The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-18
CHAPTER xxxW-continued.

CHAPTER xxxvi.-Continued.
But their release will be the most
eeectual way of spreading the news"
"On the contrary, they cannot make
It known without exposing them
selves. II they do that, Ferdinand will
see to Il that their respective SOW
ereigns quitely but effectually remove
them. Each of them is so well known
that they may be arrested at any
time. Ferdinand shrewdly makes
them hostages, as it we're. The three
certainly will exert their great infu-
sence to check the rebellion they them
selves have fostered. AS for Gornji and
Gortschakoff, before they are released
from the hospital the crisis will have
passed"
And are we left to account for
the deaths of Starva and Bratinau as
best we may?" / questioned anx-
aously.
IF you remember, told you at
Lucerne that ] am an old newspaper
man. 1t is impossible to hide the
fact that an attack has been made
on Prince Ferdinand here tonight.
But an attack by his own countrymen
that has proved a disastrous failure
rs quite a different thing from a de-
aiberate gathering here of representa-
tives of each of the Balkan States.
Ferdinand has taken my advice to
post in hot haste to Sofia / shall
see to 1t that this nights work does
mot Oot into tho poporc until "a bo,,rc
have passed. By that time he will
have shown himself safe and sound in
Sofia The episode of the death-mask
will have proved complete fiasco.
My story will make Prince Ferdinand
. hero triumphant over his foes and
not a weak king who was lured here
unwittingly by his mistress to his
DOOM"
There still remains Jacques"
"Oh, Jacques" said Locke, with
contempt. He was only tool of
Starva's and a stupid tool at that.
It was he who was to lower the flag
at half-mast, 1t seems-to give the
signal to the conspirators who we're
watching in the village. But when
ne rushed to the chamber window to
lower the flag he found both rope and
fastenings wrenched away. He sup
posed that the gale had done this, but
seeing the flag at half-mast, the rope
being caught In the pulley, he said
uothing about the matter to Starva
Z suspect that you were responsible
Tor the lowering of the flag, and not
the gale"
Il needed the rope" i said, short
~. too impatient to make further ex
PLANTATION. And now for my last
question: What the devil Cid you
mean when you said that you had
promoted me? And why this haste
that l leave Alterhoffen?"
Are you so anxious then that 1t
be known that you have been imper-
sonating the British ambassador"
Scarcely" l said, uneasily.
"And, my dear fellow, Kuhn and
the rest think that it was Sir Morti-
mer who came to the rescue of
Prince Ferdinand, and not Mr.. Ern-
est Haddon. an American tourist"
But why do you allow them to
think this?"
"Haddon, at times you are singu-
iarly dense. II these men believe
that the British ambassador has been
killed by one of their number while
defending Ferdinand. do you not see
that this will keep them even more 81
lent regarding their share in this
nights tragedy? For IL England's am
bassador were really murdered, you
may be sure that she would not rcst
until she had brought the assassins to
justice"
You are right, Locke; must leave
4Alterhoffen at once"