The Washington times., 1909-11-09
CHAPTER XII lCont'dl


~ however, Truxton was raised to
n unusual heights: he felt SUCH "a
thrill of exaltation that for the
moment he forgot his and her immedi-
ate peril IN a perfectly matter-Of-fact
manner she was informing him that
her search for him had not been a5an-
doned until Baron DanglOss received q
telegram from Paris, stating that King
was in a hospital there, recovering
from wound in the head
You can imagine what 1 thought
when 1 saw you there a little while
ago. she said, again looking nara az
his face as II 10 make SURE We hao
looked everywhere Tor you. on see
was ashamed. That man from COOS
told US that you We're hurt by-by the
VvavE treated you the day before you
disappeared, and-weh, ne SAID you
talked very fOolishly about 1t.
He drew a long breath. Somehow ne
WIS happier than he hal been before.
Hobbs IS a dreadful ass, he managed
70 say.
ously disturbed BY the events attending
the DISAPPEARANCE OF the Countess IN
sgomede The deception pracuced upon
John TUIlis, frustrated only by the re-
CENT of a genuine message rom ne
countess, was enough 70 convince Al-E
authorities that something serious A=s
afoot II may have meant no mere ---al
the assassination OF runs y re -l---i-s
of z Jealous husband OF y ulas nave
Reen a part OF the vast Conspiracy
which DanglOss now bs.-=sso 70 z II
progress of development
DEVELOPMENT ITuEI0n king na0 z2-
claimed at this point 4 her narrative
GOOD Cod II Dangloss Only knew WAT
5shere had been a second brief mes
SAGE from the countess. she Admired
that she was with her husband al the
Axphain capital This message came
10 TuIlis. and was 70 the effect that
she and the count were leaving almost
Immediately for stay al Blarr3lz, IN
France. M King said the narI alCr.
8iarritz ] am convinced now llaL she
IS ia the plot with that vie OLD man
She may even expect 10 reign - tIra Us
1aTk / knew him by tNe portrait tlaL
hangs in the Duke Of Perse' house-the
portrait that Ingonede always troWus
at when I mentioned it TO her. 50. they
she was becoming excited. Her eyes
flashed she spoke rapidly. On the
morning of the I'D she mad gone L9E
her gallOp IN the famous GanlOok road,
attended by two faithful groOms from
the ROYAL stables
Il was in for a longer ride than usual %
she said, with sudden coustraint- She
locked away from her eager listener.
= WAS nervous and had not slept the
night before a girl never does, sup
He looked askance. "Yes?" he quer-
led
She was blushlng, he was sure of it,.
Il mean girl Is always nervous and
distract after-after she has promised.
Il had promised Count Vos Eng0 the
night before that Lob, but IL really
has nothing 10 DO with the story. T.
IruXton was actually glaring az neF-
''Tou mean that YOU had promised 10
marry Count Nos Engo! he STAN
1--WE win not discuss"
but did you promise to De his wife2
is he the man you love- he insisted.
she stared at him in surprise and no
little resentment
Il beg Of YOU, Mr.. King" she be-
gan. but he interrupted her.
Forgive. me. I'm fool. Don't mind
me" He sank back against the wall
the picture OF detection. 1T doesn't
matter anyway. I've got 10 die In a
day or two so what's the odds2'
How very strangely you talk Are
sou sure-I mean, do you think IL Is
Iever2 one suffers So"
lie signed deeply Well, that's over!
Whew. il was a dream. by iove!"
i don't understand. '
Please go Ola
She waited a moment, and then look
Ing down, said very gently; I'm 50
sorry for you- He laughed, for he
thought she pitled him because he had
aWat eued from the dream
THEN she resumed her story, not 20
be interrupted again. He seemed 10
have lost an interest
She had gone six or eight miles down
the Ganlook road when she came up
with troopers If the royal guard ii
was lonely spot at the junction OF
the Kings highway and the road 70
The mines. One Of the troopers came
1Dfwar1 and respectfully requested ner
10 rurn off into the maine road until q
detachment passed. In charge of q gang
or GCspeT5dOes taken AT the inn Of the
Hawk and Raven The night before. I'm
fuspecting. she rode on into the forest
lane for several hundred yards.
IL vas trap. The men were not
troopers but brigands gotten 10 IA the
uniform Of the guard. once away from
the main highway. they made prisoners
of her and the two Er8Oms. Them fol
lowed long ride through roads neW TO
her Al noon they came TO halt while
the Fascals changed their clothing. aD-
pearing IN their true garb, thar Of the
TROuu1aineer. Han dead with dread, She
heard them discussing their plans. They
spoke quite freely ln The presence Of the
1iell-bfafen groOms, who were led 10 ex-
pect death before many hours. It was
the design Of the bandits 10 make
their way 10 the almost impregna bic
Businesses ia the hills Of Dawsbergen,
the wild principally 10 the south
There they could hold her against all
hope Of rescue until an immense sum
Of money was paid over in ransom by
her despairing friends.
When right came they we-s hieh
Sin the maintains back of the monastery
many Hours ahead OF any pursuit They
became stupidity careless, and the
two Grooms made a dash for free
dom. One Of them was killed. bui