The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27

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lanx. :
81 expect to be able to repeat
the operation" said Dangloss.
How interesting! You forget
that history never repeats itself"
''See here, Marlanx, what is
your game? Speak up; I'm not
afraid of you. Do you intend to
take me out and shoot me at sun
riser"
"Oh, dear me, no! That would
be silly proceeding. You own
vast estates in Graustark, If l
mistake not, just as / did eight
or nine years ago. Well, 1 have
come into my own again. The
crown relieved me of my estates,
my citizenship, my honor. / have
waited long to regain them. I'm
derstand me, Dangloss; 1 am in
control now; my word is law. l
do not intend to kill you. 1t is
my intention to escort you to the
border and kick you out of Grau-
stark. See for yourself how it
feels. Everything you possess is
to be taken away from you. You
will be a wanderer on the face of
the earth-a pauper. All you
have here. Therein lies the dis
tinction: l had large possessions
in other lands. l had friends and
a following, as you see. You will
have none of them, Baron.
"a splendid triumph, you
beast!"
"Of course, you'd much prefer
being shot"
Not at all. Danish me, if you
please; strip me of all 1 possess.
But I'll come back another day,
Count Marlanx.
"Ah, yes; that reminds me. I
had quite forgotten to say that
the first ten years of your exile
are to be spent in the dungeons
at Schloss Marlanx. How careless
of me to have neglected to state
that in the beginning. In ten
years. you will be seventy-five. Ba-
ron. An excellent time of life for
one to begin his wanderings over
the world which will not care to
remember him."
do you expect me to get down
on my knees and plead for mercy,
you scoundrel?"
81 know you too well for that,
my dear Baron"
Get out of my sight"
Pray do not forget that l am
governor of the Tower at pres
ent. l go and come as l choose,
God will punish you for what
you have done. There's solace in
that"
"As you like. Baron. If it
makes it easier for you to feel that
God will take hand in my hum
Bile affairs, all we'll and good. i
grant you that delectable privi-
lege."
Baron Dangloss turned his back
upon his smiling enemy, his body
quivering with passion.
by the way, Baron, would you
care to hear all the latest news
from the seat of war? 1t may in
terest you. to know that the castle
is besieged in most proper fashion.
No one"
''The castle besieged? Then, by
the eternal, you did not take the
prince!"
mot at all! He is in the castle
for few hours of imaginary
safety. Tonight my men will be
admitted to the grounds by friends
who have served two masters for a
twelve-month or longer"
Traitors in the CASTER" cried
Dangloss in horror. He was now
facing the count.
Hardly that, my dear sir.
Agents. should call them. Isn't
| it splendid?"
You are a -"
Don't say it, Baron. Save your
breath. I know what you would
call me, and can save you the trou-
BILE of shouting it, as you seem in
clined to do"
THANK God, your assassins not
only failed to dynamite the boy,
but your dogs failed to capture
him. By heavens, God is with
Prince Robin, after ALL"
"How exalted you = seem, Ba-
ROM 1t is treat to look at you.
oh, another thing: the Plantano-
va girl was not my assassin"
That's a lie!"
''You shall not chide me in that
fashion, Baron. You are very
rude. No; the girl was operating
for what 1 have since discovered
to be. the Committee of Ten, lead
ing the Party of Equals in Grau-
stark. Tomorrow morning 1 shall
have the Committee of Ten seized
and shot in the public square. We
cannot harbour dynamiters and as
sassins of that type. There are two
score or more of anarchist sympa-
thizers here. We will cheerfullv