The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-09

ground A stream Of blood was pour
ing from the side OF the poor beast
Aghast at this unheard of wantonness,
! the little interpreter knew not which
way to turn, but stood there dazed I'M
til third shot brought him to his
senses. The bullet kicked up, the dust
near his feet He scrambled for tho
heavy underbrush at the roadside and
darted off into the roadside, his revolv-E
er in his hand, his heart palpitating
! like mad Time and again as he fed
hoarse shouts of men In the distance
At 10 O'Clock the next morning Colo
mel Quinnox and company Of soldiers.
riding up from the city gates toward
/ the north in response to call for
/ help from honest herders who reported
attacks and robberies Of an alarming
/ nature, came upon the stir, footsore,
1 from the = Of the town. The COLO
/ mel was not long In grasping the sub
/ stance of Hobbs revelations. He rode
! off at once for the witch's howell, send
| ing Hobbs with q small, instructed es-
cort to the castle. where Baron Dan-i
gloss was In consultation with Mr.. Tul-
! lis and certain ministers.
The city was peaceful enough. much
4 to the surprise of Hobbs No disturb
ance had been reported. said the.
cuardsmen who rode beside him. Up
/ In the hills there Ind been some depre-I
dations. but that was all.
"All" groaned Mr.. Hobbs. "AH?l
/ Hang 1t all, man. wot do you call am
You haven't heard 'alf of 1t yet. tell
you. there's been the devil to pay.
] Wait till the colonel comes back from
Ganlook gap. He'll have news for
you; take it from me. he will. That
poor chap as gone up In smoke as
sure as my name s Hobbs
They met Baron Dangloss near the
barracks, across the park from the
4 castle. He wa In close. earnest CON-
versation with John Tullis and Count
Halfont. both OF whom seemed labor
ing under intense excitement.
The arrival of Hobbs. pitiful but
heroic object. at once arrested the att
tention of every one. His story was
heard by a most distinguished audi
ence,
There Is nothing supernatural about
4 Kings Disappearance said Tuillsl
sharply. That's all nonsense. He had
money about him. and it perhaps turns
/ out that there really was a man at
the crack In the door. clever brigand
who today has got the better of our
hvaingiorious friend. The shooting in
the hills is more disturbing than this.
to my mind"
This mystery coming on top OF the,
other Is all the more difficult to under-l
stand--I mean the disappearance OF
the Countess Marlanx." said Baron
Dangoss, pulling at his imperial In
plain perplexity. But we must not
stop here talking. win you come with
me, Mr.. TulIis. 10 the tower? / shall
send out my best man to work ON the
case Of the lady. 1t is most amaz-
ing thing. ! still have hope that she
will appear in person to explain the
affair"
Il think not said Tullis gloomily.
This looks like abduction-foul play.l
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
II she could help 1t. l have already
given you my suspicionf regarding his
( designs upon the-ahemw 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 autherities-the police"
she said calmly. II think it is your
duty as an American to head the
search for Mr.. King. Ii Count Mar
lanx has spirited his wife away. pray
who has better rightw
"But we are not sure that he
I'VE arc sure that Mr.. King Is eitne,
dead or in dire need of help" she in
terrupted hotly.
ITO be continued.)
The Baylor Survey.
The present Commission of Fish
cries Is on record as invioiabfy oppos-
ed to abolishing the Baylor survey CT
letting out any of the producing rocks
Practically the same bill as the Byrd
James river bill passed the Senate
unanimously last session, and failed
in the House on a tie vote. Had Il
carried James river would have beer
two years in advance of what it IL
to-day, and the tongers would have
had ten thousand acres of profitable
rock to work upon, where to-day they
have not five thousand, by actual ex.
animation. With Strengthened lines
the encroaching planters would have
been driven back, and depleted rocks
reclaimed.
There is no breaking OF the sur.
. vey in the Byrd bill. and all argument
to the contrary is mere buncombe. II
costs the State ten thousand dollars
to collect four thousand n year there
because the crooked fences are al
! down in the gaIieys as 1t were. and
marauders are rampant. With new
and Strengthened fences the prolih,
ground can be easier and cheaper pro,
tected. and many of the barren spot
reclaimed.--Virginia Citizen.