The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-28

~ DAnA1 her, willfully decided to
ignore him altogether. At any rate,
she entered the gates to the castle
grounds without so much as an in.
different glance in his direction.
Tuxton knew In advance that he
was to have sleepless, unhappy night.
In his room at the hotel he found
the second anonymous letter, unques-
donably from the same source. but
this time printed in crude, stilted let
tiers. 1t had been stuck under the door.
leave the city at once. You are in
great danger. Save yourself"
This time he did not laugh. That it
was from Olga Platanova he had no
herself SO persistently in his welfare
was quite beyond him. And what,
after all, could she mean by great
danger-save yourselfr'
He INDUCED in a long spell Of
thoughtfulness. mo, by George, I'll
not turn tail at the first sign Of dam
ger. I'll stay here and assist Dangloss
In unraveling this matter. And I'll
go up to that witch's hole before I'm
a day older to hare It out with her.
I'll find out where the smoke came
from, and I'll know where that eye
went to-" He sighed without knowing
It. by Jove. I'd like to do something
to show her I'm not the blooming
duffer she thinks l am"
He could not find Baron Dangloss
that night nor early the next day.
Hobbs, after being stigmatized as the
only British coward in the world,
changed his mind and made ready to
accompany King to the howell in Gan
look gap.
BY noon the streets in the vicinity Of
the plaza were filed with strange,
rough looking men, undeniably laborers.
who are they?" demanded King
There's a strike on among the men
building the railroad,' said Hobbs.
They'd better look out for these fel-
lows" said King. very soberly. Il
don't like the appearance of 'em. They
look like cutthroats."
"rake my word for it. sir, they are.
They're the riffraff Of all Europe"
II hope Baron Dangloss knows how
to handle them?' in some anxiety.
In due time they rode into the SOM
Der solitudes Of Ganlook gap and up
to the witch's glen. Here Mr.. Hobbs
baked. He refused to adventure far
ther than the mouth Of the stony ra-
vine Truxton approached the howell
alone, without the slightest trepida-
ton. The goose herd grandson was
driving flock of geese across the
green bowl below the cabin. The
American called out to him. and mo-
ment later the youth, considerably ex-
cited, drove his geese up to the door
While they were vainly haranguing
each other the old woman appeared
Uttering shrll EXPLANATIONS, she hur
ried down to confront King with blaz
ing eyes. Her horrid grin Of derisior
brought flush to his cheek.
"I'n lay you a hundred, gavvos thai
the kettle and smoke experiment Is
fake of the worst Sort" he announced
"Have it your own way-haye !
your own wayw she cackled.
"Tell you what I'll do-if I can't ex
nose that trick In ten minutes II
make you present of hundred CAV
vOs."
She took him up like flash, fac
~ which startled and Disconnected hir
not little. Her very eagerness au
cured i'll for his proposition.
With low. hooking bow the shriy
eled bag stood aside and motione
for him to precede her into the hove
"A hundred gavvos is fortune nc
easily to be won." said the old dame
\, GLOW can be sure that you viii pa
me II you lose"
ut Is in my pocket, madam. II
don't pay. you may instruct your e.
cellent grandson to crack me over tn
head. He looks as though he'd do
for a good deal less. money, I'll "a
that for him." :.
q "He is honest-as honest 40 b
grandmother" cried the old woman
She bestowed q toothless grin upo
him. "Now, what = It you want
dol" ~,