Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
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them. partially succeeding.
Mr. Lorry. the evidence is very
strong against you. but you shall not
he uniustly treated You are not q
prisoner as yet. In Grnustark man
who is accused of murder and who WAS
not seen by any one to commit the
crime cannot be legally arrested until
an accuser shall go before the princess,
! who is also high priestess and swear
on his life that he knows the guilty
man. The man who so accuses agrees
to forfeit his own life in case the other
/ is proved innocent. If you are to be
/ charged with the murder of the prince.
some one must so before the princess
aud take oath-his life against yours. l
am holding you here, sir. because 1t is
/ the only place in which you are safe.
/ Lorenz'S friends would have torn you
/ to pieces had we not found you first.
1 You are not prisoners, and you may de-
part if you think it wise"
| "But how can they accuse me?
knew nothing of the murder until
reached this place. cried Lorry. stop
! ping short In his restless walk before
4 the little baron.
| $50 you say but
"If you accuse me. I'll kill you"
whispered Lorry. holding himself tense.
Anguish caught and held him.
BE calm, sir" cautioned Dnngloss.
81 may have my views, but am not
willing to take oath before her royal
highness. Listen: You were heard to
say you would kill him. You began
the fight You were the aggressor, and
there is no one else on earth. it is said
who could have wished to murder him.
The man who did the stabbing entered
the room through the hall door and
left by the same. There are drops of
your door On your knob are the
prints of bloody fingers where you
or some one else-placed his hand In
opening the door. 1t was this discov-
cry. made by me and my men. that
fully convinced the enraged friends of
the dead prince that you We're guilty.
When we opened the door. you were
gone. Then came the search, the fight
at the head of the stairs and the race
to the prison. The reason l saved You
from that mob should be plain to you
l love my princess, and l do not for
get that you risked your life, each Of
you. to protect her. l have done all
that can. gentlemen. to protect you
in return. 1t means death to you If
you fall into the hands Of his follower
just now. A few hours will cool them
Off no doubt. but now-now 1t would be
madness to face them. l know not
what they have done to my men at the
hotel-perhaps butchered them"
There was anxiety In Dangloss'
keen old eyes. His charges now saw
the situation clearly and apologized
warmly for the words they had ut
tered under the pressure Of somewhat
extenuating circumstances. They ex-
pressed willingness to remain in the
prison until the excitement abated or /
until some one swore his life against
the supposed murderer. They were
virtually prisoners. and they knew 1t !
well. Furthermore, they could see that |
Baron Dangloss believed Lorry guilty |
of the murder. Protestations OF limo
cence had been politely received and
politely disregarded.
.'po you expect one of his friends to
take the oath?" asked Lorry.
Yes; 1t is sure to come"
"But you will not do SO yourself|
NO"
II thank you. captain, for see that
you believe me guilty"
II do not say you are guilty, remem-
Der. but will say that If you did MUIR
der Prince Lorenz you have made the
people of Graustnrk rejoice from the
bottoms OF their hearts. and you will
be eulogized from one end Of the land
to the other"
Hanged and er!oglzed." said Lorry
grlmly.
ITO Be Continued.