Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-18

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picked
by heaven" he exclaimed. Il see 1t
all! We've been deliberately shang-
haied, We've been bottled up here
and shipped out Of town. Don't touch
that stuff. It's probably full of poi
son. Great Scott, what a clever gang
they are."
Whereupon he proceeded to kick the
unoffending breakfast out Of the car
door. To their dying day they were
to believe that the food had been put
there by agents of the great conspira-
tor.
"Hello!" said he. We're slowing
up" He looked out and ahead. There s
bridge down the road a bit-yes,
there's our same old river. They're
running slow for the bridge. We can
swing off, Lorraine. Now's our chance!"
The train was barely creeping up to
the bridge. He clasped her In the
strong crook of his left arm, slid down
to a sitting position and boldly pushed
himself clear Of the car, landing on his
feet Staggering forward with the i'm
petus he had received, he would have
fallen except for a mighty effort. A
sharp groan escaped his lips as he low
cred Lorraine to the ground. She looked
anxiously into his face and saw moth
ing there but relief.
Come along" said the man briefly.
I'VE must try to reach that station
back there. There l can telegraph in.
OH" His first attempt to walk brought
out groan Of pain.
He had turned his ankle in the leap
to the ground.
Lean on me-" she cried despairins-
ly.
"Nonsense!" ne said with grim
stubbornness. II don't mind the pain.
Well not stop, my dear-not till we
get word to Dangloss."
At wagon road crossing they paus-
ed to rest, having covered two miles.
Her little cry of JOY caused him to look
I up from the swollen ankle, which ne
was regarding with dubious concern.
An OK cart was approaching from the
west.
"A ride." she cried jOyously.
They stopped the cart and barsained
for ride to Rom. The man was a
farmer, slow and suspicious. He hag-
gled.
THE countrys full of evil men and
women these days." he demurred. Be
sides, l have a heavy enough load as
it is for my poor beasts"
Miss Tullis conducted the negotia-
tions.
i we are bound for Edelweiss. Can
you get US there in two hours?'
With these beasts, poor things?
Never"
1T will be worth your while. A
hundred gavvos if you carry us to a
place where we can secure quicker
transportation
In time she won him over He
| agreed to carry them along the way
at his best speed until they came up
with better beasts or reached the city
gates. They climbed up to the seat,
and the tortuous journey began. The
farmer trotted beside the wheel nearly
all of the way, descanting warmly In
painful English on the present condi-
ton of things in the hills.
The rascals have made way with
the beautiful Miss Tullis. She is the
American lady stopping at the CASTLE
You should see her, sir Excepting our
dear Princess Yetive-God rest her
soul she Is the most beautiful Great
ure Graustark has ever seen-not quite
SO grand as the Countess lngomede,
but fairer, believe me. She is beloved
by every one She Is to be married to
the Count Vos Engo, a fine lad, sir.
Now she is gone l don't know what he
will do. Suicide mayhap."
DO you know the great Count Mar
lanx?" demanded King, possessed OF
a sudden thought. The man faced him
at the mention of the name, a sus-
picious gleam in his eyes.
Count Marlanx!" he snorted. There
was no mistaking the angry scowl.
Are you friends of that snake? If
YOU are, get out of my cart.
Hes all right" cried Truxton. Tell
him who we are, Lorraine, and why we
must get to the city"
i Five minutes later the farmer, over
come by the stupendous news, was
i lasning his oxen with might and main,
The astunished beasts tore down the
road to Rom so bravely that there
seemed some prospect of getting "A tel
| egram through in time. At Rom they
learned that the operator had been
unable to call Edelweiss since o'clock.
In time the city gates came in sight,
far up the straight. narrow road.
1t seemed to the quiverins Americans
that the gates were mOcking them by
drawing farther away instead of COM
ing nearer.
i Near the gates. which were still open,
it occurred to him in Il single flash of
dismay that he and Lorraine would be
recognized and intercepted by MarlanX
watchers.
1t was she who had the solution.
They might succeed in passing the
gates if they hid themselves in the bed
of the cart, underneath the thick cam
vas covering. the farmer lifted the
cloth. and they crawled down among
the melons.
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