The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-30


gether with their shivering associates,
all of them dumbly muttering to them
selves the awful sentence that Mar
lanX had passed upon them.
You are to die at sunset Grau-
stark still knows how to punish assas-
sins There is no room in Graustark
fer anarchy. l shall wipe it out to-
day"
Sir, your promiser' gasped William
Spantz. 1--WE are your friends-the
true party Of
Enough! Do not speak again!
Captain Brutus, you will send criers
abroad to notify the citizens that |,
Count Marlanx, have ordered the exc
cutfon of the ringleaders i'll the plot
| to dynamite the prince, at sunset in
the square. Away with the carrionn
Then it was, and not till then. that
the committee of ten found him ont.
Then it was that they came to know
Peter Brutus,
The unrecognizable corpse of Olga
Platanova had been buried in quick
lime outside the city walls. There was
something distinctly grewsome in the
fact that half dozen deep graves
We're dug alongside hers hours before
death came to the wretches who were
to occupy them.
At 8 e'eIeek the Iron Count eoolly
sent messengers to the homes of the
leading merchants and bankers of the
city. They with the priests. the doc
tors, the municipal officers and the
manufacturers, were commanded to APP
pear before him at o'clock for the
purpose Of discussing the welfare of
the city and its people
Marlanx stated his position clearly.
He left no room for doubt in their
minds. The strings We're in his hands.
Without hesitation he Informed the
leading men of the city that he was
to be the Prince of Graustark.
Il will rule Graustark or destroy her.
Those of you who do not expect or
desire to live under my rule, which, [ |
promise you, shall be wise one, may
leave the city for other lands,' he said |
calmly, "just as soon as my deputies |
have completed the formal transfer of
all your belongings to the crown treas
| say, even to the minutest |
trifte. Permit me to add in that con-
nection, gentlemen, the transfer will |
not be prolonged affair"
They glared back at him and subsid-
ed into bitter silence.
i am well aware that you love little
Prince Robin. Now, respecting young
master Robin, l have no great desire
to kill him.
He waited to see the effect of this
brutal announcement His hearers
stiffened, and-yes, they held their
BREATH
He has one alternatiye-he and his
ords. trust that you, as sensible
will find the means to con
Fey to him your advice that he seize
he opportunity l shall offer him to es-
ape with his life. Let me interrupt
myself to call to your attention the
act that | am furnishing the anarchists
t sunset, To resume, the boy may
eTurn to America, where he belongs.
will give him free and safe escort I
the United States. If he chooses to-
ccept my kindly terms, all well az A
God; if not, gentlemen, l shall stal te
i'm out or blow the castle down. It
lay interest you to hear that expect
establish new nobility in Graz
Lark. | trust l may now be address,
lg at least u few of the future mobile
'rds of Graustark. Good day, gentle
len.
At the castle the deepest gloojm pre-
allied, 1t was like nightmare to
lie beleaguered households dream
ON which there seemesi to be no :
Colonel Qyhnnox as com ! !
ander of the royal fguard ruled su-
'eme. General BRaze tore off mis-
vn epaulets and presented himself
Quinnox as a aldier of the file.
Prince Robin, E4uite recovered from
$ fright, donl#ed the uniform Of . 3
lionel Of the soyal dragons, g,uckled :
his jeweled Sword and. with boyisb
al, demandA FL at a council of war
lionel Quinn hox.s reasons for NOT %
forth to s Pay the riosers.
Your higaaness. said the colonel :
.terly, the real army is outside the I
u.s. not hsids We are : pitt ils >