The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-06

Wait till the colonel comes from
Ganlook Gap. He'll have new.
for you; take it from me, he will
That poor chap as gone up IL
smoke. as sure as my names
Hobbs"
They met Baron Dangloss neal
the barracks, across the park
from the castle. He was in close
earnest conversation with John
Tullis and Count Halfont, both OF
whom seemed to be laboring un.
der intense excitement. Over by
the arsenal the little prince, at,
tended by his Aunt Lorraine and
Count Vos Engo-with two me-
chanical guardsmen in the back.
ground-was deep in conversation
with Julius Spantz, the master
of-arms. If he had been near
enough to hear, he might have
learned that Prince Robins air.
gun was very much out of order
and needed attention at once.
The arrival of Hobbs, a pitiful
but heroic object, at once arrest
ed the attention of everyone. His
story was heard by a most distin-
guished audience; in fact, Hobbs
was near to exploding with his
own suddenly acquired import
ance. Not only were there dark,
serious looks from the men in
the party, and distressed exclama-
lions from the most beautiful
young lady in the world Che had
always said that of herr, but he
had the extreme JUNCTION OF
bringing tears to the eyes of a
prince, and of hearing manfully
suppressed sobs from the throat
of the same august parsonage.
The looks that went round at
the conclusion of his disjointed
and uninterrupted story, ex-
pressed something more than
CONSERVATION.
There is nothing supernatural
about Kings disappearance" said
Tullis sharply. That's all non
sense. He had money about him
and it perhaps turns out that
there really as a man at the crack
in the door-a clever brigand who
today has got the better of our
vainglorious friend. The shooting
in the hills is more disturbing
than this, to my mind. Gentle
men, you shouldn't lose any time
in running these fellows down. II
will mean trouble if it gets un.
der way. They're an ugly lot"
"This mystery coming on top OF
the other is all the more difficult
to understand. l mean the disap-
pearance of the Countess Mar
lanx," said Baron Dangloss, pull
ing at his imperial in plain per-
plexity. "But we must not stor
here talking. Will you come with
me, Mr.. Tullis, to the Tower?
shall send out my best man to
work on the case of the lady. II
is most amazing thing. l still
have hope that she will appear il
person to explain the affair.""
81 think not" said Tullis
|gloomily. This looks like alb,
duction-foul play, or whatever
you choose to call it. She has
never left her fathers house IL
just this manner before. l be
lieve, Baron, that Marlanx has
taken her by force. She told MI
yesterday that she would never e
back to him If she could help it
I have already given you my sus
picions regarding his designs up
on the-ahem!" Catching the
eager gaze of the prince, he
changed the word throne" tt
treasury" The baron nodded
|thoughtfully. THE countess at
tended the fete at Baron Pultz's
last night, leaving at II o'clock.
said goodnight to her at the
fountain and watched her unit
she passed through the gate be
tween the baron's grounds ant
those of her father adjoining. Shs
would not permit me to accom-
pany her to the doors. Her maiC
had preceded her and was wait
ing just beyond the gate-at
least, so she says today. 1t il
less than two hundred feet from