The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Copyright. 1905. The BObss-Merrin Company
CHAPTER VII (COntinued.)

CHAPTER VII (Continued.)
The officers scowIed. while Won storer
bit his mustache nervously. The
American had ignored his insult.
Presently he rose again and ap-
preached He thrust a card under
Max's nose.
can you understand thatT'' he
asked CONTEMPORARY.
Max took the card. ripped It into
quarters and dropped these 10 the
floor. Then. TO my terror and the
terror OF those with me. he tran
GULLY pulled out a looking
Colt and laid II beside his plate He
went on talking. but none OF us heard
a word he said We were fearTuly
waiting 10 see him Kill some one or
be killed.
No one was killed The officers hur-
riedly took down their sabers and
made a bee line for the door of which
1 have spoken.
Max returned the revolver TO his
hip pocket and gave vent to an HON.
eric laugh.
You towheaded Dutchman,' I cried.
when I found voice for my wordA
what have you done?"
Done? Why II looks as II we had
all the downs this half" he replied
smartly "Oh. the gun isn't loaded
conhdentially.
Ellis fumbled in his pockets and pro-
duced his passports and tickets. These
he showed over 70 Max
Whats this for?" Max asked curl
ousIy.
Ellis" said I. 1T IS very good Of
you. Max. take those Mr. Ellis
wishes 10 save your hide. Take them
and get 70 the station as quickly as
Won can. And for the love Of mercy,
do not turn around till you're over
IN Doppelkirn's vineyards.
We'll. I'm hanged II understand!
he cried I'm a peaceful man. A
beRgar walks up 70 me ana slaps me
in the fece for nothing at all, and now
I must hike. eh7 What the devil
have 7 done nOw2'
Then. as briefly as I could. i eT-
plained the euormity OF his ohenses-
To take a chair from table, as ne
had done, was a gross insult; 10 re-
ceive a slap IN the face and not 10 re-
sent # was another insult; 10 tear
I'D an opponents visiting card, sun
another: TO take out revolver In
Barscheit, unless you were an offlceT
or had a permit. was worse than an
insult: Il was n crime, punishable oy
long imprisonment They could ac-
c,,se him OF being either an anarchist
OF n socialist red, coming 20 Bar
scbeIt with the intent 70 kill the grand
duke The fact that he was ignorant
of the laws. OF that he was an allen.
would remit not one particle Of his
punishment and fine: and weeks would
-. rad
between the United States and Bar
scheit
Good LordI' he gasped; why
didn't YOU tell me7''
''Nhy didn't you tell me that you
carried n cannon IN your pocket? Take
Fills uapers,- otherwise you stand pat
for a heap Of trouble. and I can't
felp YOU. Go straight 70 Dresden,
TELEGRAPH me, and III forward your
lu-Ea ge."
"But I came hero to study Max
argued
IT wiz be geology in the form OF
,,,fso, walls" said Ellis quietly
'Don't be foolish. Mr.. Scharfenstein' ;
II Is not a matter OF a mans cour-
age but OF his common sense TAKE
the tickets and light out. have
lived here for three years. and have
seen mon killed outright for less than
You have done"
..T3ut YOU don't expect me to leave
this place without punching that beg
rar's head? d?"-indignantl What 90
YOU think I'm made OFF,
you'll never get the chance TO
runch his head" said I. We are
wasting valuable time Those officers
have gone for the police You have
about twenty minutes 70 make the
train. Come, for heavens sake
GOMEZ
He finally got It into his head that
We knew what we were talking about
How we got him 10 the station l do
not remember, but somehow We got
him there. He sputtered and fumed
and svore. as all brave men VIII who
feel that they are running away in
cowardiy fashion He wasn't con-
WINGED. but he thanked Ellis for his
kindness and hoped that he wouldn't
get into trouble on his (MaX's) ac-
count.
GO straight to Dresden; say you've
been studying medicine IN Barscheit
for three years. refer to me by tele-
graph II there is any question as 70
your new identity" said L You're
the only man in the world, Max, that
To lie for
He stumbled through the gates, ana
we saw him open the door OF a car
rage Just as the train began TO pull
out. A guard tried 10 stop him, but
he was not quick enough. We watched
the train TIL 1t melted away into the
bIackness beyond the terminus cover
ing. then we. I and my fellow-diners,
went soberly into the street Here was
q bowdy-dol Suddenly Ellis let out a
sounding laugh. and, scarcely knowing
why. we Joined him Il was funny.
very funny, for every one but poor
old Max! The American spirit is
based on the sense of hvmor. and even
In tragic moments is irrepressible.
We did not return 10 01uller's; each
Of US stole quietly home TO await the
advent Of the police. for they would
rout every American in town in their
search for the man with the gun. They
would first visit the consulate and
ascertain what I knew OF the affair:
when they got through with the rest
OF the boys Max would be IN Doppel-
kim. The police were going TO be very
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