The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-25

a spy. He has been brought here from
America Dy Tullls. Sooner or later you
viii ind that / am right
1t Is best to keep close watch on
him. advised one of the men. We
know that ne is in communication with
the police, and we know that he visits
the castle despite his declaration that
be knows no one there. Today eXpe-
.rienCe proves that I submit THAI the
strictest caution be observed where he
is concerned"
1--WE slaU continue to watch his ever,
movement said William Spantz. "I1l1v
i'll tell. When we are positive thaL ne
is a detective and that he is dangerous,
there is way TO stop his operations
His son grlnned amiably as he swept
his finger across his throat. The Old
man nodded
-DansIUss suspects more than one Of
US ventured Brutus. his gaze travelling
toward olga. There was leWd admira
ton ~ that steady glance. But We 1
1901 the old fox. The time viii soon BE-
here for the blow that frees Graustar31
from the yoke. She viii be the pioneer
among cur estates, we the first OF the
individuals in equality: here the home
seat of perfect rulership. There is moth
ing thal can stop US. Have we not the
most powerful of friends? Who is
greater and shreWdeT than Count Mar
IanN2 Who could have planned and per-
iected an organization so splendid? VIII
anyone dispute thiS2
He had the floor and having the
HOOr means everything to a RED For
half an hour he spoke with impaSsiOned
ferVOr, descautiug furiOusly on the
amazing virtues of his willy master and
the plans he had arranged. 1t appeared
III the course of his remarks that Mar
lanN had friends ana supporters in all
parts of GTauStark. Hundreds of men
in the hills, including honest shepherds
and the dishonest brigands who thrived
on them, coal miners and wood stealeTs.
hunters and outlaws, were ready TO do
his bidding when the time was ripe.
Moreover, Marlanx had been successive.
IN his design TO fill the railway construc-
ton crews with the rihraff of all Eu-
rope, all of whom were under the control
of leaders who could sway them in any
movement, provided il was. against law
and order AS a matter of fact, accord
ING TO BrutuS, nearly a thousand aliens
ready 10 revolt the instant the command
was given by their advisers.
Something that the committee Of ten
did not know was this; Those alien
WOrkmen We're no less than so many
hired merceuaries in the employ of the
/ iron count. brought together by that
leader and his agents for the sole pur-
pose OF OVerthrOWlng the crown in one
sudden, unexpected attack. whereupon
ltCount. MarlanX would step in and as
sumo control of the government. They
had been collected from all parts al
the world to do the bidding OF this
Gespised nobleman, no matter to what
lengths he might chose to lead them.
Brutus, Of course knew all this; his
complete ignorance of the true motives
that brought Marlanx into their opera
tious
with a cunning that commands ad-
mira ton. the iron count deliberately
sanctioned the assassination of the lit
tie prince by the reds knowing that
the condemnation of the world would
fail upon chem instead of upon him.
and that his own actions following the
regicide would at once stamp him as ir-
Tev0Cably opposed TO anarchy and all
Of its practices
In the course OF his remarks Peter
Brutus touched hastily upon the sub
/ 1ect of the little prince.
Hes not very big" said he. with a
laugh 'and &c won't require a very
big bomb TO blow him to smithereens-
"St0pi" cried Olga Platanova. spring
| ing to her feet and glazing at him with
diIated eyes.
/ The Continuation of This story VIII
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