The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-29
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spoken, the three men, who now STOOD
forth in their real selves as the recruit
ing officers of the Prussian king, ran
sacked the inn, all the time showing
that they had come to abduct the giant
innkeeper and take him to Potsdam
for enlistment in the famous regiment.
The boys were afraid that they
would discover the door in the moor
and all at once Otto cried out that he
had the toothache, and In his pre-
tended pain he threw himself down on
the boards and lay moaning on the
trap itself.
Here, sir" cried one of them, 81 am
p somewhat of a tooth-drawer myself
and'always carry my instruments with
me. We will stop that tooth in a
jiffy."
Otto was pulled from the floor n
another officer came to his compan-
ions assistance.
Bring a chair here, boy" the
would be-doctor said to Karl. eve
will get this tooth out and then, per-
haps, your brother can tell us what
has become of Herr Grossman."
Karl brought the chair; setting it on
the trap d0or and Otto was placed
therein and his head forced back. he
was surprised to see the officer take
from his saddle-bagsI left on the horse
a set of tooth pullers with which he
came back into the house.
(Which one?' he said gruffly, open
ing Otto's mouth.
''That one, sir; but really don't
want it pulled. 1t will stop aching by
and by"
Remonstrance was useless, FOR the
cold steel seemed to fill Otto's mouth,
and the next moment the Prussian was
pulling at a sound tooth, which he
jerked out and displayed to the cour-
ageous boy.
Otto sank back in the chair, holding
his face in his hands while the three
men laughed boisterously at the eX-
plot.
The boy did not quit the chair, but
sat there and moaned while the Searcl
of the inn went on.
Presently the men came back into
the dining room and one said to Otto
Tell Herr GrOssman that friends
have been to see him and that the
next time time he wants to be at home
when they come"
".
Were they going? Could it be tina
the recruiting officers of the king o
Prussia were about to leave? Tn
boys dared not look at one another 70
fear of b%atraying their secret; and
was not until they saw the three mel
mounting in the road that they fel
relieved.
"They ma not go so far said Kar,
'oThey may ride over the hill and hal
there, expecting father to come out o
his retreat"
.We will see to that cried Otto
leaping from the chair. "Ah, we wi
watch these fellows, for they wan
father for the king giants"
But the officers rode off and Wer
watched by the boys till they val
ished. Then Otto crept after them an
saw them descend into the little va
) lev beyond the inn, where they DIRE
rein and consulted.
The boy, after looking at thel
awhile, ran back and told what L
had seer
IF father could get to the stable an
2 saddle the horse he might reach tt
frontier" said Karl. -.
Il will go and watch the men viii
you get him Off" -,
This Otto did, and Karl warned h
s father, saying that he feared the thf'
: horSemen meant to come BACK al
t give the inn another overhauling.
q The giant came from his hldll
Mace and went to the stables, Whe'
n he saddled the best horse there, OF
which he knew would not fail hi
n and with the hill between him and Il
+ kings men, he rode for his life, IL
o stopped till he had crossed tho 'front.'
and was safe.
f Sure enough, the officers came bac
q They searched the house again, al
h This time they discovered the ira
; door. They lifted it and descend,
i into the innkeeper's retreat, but t
bird had flown, and they were oblS'
to admit their defeat.
4, "Here, boy" said one of the thf
II erutfiy, as he shook Otto, you ha
r fooled us. l don't believe you had I
n toothache at all. have a nina 10 p'
all your teeth
n every WE'LL" answered the boy as
# took a seat. Il am willing to pi
~. with all l have to save father frC
" the kings guards. Go ahead, slf.,
y But the men only laughed. for tn
=. saw that they had been cleverly o.
~. witted by the boys, and when tn
= rode off they promised one another
saw nothing of the adventure.
W. Although they kept their word,
!, story cot out somehow, and it was
- ~ long before all North Germany W
y laughing at the manner in whlch I
~ Gr0ssman boys had outWltteu I
~ kings Observation-Disclosures lnqulr
"a cnurnENTS, Joke.