The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-19

The fortress, with all guns. stores.
and ammunition. was In the hands Of
the iron count and his cohorts.
Baron DauglOsS had been taken priS-
Oner with whole platoon OF nghung
constables. This was the last appalling
bit of news TO reach the HORNED, dis
organized forces I'm the castle grounds.
Citizens had fed to their homes I'M
molested. The streets were empty save
for the armed minors of the lron
count. They rushed hi,hcT and thtther
i'm violent detachmentS, seeking out the
men in uniform, yelling and shooting
like Unmanageable savases.
Before y o'clock the city itself was In
the hands of the hated enemy OF the
crown, He and his aliens, Indicators
and all, were iu complete control OF the
fortress, the gates ana approaches the
tower and the bloody streets. a thou
sand of them-eager, yelling humans
marched to within firing distance of the
castle walls and held every approach
against re-enfOTCemepJs. Except Tor the
failure to destroy the prince and ms
COunselOTs the daring unspeakaDle
plans of Count MarlanN had been at
tended by the most hOrrifying results.
He was master. phere was no question
as to that. The few hundred souls in
the castle grounds were like rats In
A wise as well as a cruel man was
MarlanN. He lost no time In issuing
a manifesto to the stunned, demoraItzec
citizens of EdelWelss- Scores OF crlers
went through the streets during the
long, Wretched afternoon, announcing
to the pOpuiace that Coun- MarlanX had
established himself as dictator and
military EOEeTuOr of the pTlclpa1ty-
pending the abdication of the prince and
the beginning of "a new and subStantlal
regime. All citizens were commanded
TO recognize the authority OF the dle-
tator; none except those VINO dlsObeyed
or resented this authority would be mo
Tested. Traffic would De resumed on the
following Monday TradGSpeople ana
do. HHzn.a
their occupations under penalty ct ex-
IRENE punishment IN case Of refusal.
These and many other edicts were
issued from MarlanX's temporary head
quarters in the PlaZa-almOst at the
foot Of the still yelled monument Of the
beloved Princess HetiVe-
Toward evening, after many con
s1lltati0uS and countless reports, Mar
laux removed his headquarters TO the
tower. He had fOndly hoped 10 be in
the castle long before this HIS rag e
and disappointment over the STUPID
miscarriage of plans left no room IoI
conjecture as to the actual state or MS
feelings. For hours he had raFed IKE a
mailman. Every soldier who fell INTO
his hands was shot dOwo Ike dog.
The cell and dungeons In the great
old tower were now occupied by bruised,
defeated officers CT the law. Baron
TastO DauglOss crushed in sp.~it and
broken Of BODY, paced the blackest and
uarOWest cell Of them all The gall and
wCrmWOOd that filled his soul were not
to be measured by words He blamed
himself for the catastrophe, II was he
who had permitted this appalling thing
10 grow and burst Wi1h such sickening
results In his mind there was no doubt
that MaTlanX had completely OverthrOwn
the dynasty and was iu full pOssessiCu
of the government. He did not know
that the prince and his court had sue
ceeded In reaching the castle, whose
walls and gates were Well-nigh impreg-
nable to assault, even by a great army.
If he had known this he might have re-
ioiced.
Late in the evening he received a
visit from MarauX, the new master.
The iron count, lighted by a ghostly
lantern in the hands Of a man who ten
hours before had been a prisoner with
in these very walls, came Up TO the
narrow grating that served as a door
and Eazed complacently upon the once
great minister of police.
The Continuation OF This story VIII
lie Found in Tomorrow
Issue OF The Times.