The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12


kuiting action 20 the words ius,
spoken. the three men, who now stood
ioFth IN their real selves as the recruit.
ing officers OF the Prussian king, ran.
sacked the Inn, all the time showing
mat they had come 20 abduct the giant
ihnkeeper and take him TO Potsdam
Tor 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 tO0thache. 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, II am
somewhat OF n tooth-drawer myself
ana always carry my Instruments with
me We will stop that tooth IN a
jiny."
Otto was pulled from the floor and
another officer came 10 his cOmpan-
IONS assistance.
Bring a chair here. boy" the
would-be doctor said TO Karl. I'VE
viii get this tooth out and then, per
haps, your brother can tell us what
has become OF Herr Grossman."
Kari brought the chair. setting Il on
the trap door aud Otto was placed
therein aud his head forced back. tie
was surprised 60 see the officer take
from his saddle-hags left on the horse
set Of tooth pullers with which he
came back into the house.
which oner' he said gruniy, open
Ing Ott0's mouth.
THAT one. sir; but really I don't
want Il pulled. II will stop aching by
end by"
RenOnstrancc was uselesH. for the
cold steel seemed 10 fll Otto's mouth.
and the next moment the prusslan was
pulling nc sound tooth. which he
!erscd out and displayed 10 the cour.
ageous boy
Otto sank hack IN the chair. holding
his face In his hands while the three
men laughed boisterously az the ex-
plot
Tho boy ala not quit the chair but
sat there and moaned while the search
Of the Inn went on.
Presently the men came hack into
The dining room and one said 10 otto.
Tell Herr Grossman that friendn
have been 10 see him and that tho
next time time he wants % be at homo
when they come"
".
We're they eolngy Could Il be that
the recruiting officers OF the king of
Prussia were about 20 leavef The
boys dared not look az one another for
Gear Of beiraying their secret: aud Il
was not until they saw the three men
mounting Ia the road that they felt
relieved.
They may not 90 so far" said Kari.
They may ride over the hin aud halt
there. expecting father 70 come out OF
lis retreat"
we win see % that" cried Otto.
lcaninc from the chair "Ah. We Will
watch these fellows. for they want
father Tor the king giants"
But the officers rode Oh aud were
watched by the boys an they van
ishcd. Then otto crept after them and
saw them descend into the little val
ley beyond the inn, where they drew
rein and consulted.
The boy. after looking at them
awhile. ran back aud told what be
had seen
N father could get 60 the stable and
raddle the horse he might reach the
frontier" said Kari
Il win 20 and watch the men while
you get him Oh"
This Otto did. and Karl warned his
father. saying that be feared the three
O.. - 4
give the Inn another oyerhauling.
The giant came from bis hiding
place aud went 10 the stables. where
be- saddlcd the best horse there. one
which be knew would not fall him.
aud with the HIN between him and the
kings men. hc rode Tor bis life. nor
stopped till he had crossed the frontier
aud was safe
Sure enough the officers came hack
They searched the house again. aud
this time they discovered the trap.
door. They lifted Il aud descended
into the innkeepeTs retreat. hut tho
bird had flown, and they were obliged
20 admit their defeat
"uere. hoy" said one OF the three
rruniy. as he shook otto. "you have
fooled MS. ! don't believe you had the
toothache at an have a mind &C. pull
~ your teeth
Very well. answered the boy as hc
,lok n seat II am willing % part
with III | have 20 save father from
Che kings guards. Go ahead. sir"
But the men only laughed. for they
raw that they had been clevcrly out
Witicd by the boys. and when they
rode % they promised one another 70
cay nothing ~ the adventure
Although they Kept their word. the
story got ont somehow. aud Il was not
long before all North Germany was
laughing az the manner Ia which the
Grossman boys had outwlttcd the
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