Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-18

Ell Is MI FoI' LIE by to him or had
TO BEfkAf 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.
TruXton knew in advance that he
was to have sleepless, unhappy night
In his room at the hotel he found
the second anonymous letter, unques-
tionably 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
doubt. But why she should interest
herself so persistently in his welfare
was quite beyond him. And what,
after all, could she mean by great
danger-saye yourself~
He INDUCED in a long spell of
thoughtfulness. No, by George, I'll
not turn tail at the first sign of dan
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 have it out with her
| I'll find out where the smoke came
| from. and I'll know where that eve
! went to-" He sighed without knowing
it. by Jove. Id 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 fell
lows" said King. very soberly. 81
don't like the appearance of 'em. They
look like cutthroats."
'"Take my word for it, sir. they are.
They're the riffraff of all Europe"
81 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
Their than the mouth Of the stony ra-
vine. Truxton approached the howell
alone, without the slightest trepsda-
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
4 While they were vainly haranguing
each other the old woman appeared
Uttering shrill ordinations, she bur.
ried down to confront King with blaz
ing eyes. Her horrid grin of derision
brought a flush to his cheek.
III lay you hundred gavvos thai
the kettle and smoke. experiment Is {
fake of the worst Sort he announced
"Have it your own way-have i
your own way!" she cackled.
"Tell you what I'll do-if / can't ex
pose that trick in ten minutes II
make you present of a hundred CAV
eos."
} She took him up like a fash fac
| which startled and disconnected hin
not little. Her very eagerness au
CURED Ill for his proposition,
: With low, mockiag bow the shriv
! eled bag stood aside and motionet
: for him to precede her into the hovel
"A hundred gavvos is a fortune no
: easily to be won.." said the old dame
7 How can be sure that you will pa.
? me if you lose ~
t ut is in my pocket, madam. If
e don't pay, you may instruct your ez