The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-12

we're coaducie6 go The important 90
ciety eyenia. on 70 One side. Lang
noticed n or once. because u vs.
d~1apidafed. LONELY and DARK. Waa q
hCaNe which be recognized a. ne
haunted cottage. Right IN front 81 it
In bold outline. was The palace ~ the
king. This was q Grand structure. far
superior 10 any u the other bones,
for u was built Of tor and enclofea
on al SIDES b. gardens Of nowers and
a well kept lawn. u was truly a grand
sight. this city Civilization in iic
very heart OF The woods.
The trio were surrounded BY an
armed guard. several Of whom AZ The
seeming order o. the person who bad
been oOngersinR with Golden. laid
their hands upon wiiscn he did o
resist.
HALT, cried Golden 20 the guards
la a voice Of thunder. n am Golden
ana J command you 10 leave this man
aionsi' The guards hesltated. II
vas evident. that they held him In
high esteem,
"Ai right said The hrst guardsman.
m~oti0nins his followers back ~Of
course. Golden. u you become respon-
sible for Wilson. that is our AFFAIR.
but you understand that u Is a crime
punishable by death disobey the
orders OF the king
DO you mean 10 tell me. John Rog
ers. that the people Of Paradise have
granted Schiller the power Of life
and DEATH
IT has not been granted him open
ly." replied the guardsman humbly. as
IL ashamed 10 acknowledge the fact.
Nevertheless. Schiller has usurped
this function from the people He IS
surrounded by a pack Of bloodthirsty
s~coundrels who. for the privilege OF
livirE IN luxurious idleness. are al.
ways ready 20 carry out his orders.
TIE toughs are in power now the
really honorable citizens are in the
majority. though OF course ] know
that none Is actually in love with
him"
This power must be taken away
from this mar. said Golden. 1T is
not right that he possess g. Their
Golden told Rogers how the attempt
had been made on HIS own hfe ~
may be your tuna next; for that rea
son IT should be your duty 70 enforcs
the iaw-the Law is what We want.
"Well. you can depend on me. arS
my men also. for that natter WhaI
are you gong TO doT
B Il am frst going 10 get Lang. nj
friend here the oath administered
Then j am going 20 see thar the twi
prisoners who we're brought in las
night are not dealt harshly with
Though We are outlaws, Rogers
need not necessarily mean that We ar
hcsrtless Wretches,
Il viii 20 with YOU. replied Rogers
Il have a bone 10 pick with schille
myself I owe him no good turn, AM
will be glad q do you a favor II Il
doing so I can reyenge myself on III.
~urprinciple9 %scouudrel II vas hut
moatn ago that he condemned 200
sIirerman and Reynolds 20 life in
IprIsonment 20 the mines because the
refused 90 do some dirty work for hin
A short time before that Schilie
made o~vertures 70 Dickinson a ban
~defauiter Who ran away from Chieag
with Geaeyieve johnson. pretty Ter
ME thcy call her here. 20 allow htr
20 live with her or course Dickinso
was inturiated 81 the mans andscitl
Re struck Schiller Schiller was 10
cowardly 10 strike back and protecie
aith his power. he sentenced Dick
death. His miserable hirel.ngs ponrI
ed upon the ~deicnseless and wronEe
man and ihrew him into the lion
den without a chance; without eve
a knife TO protect himself With
louis lars could feel the hovrol
creep np and down bis spine a th
recital az the case of Dickinson an
.e his wrong What n Schiller shoul
fabc a sudden dislike 90 hims 4
10 what value would be his lifef IN sa'
ing Wilson from the dogs, be Ia.
b. under the rev regime forfeited h
lffe 90 she crown, Would it DE e
a acted 81 himr But Louis iang vi
not OF the f~aint-heartei kind be q
% solved That if he had 70 die ne soul
g die hraye'y
z TO he ~continncil
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