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

weiss that morning. He wore /;
disguise, but Jacob says he coult
not be mistaken. Moreover, h,
was accompanied by. several mel
whom he recognized as Graustarl
mountaineers and hunters of rath
er unsavory reputation. They LEFT
Brutus at the gates of Balak anG
went off into the hills. All this
happened before knew that
Peter was living in Edelweiss
When l saw him here, / knew al
once that his presence meant
something sinister. / can put
many things together that once
puzzled me-the comings and
goings of months, the secret re-
ports and consultations, the queer
looking men who came to the cas-
tie, the long absences of my hus-
band and my-my own virtual
Imprisonment - yes, imprison-
ment. was not permitted to
leave the castle for days at a time
during MS absences.
Surely you will not go back
again"-he began holly.
"Sh!" She put a finger to her
lips. A man-servant was quietly
crossing the hall just off the Ii
brary. He is new man. l dc
not like his appearance"
do. you think he heard us or
observed anything? / can make
short work of him if" He
paused significantly. She smiled
up into his face.
HE did not hear anything
We've frightened him off, if he
intended to play the eavesdrop-
per-" The servant had disappear.
ed through door at the end OF
the hall.
Then there were the great
sums of money that my husband
sent off from time to time, and
the strange boxes that came over.
land to the castle and later went
away again as secretly as they
came. Mr.. Tullis, l am confident
in my mind that those boxes con.
tanned firearms and ammunition
have thought it all out. Per.
haps l am wrong, but it seems tc
me that l can almost see those
firearms stored away in the caves
and cabins outside of Edelweiss
ready for instant use when the
signal comes"
God! An uprising? A plot
so huge as that?' he gasped
amazed. 1t is fortunate that he
was not facing the door; the same
servant. passing once more, might
have seen the tell-tale consterna-
ton in his eyes. at cannot be
possible! Why, Dangloss and his
men would have scent it long
ago"
81 have not said that l am sure
of anything, remember that.
leave it to you to analyse. You
have the foundation on which tt
work. I'd advise you to waste nc
time. Something tells me thai
the crisis is near at hand"
why should Josepha's father
tell these things to your"
Because, If you will pardon
my frankness, l have protected
his daughter against Count Mar
lanx. He understands. And We
he would not betray a trust i'm
posed upon HIM even by the
count. He has only told me what
anyone else might have seen will
his own eyes. Wait! The new
servant is in the hall again." She
clapped her hands sharply and
called out "Franz!"
The new man appeared in the
doorway almost on the instant
l"You may replenish the fire
Franz" The man, a sallow, pre-,
else fellow, crossed deliberately
and poked the half dead fire;
with scrupulous care he selected
two great chunks of wood from
the hopper near by and laid them
on the Goals, the others WATCHING
his movements with curious inter.
est. There was nothing about the
fellow to indicate that he was
other than what he pretended to
be.
isn't 1t strange that we
should have fires in July?" she
asked casually. 1.-THE mountain
air and the night fogs make IL
absolutely necessary in these big
old houses"
1--WE had Jolly fire In the
princes room when l left the
castle. Our monarch is subject
to Group, you see."
THAT is all, Franz" The man
bowed and left the room. "Whai
do you think of him?" she asked,
after a moment.
HE has very bad liver" was
all Tullis deigned to offer in re-
Spouse. The coutness stared for
a moment and then laughed I'M
derstandingly. II think he needs
a change"
81 have a strange feeling that
he is but one of a great many
men who are in Edelweiss for
the purposes l mentioned before
Now 1 have favor to ask of you.
Will you take this matter up
with Baron Dangloss as If on your
own initiative? Do no mention
me in any way. You can under
stand why ask this of you. Let
them believe that the suspicious
are yours. ] trust you to present