The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02

rode them down as IL they were Sc
many dogs.
After ten or fifteen minutes Of this
desultory carnage it was reported that
a large force Of lei were entering the
venue from Reeengetz circus. Quin-
noX sent his chargers toward this great
horde of foot soldiers, but they did not
falter. rs he had expected. On they
swept. 1000 or 5000 Of them. At their
head rode five or six officers. The fore
most was Count Marlanx.
Quinnox saw now that the Iron
Count was determined to storm the
gates and gave the command to re-
treat. Waving their rifles and shout
ing defiance owe their shoulders, the
dragons drew up, wheeled and gal
Hoped toward the gates.
Scarcely were the massive portals
closed and the great steel bars drop
ped into place by the men who attend
ed them when n low. dull explosion
shook the earth as If by volcanic force.
Then came the crashing Of timbers,
the cracking OF masonry. the whirring
Of Il thousand missiles through the
air. Before the very eyes OF the
stunned, bcwildered defenders, dis
mounting near the parade ground. the
huge gates and pillars fell to the
| ground.
The gates hal leen dynamited.
Then it VS. that Truxton King re-
$500. . N1,,.' :. So vNArG hnI
been q1ict'v at work for days drilling
| from the common to the gates. 1t was
a strange coincidence that MarlanX
should have chosen this day for his
eliminating assault on the castl" The
skirmiSh at daybreak had hurried his
arrangements 10 doubt, but one the
less were bis plans complete. The eX-
plo.ivcs had been laid during the night.
The fuses reached to the mouth of the
tunnel across the common. AS he
swept up the avenue at the head OF
his command, hawk faced and with
Slittcring eyes, he snarlcd the com
maud that put fire to the fuses.
a momen later bis vanguard stream
ed through the aperture and faced the
deadly fire from the driveway.
At last they began 10 advance across
the grassy meadow. When one MAJ
fell under the fire Of the guardsmen
another rus lid into his place. Three
times the iudtmitlhlc GrluStarkianS
| drove thrm bal ana as often Oil Mar
lanX drag item up again, exalted by
| the example hc set.
Cad. he is Il soldier" cried TruX-
ton. Hello. There's my friend Brp-
tus. He's 10 coward either. Here's
a try for YOU, BrutuS.'
He dropped to his knee and took de
libcratc all ut the freuzied hcnchman
The discovery that there were three
bullets in RrutuS' breast when he was
picked up long afterward did not af
feet the young mans contention that
his was the one that had found the
heart.
The fall of Brutus urged the Iron
Count to greater fury. His horse had
been shot from under him. He was
on his feet, calling to his men to fol
low him as he moved toward the stub
born row of green and red. Bullets
Kissed about his ears. but he gave u"
heed to them.
The commander Of the guard gave
the command to fall back slowly to-
ward the castle.
Firing at every step, they crossed
the parade ground and then made Il
quick dash for the shelter of the long
balconies. MarIanx, down in the pa.
rade ground, was fairly pushing his
men into the jaws of death.
TruXtOn Kings chance to pay his
debt to NOs Engo came after II of
the t~ierceSt. most determined charges.
The young count had beer fighting
desperately for some time. His weak
ness seemed to have disappeared. As
the fee fell back in the face Of des-
perate resistance Nos EngO spranG
down the steps and rushed after them,
calling others to join him in the at
tempt to complete the rout. Near the
edge of the terrace he stopped. His
leg gave way under him, and he fell
to the ground. TruXton saw him fall
He leapcd over the low baiustrade
dropping his hot rifle. and dashed
across the terrace to his rivals assist
ance. A hundred men shot at him.
ITS my turn shouted the Ameri
can. 'Ill square il up if | can. Then
were even
He seized the wounded man in hi,
strong arms. threw him over his shoul
der and staggered toward the steps.
'ltelease me. curse YOU shrieked
Nos Engo, striking his rescuer in the
face with his fist.
I'm saving you for another day.
said King rs he dropped behind the
baluStrade with his burden safe.
There We're other witnesses to TruX
on rash act. In a lofty window OF
the north wing crouched "A white faceC
girl and a grim old man. The latter
held a rifle in his tense though feeble
old hnnl- \aur atl than, tln Ill nan,