Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-25

.otxy nSu.1.u.< AlcAIS!
ing the youthful
king? Countess EllenburgY'
mo doubt. no doubt. Behind him his
very pious mother. Lepage."
"And behind herr" persisted Lepage.
Markart laughed, but cast a glance
round and shook his head
Come, come, captain. don't leave an
old friend in the dark. just where in
formation would be useful"
IAN old friend! Oh, when l remem-
Der my aching head! You think me
very forgiving, NJ. Lepage"
III you knew the night spent.
you'd forgive me anything" said Le-
page, with shudder Of Renaissance.
"Ah. WELL" said Markart after an
other draft, I'm a soldier shall
obey my orders"
Perfect, captain! And who will give
them to you. do you thinkY'
That's exactly what I'm waiting to
see. Oh, I've turned prudent! No more
adventures for metz
I'm quite Of your mind. but It's 30
dlmcult to be prudent when one doesn't
know which is the strongest SIDE"
You wouldn't 90 to volseni?' laugh
- Aarkart.
perhaps not, but there are difacul-
ties nearer home. II you went out Of
this door and turned to the left, you
would come to the Offices Of the coun-
ell 0( ministers. II you turned to the
right and thence to the right again
and on to the north wall. you would
come. captain, to Suleiman's tower
Now. a. I understand. Colonel Stat
nltx''-
''Is at the tower and the general at
the 0fiices. eh:'
Precisely. Which turn do you mean
10 take?''
Markart looked round again. II shall
sit here for bit longer" he said. He
finished his liquor thereby perhaps.
adding just the touch Of openness
lacking to his advice and. leaning fes.
ward. touched Lepage on the arm.
do you remember the princes guns,
the guns for which he bartered Cap
tain Hercules?"
AYE, wellr' said Lepage.
They're on the river. up at Kol-
skoi now. should keep my eye on
them. They're to be brought to Slavna.
Who do you thlnk'll bring them? Keep
your eye on that"
They're both scoundrels," said L.
page. rising to go.
Markart shrugged his shoulders. 1.-THE
fruit lies on the ground for the man
who can pick 1t up. Why not? There's
nobody who's got any right to It now"
He expressed exactly the view Of the
two great neighbors. though by no
means In the language which their Of
0cial communications adopted.
etenovics knew their views very
well. He had also received a pretty
plain intimation from Stafnitz that the
colonel considered the escorting of the
guns to Slavna as a purely military
task. appertaining not to the ministry
Of state, but to the offlcer commanding
the garrison in the capital Stafnitz
was that ofRcer, and he proposed him
self to go to Kolskoi. Suleiman's tow
er, he added. would be left in the trust
worthy hands Of Captain Sterkoff.
Again Stenovics fully understood In
deed, the colonel was almost brutally
candid. His letter was nothing less
than plain word that power lay with
the sword and that the sword was in
his own hand. Stenovics had got rid of
King Sergius only to fall under the
rule of Dictator Stafnitz. Was that to
BE- the end Of 1T
Stenovics preferred any other issue.
The IDEAL thing vas his own rule in
the name Of young Alexis. with such
diplomatic honoflng and humoring Of
Ccuntess Ellenburg ~ might prove
nseessafy. That was plainly impossl-
No 20 long 40 Stafnit2 was master Of
~ army. It WouM become finally
AdaAlAas n 0kMAol1 he'd 4Useimna;e