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I X T O N K I N G inukd F rom 1' ao e io u u “Not Jull- Jullus (ring ot the man ; o f tlie nrtnoryY' { me,\ said Truxton. wkwardly. snarled W illiam. Sponts. j>r changed completely! how- In ue turned to address tbe “I beg to Jpforw yo®* bat your 'stay Is to be brief. ott will tte removed to more {matters that * Wend has Ifor you. As tot you, my hrnlng to Truxton m o amll* ■llv, \1 deeply deplore tbe [you nre to remain. Wben ither In the foom beyond a insatlon will •> » \ ***«“\• |bc Interested then to hear •vo to say out there.” , profound bow to the lady if«>r King Ue departed, bolt- imlilnd Mm. tnstantly • t her side. [lias eome to m*,\ h® wbto- My. M1 think 1 «ee ft tray.” . what is It you Intend to tell me. I must know. U h a t lw said about taking CQVkt'S. ? • ®*W»t !!•► I die first\ irlll die first. By tb* way. sell tell you tliat I wasn’t (together of bow we are to should I save you from nt to bave yon hurry off Tied to Vos Engo? It’S a |bt, I know,” hastily; “bnt, ue, I hate to think of you feme ono else.\ else?\ th* questioned, a er forehead, now 1 w t i t o ’t chance even l( there Engo, It Isn't th a t/ it* I “1 recognise t h i - * difr nr stations and\- i all this got to do wltto t escape?” t all. Tlie point I’m try- Is this; Don't yo« Iblnk jngb on a hero to tave the i other fellow to map np, fbcgln to see,\ ite tald. a t coming Into ber cheeks. Duraglag,\ l>t at tbe food he bad put Ia n quite sure youprtmi- i tbat you’d marry b liu r (-not promise Wm tbat I'd on had promised\— allow me time to Bi» tto lay that I had prow know In * day or two. fr. King.\ There waa a * in her role*. I*)\ he demanded. \Ton can to say that— . Ob. >1 wonder It 1- havo a i ghost of a chance!'' Ue felose, Incredulous, fasti- >ls It tbat you a n going r—ye* or n o r question I waa con- the brigands caught red. i la In your own class,” glumly. I an Instant “Mr. King, yoa my name—wbo 1 prince's aunt. That’s aunt In reality than i und*.\ then?\ Tullls’ sister, a New born, and 1 llw not i blocks from your\- 1 er In apeecblesB amaae- -then you nre not a | be began again. .very plqln New Vork- fjaugblng aloud, '‘Ton tinted, a n yon? Doe* ince to\— appointed? Nol By in ’t believe that auy h »l| OP TRUXTON KING'S ITliETEBlFFlO BLOW. don't mean It just go think It out. Let fiuy liend. i Biiid, n thrill In bis (ivliicuas jiist the {jus so bappy In. my liUUto. U l« i't so black as it was. I thought t couldn’t win you because you\— ‘‘W in tue'f1 she gasped. ‘‘Precisely. Now I ’m looking at It differently. 1 don’t ulna telling you that I ’m In love with you-desperately In love. It’s boen so with me ever since that day lu the park. I loved you as ft duchess or a princess and without hope. Now, l-I-well, I’m. going to bope. Perhaps Vos Bngo has the better of me just now, but I ’m In the lists wltb him—with all of them. If 1 get you out of tbls place- and myself as well -1 waut you to un derstand tbat from tbls very minute t am trylug lo win yon If U lies lu tlie power of auy American to win a girl who has suitors amoug the nobility.\ ‘‘Are-are you really In earnest?” sbe murmured. f \ I mean every word ot I t 1 do love you.” “I- I cannot talk about It now, Ur. King,\ abe fluttered, moving away from blm In' a sudden panic. Pres ently be weut over to her. She was standing near tbe candle, staring down at the flame, wltb a strangely preoc cupied expression In ber eyes. “Forgive me,” be said. “I waa baity, Inconsiderate. I”— “Yon quite took my breath away ,’1 •b* panted, . looklug up at blm, with a queer llttl* amlle, \ I know,\ he inurmund. Her troubled gate resumed Ita aobei sontemplation of the flam*. *?You won't leave me to .my tat* b* tans* you think rm going to marry- •obm o m *!*•?\ He grew v*ry sober. \Mias Tallis you and I ha v* oae chanc* la a tbo* sand. T«a may aa w fil knaw tha truth,\ “Oh, I eaa't hearth* thought o t that dreadfnl old nwn,” she cried, abjact distress in hw eyes. Ue gritted Us teeth and turned away. ■ v -• Lata to th* aftornoon Anna Cromer appeared befon them, accompanied by two ot. th* meu. Crisply ah* com manded the girl to coin* forth.' She waa In tha outer room for tbe latter port of aa tour listening to Anna Cnmar l i d Mme.Drovnask, who dinned tit* prataes of t t * gnat Count Marlanx into ber ears. Tbey bathed th* girl's taca and freshened har garments. It occurred to her that sbe was being prepared for a visit of the redoubtable Marlanx blmself and put tbe question plainly. - “No,’’ sold Anna Cromer. “He’a not coming b in . You are going to blm. H* will not be Count Marlanx after tomorrow, but Cltlsen Marlanx, one of the people, oue of us.” Little did tbey know Marians. “Julius and Peter will com* for you toolgbt,” said Mm*. Drovnask, wltb an evil, suggestive aalfe Truxton waa beginning to tnmbte with the fear that sbe would aot be returned to tbelr room wben tb* door was opened and sb* cam* In. torn* tlm* In tbe tense, suffocating hours of tba nlgbt they beard th* aaunda ot many footstep* ahufllug about tb* outer room. Than wan hoars*) guttural, subdued goodby* and well wishes, tb* m aking of heavy doors and tbe dropping of bolts. Eventually King, who had been lis tening alertly, realised that but two of the men remained In the room, Peter Brutua and Julius Spants. An hour crept by and another. King was groaning under the suspense. The time was too slowly approaching When be waa to attempt th* moet des perate act In all tbls sanguinary trag edy. He bad told ber of hia piaa. Sbe knew tbe part sho wae to play. And If all went well—ab, tben! Suddenly he atarted to bls feet, his jaws set, his eyes gleaming. Tbe tele- graph Instrument was clicking in tbe outer room. Taking 1 his position u p r tbe girt, who was crouching In real dismay, be loaned against tbo wall, his banda be hind him, every muscle strained and taut. The door opened, and Julius Spants, bewhlHkered and awkward, entered. (To wore a raincoat and atorm bat and tarried n rope In oue of his bands, “Timo you wen asleep,” be said atupldly, addressing King. He turned to the girl. “Come, madam, 1, must”- He did not complete tbe sentence. The whole weight of Truxton King's body was behind tbe terrlflc blow that landed ou the man's jaw. Julius Spanta’s knee* crumpled. He lunged against the wall. The man was stun ned beyond nii power of Immediate] action. It wns the work of an Instant to snatch the revolver from bls coat; nocket. “Guard the door!” whispered Kins to the girl, pressing the revolver Into bur hand, “and shoot If you have tor ■ A handkerchief was stuffed Into tbo unconscious man's mouth. The long coat and boots were Jerked ffom his limp body before hnnd.J “nd *** were bound with the H>pe h* carried. The busby whiskers and wig were re- i moved from his bead and transferred i In a flash to that of the American. Then the bools, coat and hat found a uew wearer. ' . Peter Brutus was standing In the stairway lending to the se^pr. ' \Hurrv up, Julius,\ he called Im peratively. \They nre below with tlie . b°\Vh<>u a tall, grunting man emerged ! from the inner room bearing thp limp : figure of a glvl in « frayed raincoat be 1 did not wait to ask questions, but rush-, etl over and locked the cell door, abcu he led the way down the narrow stalr- S His only reply to King s gut tural remark In the Grsustark Ian-, S\ K nspeaU, you fool! Not a word uut[l wc reach the river.\ I A moment later the girl was being lowered through tlio hole Intq fougU. T Z arms. Brains aud bis compan ion dropped through, ‘ I,c I?01'™* of masonry was closed, and off er gilded the partJ'riVbrward lu tbo noiseless boat tbut bad come up to ferry tbem. There were threo mon in the boat, not counting Truxton King. CHAPTER XIV. ON TOE MVSB. N O word was spoken during this cautions, extraordinary voy age underground. Tbe pseudo Julius supported bis ciiurge in tho stern of tbo boat. Peter Brutus sat In tho bow, a revolver tn his band, his gate bent upon tbe opaqueness ahead. At last the boat crept out into tbe raluy, starless night. Ho drew tho skirts of hip own mackintosh over her shoulders und head. The night was so Inky black tbat one could not se* bls band befon his face, At least two of the occupanta opened up their throats nud lungs and gulped In the wet. fresh air. It waa now that he began to wonder, to calculate against the plana of tbelr ■Q*nt escort. Whither wen tbey bound? Tbe occasional cnak of au oar, a whispered oath of dismay, the heavy breathing ot totttfa, the soft blowing of thomlst-that waa all; no «th*r sound on tbe broad, still river. Truxton began to chat* under the ■train. Hia uneasiness waa Increoaed by tbe certain conviction that before long they would be beyond th* city, th* walls of wblch were gradually (dipping past. ^ Ha considered their channa it be m n to overturn tb* f a l l boat aad atrtk* out for abota in the darka***. Thla project h* gave up at ooee. He did not kaow the waters or the banka betweea which they glided. Tbey wen past the wall* now nud rowing leas stealthily. Befon long they would be In a position to speuk aloud. It would lie awkward for him. Suddonly tbe boat turned to the right and shot toward the unsetm bank. Thoy wore perhaps half « mile above th* city wall. Truxtoti'B mind wnn working like a triphammer. He was lecalUug a certain notuud Ketflemeni north of tbu city, the quarters of l!xb: ernwn. poachers aud borne tinders. These people, be was not slow lo tnir i were undoubtedly band In glov.* with Marlanx, it not so surely conuet i- ed with the misguided committee ot t*B. He had little time to s|ieculate on the attttude of tlie dcnlfcens of l.'iln tin. wboleaome place. Tbe prow of tV boat grated on the pebbly bank, and Peter Brutus letuied over the edge Into th* abnllow water. “Come, ou Julius—hand ber over t.» At he leaned over the side to selw the girl in his arms Truxton King brought tbe butt of tbe heavy revolver dawn upon his skull. Brutus dropped aenas tbe gunwale wltb a groan, dead to all that waa to happen In tbo next half hour or mon. yaw ing forward, b* bad tbe two a maxed oarsmen covered with the weapon. “H a a d a up: Quick P' ho cried. Two pairs of hands went up, together wlthstrangeoatbs. Trnxton’s eyes bad grown used to tbe darkness; he could see tbe men quite plainly. “W h a t a n yon doing?” be demanded ot Loralne. who, be hind him, was fumbling iu the garments of th o ‘feigns u r ! quick !\ unco use loas Bru i t cniED. (us, “Getting his revolver,” sbe replied, with a quaver In her voice. “Good!\ he aald exultantly. “Let’s think a minute.\ be weut on. “We don't dare turn these fellows loose, even If we disarm tbem. They’ll bave n crowd after us lu two minutes.” «W«’tl keep the boat. There! Now push off. Newport.” Por King had recognized his guard In the witch s hovel Iu the person of one of the oars- men, “Wbat tbe devil”- began Newport, but K*»g silenced him. The boot alow- ly drifted out Into the current. “Now vow!\ he couuuauded. With hia free hand lie reached back and dragged tho limp Brutus luto the boat. \Gad I believe lie's dead!\ he mut- “Gan you swlmf\ demanded King. «Not a stroke,’’ gasped Newport. \Good Lord, pal, you'ro not going to dnmp us overboard! It’s tcu feet deep along here.\ “Pull ou yonr left, bard. That* right- I’m going ta land you on the opposite shore,\ Two mjnutes In w they rau up uu- der tho western bunk of tbe stream, Which nt tbls point was fully 300 yards wide. Under cover of the dead ly revolver the two uien dropped luto the water, wliicli wus above tlielr waists. The limp form of Peter Bru tus wns pulled out nnd transferred to the shoulders of Ills companions. ••Good nlgbt.\ called out Truxton King cheerily. Ue had grasped tlie ®nw- ,, .. “I'll row over to tbe east slue, an nounced Klujt to the girl, ‘’but I don’t Ilk? ta get loo clow to tbe walls. Some one may havo heard the shouts of om- friends back (here.\ Not another word passed between them for ten or twelve niiuuies. Sho peered anxiously ahead, looking for signs of tbo bnrge doc-k, wblcb lay somewhere abnig tills section ot llie city wall. At last tbe sound of rapidly work ing rowlocks clime to the gWa ears. \They're nfler in.\ grated Tru:;li:-.i In desperation. \They've t!°t word to friends one way u' nnvtliiT. By l\ve. I ’m nearlv fugged loo! 1 can't mill miifJt fgjrtlicn 1 I<%: Wliat'* U>l»r j Tbe side of tlie boat caronie 1 off a solid object In tho water, uluiost spill ing tbem Into tbe wind blown river. \The docks!” she whispered. “Wo struck a small scow, I tblnk. Can you find your way In among the coal barges?’’ He paddled along slowly, feellug his way, scraping alongside tbo big barges which delivered coul from tbo distant mines. At last be found‘au opening and pushed through. A moment later tbey were riding uudor the stern of a broad cargoless barge, plumb up against the water lapped plies of tbs dock. Standing In tbe bow of tbe boat, be managed to pull blmself up over tbe allppcry edge, It wns the work of a second to draw'her up after him. Ho gave the boat a mighty shove, sending It ont luto the stream once mon. In a few mlnutea loud curses came from the river, proclaiming the fact tbat tbe pnrsuen bad found the empty boat. Afterward they wen to learn that Newport’s shouts bad brought a boat load of men fnm tbe opposite bank, headed by the Innkeeper, iu whose place Lonlne was to have en< conntemd Marlanx later on, If plans had not miscarried. By tbls time King had located tbo open space wblcb undoubtedly afford; ed room for tbe tranafer of cargoes from tbe dock to tbe company's yards Inside tb* walla. Without hesitation h* drew her after him up thla wide, alalater roadway. Tbe punuer* wen trying for a land ing, noisily, even boisterously. It atruck Truxton as qnepr tbat these ■ea wen not afirald of alarmiag tba watchmen on the docks or tbe man at tho gate above. Suddenly It came to him that tben would be no one then to oppose tbe landing of tb* miscre ants. No doubt hundreds ot men al‘ ready hud stolen through tbese gatea during tbe nlgbt, secreting themselves In tbe fastnesses of the city, ready for the morrow’s fray. Tbey rusbed up tbo narrew railway chutes und through oue of tbe numer ous gateways tbat opened out upon tbe barge docks. No one opposed them No one wsa standing guard. Fnm be hind came tbo sound of rushing foot* steps. Lightning flatbed la tbe sky, and tbe rumble of thunder broke over the desolate night “they’ll seo us by the lightning,\ gasped Truxton, almost ready to drop from folntucss nnd exhaustion. Following a vivid flash of llgbtnlng, two shots wen tired by tbe man who were now plunging up through tbe gates, u hundred yards or mon away. Tbo saute flash ot lightning showed to King the narrow, muddy street that stretched abead of them. iMtead ot doing the obvious thing he tuned sharply to tbe left between the llnea af freight can. Tbeir progress w m alow. At last they came to the end ot tbelr rope. They wen literally up agalnat the great city wall. A car door stood open In front ot them. He waited for a second flash of lightning to reveal to blm th* na ture of Ita interior. It wa* quite emp ty. Without hesitation be clambered In nnd pulled ber up after him. They fell over on tbo floor, completely fag ged. A few minutes later tbe atorm broke. He managed to dose the door against the driving torrents. ‘•We’ve fooled them,\ he managed to whisper dose to her ear. “They won’t look ben. You’n safe, Lora Uie. Gad, I’d like to aee any one get you away from mo nowP’ 8 he pressed bls arm. Then sbo was fXst asleep. Ho sat with bls back againat tbe side of (be car, a pistol ln one hand, the otber lying tenderly upon the dnnch- od balr of tbe girl whose head rested upon bls leg. Sbo bad slipped down from bls shoulder. Ue did not bave tbe deslro or the energy to pnvent I t Maufuliy us lie bad fought agalnat tbo Impelling deslro to sleep, ho could not beat It off. His last waking thought was of the effort bo must mako to reach Dangloss with tbe warning. Something stirred In tbo far end ot tbe car-a still small nolso aa of some thing alive tbat moved with tho un- most wariness. A heavy, breathing body crept stealthily acroos tbe Inter, venlug space, so quietly tbnt a mouse could have made but little less noise. Au Instant later tbe bluish flame of a sulphur match struggled for life, growing stronger nnd brighter In the band of a man who stood above the sleepers, _______ CHAPTER XT. THK GIRL IX TUE RU> CLOAK. I NSIDE of an hour after the re turn of the frightened, quivering groom who had escaped from tbe brigands lu tbe hills Jack Tullls was granted permission by the war department to take a hundred picked men wltb him lu tbe effort to over take and capture tbe abductors of bls sister. The dazed groom’s story hard ly bad beeu told to the borrlfled broth er before be was engaged in telephon ing to General Brace and Baron Dan gloss. A hurried consultation fol lowed. Barou Dnngloss was sadly upset. Three proiniuent persons had beeu stolon from beneath his nose, so to speak. lie wns beside himself with rage and dismay. Tbls last outrage wns the climax. Tbe old man adored the sister of Jack Tullls. He was heartbroken and crushed by the news of the catastrophe. Captain Mans of the dragoons was put lu charge of tbo relief pnrty. The parly wns armed nnd equipped for a bitter chase. Word bad been sent to Serros, the capital of Dawsborgeu, asking tlie assistance of Prince Dan- tuu hi tlio elTort. to overtake the ab ductors. A detachment, it was an nounced lu reply, wns to start from Serros during the afternoon bound for the eastern pusses, 10 HlS CONTINUED - W W ' B a l l & M c M i c h a e l R E A L E S T A T E I N S U R A N E a V U E T T B O N D S C A N D I E S The Freshest and Best Varieties All Kinds Of Soft Drinks, Peanuts, Pop Com and Cigan THE CLUB BILLIARD PA R L O R S Third W e W a i t 2 C U B A Customer of Ouis A Pleased Customer Is a Good Advertis er : : If We Please You, Tell Others If We Don’t, Tell Us. R E T Z & W E L L S THE GROCERS. P L O W S - - - I S L ° - J. L C u e GfaadHovr W A O O N S - - s g M g k \ M M M M w « b « r Winona S u p e r i o r D r i l l s B u f f i e a > - S p r i n g W a g o n s Durant L a u r e l R a n g e s H e a t e r s C o o k S t o v e s A Gocd Slock of Harness, Saddles, Etc. W m . B A R B E R . 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