The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-07

er in his hand. his heart p~alpitatilg
like mad. Time and again as he fled
through the dark thickets he heard tn,
hoarse shouts of men in tie distance
At 10 O'Clock the next morning Colo
mel QuinnoX ard Il company OF soldiers
riding up from the city gates toWaro
the north in response TO q call foi
help from honest herders who reportc,
attacks ana rOhlcrieS VI an alarmin"
nature. came upon the stiff. ~footSorc
thorn scratched Mr.. Hobbs not fal
from the walls of the town. The colo
mel was not long IN graSping the sub
stance of Hobbs revelations. He rode
off AT once fer the witch'S howell. send
ing Hobbs with Il small. instructed eS'
cort to the castle. where Baron Dan
gloss was in consultation with Mr.. Iul
lis and certain ministers.
The city was peaceful enough. much
10 the surprise Of Hobbs. No disturb
ance had been reported. said the
guardsmen who rode beside him. II
in the hills there had been some depre
dationS. hut that was all.
"All?" groaned Mr.. Hobbs. "All:
Hang 1t all. Il wot do you call all:
You haven't heard 'alf Of it yet. | tell
you. there's been the devil TO pay
Wait till the colonel comes back iron
GanloOk gap. He'll have new f"t
you: take ii from me. he will. That
poor chap as gone up in smoke ~
- $500. $50, - TIAlIc
They met Baron Dangloss near the
barracks. across the park from the
castle. He was in close. earnest con
vcrsation with John TulliS and Count
Halfont. both Of whom seemed labor
ing under intense excitement.
The arrival Of Hobbs. Il pitiful hut
heroic object. at once arrested the nj
tcntion OF every one. His story WAS
heard by Il most distinguished audi
ence.
There i" nothing supernatural ab"u'
Kings disappearance" said Tulli>
sharply. That's all nonsense. He hac
money about him. and it perhaps turns
out that there really was IL ma N
the crack in the door. Il clever brigant.
who today has got the better of on
vainglorious friend. The shooting il
the hills is more disturbing than this
TO my mind
This mystery coming on top of I'll,
other is all the more difficult to under
stand-l mean the disappearance %.
the Countess MarlanX." said Barul
Dangloss. pulling at his imperial i.
plain perplcXity. But we Il no
stop here talking. VIII you come witt
me, Mr.. Iuilis. to the tower: | shall
send out my best man 10 work on tn,
ease Of the lady. 1t IS Il most amaz-
ing thing. l still have hope that sh
will appear in person TO explain the
affair"
Il think not" said Tullis gloomily
This looks like abduction-foul pla!
or whatever you choose TO call it. She
has never left her fathers house in
just this manner before. | believe
baron, that Marlanx has taken her
away by force. She told me yesterday
that she would never go back TO him
if she could help it. | have already
given you my suspicious regarding his
designs upon the-ahem." Catching
the eager gaze Of the prince. he
changed the word throne to "treaS
ury."
Lorraine. her cheeks white with reso-
luton. turned upon John Tullis. You
might leave the rescue of the countess
to the proper authoritieS-the police.
she said calmly. -. think it is your
duty as an American to bead the
search for Mr. King. If Count Mar
lanX has spirited his wife away. pray
who has 4 better ri@ht?'
But we are rot sure that he
I'VE are sure that Mr.. King is either
dead or in dire need Of help" she in.
%terrupted hotly.
Colonel QuinnoX is quite competent
to conduct the search" he said shortly
"But Colonel QuinnoX has gone forth
Oh another mission. He may be IN