The Washington times., 1909-11-14

lied. for he was no other than John
Cromer, the unsavOry husband or Anna
Cromer, OF the committee OF ten. ..v-.
Come with me- said Dangloss. we
viii 20 to General BTaze. GOOd-by ana
good luck, Tullis."
The little baron rode back into the
city, accompanied by the shifty-eyed
Cromer. while John Tullis sped off to
the south, riding swiftly by the SIDE
Of the stern-faCed Captain Haas an
eager company of dragons behind.
mountain guide in front
At thai very moment, Lorraine Tullis
was comparing notes with Truxton KING
IN the room beneath the armorers Shopi
Count MaTlanX was hiding in the
! traders inn outside the northern gates
the abduCtOrs themselves were scat
/ tered about the city, laughing tr1un-
| phantly over the success or the ruse
| that had drawn the well-feared Amerl-
/ can away on a Wild-gOOse chase 10 the
| distant passes of Dawsbergen. More
| than that at o'clock IN the afternoon
/ a second detachment Of soldiers LEFT the
/ city for the scene OF the riots IN the
| construction camps. twenty miles away.
! Surely the Weli-laid plans Of the iron
| count were being s6illfully carried out.
/ All afternoon and evening men strag-
gled in from the hills and surrounding
] country. apparently loath to miss the
! early exCitiment attending the cefe-
monies on the following day. SuEen
! strikers from the camps came down
Cursing the company, but DRINKING
/ noisy toasts to the railroad and It's
future. The city by night sWarms 20
/ with reveling thousands; the bands
/ were playing, the crowds We're singing
and mObS were drinking and cakOuslng
| in the lower end. The cold, driZzllng
rain that began to blow across the city
| at 10 O'Clock did little toward checking
the hilarity OF the reveleTs. Honest cltl-
zens went to bed early, leaving the
streets to the strangers from the hills
and the riverlands Not one dreamed
of the ugly tragedy that was drawing
TO a climax as he slept the sleep of the
just, the secure the cOnscience-free.
At 8 o'clock in the morning word new
from brothel to brothel, from lodgine
house to loo ling house. in all parts OF
crept out Tito the streets after the
storm, all animated by one Impulse, al
: obeying a Tgle fierce injunction
Z They were to find and kill a tai
. Americanl They were to keep MIN o.
his companion from getting in toucl
with the police authorities, or with IN
! royal castle. no matter what the cost
2 The streets were soon alive with tneSi
: TO the points of danger was guarded r,
! desperate heavily-armed scoundrels Wn'
I would not have hesitated an instant
n il came TO their hands 10 XIII IrdNIoi
King, the man with all their deares
! secrets in his grasp In dark doorway
q ! iounged these apparently couckles
strangers; in areaVays ana alleys, %
| doorsteps, they found shelter; In tn
q main streets and the side streets the
: roamed All the time they had a
eager. evil eve out for tail America
"a and a slender girl.
! | Dangloss' Iynx-eyed constabulary kep
! | close watch over these restless. home
+. less strangers, constantly ordering ther
a 70 disperse, or TO move on. or I
). "hnd a bed. not a doorstep" The com
= rnands were always cbeyed: ohurlishll
!. perhaps. IN many instances, but neve
2 with physical resistance.
At 3 o'clock a stealthy whisper wer
Z the rounds, reaching the ear of ever
y | vagabond and cutthroat engaged In III
= untiring vigil. Like smoke they sade
= away. The silent watch was over.
- The word had sped 70 every corner
- the town that It was no longer net
20 essary to maintain the watch for Tr11
= ton King. He was no longer In pos
~ lion 70 give them trouble or uneasines
,a The Continuation OF This Story WI
be Found in TomOFrOw's
lei Issue OF The Times.