El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-12

~ DE hA fHh' Wilifully decided to
ignore him altogether At any rate,
she entered the gates to the castle
grounds without so much as an in
different glance in his direction.
Truxton knew in advance that he
was to have sleepless, unhappy night
In his room at the hotel he found
the second anonymous letter, unqueS-
tiOnably from the same source. but
this time printed in crude. stilted let
ters- 1t had been stuck under the door
Leave the city at once You are in
great danger. Save yourself
This time he did not laugh. That it
was from Olga Platanova he had no
doubt. But why she should interest
herself SO persistently in his welfare
was quite beyond him. And what,
after all. could she mean by great
danger-save yourSelfr'
He INDUCED in a long spell of
thoughtfulness. No. by George, I'll
not turn sail at the first sign of dan
ger I'll stay here and assist Dangloss
in unrayeling this matter. And I'll
go up to that witchS hole before I'm
q day older to have it out with her.
I'll find out where the smoke came
from, and I'll know where that eve
went to-" He sighed without knowing
it by Jove. I'd like to do something
to show her I'm not the blooming
duffer she thinks l am"
He could not find Baron DangIoss
that night nor early the next day.
Hobbs, after being stigmatized as the
only British coward in the world.
changed his mind and made ready to
accompany King TO the hoVel in Gan
look gap.
By noon the streets in the vicinity Of
the plaza were filed with strange,
rough looking men, undeniably laborers.
who are they?" demanded King
There's a strike on among the men
building the railroad said Hobbs.
They'd better look out for these fell
lows" said King. very sOberly. Il
don't like the appearance of 'em. They
look like cutthroatS."
''Take my word for it, sir, they are
They're the riffraff Of all Europe"
II hope Baron Dangloss knows how
to handle them?" in some anxiety.
In due time they rode into the SOM
Der solitudes Of GanloOk gap and up
to the witch's glen. Here Mr.. Hobbs
baked. He refused to adventure far
Their than the mouth Of the stony "a
vine. TruxtOn approached the howell
alone, without the slightest trepkla-
ton The goose herd grandson was
driving a flock of geese across the
green bowl below the cabin. The
American called out to him. and a mo-
ment later the youth, considerably ex-
cited. drove his geese up to the door.
While they were yainly haranguing
each other the old woman appeared
Uttering shrill ordinations, she hur-
ried down to confront King with blaz-
ing eyes Her horrid grin Of derision
brought q flush to his cheek.
III lay you a hundred gavvos that
the kettle and smoke experiment is
fake OF the worst sort" he announced
"Have It your own way-haVe it
your own wayp' she cackled.
'rTell you what I'll do-if can't eX-
pose that trick in ten minutes I'll
make you present OF a hundred gay
VOS'
She took him up like fash, a fact
which startled and Disconnected him
not a little. Her very eagerness au-
cured i'll for his proposition.
With low. hooking bow the shriv-
eled bag stood aside and motioned
for him to precede her into the hovel.
ga hundred gavvoS is a fortune not
easily to be won," said the old dame
How can be sure that you will pay
me if you lose?"
at is in my pocket. madam. If I
don't pay. you may instruct your ex
cellent grandson to crack me over the
head He looks as though he'd do it
for a good deal less money, III say
that for him."
He is honest-as honest as his
grandmother" cried the old woman.
She bestowed q toothleSs grin upon
him. Nov, what is it you want 80