Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-20


keeping well out PASSED OUT OF
Of sight himself. THE DOOR.
am come in soon to look at those
rings" said King. placing the notes on
the counter. Spantz merely nodded,
raked in the bills without counting
them and passed the sword over to the
purchaser.
Truxton picked up the weapon and
stalked away.
A few minutes later he was on his
way to the castle grounds, accompa-
MED by the short legged Mr.. Hobbs.
Hobbs led him through the great
park gates and up to the lodge Of ia
cob Fraasch. the venerable high stew
ard Of the grounds. Here. to Kings
utter disgust. he was booked as plain
Cooks tourist and mechanically adj
vised to pay strict attention TO the
rules.
ITS no disgrace" growled Hobbs,
redder than ever. You're inside the
grounds. and you've got to obey the
rules, same as any tourist. Right this
way. sir. Wen take a turn just inside
the wall. Now, on your left, ladies'
and-ahem,-I should say-aheml-sir.
you may see the first turret ever built
on the wall. 1t is over 400 years old.
On the right we have
See here. Hobbs" said King. stop
ping short. I'm dashed if I'll let you
lecture me as if were a gang of hay
seeds from Joshville."
Very good, sir. No offense. quite
forgot. sir"
Just tell me, old chap. Don't lee
ture. Hobbs. this is all very beautiful
and very grand and very slow" said
King. stopping to lean against the
moss covered wall that encircled the
park within a park. the grounds ad-
joining the grotto. Cant l hop over
this wall and take a peep into the
grotto?7
BY no meansT' cried Hobbs. horrifed.
King looked over the low wall. The
prospect was aliuring. The pool. the
trickling rivulets, the messy banks. the
dense shadows-it was maddening to
think he could not enter.
II wouldn't be in there a minute. +"
he argued. "And / might catch a
glimpse OF a dream lady. Now, say,
Hobbs. here's a low place 1 could
jump
mfr. King. If you do that l am
ruined forever. / am trusted by the
steward He would cut of all my priv
ilegesr- Hobbs could go no further.
BE was prematurely aghast. Some
thing told him that Mr.. King would
hop over the wall.
go and report me. Hobbs; there's a
good fellow. Tell the guards wouldn't
obey. That viii let you out, my boy,
and III do the rest"
He strobe of across the bright green
turf toward the source of all This en-
ehantment. leaving poor Mr.. Hobbs
braced against the wall. weak kneed
and helpless.
What are you doing in herey de
manded voice.
Truxton. conscious of guilt. whirled
with as much CONSERVATION as IL be
had been accosted by a voice of thun
der. He beheld a very small boy stand
ing at the top Of the knoll above him
not thirty feet away. His face was
/ quite as dirty as any small boys
should be at that time OF day, and his
! curly brown hair looked as If 1t had
not been combed since the day before
His firm little legs. in half hose and
presumably white Knockers. were
spread apart. and his hands we're in
+, his pockets.
King recognized him at once and
looked about uneasily for the attend
| ants who, he knew. should be near. II
| Is safe to say that he came TO his feet
and bowed deeply. even in humility.
Il am resting. your highness." he
/ said meekly-
Don't you know any better than &c
| come in hereT demanded the prince
Truxton turned very red
II am sorry. I'll go at once
'Oh. I'm not going to put you outv
hastily exclaimed the prince. coming
down the slope. But you are cid
enough TO know better You are tbs