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l TRUXTON I
KING
fl Story of
By GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON
Cepyriiht, 1303, by Cwria Bur
MtCoUkeoA
f CinrUkt, IM), by BoM. Mud
Coraptsy
CHAPTER IX.
BTHAJfGE DWAPi'EAJIANCEa.
BUT Hobbs baited bis mad flight
He decided to return to .the
I but. Ilia friend might be In
desperate need of aid.
Then, with his heart In bis mouth, be
slowly began to retrace his steps, walk
ing where be bad galloped a moment
before. A turn In the road caused him
to draw rein sharply. A hundred yards
ahead Ore or six men wero struggling
with a riderless bay horse.-
"By Jove!" ejaculated Ilobbs. "It's
bis horse!"
As be drew nearer It struck him
forcibly that the men were not what
ho had thought them to be. They were
so evil looking lot, more llko the strlk
ers he bad seen In tho town earlier In
tbo day. Even, as ho was turning the
sew thought over In bis mind one of
them stepped out of the little knot
and, without n word of warning, lifted
his arm and fired point blank at the
Uttlo Englishman. A pistol ball whizzed
close by bis head. Ills horse leaped
to the sldo of tho road In terror, al
most unseating him.
But Ilobbs bad fighting blood In his
veins. What Is more to tho point, be
had a Mauser revolver In his pocket.
He Jerked It out and, despite a second
shot from the picket, prepared to ride
down upon the party. An instant later
half n dozen revolvers were blazing
away at htm. Ilobbs turned at onco
and rodo In the opposite direction,
whirling to fire twice at the unfriendly
group. Soon he was out of rauge.
Tho only thing left "for hlra to do was
to rido at onco to tbo city and give
the alarm.
Suddenly his horse swerved and
leaped furiously out of stride, stum
bling, but recovering himself almost In
stantaneously. Ia tho sumo socond he
heard tho sharp crack of a firearm far
down the unbroken ravine to his left
Asocotld shot came, this jlma from tbo
right and close nt hand. Ills horse wa
staggering, swaying: then down tie
crashed. Ilobbs swinging clear barely
In time to escape being pinioned to tin
ground. A stream of blood was pour
Ing from the side of the poor beast
Aghast nt this unheard of wantonness.
thi little Interpreter knew not which
way to turn, but stood there dazed un
til n third shot brought him to bin
senses. ThP bullet kicked up the dust
tie.-tr bis feet. He scrambled for the
ln;ivy underbrush nt the roadside and
(l-tr'd off Int'Mhe roadside, his revolv
In h! hand, his heart palpitating
like mud. Time and again as he tied
(lirnu'h the dark thickets be beard tin
boare shouts of men in the distance
At 10 nVlook the next morning Coir
nel Qulnnox and a company of soldier
riding up from the city gates towarc
rhe north In response to n call fin
help from honest herders w'io reporiei
marks nnd roblierles of an Hliirniln
nature, came umn the stiff, footsore
iliorn scratched Mr. Hobh not fir
from the walls of the town. The -oi
nel was rmt lime hi grasping the su
stnni e of Hobbs" revelations lie nm
mf nt once for the witch's hovel, set i
Itte Ilobbs wPh n small. Instructed
curt lo the castle, where IlMpm Un
gloss was In coiisultiitlon with .Mr. Tu
"s and certain ministers
1'he city s ls-aivful enouish. nm
to the surprise tit Hobbs. S liMnn
ance had been reported, said t?
guardsmen who rode beside hl'ii I
In the bills there had been some dcpr
datlons. but that was all.
"AIIV" groaned Mr. Hnhh. "AH
Ilatig It nil. man. wot do you rnM uir
You haven't heard 'al of It yet. I !
you. there's beeii tlie devil to pn
Wnit till the colonel comes Unci; fr
anlffi: ga.p. He'll have news f.-t
you: lake It from me. he will. T'-m
jKior i bap 'as gone up In smoke
sure us my iia:ne-..s. Ilnlibs."
They met Huron Dangiuss near l.i
barracks, .inros the purk from i'i
castle. lie (ran, in close, enr.iest
versatlon with John TullN iitul Cimi
Hnlfont. both of whom seemed lain i
Ing under intense excitement. 1
The nrrlvnl of Hobbs. n pitiful but
heroic objeet, at once arrested the nl
tentlou of every one. Hs story woe
heard by n most distinguished mull
euce.
"There Is nothing supernatural ahou.
King's disappearance," said Tullls
sharply. "That's all nonsense. He bud
money about him. nnd It perhaps turn
out that there really was u nmn m
the crack iu the door, a clever hrlgan
who today ha3 got the better ot out
vainglorious frieud, -The shooting In
the. hills Is more disturbing than this,
to my ufind.'
"This, mystery coming op top nt the
other is nil tho more dllllcult to under
stand I mean the disappearance oi
the Countess Murlaux." snld Huron
Dangloss. pulling at his Imperial In
plain perplexity. "But wo must nol
stop here talking. Will you copje with
umtTx TuJU&. tft Olft tQvorl i shall
send out my best man to work on the
case of tho lady. It is n most unw.
fng thing. I still have hope that she
will appear In person to explain the
affair."
"I think not." said Tullls gloomily.
"This looks like nbductlon-foul play
or whatever you rhoose to call It. She
has never left her father's home In
Just this manner before. 1 believe
bnrou. that Marlanx has taken her
nwny by force. She told mo yesterdii;.
tliat she would never go back to bl.n
If she could help It 1 have alreud
given you my suspicions regarding bl
ileslgns upon the ahem!" Catching
the eager gaze of the prince, he
ennnged the word "throne" to "treus
try."
Lornlue. her cheeks white with res",
lutlon. turned upon John Tullls. "You
might leave the rescue of the countes
to the proper authorities the police. '
she said calmly. "I think It -Is your
duty as nn American to bend the
Kearch for Mr King. If fount Mnr
Innx has spirited his wife nwuy, pray
who has n better right?"
"But wo nro not sure that be"
"We nro sure that Mr. King Is cltb.!
dead or In dire need6f help," she In
terrupted hotly.
"Colonel Quintiox Is qulto competent
to conduct tbo search," he said shortly.
"Hut Colonel Qulnnox has gone forth
on auother mlsslou. IIo may bo un
able to glvo any of
his time to the
search for Mr.
King. It is out
rageous, John Tul
lls, to refuse help!"
"I don't r o f u h o
belli!" bo exclaim
ed. "But I'll tell
you this I consid
er It my duty an a
man to devote
w h a t strength 1
havo to tbo sorvlco
of a w o in u u in
trouble. Gome,
baron; wo will go
to the tower."
Count Half ont In
tervened, hastily
proposing that a
second party bo
sent out at onco
with Instructions to rnzo tho witch's
but if necessary.
"I shall bo happy to Jead tho expedi
tion)" said young Count Vos Engo,
bowing deeply to tho young lady her
self, .
"You shall, Vos Engo," said Halfont.
"Prepuro ut once. Take ten men."
Tullls turned suddenly to tho resent
ful girl, "Lornlnc," ho said geutly as
tho others drew away, "don't bo hard
with mo. You don't understand."
"Yes, I do," sho said stubbornly,
"You nro In love with hor,"
"Yes; thut'u qulto true."
"A married woman I"
"I can't help It I must do all I can
for her."
"I won't hekusk
HEU-!"
was bp ui.-l!t t.. 'IV : "i i '.. -. t ..
of their c ii uhtr- s nnd i . e.l t ..
minister of police to swetr s ftly In
pure dlsgu.it. It was from t!ie Count
oss Mnrlanx herself, sont from l'r
vrak. a station far down the mil -iy.
iu tho dlrei tim of Vienna tt was e!f
explanatory: "I mu going to Scbloss,
Marlanx. thre to end my days. There
Is no hope for me. I go voluntarily
Will you not understand why I nm
leaving Edelweiss? You must know,"
It was signed "mgomedo."
Tullls was dumfouuded. He caught
the penetrating glance of Dangloss nnd
flushed under tho sudden knowledge
that this shrewd old man nlso under
stood why she was leaving Edelweiss.
Becnuso of him! Because she loved
him and would not bo iieuh him. Ills
heart swelled exultantly In tho next
moment. A brnvoresolve was born
within htm.
"We don't need n key to that, my
boy," said the baron Indulgently. "But
I will say that she ban blamed little
consideration for you when she steals
away in the dead of night without a
word. Unfeeling, I'd say. WclK v e
can devote our attention to Mr. King
who Is lost."
"See here, lmron," said Tullls after
a moment; "I want you to give mo a
couple of gi.oil men for a few days
I'm going to 8 hloss Marians. I'll g-'t
her away fr 'tu that phr o If I have I
kill Marlanx nnd swing for It!"
At 7 o'clwk that night, accompurl.ii
by two clever Nccyet service men, T '!
lis boarded the train for the west.
man who M'j d In the tobiucotilbt' i
shop on the station platform smiled
quietly to himself ns the train pulled
out. Then hp walked briskly away. It
was Peter Brutus, the lawyer.
A nioHtnllurlng trap had bum set for
John Tullls!
The party that had gone to Oanlook
gnp In char, e of Cbunt Vos Engo re
turned at nightfall no wiser than when
it left tho barracks nt noon. Hiding
bravely, but somewhat dojoctcdly, bo
sldo tho hfimlnomo young olllccr in
command wus a girl, In gray. Now she
was coming homo with them, silent,
subdued, dispirited oven moro so than
she allowed the count to see.
Colonel Qulnnox und his men had
been scouring the hills for bandits.
They arrived at tho witch's cabin a
few minutes after Vos Engo und his
company. Disregarding the curses of
tho old woman, a thorough search of
tho place was made.
Tho old woman's story, reflected by
the grandson, was convincing so fnr
us It wont. Hho said that tho young
man remained behind in tho kitchen to
puzzle himself over tho'smoko mystery
while she went out to her doorstep.
Tho man with tho horses becumo
frightened when sho went down to ox-
..l.iln .,......, ... Ittm TTn (u1 A
mw iiiiiuues later uiu kjiiuuui;ii
emerged to find his horso gone, himself
deserted, Cursing, ho struck off down
tho glen lu pursuit of hid friend, and
that was tho last sho saw of him.
She listked Into his honest eyes l r
a moment.
"I'orglvo me.'' she murmured, hntig
Ing her bead.
Then she smiled brightly up Into his
foce. "Have your way, then. Ileniem
ber that I nm hor friend too."
Tho guard about the prince was dou
bled. Order. requiring the strictest
caro of hU person were Issued by
Count Halfont. Huron DaughxH began
to see things tu a different light.
Things that had puzzled him before
now seemed clear.
Hut Into lu tbo afternoon n telegram
iTO IIC CO.HTISUKO.l
THE FAVORITE WON.
A Prlzafiaht FUforeo Who "Seen Hit
Duty and Done It."
In n sporting resort In the east end
of London a popular Irish pugilist
was matched against u burly iiml
clover negro. The Irishman was a
hot favorite, und his friends bet heav
ily that he would whip his colored op
ponent. The referee was also nn Irish
man, and when lu the first round thu
negro reached the Irish lighter's Jaw
and the, hitter's bead thumped the
boards with a crash (bat seemed to
preclude further contest the follow
ing monologue by thu referee as ho
stood over tho fallen favorite, counting
tho seconds, took place;
"One!" (In an undertone to his gasp
ing compatriot: "Como on, man; get up
pugilist staggered to hU feet, swung
, wildly nt the unguarded negro and
' bowled him over unexpectedly.
Quick ns n flash the over ready ref
Icreo sprang to tho prostrate colored
mnu, who, though dazed nnd weak,
was wildly' struggling to regain bis
feet, and counted;
"One, two, three, four, tlvo, nnd flro
is ten! You're out, you nnygurl"
ly resumed his walk.
Why He Didn't Go to Church.
A Scottish minister who was Inde
fatigable In looking up his folk one
day called upon a parishioner. "Itlch
an!," ho said, "I lino utt seen ye at tho
kirk for some time and wad llko to
know tbo reason,"
"Weel, sir," answered ltlcbnrd, "I
hao three decided objections to goln'
firstly. I dlnna believe lu beln' whnur
yo does n' tbo tnlkln'; secondly, 1 dlnna
believe In si' mucklu sluglti', an', third
ly nn' In conclusion, 'twas thoro I got
my wife."
Frltndihlp.
They seem to take nwny tho sun
from tho world whp withdraw friend
ship from life, for wo have nothing
hotter from tho Immortal gods, noth
ing moro dollghtful. Cicero.
An Aid to Dlatitlon.
The Blanks had Invited a guest to
dinner. As the hut course was reached
little Willie, who had been closely
watching the guest almost continually
during the meal, looked over at him
onco more and said,
"You haven't changed n bit since
you starting eating, havo you, Mr. Cur
tis?" "Why, no." laughed tho visitor.
"Why do you nsk that question V"
"Because." blurted out Willie, con
fused by the pairs of eyes focused uu
hlm-"becnusu I heard pu any you'd
tnhko n big hog of yourself ns soon ns
you got your eyes on this feed." ,
Not a Suffraglot Yet.
During n presidential cnm'palgn tho
question of woman suffrage was much
discussed among women pro and con,
and at nu afternoon tea the conversa
tion turned that way among tho wo
men guests.
"Aro yon n woman suffragist?" asked
tho ond who was most Interested,
"Indeed, 1 nm not," replied tho other
most emphatically.
"Oh, that's too bud! But, Just sup
posing you were, whom would you sup
port In tho presont campaign?"
"Tho same man I'vo always support-
! cd, of course," was tho apt rcply-"my
, husband." Ladles' Homo Journal.
"VOtm'B OUT, YOU NAYOUIt,"
out o' that. Are yez goln' to let this
black sou of Ham say ho knocked yez
out'j
"Two! (WuiTiih, man, enn't yez
rnlso yourself und listen to what I'm
telllu' yez? Como ou;.get up!)
"Three! (For tho suko of yer fa
thers that bled on many u field get up
nnd wipe up thu floor with this black
smoko that's grluulu' ut yezli
"Kour! (An' stiro uro yez goln to
llo there sluplu' while (his limb of
Satan t niton nil tho money? (Jet up,
I say, uforo I pull yez up!)"
This sort of entreaty continued until,
as tho disgusted roferco lingered on
tho final count, tbo badly dazed Irish
I Hie Son Andy.
I Dr. Andrew J. McCosli wns In his
I collego days n famous athlete. IIo
I could run faster, kick it football far
ther and Jump higher than uny man
In Princeton, Publicly IiIh fathur,. Pres
ident McCish, took no uotlco of An
dy's achievements. That ho prlvutoly
rejoiced In his sou's prowess the stu
dents learned lu this way;
Jimmy, nu the president wus famil
iarly culled, though exceedingly cour
teous, was given to fits of ubstrnctlon
lu which ho entirely forgot his sur
roundings, I Onco nt a reception lu his homo, ap
parently forgetful of nil tho world, ho
was pacing up and down the room
with head bent nnd hands interlocked
behind his back. Suddenly he walked
'up before h young lady nnd asked;
1 "J low tall uro yo?"
Iu uu embarrassed way sho replied,
"Why, doctor, I'm I'm tlvo foot two
Inchos."
"Mo son Audy could Jump over yor
licud," m tit doctor and Immediate-
Hit Bitter Rebuke.
Tho dinner had not gouo at it 1 1 well.
Tho wnltcr was slaw, the food wus
cold, ami tho cooking was bad. The
I guest In tho Gormnu restaurant was of
,n uuturnlly peevish disposition, any
I how, and ho complained vigorously to
I tho bend waiter, and especially com
plained of tho waiter ut bis tnbln, As
tie was leaving tho waiter said humbly:
"If you only knew vat u fmrdt time
us valters hat you would nlcht ho so
hnrdt."
"But," said the guest, "why bo n
waiter?"
"Vot else couldt I do?" asked tho
wulter.
"Well," said the guest, "up nt tho
Metropolitan Opera House they puy a
nun $3 u night to play tho oboe. You
might try that."
"Built." suld the wulter, "I don't
know how to hlay dot oboe."
"What Is tho difference?" ohsorved
tho guest ns ho turned away, leaving
n much mystified waltor, "You don't
know how to waiter cither, You might
scatter your Incompetence." Cosmopol-Itnu,
On Safe Ground.
A young clergyman who had boon
appointed to u curacy in one of tho
parishes of nn English university town
wus eniburrnssed by tho thought of
criticism In his cultivated congrega
tion, Ho sought counsel from his fa
ther, nu old nnd Hnguclottu vicar, say
ing; "Father, I am hampered In my min
istry In tho pulpit I urn now serving.
If I clto anything from geology there
Is Professor A., tho eminent expert In
this science, right before mo. If I uso
nn Illustration lu Itotunn mythology,
thon thoro Is Professor B. ready to
trip me up for my Inaccuracy. If I
Instance something In English litem
turo thut pleases me, I nm cowed by
tho presence of tho leurued doctor.who
holds tho chair of English lltornturo
here, What shall I do?"
Tho old man replied;
"Do not bo discouraged. I'll glvo you
Bufo udvlco. Preach tho gospel. Thoy
probably know very llltlo of that."