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TUlSUtiDKOlU) MAIL Tltl KUNM. AUSPFOttl), OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 15)10.
TRUXTON
KING
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GrattftarK.
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By GEORGE BARR
M'GUTGHEON
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CUAPTEIt VII.
AT THE WtTCH'5 HUT.
IN the meantime our excellent
young frlnd. Truxton Kins, was
bavlnp n sorry time of It Itnlltx-
Ran when he went to the cathe
dral in the hope of seeing the ch:irnilu:
aunt of the little prince once more.
Not onl
..ii v
mi ul lueiu, imviuK uwu niwuivu inni
the royal family woranlped there quite
h rcRtilnrly nnd as religiously as the
lowliest communicant. She did not
appear.
More than nil this, he met with fresh
dlsiippolnlmput when he nmbled down
to the armorer's shop. The doors were
locked nnd there was uo slpi of life
about the shuttered place.
"The next day Ktnp made n purely
business call at the shopof Sir. Spantz
He looked 'lonp. with a somewhat
shifty eye, at the cabinet of ancient
rings and necklaces, and then depart
ed without having seen the Interesting
Miss Platanova.
At his room in the hotel he found a
note addressed to himself. It did pot
have much to sajvbut it meant a great
deal. There was no signature, and the
handwriting was that of a woman,
j "J'lcasc Co not come again." That was
all.
He laughed with a flue tone of de
fiance and went back to the shop at
5 o'clock. Just to prove that nothing
so timid as a note could stop him. On i
the occasion of this last visit to the
shop be did not stay long, but went i
away somewhat dazed to llnd himself
the possessor of a ring he did not waut
and out of pocket just f30, American
Having come to the conclusion that
knight errantry of that kind was not
only pronigate. but distinqtly irritating
to his sense of humor, he looked up
Mr. .Hobbs and arranged for a day's
ride in the mountains.
Mr. Hobbs led his patron into the
mountain roads early the next morn
ing, both well mounted and provided
with luncheon.
Ir is a good three hours' rido to the
(Summit or Monastery mountain. And
after the height has been attained
one does not care to linger long among
the chilly, -whistling crags, with their
enow crevasses and bitter winds. The
utter loneliness, the aloofness of this
frost crowned crest appalls, disheartens
one who loves the fair, green things
It was 3 o'clock when they clattered
down a stone road and np to the for
bidding vale in which lurked, like an
evil, guilty thing, the log built home
of the witch of Ganlook gap, that an
cient female who made no secret of
her practices in witchcraft.
A low thatched roof protruded from
the hill again' which the hut was
built As a matter of fact, a thin
chimney grew out of the earth itself,
for all the world like a smoking tree
stump. The single door was so low
that one was obliged to stoop to enter
the Httlo room where the dame had
been holding forth for threescore
years, 'twas said. This was her throne
room, her dining room, her bedcham
ber, her all, it would seem, unless one
had been there before and knew that
bor kitchen was beyond, in the side
of the hill. The one window, sans
glasn, looked narrowly out upon an
odd opeulng In the foliage below, giv
ing tho occupant of tho hut an unob
structed view of the winding road that
led up from Edelweiss.
The two horsemen rodo into tho glen
and came plump upou a small detach
ment of tho royal guard, mounted and
rather resolute In their lack of amiability.
"Soldiers, I'd say," remarked Mr.
King. His eyes brightened nnd his hut
camo off with a switch.
"Hello! There's tho prince!"
Farther up the glen-in fact at the
very door of tho witch's hut were
gathered a small but rather distin
guished portion of tho royal household.
It was not difficult to recognize the
little princo. He was standing beside
John TuHis. and It Is not with a de
sire to speak ill of his valor that we
add ho was clutching tho slackest
part of that gentleman's riding breeks
with an earnestness that betrayed ex
treme trepldutiou. Facing them, on the
Btono doorstep, was tho witch herself.
Behind Tullis and the prince were
several ladles and gentlemen.
Truxton King's heart swelled sud
denly. Next to tho tall figure of Colo,
nel Qulnnox of the royal guard was
the slim, entrancing lady of his most
recent dreams, the prince's aunt, the
lady of tho goldfish conspiracy!
The Countess Marlanx, tall and ex
quisite, was a little apart from the
others, with Baron Dunglosu and
young Count Vos Engo, whom Trux
ton was ready to hato because he was
a recognized suitor for tho hand of the
ellm young person in gray, He was
for riding boldly up to this little group,
but ft very objectlonblo lieutenant
tarred the way, supported iu no small
measure by the agitated defection of
Mr. Hobbs.
way w.ajLtaade easy by the h
terventlou of tne niert young woman
iu gray. She caught sight of tho re
stricted adventurers or olio of them.
!to be quite accurate and. after speed
1 ing a swift smile of astonishment,
, turned quickly to Prluco Uobby.
Tho prince broke the ice.
"Hello!" ho cried shrilly.
"Hello!" responded the gentleman
readily.
John Tullis found himself being drag
ged away from the witch's door to
ward tho newcomer at tho bottom of
the glen. Mr, Hobbs listened with
deepening awe to the friendly conver
sation which resulted In Truxton King
going forward to join the party In
front of the hut.
Truxton was duly presented to the
ladles and gentlemen of the party by
John Tullis, who gracefully anuouucod
that he know King's parents in New
York, Baron Dangloss was quite an
old friend. If one were to judge by the
manner iu which ho greeted the young
man. The lady in gray smiled so
sweetly and nodded so blithely that
Tullis, instead of presenting King to
her as ho had done to the Countess
Marlanx and others, merely said:
"And you know one another, of
course." Whereupon she flushed very
prettily.
Truxton King, scarcely able to be
Hevo his good fortune, crowded lut"
the loathsome, squalid room with IiIm
the latch, ho threw tho door wltlo open,
creature who so thoroughly vindicated
the lifelong reliance he had put in the
description of witches given by the
fairy tale tellers of his earliest youth.
She had the traditional hook nose and
penked chin, the glittering eyes, the
thousand wrinkles and tho toothless
gums. He looked about for tho raven
cud the cat, but if she had them they
were not in evidence. At a roush
guess he calculated her ago at 100
years.
"Grewsoroe lady. Isn't she?' whis
pered King.
"1 shall dream of her for months."
whispered the lady in gray, shuddering.
"Would you mind telling mo how I
am to address you?" whispered King
They were leaning against the mud
plastered wall near the little window
side by side. "You see. I'm a strnuger
In n strange land."
"You must not speak while she 1?
gazing Into the crystal," she warned
after a quick, searching glance at hi.
face.
Although It was broad daylight, the
low. stuffy room would have been
pitch dark had It not been for the
flickering candles on tho table beside
the bent gray head of the mumbling
fortune toller, whose bony fingers
twitched over and about her crystal
globe like wiggling serpents' talis
The window gave little or no light
and tho door was closed, her grinning
grandson leaning against it limply,
Tho witch began by reading the
fortune of John Tullis, who had been
pushed forward by the wide eyed
prince. In a cackling monotone she
rambled through a supposititious his
tory of his past, for the chief part
'anEWSOJTB LADY, ISN'T BIIE7" WIHS
I'EHED EIKO.
so unintelligible that even ho could
not gainsay tho statements. Later
she bent her piercing eyes upon the
prince and -refused to read bis future,
shrilly asserting that she bad not the
courago to tell what might befall the
little ruler, all the while muttering
something about the two little princes
who had died In a tower ages and age
ago. Boeing that the boy was fright
ened, Tullis withdrew him to the back
ground. The Countess Marlanx came
next. She was smiling derisively.
"You have returned from some one
whom you hate," began the witch.
"He Is your husband. You will marry
again. Tbero is a fair haired man In
love with you. You are In lovb with
him. I can see trouble"
But the countess deliberately turned
nway from tho tablo, her cheeks flam
ing with the consciousness that a smile
had swept the circle behind her grace
ful back.
"Itldlculpus!" she said and avoided
John Tullis' gaze. "I don't care to
hear any more. Come, baron I You are
next."
Truxton King, subdued and troubled
In his mind, found himself studying
his surroundings nnd tho people who
went so far to make them Interesting
His eyo had fallen upon a craqk In the
door that led to tho kitchen, although
he bad no means of knowing that It
was a kitchen. To his amazement, n
glenmlng eyo was looking out upon the
room from beyond this narrow crack.
Ho looked long and found that, be wuh
not mistaken. There was an eyo glued
close to the opposite side of the rickety
door, and its gaze was directed to tho
Countess Marlanx.
Without pausing to consider the re
sult of his action, be sprang across tho
room, shouting as he did so that there
aj.OMLb;kig&t)ie.4?a& JHlMjlBK
the others In tho room looking at blni
ns If he wore- suddenly erased.
There was Instant commotion, with "
cries nnd ox1rtiiiutlons from nil. Quick
ns tho others wore, tho old woman
was at his side before them, snarling
with rage. Hor tnlonllko lingers sunk
Into his arm, and hor giuo went dart-
lug about the room Iu n most couvlnc j
lug way. '
ltnroti Dangloss was convluccd that ,
the young turn had seou tho eyo. With'
out compunction ho bopui n search of
tho room. bt old woman looking 'on j
with a grin of tfleo. .
"Soar- h; Sentvli!" she croaked. "It '
wa the spirit ty: it Is looUlug at
you now. my ui; baron! It llml.s j u j
ye raiint't bo fotivtl No. no! Oh. yon i
fti-'-' O: out! ?ot ot! All of yojt I
Pr'co or no prince. I four ,mi iu
'!" "II your stm!". Thh Is mv homo
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ThMv w? ii nwt here, old woman.
. tho U'lron coolly "When Is th
5" huiuhn! aloud, a horrid sound
.'i pr::! o !u!ch.d Tullis by the !ov
' i.Trcr.
"TVfo I no window, no traiuloor
r.4 ffeyjlght." remarked the baron, piu
tied "Nothing bHt tho stovepipe. sl.
!:: !:os Iu dlnrtotor A mm ooul!!"'
.- wl out through th.tt, I'm sure. Mr
.:':. we've n :.:e up-m a real mjs
rorv Mu eye with, tit a vlilble body "
f tr. i c.ly tho o'.l woman steppi' Int. j
.o ir-UUSo tf tho room and began to
vavo hor hands lu u mysterious man
or over j empty put that stood on
.ho t''-cr la front of the stove. Then
before thotr startled tys a thin tllm
of smoke began to rlo from the empty
pot. It grow In volume until the twin
was quite douse with It. Kveu more
quickly than it began It dlaiocarcd.
drawn apparently by muiio supernal-
urnl iigenvy Into the draft of tho stove
u.d out through the rickety chimney
pipe.
deafening emh .n of ri my gtn
came to thofr ear. from the outsUlo
With one amird tho entire party ruh
d to the outer door, a wild laugh from
the has pursuing firm.
"There!" she screamed. "There goes
til there wax of him! And so shall we i
all go some day. Fire and smoke!"
Just outside tho door stood Lieuten
ant Saffo of the guard.
"Good Lord!" shouted Tullis. "What
Is the matter? What has happened?"
"The storm, sir," said Saffo. "It Is
coming down tho vnlley like the wind."
A great crash of thunder burst over
head, and lightning darted through tho
black,swlrllng skies.
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