The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-21

tweuty-four hours in bond
age
To separate the wheat from the
ehan, said Peter move on GOO Pc 5.,-
called. The arder was 10 the rev tuna
STRANGERS who were there because they
had nowhere else TO 60 They scattered
like chaf.
Ten minutes later every member OF
the committee OF ten. except Peter BFu-
tus was behind lock and bar, together
with their shivering associates all or
them dumbly mutterlHg 10 themselves
she awful sentence that MarlanX had
passed upon them.
You are 10 die at sunset. Graustark
SIN knows how 10 punish assasslns-
She will make an example OF YOU To-
0ay that all creatures or your KIND, the
world over, VIII not be likely TO IOrs@t
in q century 10 come There IS no
room IN Graustark FOR anarchy. I shall
wipe it out today"
Sir. your pr0miser" gasped William
Spantz. We are your frleads-tne true
Enough, Do not speak again. Cap
tain Brutus. YOU viii send cr.crs abroad
% notify the citizens that J. Count
AfarlanX. have ordered the execution or
the ringleaders in the plot 10 dynamite
the prince. At sunset. in the square
Away with the carriOn."
Then il was, and not till then that
the committee OF ten found him out
Then IL was that they came 10 know
Peter BruJus- What were IHel
thoughts, we dare not tell; their shriells
and curses We're spent aEaln5L lnptne-
tFable floors and walls. Baron Dangl5ss
heard. and. in time. understood Even
he shrank hack and shuddered-
II has been said that MaTl8uE was
soldier. There IS one duty that the
soldier in command never ueglects- the
duty 70 those who fell while fighting
braVely for or against him sunday
afternoon a force OF men was set To
work burying the dead and clearing
the pavements. Those Of his own non
descript army who gave up their lives
on the 10Th were buried in the public
cemeteries. The soldiers OF the crown,
as well as the military police. We're laid
10 rest I'm the national cemetery. with
hOnOFg BETTING their rank. Each grave
was carefully marked and q record UIe-
served. In this way MarlanE hoped To
obtain his FIRST footing In the confidence
and esteem Of the citizens. The uurec-
ognizable corpse Of Olga PIatanova was
buried in Cuicklinc outside the CITY
walls. There was something distinctly
gruesOme in the fact that half a dozen
deep graves were dug alongside hers.
hours before death came 10 the wretches
who were 70 occupy them
Al O'Clock the iron count c10I1v sent
messengers 70 the homes of the leading
merchants and bankers OF the citv
They with the priests. the doctors. the
municipal officers AMI the maUufaCrUT-
ers were commanded to appear before
him at o'clock for the purpose Of dis
cussiug the welfare OF the CITY and ffe
people Hating. vet fearin" him. they
came not one but felt On his heart that
the old man was uudisDuted ruler 1f
their destinies. Hours Of horror and
despair, night and "a day Of bitter re-
hectiou. had brought the trembling nom
ulaee 20 the point Of seeing clearly tho
whole miserable situation. The reerr-. 81
were pOWerlesss the ROYAL guard was be-
sieged and greatly 0utuumbarea- the
fortress was lost. There was rafEi-a
for them 20 do but temuorfza -~frra
alone could open the way 90 salvation.
MarlanX stated his U0sfff0r clearly
re left 70 room for doubt in their
minds. The strings were iH his hands.
he had but 10 pull them The desire
OF MS life was about 90 Ha attained
without hesitaa ton he Informed the
leading men or the city that Doe was
20 be the Prince Of era Istark.
II have the city ne said calmly
The farms and villages VIII fan in
line. do not Worry over them Tn
very short time ] shall have fHa
castle. The question for You 10 decide
Tor yourselves is this. WIN YOU ba con-
tent 70 remain here as thrifty. peace
able citizens. protecting your fortunes
and being projected by q man and nof
by a childf III not, please say So Tho
alternative Is iu the hands OF tho
crown. I am the crown. The crown
may at any time c0nIsrate ur0rarft
and Danish maicOUteuts and dlsturhere
A word 10 she wise, ger tlemeu- Tn.
side or WeeE We will have q new
government eou VIII not suffer under
its administration. T should be- indeed
FOOL 10 destroy the credit or iufvrf
the integrity OF my own dominion But
let me say this, gentlemen" he went
on after pause, iu which his -ua-ff-
gave way 10 harslueFs, "vDu NAV ae
wen understand at the outset that
expect 20 rule here ] win rule Gran.
stark OF destroy her"
The more courageous I'm his audirnrt
began 10 protest against the high
handed manner Bon which be ur1Boeef
10 treat them Not a few declared fb=4i
they would never recreuize him AS Z
prince of the realm. Tie waited as 4
srider waits. until he thouaht thev bad
cone far enough Then ne held uu hr
hand and commanded silence
Those Of you who do not expect o
desire to live under ms rUle-Which.
promise you. shall be a wise one-ma3