Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-08

! took the lieutenant by The cOlldr and
tang him into the corner
bounding me all over the Kingdom.
What have | done? Nothing, absolute
ly nothing. 1t makes me hot under the
collar. Do they think to find the Prin-
cess Hildegarde by following me
around? I'd give as much as they to
find her."
80 you haven't seen anything of
herr"
Not a sign. l came here first but
not a soul was at the castle. Nobody
knows where she is. | came here this
time to throw them off the track, but
failed. | had Il close shave this noon,
I'll light out tomorrow. 1t isn't safe in
these parts. 1t would be of no use to
tell them that do not know where the
princess is. They have connected me
with her as they connect one link of
chain to another You can kill a Ger
man, but you can't convince him. How
long have you been here"
did not reply at once. about ten
days"
Ten days!' he echoed. what on
earth has kept you in this ruin that
long?"
REST" said / glibly. But am 60
ing away tomorrow Well 20 together
They will not know what to do with
two of u.s."
Yes; they will. You will be taken
for my accomplish. Hark What's
that?" holding his hand to his ear.
Horses. Come, I'm not going to take
any risk"
So we made run for the inn. In the
twilight haze we could see two horse
men coming along the highway at a
brisk gallop.
by the Lord Harry" Hillars cried
lodging all day! Hurry! Can you put
me somewhere for the time being? The
garnet; anywhere"
Come on. There's place in the
garnet where they'll never find you"
got him up stairs unseen. If no one
much the better.
"Oh, say! This'll smother me-" said
Dan as l pushed him into the little
room.
They'll put you in smaller place."
said.
Hang it all, Jack! I'd rather have it
out with them"
'They have their pistols and sabers."
"That's So In that case discretion is
the better part of valor, and they
wouldn't appreciate any coup on my
side. Come back and let me out as
soon as they co.
l descended into the barroom and
found the two officers interrogating the
innkeeper. They were the same fell
lows who had visited the inn earlier in
the day. Gretchen was at her place
behind the bar. She was paler than
usual.
"Ah," said the innkeeper, turning to
me, "am l not right in saying that you
are the only guest at the inn and that
no American has been here?"
did not understand his motive, for
he knew that / was an American.
IL Is perfectly True, Sulu L, lildU 1
am your only guest"
."Ah the Englishmanv' said the lieu
tenant suspiciously. 1--WE are looking
for a person of the name of Hillars
wnom we are charged to arrest. Do
you know anything about him"
1T is not probable" said / noncha-
lantly
l glanced at Gretchen. / could faith
ON nothing there.
'Well," snarled the lieutenant, 81
suppose you will not object to my see
ing your passpOrtsT
'Not in the least" said |. But | felt
a shock. The word american" was
written after the nationality clause in
ny passports. / was in for some ex.
citement on my own account. If | re-
turned from my rooms saying that
could not find my passports, they
would undoubtedly hold me till the
same were produced. I'll go and
bring them for YOU" said l. wanted
some time in which to mature plan Of
action If action became necessary.
There was rather sad expression in
Gretchen's eyes. She understood to a
fuller extent than l what was likely to
follow when 1t was found that | had