The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-16
TRUXTON KING

Truxton found Mr. Hobbs IN : state
bordering Oh collapse with colonel
Quinnox and Haddan.
Il say, Nr. King, there's 10 more
chance Of getting out OF the
Listen. Hobbs, we're going II swim
out" said Truxton.
Swim. Oh. say. By hokey, he's
gone clean daffy" Hobbs wa ey!ng
him with alarm.
Not yet, Hobbs. Later on, Perhaps.
I had occasion to make a shot t"ur
Of investigation this afternoon. Doubt
less. gentlemen. you know whore the
water gate is. back Of the caste.
Hobbs, you and I will sneak Under
that slippery old gate like q COZ. le
Of cells forgot to ask II you can
SWIM
To be sure 1 can. Under the gate!
Ny word
Il see" cried ouinnox. 1T can be
done, No one will be watching at
that point
The sky was overcast, the night as
black as ebony. The four men eft the
officers quarters at / o'clock. making
their way 10 the historic old gate IN
. the glen below the castle.
God be with you" said CCinnox
! fervently, The four men shook hands,
and King slipped into the water with
out a moments hesitation.
Right after me, Hobbs" lie said.
and then his head went under.
A minute later he and Hobbs were
! on the outside Of the gate, ;;asping
for breath Standing in water 20 their
! necks, Quinnox and Haddan pa sscd the
! equipment through the barrel open
| tngs There were whispered good.
! bys and then two invisible heads
/ bobbed off in the night, wadin- il the
! swift flowing canal up to their chins.
! Swimming would have been danger
Gus on account Of the noise.
Holding their belongings high above
their heads, with their hearts II their
mouths King and the Englishm IN felt
their way carefully along the bed OF
the stream.
hundred yards from the ga e they
crawIed ashore and made the r way
up over the steep bank into the thick,
wild underbrush.
They stealthily stripped the. lselves
OF the wet garments and after no end
Of trouble succeeded In gettilg into
the dry substitutes. Then they lower
ed the wet bundles into the wa CT and
quietly stole off through the b; ush to
the kings highway, IA mile IT two
above town.
I'VE take this path here for the
upper road" finally said Hobbs. It's
a good two hours walk up The noun
tain to Rabot's. where we It the
horses"
At i o'clock. as the sun ieaCleG
up with his long red fingers fl IN be
hind the Monastery mountain TUX
ton King and Hobbs rode aw; ' f.1u
! Rabot's cottage high in the / Is, re
, fVeshed and sound OF heart. >aI t.:
son rode with them, sturd". lCya
lad, who had leaped joyously at th'
chance to serve his prince.
Now let US turn to John TT is NJ
, his quest in the hills. 1t goes 18th III
saying that he found no tracv OF ii
: sister or her abductors. On tie fftl
day large force Of Dar Der ,el
) soldiers. led by Prince Dantan Inns II
found the tagged, disspirited A.ler.cal
and his half starved men encsrDe,, i
J a rocky defle In the heart Of tie vi
derneSS.
That same night q Graustars noun
taineer passed the sentinsis III
brought news Of the disturbance 4
| Edelweiss
In flash it occurred to join TClli
that Maranx was at the be tom O
this deviltry. The abduction of L.
raine was n part OF his plan. Prime
DantaD advised speedy return I
the city His men were at the con
! mand Of the American. Moreover, Ii
prince himself decided to accomp L
the troops.
Before sunrise the command, ro'
five or six hundred strong. WIS p i
: ing its way down the dangerous ml III
tain roads toward the main h ghW i,
Fifteen miles below EdelWeisS t le
= came upon the company Of SOLD el
: sent out to preserve order IN the iai
u road camps, which was, Of course.
>. further Reinforcement
The sound Of shooting In tie 81
lance struck their ears. Instantly It
!, entire force was alert. A dozen sho
!" were fired In rapid successful. re
:. single reports far apart. III ste ID
beat Of horses feet were now pa
u to the attentive company. There W:
a quick, incisive call to arms. < squa
stood ready for action.
2 A small group Of horsemen can
laundering down
the Getle. Three vt
minutes after the
firing was first
heard sentries w r.
threw their rifles + ~ u !,
!. to their shoulders w T. Hg
and blocked the ~ s.
approach OF the fACzzkEssS
riders. a. HS4x
4 wild. glad w "
s b out went up @%( h
from the foremost PkA.E Z =
- horseman. He had AIE|G
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