The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-01-17

t00E the lieutenant by the collar and
tt1t71g him into the corner -.
bounding me all over the kingdom
What have done? Nothing, absolute.
" nothing. It makes me hot underline
collar Do they think to find the Prin.
cess Hildegarde~ by following me
around?- I'd give as much as they to
find her." .@- a.
$50 you haven't seen anything OF
her?'' ~ r
''Not sign came here first, but
not soul was at the castle. Nobody
knows where she is. I came here this
time to throw them off the track, but
failed: i had close shave this noon
Ill light out tomorrow. ;. It 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 q
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." .,- - r.
''Ten days!' he echoed. what on
earth has kept you in this ruin that
long?"
Rest said | glibly. But am go.
ing away tomorrow. Well so together
They will not know what to do with
two of u.s.
eyes; 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 q
brisk gallop. .','~-r- :. -
"By the bord Harry" Hillars cried
excitedly, "the very men I have been
lodging all day! Hurry! Can you put
me somewhere for the time being? The
garnet; anywhere" ~ :
Come on. There's a place in the
garnet where they'll never find YOU" I
got him up stairs unseen. If no one
but l knew him to be at the inn, SO
much the better. ..~ ID -. -
'Oh, say! This'n smother me-" said
Dan as I pushed him into the little
room. =. >-----ss. -. -
They'll put you in Smaller place, !"
said. -.
Hang it all, Jack! I'd rather have it
out with them" H.
'They have their pistols and sabers. y
''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." - 80
descended into the barroom and
found the two officers interrogating the
ihnkeeper. 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 palers than
usual. - ~. ~ ~ - So.
"Ah," said the innkeeper, turning to
me, 'am not right in saying that you
are the only guest at the inn and that
no American has been here?" .s.sz$
did not understand his motive. for
he knew that I was an American.
1T is perfectly true,". said I, that /
am your only guest.''''.. - .s
'Ah, the Englishman!v said the lfe,1-
tenant suspiciously. Eve are looking
for a person of the name of Hillars
whom we are charged to arrest. Do
you know anything about him ?''
TT is not probable" said noncha-
lantly. ..ss. SIS
| glanced at Gretchen. could faith
ON nothing there. .zss= ss5z
We'll, snarled the lieutenant, Il
suppose you will not object to nv see
Ing your passports %? ~ IS 1900 80
mot in the least said l. But / FELT
shock. The word ..American' z was
written after the nationality clause IN