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

! EraZc tore of his own euaulets and
presented himself 10 QuiuuoE as sol
I der of the file, lords and dukes, pages
and ministers. followed the example
/ OF the head of the war department No
one stood on the dignity of his posi-
uuE- ur one does. as rule, with me
/ eNFguuuner staring him In the face.
/ Every man took up arms for the defense
/ OF the castle, 4rs prince and Its lovely
] Prince Robin, quite recovered from
Z his fright, d0uned the uniform of
/ colonel Of the royal Dragons, bUckled
/ on his jeweled sword, and, with boyish
zeal, demanded Colonel QuinnOX's rea-
sons for not going forth TO Stay the
rioters.
/ what is the army for. Colonel Quin-
J uUx2-' he asked with irnpatient wonder
! IT was late I'm the afternoon and the
prince was seated i'm the chair of state,
. presiding over the hurriedly called
council meeting. Notably absent were
/ Baron DanEiOsS and the Duke of Perse
/ Chief officers of the guard and the
/ commissioned men of the army We're
3 present-that is, an of them who had
not gone down under the treacherous
your highness." said the colonel bit
/ terly, the real army IS outside the
walls, not inside. We are q pitiful
counting the wounded Count Marlanx
/ leads an army Of several thousand
He wants TO get I'm here SOS he can
KIN me2 Is that so. Colonel Quin-
lnov2" The prince was very pale. but
quite calm.
/ I've always known that he wants TO
kin me But how can he? That's
the question, how can he when I've
got the royal guard to keep him from
doing it, He can't whip the royal
guard Nobody can. he ought 70
know shat He must be awful stupid
His perfect. unWaverlng faith IN the
guard was the same that had grown
raH ii
would not be Ealusa1d- A score OF
hearts sweIled with righteous pride and
as many sCabbards ratified as heels
clicked and hands went up in salute
Your highness." said Quinnox, with
a glance at his fenow-ofdcers. you
may rely upon It, Count MarlanX WIZ
never reach YOU until he has slain eV-
cry man in the royal guard.
And in the ARMOUR poor little
army" added General Braze.
Thank YOU" said he prince. you
needn't have told me. / knew it. He
IIeaucd back in the Zig chair. almost
|slippIng from the record books on winch
he sat brave scOWl on his face. Gee,
II wish he'd attack us right now, he
said. with ingenious bravadO.
The council Of war was not a lengthy
lone The storm that had arisen out OF
a perfectly clear sky was briefly dis
i cussed in all its phases. No man there
uatiou. Count HalfOnt, who seemed ten
years older than when we lest saw him,
addressed the cabinet.
! "Tohn Tullis is still outside the city
walls. If he does not fan into a trap
through ignorance Of the city's plight
/. II firmly believe ne VIII be able 10 or
cauiZe an army of relief among the
p peasants and villages Ihey are loyal
r The mountaineers aud shepherds. wild
{ fellows all. are the ones who have fall
len into the spiders net Count Mar
3 tank has an army Of aliens, they are
mot even revolutionists. rOhn Tullis, il
o. given the opportunity, can sweep the
p cifv clear of them. Ny only fear is
ltrnat he may be tTiCked into ambush be
. fore we can reach him. No doubt Mar
2 Ianx. in devising a way 20 get him out
5 of the city. also thought Of the means
r TO keep him out"
e The Continuation Of This story VIII
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