Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-01

We cogsa carry sia. ti.s.re- SAID 4
Asa vcry S~essy p.ctur~ be-
makes sa.ssE.-d saI,;
frz sSa Tari.IIl.eita nuri-d his face
~ Eis haaals. The kiax brcafhea s.u.l-
y AID heavily. Sap; stirred hiu. aga.sl
iih hls foot.
b. drunken ass,~ Le said --Ess
- p an Els,.sbcrg and the -sa Of his
iataer. and may I r.t ku-f.ee Black
Mlohaai sits ia has plscc-'
fW Mosaent ~ tve w~ wcrc ali
silent Thea Sapt. k.itfins his hu-hy
sray hrews. took his piye froua his
nisuih and said To ne:
As HsaH grows old he ls,lievc~ in
taic- ate seat you lseee. Fate sends
Fou Hsw to SsrcissU-
l staggered bach. nsurmuring. Good
Cod
fritz iookcd uy with an casss. be
viideFcd gaze.
''laIpossiblc,'' I mut,crcd Il shsuld
be- known-
Its . risk-asainst q certainty"
said sart. IF you ahsve. IN w&ssr
you'll not he kne~s. Are yss afraid r
.Sir-
Come. iaa-there. there. But its
Your life, You know. il YOU'VE known
and mine-and Fritz's hese. Hut if
you don't go I swear 10 you BLACK
Michael viii sit tonight ON the throsss
and the king Ee in prison or his grave" "
The king would never forgive it, I
stammered
Are We womeai Who cares for his
forgiveness
The clock licked fifty times. and six
y and seventy times. as I stood In
thought. Then I suppose hook came
over my face, for odd Sapt caught me
BY the hand. crying
You'll gor"
Yes, III GO" said 4. and l turned
my eyes ON the PROSTATE figure of the
king on the floor.
Tonight" sapt went ON in hasty
whisper, I'VE are to Lodge In the pal
ace. The moment they leave US you
and | will mount our horses-Fritz
must stay here and guard the kings
rO0m-and ride here at a gallop. The
King viii be ready-Josef viii tell him
and he must ride back with me TO
strelsau. ana you ride as II the devil
We're behind you to the frontier.
| took it all in in n second and nod
ded my head
There's "A chance" said Fritz. with
his first sign of hopefulness
IF | escape detection" said l.
IF were detected" said Sapt. "I'll
send Black Michael down below before
! go myself. 30 help me heaven. Sit
In that chair, man"
| obeyed him.
lie dartcd from the room, calling.
Josef, josef In three minutes he
was back. and Josef with him. The
latter carried jug Of hot water. soap
and razors. He was trembling as Sapt
told him how the land lay and badc
him shave me.
Suddenly Fritz smote ON his thigh
But the guard. They'll know!
They'll know
Pooh! We shan't wait for the guard
Well ride to Hofban and catch train
there. When they come the bird II
be flown
But the king?"
''The king will be in the wine cellar
TIN going to carry him there now"
III they find himy'
They wont. low should they :?
Josef will put them on
But
Bapt stamped his foot
Were not playing" he rOared.
Don't l know the risk: II they do
find him he's no worse OF than il he
isH't crowned today in Strelsau."
No speaking, he dung the door open
and. STOPPING, put forth strength l
did not dream re had and lifted the
king in his hands. And as he did 50
the old woman. Johann. the keepers
mother, stood in the doorway. For a
moment she stopd. then she turned on
her heel without sign of surprise and
ciattered down the passage.
HAS she heard?" cried Fritz.
TN shut her mouth" said Sapt
grimiy, and he bore OF the king in his
arms
For me. l sat down in an armchair
and as l sat there half daZed. Josef
clipped and scraIsed me till my mus
tache and imperial were things of the
past and my face was as bare as the
kings. And when Fritz saw me thus
he drew long breath and exclaimed:
by Jove. we shall do it,
1t was 6 O'Clock now. and we had no
time to lose. Sapt hurried me into the
kings room. and ! dressed myself in
the uniform Of a colonel of the guard.
finding time as slipped on the kings
boots to ask Sapt what he had done
with the old woman.
'.She swore she'd heard nothing"
said he. ''but to make sure | tied her
legs together and put a handkerchief
in her mouth and bound her hands and
locked her up in the coal cellar next
door to the king. Josef II look after
them both later on"
Then I hurst ont laughing and even