Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-10

~&T.si 90 the tower"
TB N Count Halfont in
tervened. hastily
proposing { Ia At a
4 DON'T REFUSE second party be
HE'LL sent out az once
with Instructions to raze the Witch's
hut If necessary.
7 shall be happy to lead the expedi.
ton. said young Count Nos EnSo,
bowling deeply TO the young lady her
self.
You shall. Vos Engo." said HGlfont
Prepare at once. Take ten men,"
Tunis turned suddenly TO the resent
ful girl. Lorraine he said gently as
the others drew away. don't be hard
with me You don't understand
Yes, I do" she said stubbornly.
''You are in love with her"
Eyes: that's quite true
~ married woman
~ can't help it. must do all can
for her
She looked into his honest eyes for
a moment
Forgive me" she murInured, hang
ing her head.
Then she smiled brightly up into his
face Have your way. then. Remem
Der that / am her friend too"
The guard about the prince was dou-
bled. Orders requiring the strictesi
care Of his person were issued by
Count Halfont. Baron Dangloss began
% see things in different light
Things that had puzzled him before
now seemed clear.
But late in the afternoon a telegram
was brought TO Tullis which upset ali
Of their calculations and caused the
minister of police to swear softly in
pure disgust 1t was from the Count
ess Mcrlanx herself. sent from Por-
vrak. a station Ear down the railway.
in the direction OF Vienna II was self
szplanatorsrs "A ana GENE % schioss
7larlanx. there to END my Gays. There
is no hope for me. ! 20 voluntarily.
WIN you not understand why l am
leaving Edeiweiss2 You must know =
1t war signed ~Ingomede.~
Tull1s was dumfounded. lie caught
the penetrating glance OF Dangloss and
flushed under the sudden knowledge
that this shrewd cid maa also under
stood why she was leaving Edelwelss.
Because IF hiIn, Because she loved
him and would NOS De near him. His
heart swelied ezultanuy in the next
moment \ brave resolve was born
within him.
we don't need a key 70 that. my
boy" said the baron indulcently. But
VIII say that she has blamed little
consideration FOR you when she steals
away ia the dead Of night without
word Tnfeeline. I'd say. Wen. we
can devote our attention % Mr. King
who is lost"
"Sec here. baron SAID TUIlls after
q moment; 81 want you 60 give me "a
couple Of good men for a few days.
I'm going % Schl0ss Marlaux. III get
her away from that place II have to
kill NIariaux and swing for st."
AT : o'clock that night. accompanied
by two clever secret service men. Tul-
lis boarded the train fer the west. 4
man who stood Ia the tobacconists
shop on the station platform smiled
quietly to himself as the train pulled
out. Then he walked brislsly away. It
was Peter Brutus. the lawyer.
a most allurirg Trap had been set for
John Tunis.
The party that had gone to Ganlook
gap in charge cf Count Eos Engo re-
turned al nigttfall no wiser than when
IL left The barracks ut noon. Riding
brayely. bur somewhat dejectedly. be
side the handsome young odicer IN
command was girl in gray. Now she
was coming home with them. silent.
subdued. dispirted-even more 50 than
she allowed the count to see.
Colonel Qninnox and his men had
been securing the hills for bandits.
They arrived at the witeh's cabin a
Few minutes after Vos Engo and his
company Designating the curses Of
the old woman. a thorough search OF
the place was made.
Tie old woinan's story, reflected By
the grandson, was convincing 50 far
as Il went She said that tie young
man remained behind In the kitchen to
puzzle himself over the smoke mystery
while she went ont TO her doorstep.
The man with the horses became
when she went down 10 ex-
plain the situation to him. He fed. A
few minutes later the gentleman
emerged to find his horse gone, himself
deserted. Cursing. he struck OF down
the glen in pursuit Of his friend, and
that was the last she saw Of him.