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
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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.)
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floor, half dazed, but furious. He made
a vicious leap at King, his knife ready
for tho lunge.
'I'm glad It's you!" roared King.
leuplug aside. His list shut out, nnd
again Brutus went down.
"Miss Platanova, call your uncle.
sho was ordered. "It Is now necessary
to bind the fellow's bands. They aro
too dangerous to be allowed to routn
at large in this fashion."
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
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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. Anybody want
ing any reforouces can nildrosa mo at
528 Oak avenue, orAntolopo, Sacra
mento coun7.
T. J. ATWOOD.
January 8th, 1910.
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