The Lamar register., 1907-12-04

ing's ride she plans to escape. She meets
Seharfens tel He finds sa purse s she IDEAS mas
ity. Warrington entertains at public
restaurant s for number , OF A in,e can
relates an interesting bit of gossip to the
effect that the princess has run away
a native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max is persuaded to take
one of the American students passports
and escape.
CHAPTER vII.-continued.
Whats this for?" Max asked curl
ously.
Ellis" said l. sit is very good of
you. Max, take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save your hide. Take them and get
to the station as quickly as you can.
And for the love of mercy. do not turn
around till you're over in Doppelkinn's
vineyards"
We'll, I'm hanged If 1 understand"
he cried. I'm a peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me In
the face for nothing at all, and now
must hike. Ell? What the devil have
done now"
Then, as briefly as I could. 1 ex-
planned the enormity of his offenses.
To take a chair from a table. as he
had done, was gross insult; to re-
ceive a slap in the face and not to
resent it, was another insult; to tear
up an opponents visiting card. still
another; to take out a revolver in Bar
scheit, uni IS you were an officer or
had a permit, was worse than an in
suit; 1t was crime. punishable by
long imprisonment. They could &C.
cuse him of being either an anarchist
or a socialist-red. coming to Barscheit
with the intent to kill the grand duke.
The fact that he was ignorant of the
laws, or that he was an alien, would
remit not one particle of his punish
ment and fine; and weeks would pass
ere the matter could be arranged be-
tween the United States and Barscheit.
Good Lord!" he gasped; why
didn't you tell me?"
why didn't you tell me that you
carried cannon in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers. otherwise you stand
pat for a heap of trouble, and / can't
help you. Go straight to Dresden, tele-
graph me, and Ill forward your lug
gage"
But 1 came here to study" Max
argued.
1T will be geology in the form of
prison walls" said Ellis quietly. Don't
be foolish, Mr.. Scharfenstein; it is not
a matter of a mans courage, but of his
common sense. Take the tickets and
light out. l have lived here for three
years, and have seen men killed out
right for less than you have DONE"
But you don't expect me to leave
this place without punching that beg
CARS head?"-indignantly What do
you think I'm made OFF,"
You'll never get the chance to
punch his head" said l. I'VE are
wasting valuable time. Those officers
have gone for the police. You have
about 20 minutes to make the train.
Come, for heavens sake. comet"
He finally got it into his head that
we knew what we were talking about.
How we got him to the station I do
him there. He sputtered and fumed
and swore. as all brave men will who
feel that they are running away in a
cowardly 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) &C.
count.
60 straight to Dresden; say you've
been studying medicine in Barscheit
for three years, refer to me by tele-
graph If there is any question as to
your identity" said l. You're the
only man in the world, Max, that I'd
lie for"
He stumbled through the gates, and
we saw him open the door of a car
riage just as the train began to pull
out. A guard tried to stop him, but he
was not quite quick enough. We
watched the train till 1t melted away
into the blackness beyond the termi-
nus covering; then we, and my fell
low diners, went soberly into the
street. Here was a howdy-do! Sud
denly Ellis let out sounding laugh.
and, scarcely knowing why. we Joined
him. 1t was funny, very funny. for
every one but poor old Max! The
American spirit is based on the sense
of humor, and even in tragic moments
is irrepressible.
We did not return to Muller's; each
of us stole quietly home to await the
advent of the police. for they would
rout out every American In town In
tkeir search for the man with tho gun.
They would first visit the consulate
and ascertain what knew of the at
fair; when they got through with the
rest of the boys Max would be in Dop-
pelkinn. The police were going to be
very busy that night: princess on
one hand and an anarchist on the
other.
\. There were terrible times. too. In
the palace. Long before we watched
Max's train and the vanishing green
and red lights at the end OF 1t the
grand duke was having troubles OF his
own. He was pacing wildly up and
down in his dressing-room. Clutched
in his fist was a crumpled sheet Of pa
vna- Urrvv,, TINA tn time he 1mOOthod