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kE.r
terror crossed the - - =
tired, tear stained face She shrank
away from him.
What is it? Where am II" she
moaned. ooh, let me go! What have
| done that you should bring me here?
Let me go, Mr.. King! You are not so
wicked as
IL bring you herer' he interrupt
ed, aghast. Then he understood. Ut
ter dismay filed his eyes. You think
that ! have done this thing to you?
God above us! Look! l, too, am a
prisoner here. They are going to kill
me after tomorrow
"Oh, Mr.. King, what does II all
mean? Forgive me! see now. You
are bound; you are suffering; you are
years older. What have you done2
What have l doneY'
Don't shrink from me- he urged.
'"Try to calm yourself"
Then, with the utmost gentleness, he
persuaded her to rise and walk about
the little room with him.
1T will give you courage" he urged
poor little girl!'
She looked up into his face, a new
light coming into her eyes.
Don't talk now" he said softly.
''Take your time. Hold to my arm,
please. There!''
For five or ten minutes he led her
back and forth across the room very
tenderly. At first she was faint and
uncertain; then. as her strength and
wits came back u her, courage took
the place Of despa r She smiled wanIy
and asked him to sit down with her.
Where are WEI What is it all
about?' she asked
Not so loud, Ihe cautioned. III be
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By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

floor half dazed, but furious. He made
vicious leap at King. his knife ready
for the lunge.
tTm glad it's your roared King,
leaping aside His fist shot out, and
again Brutus went down. q
Miss PIatanoya, call your uncle"
she was ordered. at is now necessary
to bind the fellows hands. They are
too dangerous to be allowed to roam
at large in this fashion"
All day long Truxton paced his little
prison, bitterly Iamenting his i'll timed
effort Now he would be even more
carefully guarded His hands were
bound behind his back. He was DOW
erless If he had only waited! 49,
had been against him. How wassz8fo
know that the guard with the keys
had gone upstairs when Olga brought
his breakfast down? 1t was fate.
The 23d dragged itself into the past.
and the oath was following in the
gloomy wake of its predecessors. Two
days uore! He began to feel the APP
proach OF madness. His own death
was not far away. 1t would follow
that Of the prince and of Olga Plata
nova, his friend. But he was not
thinking of his own death; he was
thinking of the princes life.
Forty -eight hours! That was all!
Early that night as be lay with his
ear to the crack of the door he heard
them discussing his own death. 1t was
to come as soon as Olga had gone to
her reward. She was not there TO de-
fend him. Spantz had said that she
was praying in her room, committing
her soul to God. Truxton King sud-
denly pricked up his ears, attracted
by a sentence that fell from the lips
of one of the men.
"Tullfs is on his way to the hills Of
Dawsbergen by this time. He will be
out of the way on the 26th safe
enough"
Count MarlanX was not TO be salts
fed until he had found the means to
draw him away from EdeIWeiss," said
another This time it will work like
charm. Late this afternoon Tullis
was making ready to lead troop of
cavalry into the hills to effect a res
cue. Santa MariaI That was a clever
stroke! Not only does he go himself,
but with him goes captain with 100
soldiers from the fort. Fla. ha! Mar
lanx is fox-a very exceptional foxr
Tullis off to the hills with soldiers
to effect a rescue! Truxton sat up, his
brain Whirling
"a wise fox" agreed Peter Brutus
thickly. Il wonder what our fine prfs-
oner will say to it when the new pris-
oner comes TO keep him COMPANY over
the 26th''
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to be very, very NTaye. But Wal1.
Perhaps it viii be easier for Sou to
tell me what has happened to you. so
far as you know. can throw light
on the whole situation, / think,
She became more excited. Her eyes
flashed; she spoke rapidly. On the
morning of the sd she had gone for
her gallon in the famous Ganlook road,
attended by two faithful grooms from
the royal stables.
81 was in for longer ride than usu-
al" she said, with sudden constralnt.
She looked away from her eager listen
or, Il was nervous and had not slept
the night before. A girl never does,
1 suppose"
He looked askance "Yes?" he que
ried.
| She was Dlushing, he was sure OF
1t. Il mean girl is always nervous
and distract after-after she has prom
ised, don't you see"
No; | don't see.'
81 had promised Count Vos Engo the
night before that L Oh, but it really
has nothing to do with the story. r
/ Truxton was actually glazing at her
ssYou mean that you had promised to
marry Count yos Engo!" he stammer-
ed.
How very strangely you TAXI are
you sure-I mean, do you THINK II Is
fever? One suffers so''-
He sighed deeply. well, that's
over! Whew! It was dream, by
| Jovep'
| She waited moment and then, look
ing down, said very gently, I'm SO
sorry for you.''
Then she resumed her story.
She had gone six or eight miles down
the Ganlook road when she came up
with five troopers of the royal guard
One of the troopers came forward and
respectfully requested her to turn Oh
into another road until a detachment
passed, i'll charge of a gang of despera
does taken at the inn of the Hawk
and Raven the night before. Unsrls
Meeting. she rode off into the forest
lane for several hundred yards.
It was a trap. The men were no
troopers, but brigands got up in thu
uniform of the guard once aW2s
from the main highway. they N an
prisoners of her and the two grooms
Then followed a long ride through
roads new to her.
When night came they were h1gl
in the mountains back of the monas
terry, many hours ahead of any puT
suit They became stupidity careless
and the two grooms made dash TO
freedom. One of them was killed, bu
one had escaped.
Some time during the slow. tortul
ing ride through the forest she sWooI
ed. When she came to her senses SD
was in dimly lighted room, surround
, ed hy men.Ihe gag had been Z
moved from her mouth. she Wout
have shrieked out in her terror Ia
not her gaze rested upon the figure G
man who sat opposite, his elbow
on the back of the chair which 3
: straddIed, his chin on his arms, Il
: was staring at her steadily, his biac
: eyes catching her gaze and holding
;. as a snake holds the bird it Ia
), charmed
: She recognized the hard, haWklik
face. There could be no mistake. 81
J, was looking into the face that mao
rne portrait of the Iron Count SO al
horrent to heF-tbe ieathery head OF
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was aroused from ale ID. -

i
which he had fallen. Was it the
26th? Loud, quick commands
came to his ears.
They are here at last" he heard
some one say. "Godt This suspense
has been awful. But they are here"
Stand ready, then, with the guns!'
cried Peter Brutus. 1T may be
trick, after all Don't open that door
down there. Spantz, until you know
who Is on the outside"
Its all right came at last in the
relieved, eager voice of Peter Brutus.
Clear the way, comrades. Give them
room By our holy father, this is
brave triumph. Ahp'
Heavy footsteps clogged into the
room, accompanied by stertorious
breathing and no small amount of
| grunting from masculine threats. Not
one but three or four languages were
spoken by the excited, intense oecu-
| pants Of the other room. King could
make nothing of what they said. Final
/ ly the sharp, incfsive voice Of VIII
liam Spantz broke through the babble,
commanding silence.
Still unconscious" he said when
| some measure Of order was secured.
Yes" grunted one of the men.
I'VE will have our instructions to-
morrow. The count is to inform us
before nfghtfalI where she is to be re-
moved to. Next week she is going to
go to Schloss Marlan1" Brutus added
cruel, heartless laugh.
A woman, thought TTuXton. The
countess! They had brought her here
from Balak, after all. What re-
morseless brute MarIanx must be to
maltreat his beautiful wife,
To my mind she is more beautifu
than his own wife," observed Anna
| Cromer. "She will be a fine morsel foi
the count, who has even cast longing
eyes on so homely mortal as l. !"
"Ali woman are alike to him., sale
Spantz sententfously.
I'VE must put her in the room witt
the American for the present. You arr
sure he will take her away before SAT
urday2 A Woman's cries are most dis
tressing." 1t was Spantz who spoke;
I'll stop her crying" yolunteg
Anna Cromer harshly.
she's regaining her senses" ex
claimed one of the men. stand back
every one Give her air.
Presently the door to Kings room
was thrown open He had got to hi
feet and was standing in the cente
of the room. his eyes blinking in tn
sglare Of light.
Hello cried Peter Brutus. "Yo1
up. eh? We've got fair lady 50
you. my friend Get back there, 30
dog. Keep in your corner
You are fine bunch Of huma
beingsp' blurted Trnxton.
A-t,atets- ikh n 4issAeea- eefsale-ezh*este
| firsf. holding the light above his heat
He was followed by two Others. VII
supported the dropping, lettering hi
ure of a woman.
LET her sit there against the wal
Drago. Julius. fetch III more Candle
She must not he left IN the dark. 81
, says she is not to be frightened
death Women are afraid Of the dar
, and strang dogs Let there be light
seoffed Pet Brutus. splitting towar
. King.
"I'n get ron for that some day,
: grated the meriean, white With ange
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y 7 was pitch dark when he awoke.
The sound Of breathing came to
81 his ears He sat up. His hands
were free. 1t had not been
dream. She was lying over there
asleep. The candle had burnt itself
out; that was all He crept softly
across the floor In the darkness he
found her and touched the garments
she Wore-and drew back enthralled,
Afraid to move for fear of disturb
ing her, he sat quietly for an hour or
more. All this time his brain was
working like mad in the new found de-
sire to perform miracles for the sake
of this lovely, unattainable creature.
He was forgetting the prince, the hor-
rors of the 26th; he was thinking only
of saving this girl from the fate that
Marlanx had in store for her sos
Engo may have had the promise, but
| what could it profit him if Marlanx
haa the girl.
fTa RF CoNTINrFFDO
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] lle uiteh's hut.

1-ss,sss5 iIssFF hight he heard the COM
tIIItll.,s ,4rsasytgsillg the conditions at the
castle.
THE count is more afraid of this
man Tuilfs than of all the rest" aver
red Peter Brutus. He has reasons TO
hate and fear the Americans. That Is
wby he desires the death of our pris-
oper. He has said time and again
over the wire that King will In some
way escape and play the deuce with
our plans. 1t does not seem possible,
however. We have him absolutely Sc
cure"
This is the 22d: Saturday is the
Goth. Nothing could be done to stop
US in four days." said one OF the Wo-
men.
Count Marlanx will be ready on the
Goth. He has said SO. A new strike
| will be declared on the railroad on the
25th, and the strikers will be in the city
with their grievances. Saturdays cele-
| bration will bring men from the noun
| tains and the mines to town. single
blow, and we have Won" So spoke
Rrutus.
I'VE must Motive cannot fail" graf
ed William Spantz. and the cry was re-
iterated by half a dozen voices.
The next morning. after a sleepless
night, Truyton King made his first de
| termined attempt to escape,
| He knew that two armed men stood
guard in the outer room day and night
| The door to the stairway leading into
the armorer's shop was of iron and
| heavily barred; the door opening Into
the sewer was even more securely
bolted Besides, there was great
| stone door at the foot of the passage
The keys to these two doors were
never out of the possession of William
Spantz One of his guards held the
key to the stairway door. His only
chance laysin his aeility to suddenly
oyerpower two men and make off b5
way of the arnorer's shop.
When his little door was opened OF
the morning of the sd Truxton King:
long, powerful figure shot through Il;
| If sped by a catapult. The man Will
the candle and the knife went dowl
like beef. floored by blow on thu
jaw
The American. his eyes blazing viii
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"Enoughr' commanded William
Spantz. "We are not children" Turn
ing to King. he went on, touch OF
kindness in his voice: Cheer her If
you can. She is one of your class. Do
not let the lights go out" .
Raising his hands, he fairly drove
the others from the doorway.
For a time King stood il his corner,
watching the figure huddled against
the opposite wall. Suddenly he started
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end of this sickening conspiracy. To-
raine! She. too, was doomed! He
groaned aloud in his misery and awe.
There was a telegraph instrument
in the outer room. He could hear it
ticking off its messages day and night
and could hear fhe discussion of re-
ports as they ca ne In or went out, It
soon became clear to him that the wire
connected the room with Marlanx's
headquarters nehr Balak, in Axphain,
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rad So s1s'stii &c r. ''' a sta
are sworn. 1t is ordained
Il, Olga Platanova say this to you
1t is not a plea, not a petition; 1t IS an
ultimatuHG Spare bin OF the glorious
cause must suffer by any detection.
"Sh' HotSo loud, girl! he5eah hear
every word you say"
Let him hear Let him know that
], Olga PfatanoFa, am 20 hufl the thlhg
that ~ 10 destroy The life OF Prince
Robin, am not afrald 10 nave nun
know today what the world VIII kio"
next week. 4hen the world WIN say
that Olga FlatanoHa was not beast
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"A Story Of
0BrauGfQrt
By
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON
%|
tCONTINUED,)

mo! You shall not torture him.
have said he is no spy. still say itT'
she was cxcaiming
God, girl. we cannot turn him loose
now. He must die" This was from
Spantz
I'VE cannot release him. grant
YOU" she said. and Truxton's heart
sank Not now. but afterward, yes
When 1t is all over he can do no harm.
But hear me now, all Of you. II he is
burned in any way Shall not perform
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forward, his eyes
wide and staring,
He had seen that
gray riding habit
before. Two eager
steps he took and
then halted half
way.
&C eat Jeho-
vahw he gasped,
unbelieying. "Youi
My God, is it
you?"
He dropped to
his knees before
her, peering into
her startled eyes.
s look of ahipct
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face. the utmost despair IN his soul.
At last he stretched himself out on the
floor near the door, and as be went TO
sleep he prayed that Providence might
open a way for him to prove that she
was not depending on him in vain.
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CHAPTER XIII.
a DIYINITY sHAPFs.

- 7 was pitch dark when he awoke.
The sound of breathing came to
~ - EJ;. bouIS
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GOTCH WILL SEE
WRESTLING MATCH
Retired Champion Engages Gallery
Seats for HaCkensChmidt-W
tergaard Contest.

Chicago, Dec Frank Gotch, now
retired champion of the world among
the heavyweight wrestlers. will watch
George Hackenschmidt, the Russian
Lion and Jesse Westergaard of Iowa
wreste at the Coliseum tonight
Gotten will not be much in evidence,
howe 'er. as he has asked the Empire
Athletic club, which is promoting the
show, 10 provide him and his friends
with gallery seats. as he does not wish
it known to the crowd i'll what part of
the house he is seated
Go."h is fearful that he may be call
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oppe7n rival. however, before he re
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he VIII be through with the game.
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An Economical SaIVe.

Almost every family in this city
has use almost daily for a good re
liable antiseptic healing salve. Blood
poisoning could often be prevented;
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and the like should always have close
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Ordinary label salves cost from
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Buy of any good druggist two ounces
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"rAg LION AND THE MOUSE"

Charles Klein's. The Lion and the
Mouse is scheduled for a return visit
at tho Illinois theatre next Sunday,
MATINEE and night. II has been a long
time since q play has been produced
that has won the universal praise
show this drama and the fact that
it is tased on existing conditions in
the lives of some of our money kings
of today makes il stronger in CONF
manGiug the attention of those III ali
walks of life. Henry B. Harris has
done much, too, in holding The Lion
and the Mouse at the high plane es-
tabIished at the very Offset. as he has
given his schooled attention to the
cast . players and scenic environ
mems This season The United Play
company, it is claimed, has combined
the letter players from two compan-
les Of last season into the one to be
seen here.
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with the freshmen opposing the juniors
and the sophomores the seniors. Two
games will be played each Monday and
Thursday night until each team shall
have met every other team twice.
Schedule is Announced.
Manager Jay MacManus announces
the schedule for the season as fol
lows:
Dec. 2O-Rock Island with William
and Vashti college at AIedo.
Jan. 13-Alumni at Rock Island.
Jan. 14-Rock Island at Clinton.
Jan. 2O-Rock Island at Sterling
Jan. 27-Monmouth at Rock Island.
Feb. 3-Muscatine at Rock Island.
Feb. 10, II, 24-Open.
March Brock Island at Monmouth.
March 4-Rock Island at Abingdon.
March 11-Abingdon at Rock Island.
Games are also to be scheduled with
Moline and St. Ambrose.
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Nicke? theatre. Chicago. during the
two weeks beginning Sunday Dec. II.
Immediately after the new year opens
Miss stahl is to be given new play
dealing with life in the department
stores of the big cities so the eight
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realir lie the final chances to see her
in hog famous representation of Pa
uici& O'Brien. Henry b Harris is
seud"S with Miss StahI he fine con-
panr which his accompanied her since
she iegan playing the comedy. the
company which supported her in heg
triumTLs in New York and in London.
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The proprietOrs have so much faith
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GAINESVILLE TO DROP TEAM
Inability to Raise Money May Give
Youngstown Chance in Central.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. THE
hope that GAINESVILLE would be able
to raise enough money by donation
to reestablish the Central league
club in that city is abandoned, and
new city with Youngstown as first
choice. must be found. Wheeling,
the other weak member. is to reor-
ganize President Perkins will re-
tire. W w. Irwin. secretary, will
continue and will be the principal
stakeholder He also is in favor of
getting Whoa Bill" Phillips TO come
back for another season as manager.
President Carson has announced
that all the laws and rules adopted
al the meeting of the National assoc
citation in Chicago will be strictly en-
forced One rule especially to be en-
forced is that relating to the pay
ment of "a bonus as part of the draft
price or purchase money to the play
er graduating to higher company.
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PRIMROSE PLEADS LOSSES.

New York. Dec. 7.-George Fl. Prini-
rose. veteran minstrel, in his plea in
opposition TO his wife's suit for sepa-
ration and $3.50 month alimonv. in
the supreme court declared that the
minstrel business is on the decline
and that his company netted him a
loss ~ least 10000 a year and in one
year l. was $4,000 In giving his rea
sons for his domestic troubles. Pri0,
rose said it cost him $4,000 n year 10
run his $5N.G0o Mount Vernon home
ana his wife refused to currail eXpcl<-
es and live with him on his Portland
Ore, property. He made this his de
Tense for abandoning his wife and also
alleges that she kept diamonds # his
wCrtn $4,000. and had the 10000
worth of furniture which he had in
stalled in their Noun Vernon residence
placed in storage warehouse in her
own name. He wants her 10 return the
diamonds and furniture. Primrose and
his VIE separated about July last