Until
King went to bed
late that night
this swarthy fel
low was close at
Ids heels, always a bwabthy fellow
keeping well out passed out or
of sight himself. tub door.
"I'll come in soon to look at those
rings," said King, placing the notes on
the counter. Spantz merely nodded,
raked in the bills without counting
them and passed the sword over to the
purchaser.
Truxton picked up the weapon and
stalked away.
A few minutes later be was on bis
way to the castle grounds, accompa
nied by tho short legged Mr. Hobbs.
Hobbs led him through the great
park gates and up to the lodge of Ja
cob Fraascb, the venerable high stew
ard of the gtounds. Here, to King's
utter disgust, bo was booked as a plain
Cook's tourist nnd mechanically nd
vised to pay strict attention to the
TUlci
"It's no disgrace," growled nobbs.
redder than ever. "You're Inside the
grounds, nnd you've got to obey Hie
rules, same as any tourist. Right this
way, sir. We'll tnko a turn just Inside
the wall. Now. on your left, ladles
and ahemi 1 should say ahem! sir,
you may seo tho first turret ever built
on the wall. It Is over 400 years old.
On the right wo have"
"Seo here. Hobbs," said King, stop
ping short. "I'm dashed if I'll let you
lecture me as If I yere a gang of hay.
seeds from Joshvllle."
"Very good, sir. No offense. I quite
forgot, sir."
"Just tell me, old chap. Don't lec
ture. Hobbs, this is all very beautiful
and very grand and very slow," said
King, stopping to lean against the
moss covered wall that encircled the
ark within a park, the grounds ad
"Joining the grotto. "Can't I hop over
tills wall and tako a peep into tho
rottor
"By no means!" cried Hobbs, horrified,
King looked over the low wall. The
prospect was alluring. The .pooj, the
"Go and report me. Hobbs; there's a 1 closely you do resemble her. Wo were j without trial and sentenced to be
good fellow. Tell tho guards 1 wouldn't ivory good friends, she nnd I." (flogged ami to servo fifteen J'onw in
obey. That will let you out. my boy, Then you'll Intercede for mo?" ho j tho penitentiary, lie was flogged-at
and I'll do the rest."
lie strode off across the bright green
turf toward the source of nil this en
chantment, leaving poor Mr. Hobbs
braced against the wall, weak kneed
and helpless.
"What are you doing In hero?" de
manded a voice.
Truxton, conscious of guilt, whirled
with as much consternation as If he
bad been accosted by a voice of thun
der. He beheld a very small boy stand
Ing at tho top of tho knoll above blia.
not thirty feet away. His face was
quite as dirty as any small boy's
should bo at that time of day, ami his
curly brown hair looked as if It, had
not been combed since the day before
His firm little legs, in half hose nnd
presumably white knickers, were
spread apart, and his hands were in
his pockets.
King recognized him at once and
looked about uneasily for tho attend
ants who. he kucw, should be near. It
is safo to say that ho camo to his feet
and bowed deeply, even In humility.
"I am nesting, your highness." he
said meekly.
"Don't you know any better thau to
come in here?" demanded the prince.
Truxton turned very red.
"1 am sorry. I'll go at once."
"Oh, I'm not going to put you out!"
hastily exclaimed the prince, coming
down the slope. "But you are old
enough to know better. Tou are the
gentleman who picked up my crop
yesterday. You aro an Amerlcnn."
"Yes, a lonely American," with an
attempt nt the pathetic.
The youngster looked cautiously
about "Say. do you ever go fishing?"
1e demanded eagerly.
"Occasionally."
"You won't give me away, will you?"
with a warning frown. "Don't you
tell Jacob Fraascb. He's the steward.
I 1 know a fine place to fish." .
The- prince led the way up the ban):,
followed by the amused American,
rbo stooped so admirably that the boy.
looking back, whispered that it was
"Just fine." At the top of the knoll
the prince turned into a little shrub
lined path leading down to the banks
of the pool almost directly below the
rocky face of the grotto.
The prince scurried behind a big
rock and reappeared at once with o
willow branch from the end of which
dangled a piece of thread. A bent pin
occupied the chief end in view. He
unceremoniously shoved the branch
into the hands of bis confederate and
then produced from one of his pockets
a silver cigarette box, which be gin
gerly opened to reveal to the gaze a
conglomerate mass of angleworms nnd
grubs.
"X fellow gets awful dirty digging
for worms, doesn't he?" he pronounced.
The prince took the branch and gin
gerly dropped, tho hook Into the danc
ing pool. In less time than It requires
to tell It he had a nibble, a bite and
u catch. There never was n boy so ex
cited as he when a scarlet nlbbler flew
Into the shrubbery above.
On the opposite bank of the pool
suddenly appeared two rigid members
of the royal guard, Intently watching
the fishers. King was somewhat dis
turbed by the fact that their rifles
were in a position to be used nt an in- I
stant's notice. Ho felt himself turning
palo as ho thought of what might
bavo happened If ho bad taken to 1
flight j
A young lady In a rajah silk gown, a j
flimsy panama hat tilted well over her j
nose, with a red. feather that stood
erect as If always in a state of sur
prise, turned the bushes and came to a
stop almost at King's elbow. He bad
time to note in his confusion that she
was about shoulder high alongside him
and that sho was staring up Into bis
faco with amazed gray eyes. After
ward he was to realize that she was
amazingly pretty; that her teeth were
very white and even; that her eyes
were the most beautiful and expressive
be bad ever seen, that she was slender
nnd imperious' and that there were
dimples in her cheeks so fascinating
that bo could not gather sufficient
strength of purpose to withdraw his
gaze from them. Of course ho did not
see them at the outset She was not
smiling, so bow could be?
The prince camo to tho rescue. This
is my Aunt Loraine, Mr. Mr." ne
swallowed hard and looked helpless.
"King," supplied Truxton Truxton
King, your highness." Then, with all
the courage ho could produce, ho said
to the beautiful lady: "I'm as guilty as
lie. See!" Ho pointed ruefully to four
goldfish which he had strung upon
wire grnsH and dropped into tho edge
of the pool.
"Please put those poor little thing
back in tho pool, Mr. King," said' the
lady In perfect English.
"Gladly, with the prince's permis
sion," said King, also In English. The
prince looked glum, but Interposed uo
Imperial objection.
It must be confessed that King's
composure was sorely disturbed. He
glanced up to find her studying him.
plainly perplexed.
"I Just wundered in here," ho began
guiltily. Tho prince captured me
down there by tho big tree."
"Did you say your name Is Truxton
King?" she asked somewhat skeptical
ly. "Yea, your yes, ma'am," be replied,
"of New York."
"Your father la Mr. Emersoa JKlng?
urged, with a fervetit glanco In tho
diroctlou of tho wall.
Sho smiled Joyously.
"More thnn that." she said, "I shall
assist you to escape. Comol"
Ho followed her through the Bhrub
bery, his heart pounding violently.
"Say!" whispered tho prluco a few
moment later, dropping back ns If to
impart a grave secret "See that man
over there by tho fountain, Mr. King?"
"Bobby!" cried the lady sharply.
"Goodby, Mr. King. Remember me to
your sister when you'wrlto. Sho"
onco, then filed an nnpenl. The
higher court quaMu'tl tho conviction
nnd ordered a new trial but specific
ally stated that he could not gut
damages because ho had boon flog
ged. Howell declares ho lias boon
denied his rights as an American cit
izen aud that lie will appeal to Sec
retary of State Knox nt Washington.
UNIVERSITIES TO HOLD
BIG MEET APRIL 30
PHILADEIMUA, Pa., -March 14.-
Thrco events for iuter-collegiato
championship of America will ho the
lending features of the sixteenth an
nual relay carnival to be held on
Franklin Field April 30. From en
tries nnd assurances nlrcndy received
nearly every university east of tho
Jrississippi nnd a few from tho west
will be represented in one or more of
tho games.
Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell,
Dartmouth nnd probably Harvard,
aro nmong those from tho east which
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Michigan, Chicago, Illinois nnd
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"VOHI TOU KNOW UfT BETTEB TO AM TO
C01IJ5 IN HERB V
That's Aunt Loralne's beau," an
nounced txie prince. That's Count
Eric Vos Engo." Truxton's look turned
to one of Interest at once. The man
designated was a
Blight, swarthy
fellow In the uni
form of a coloneL
Ho did not appear
to be particularly
bappy at tho mo
ment Tho American ob
served tbe lady's
dainty ears. They
bad turned a deli
cate pink.
"M ay 1 ask
w n o" began
Truxton timidly.
"She will know
If you merely call
me Loraine."
Thoy parted
company nt once.
"she will Kjiow it tho prince and the
?c.JfJrn?I0f..CAI'L lady tn tho rajah
ue loraine. B,ll go!nff towanl
the castle, King toward the gates,
somewhat dazed and by no means suro
of bis senses.
(To Be Continued.)
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