Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-09-02

were conducted all the important so
ciety events. on to one side, Lang
noticed 1t at once, because 1t was
dilapidated, lonely and dark, was
house which he recognized as the
haunted cottage. Right In front of 1t.
in bold outline, was the palace of the
king. This was grand structure, far
superior to any of the other homes.
for 1t was built of stone and enclosed
on all sides by gardens of flowers and
well kept lawn. 1t was truly a grand
sight, this city! Civilization in the
very heart of the woods.
The trio were surrounded by an
armed guard, several Of whom at the
seeming order of the person who had
been conversing with Golden, laid
their hands upon Wilson. He did not
resist
Haiti" cried Golden to the guards,
in a voice of thunder II am Golden,
and | command you to leave this man
alone!" The guards hesitated. 1t
was evident, that they held him in
high esteem.
"All right" said the first guardsman,
motioning his followers back. "Of
course, Golden, if you become respon-
sible for Wilson, that is your affair,
but you understand that it is a crime
punishable by death to disobey the
orders of the king"
do you mean to tell me, John Rog-
ers, that the people of Paradise have
granted Schiller the power of life
and death?"
1T has not been granted him open
ly," replied the guardsman humbly, as
If ashamed to acknowledge the fact.
Nevertheless, Schiller has usurped
this function from the people. He is
surrounded by a pack of bloodthirsty
scoundrels who, for the privilege of
living in luxurious idleness, are al
ways ready to carry out his orders.
The toughs are in power now; the
really honorable citizens are in the
majority, though of course l know
that none is actually in love with
him."
This power must be taken away
from this man." said Golden. at is
not right that he possess it," Then
Golden, told Rogers how the attempt
had been made on his own life. "It
may be your turn next; for that rea-
son it should be your duty to enforce
the law-the law is what we want"
well, you can depend on me, and
my men also, for that matter. What
are you going to do?"
81 am first going to get Lang, my
friend here, the oath administered.
Then | am going to see that the two
prisoners who were brought in last
night are not dealt harshly with.
Though we are outlaws, Rogers, it
need not necessarily mean that we are
heartless wretches!"
81 will go with you," replied Rogers.
81 have a bone to pick with Schiller
myself. | owe him no good turn, and
will be glad to do you a favor if in
doing so | can revenge myself on the
unprincipled scoundrel. 1t was but a
month ago that he condemned poor
Silverman and Reynolds to life inn
prisonment in the mines because they
refused to do some dirty work for him.
A short time before that Schiller
made overtures to Dickinson, bank
defaulter, who ran away from Chicago
with Genevieve Johnson, pretty Jen-
ME- they call her here, to allow him
to live with her. Of course Dickinson
was Infatuated at the mans audacity.
He struck Schiller. Schiller was too
cowardly to strike back and protected
with his power, he sentenced Dick to
death. His miserable hirelings pounc-
ed upon the defenseless and wronged
man, and threw him into the lions
den without a chance; without even
knife to protect himself with"
Louis Lang could feel the horrors
creep up and down his spine at the
recital of the case Of Dickinson and
his wrong. What if Schiller should
take a sudden dislike to him? Of
what value would be his life? In say.
ing Wilson from the dogs, he had.
under the new regime, forfeited his
life to the crown Would it be ex-
acted of him? But Louis Lang was
not of the faint-hearted kind he re-
solved that if he had to die, he would
die bravely.
(To be continued)