The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-17

Don't you dare 10 drink that toast"
end. His royal highness Is doomed"
Lorry spoke with the earncstness and
conviction Of one who is permitted to
see into the future.
Calmly he prepared to write some
letters, not to say farewell, but to eX-
plain to certain persons the u of
the duel and to say that he gloried in
the good fortune which had presented
itself. One OF these letters was adj
dressed to his mother, another to the
father Of Prince Iorenz and the last
to the Princess of Graustark. TO the
latter lie wrote much that did not ap-
pear in the epistlcs directed to the 9TH
crs. Anguish had been in his room
more than an hour and had frequently
called to his friend and begged him
to secure what rest he could in order
that their nerves might be steady in
the morning. But it was not until
after midnight hat the duelist sealed
the envelopes. directed them and
knocked at his seconds door to say:
81 shall intrust these letters to you,
Harry. You must see that they start
OIL their way tomorrow
Then he went to bed and to sleep.
At 6 o'clock his second, who had
slept but little, called him. They
dressed hurricdly and prepared for the
ride TO the valley. Their own new
English bulldog revolvers were to
serve as weapons in the coming COM
bat, and Il carriage was to be in wait
ing for them in n side street Mt Z
O'clock.
Before leaving their room they heard
evidences of commotion in the hotel
and were apprehcnsive lest the in
mates had learned Of the duel and
were making ready to follow the fight
ers to the appointed spot. There was Il
confusion of voices, the sound Of rush
ing feet, he banging of doors, the
noise increasing as the two men
stepped into the open hall. They were
amazed TO see half dressed men and
women standing or running about the
halls, intense excitement in their faces
and in their actions. White uniformed
policemen were focking into the corri-
doris. Soldiers, cOatless and hatless,
fresh from their beds, came dashing
upon the scene. There were excited
cries, angry shouts and, more mystify-
ing than all, Mortified looks and whis-
pcrs.
"What has happened?" asked Lorry,
stopping near the door.
at can't be n fire. Look! The door to
that room down there seems to be the
center of attraction. Hold on! Don't
go oycr there, Lorry. There may be
something to unncrve you, and that
must not happen now. Let us go down
this stairway. 1t leads to n side Ell
trance, / think" They were half way
down the stairs when the thunder of
rushing feet in the hall above came to
their ears, causing them to hesitate be-
tween curiosity and good judgment.
"They are coming this way"
clear them howl! What the devil
can be the cause of all his rumpus?"
cried the other.
AT that instant n half dozen police
guards appeared at the head of the
stairs. Upon seeing the Americans
they stopped and turned rs If to oppose
a foe approaching from the opposite di-
rection. Baron Dangloss separated
himself from the white coats above
ulIG liz W tiC bltll DciOW. III ultIIn
they started for the street door. He
was with them in an instant, his usu-
ally red face changing from white to
purple, his anxious eyes darting first
toward the group above and hen to-
ward the bcwildered Americans.
"What's the mattcr?" demanded Lor-
~.
"Thcre! Scc!" cried Dangloss, and
even as he spoke n conflict began at
the head Of the stairs, the police, aug
mentcd by n few soldiers, struggling
against n bowling, cnraged mass OF
AXphainians. DanglOss dragged his re-
luctant charges through q small door,
and they found themselves I'm the bag
gage room of the hotel. Despite their
queries he offered no explanation, but
rushed them along, passing out Of tho
opposite door, down a short stairway
and into n side street. A half dozen
police guards were awaiting them, and
before they could catch the f%aintest
idea of what 1t all meant they were
running with the officers through an
alley rs if pursued by demons.
Nov, what i'm thunder does this
mean" painted Lorry, attempting to
slackcn the pace. He and Anguish
were Just beginning to regain their
senses.
d. not stop! Do not stop" wheezed
Dangloss. "You must get to q place of
safety. We cannot prevent something
dreadful happening If you are caught!'
eff we are caught!' cried Anguish.
"Wly, what have We doneT"
"Unland me, Baron Dangloss. This
Is an outrage"' shouted Lorry.
"For heavens sake, be calm! We are
befrlending you. When W. reach the
tower, where you will be safe, 1 shall
explain" gasped the painting chief of
police. A few moments later they were
inside the prison gates, angry, impa-
tient, fatigued.
as this n plan to prevent the duelY'
demanded Lorry, turning upon the
chief, who had dropped Imply into q
chair and was mopping his brow. When
he could find his breath enough to au-
swer, Dangloss did SO, and he might as
we'll have thrown a bombshell at their
feet.
"There'l be no duel. Prince Lorenz
is deadp
"Deadl" gasped the others.
"Found dead I'm his bed, stabbed to