The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-01-20

I1oru, tney uont wait long here before
handing out justice"
"rell me all that happened. Was she
hurt?"
II should say not! Say, Gren, 1 have
killed II man, Dannox got my bullet
right IN tile bead. and he never knew
what hit him. CHASTITY, isn't it ? 1 feel
beastly queer. 1t was he who turned
on the lights and went at you with a
club. heard you call and was in the
door just us he hit you. His finish
came inside of a second. You and lie
spoiled tic handsomest rug 1 ever
saw"
Ruined III"
"Not in her estimation. I'll wager
she has 1t framed, blood and all. The
stains VIII always be there as a re-
minder CT your bravery. and that's
what she says she's bound to keep.
She was Kerry much excited nc alarm
ed about you until the room filled with
men, and tlicn she remembered how
she was attircd. | never saw any
thing S 70 pretty as her embarrassment
when tie countess AID her aunt led
her into the next room. These people
are going out, so I'll tell you what hap
pened after you left me with the cook.
He was Il long time falling under the
influence, II | had barely reached the
top Of the stairs when | saw DannoX
rush down the hall. Then you called,
and Knew the jig was on in full blast.
The door was OPEN. and l saw him
strike you. shot him, but she was at
your side before l could get to you.
Tho ntl,n,. fnlIpu,, ,,h,> ,,a,o L. 4l~o
room succeeded i'm escaping while 1
was bending over you, but neither of
them shot at mo. They were too badly
frightened. | had sense enough left to
follow and shoot n couple Of times as
they tore down the stairs. One of them
stumbled and rolled all the way to the
bottom. He was unconscious and
bleeding when 1 reached his side. The
other fellow few toward the dining
hall, where he was Immediately nabbed
by two white uniformed nae and
throttled.
"Othcr men in white--they were reg
ular police ofiicers-pounced upon me,
and l was a prisoner. BY George, I
was knocked of my feet the next min
ute to sec old Dangloss himself come
putting and blowing into the hall, red
der and fercer than ever. Now l
know what you want in Edelweiss!'
he shrieked, and it took me three min
utes to convince him Of his error.
Then he and some of the men went up
to the princess room, while 1 quickly
led h way to the big gate and d.
rected n half dozen officers toward the
ravine. They came up finally with the
two fellows who had been stationed
beneath the window md who were I'M
able to find the gate. When 1 got back
to where you were, the room was full
OF terrified men and women half dress
ed. l was still daZed over the sudden
appearance Of the police, but managed
to tell my story in full to Dangloss
and Count Halfont-thats Uncle Cas-
par-and then the chief told me how he
and his men happened to be there. In
the meantime the castle physician was
attending to you. Dannox had been
carried away.
81 never talked to a more interested
audience In my life. There was the
princess at my elbow, and the countess
pretty as n picture-back Of her, all
eyes, both of 'em, and there were the
old gray haired lady, the Countess Hal
font, and Il half dozen shivering maids,
with men galore, Dangloss and the
count and a lot of %servants-a great
and increasing crowd. The captain Of
the guards, a young fellow named
QuinnoN, as l heard him called, came
in worried and Inundated. / fancy he
was afraid he'd lose his job. You see,
1t was this way: Old Dangloss has had
a man watching us all day. Think Of
it-shado wing us like a couple of
thieves! This fellow traced us to the
castle gate and then ran back for re-
endorsements, confident that we were
there to rob. In twenty minutes he
had a squad of officers ut the gate, the
chief trailing along behind. A couple
of guards came charging up to learn
the cause of the commotion, and the
whole crew sailed into the castle, ar.
irving just In time.
"Wcll. just rs soon rs | had told them
the full story of the plot. old Caspar,
the chief and the captain held n short
consultation, the result of which | can
tell in mighty few words. At G O'Clock
they took the whole gang of prisoners
down In the ravine and shot them.
II mounted guards are still looking
for the two Yienncse who were left
with the carriage. They escaped.
About an hour after you were hurt you
were carried over here and laid on this
couch. They have been hanging over
you as if you were a newborn baby,
and everybody's charmed because you
are a boy and are going to live"
Lorry was smiling family over his
enthusiasm.
you are the real hero, Harry. You
saved my life and probably hers. I'll
not allow you or anybody to give me
the glory" he said, pressing the 9TH
er's hand.
ooh, that's nonsense! Anybody could
have rushed in as 1 did. 1 was only
Gaping the climax you had prepared
merely a timely arrival, as the novels
say. There is n little of the credit due
me, of course, and I'll take it graceful
ly, but / only come in as an accessory,
a sort of bushwhacker who had only
to do the shoot. slap bang work and
close the act. You did the hero's work.
But what do you think of the way they
hand out Justice over here? All but
two Of 'em dead"