Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-20

"What did she do. your highness"
"She rushed off to her room.
think, Mr. King. she was getting ready
to cry or something. You see. she's
in trouble"
"She's worried about her brother, of
course. and YOU
'I just wish could tell you No.
I won't 1t wouldn't be fair" Bobby
said, checking himself resolutely.
"She's awful proud of you. I'm sure
she likes you. Mr.. King"
'I'm very, very glad to hear that"
Truxton bent his knee. Your high
ness. as it seems l am not to see her
and as you seem to be the very best
friend have. should very much like
to ask great favor Of you. Will you
take this old ring Of mine and wish
it on her finger just as soon as have
left your presence"
How did you know she was COM
ing in again?' in wide eyed wonder.
Excuse me. l shouldn't ask ques-
tons. What shall 1 wish?" 1t was
the old ring that had come from
Spantz's shop. The prince promptly
| hid it beneath the pillow.
'Pll leave that to you. my best OF
friends"
81 bet it'll be good wish. all right.
know what to wish"
'"Then. goodby and God bless you"
said Truxton. II must be off. Your
Uncle Jack is waiting for me up there
in the hills"
Truxton found Mr.. Hobbs in state
| C0lo
Quinnox and Haddan.
81 say, Mr.. King, there's no more
chance Of getting out Of the
Listen, Hobbs, we're going to swim
out" said Truxton.
Swim. Oh, / say! By hockey, he's
gone clean daffyw Hobbs was eying
him with alarm.
mot yet. Hobbs. Later on, perhaps.
I had occasion to make short tour
Of investigation this afternoon. Doubt
less, gentlemen. you know where the
water gate is. back Of the castle.
Hobbs, you and l will sneak under
that slippery old gate like a couple
of cells. forgot to ask If you can
; SWIM
} ''To be sure I can. Under the gate!
My word"
, st seer cried Quinnox. "It can be
done! No one will be watching at
} that point"
The sky was overcast, the night as
; black as ebony. The four men left the
, officers quarters at 1 o'clock, making
their way to the historic old gate in
;, the glen below the castle.
\ Io
: Servently. The four men shook hands,
3 and King slipped into the water with
j out a moments hesitation.
+ Fright after me, Hobbs" he said,
e and then his head went under.
S A minute later he and Hobbs were
Y on the outside of the gate, gasping
d for breath. Standing in water to their
necks. Quinnox and Haddan passed the
o equipment through the barred open
ings. There were whispered good
!" bys and then two invisible heads
bobbed off in the night, wading in the
u swift flowing canal up to their chins.
E Swimming would have been danger
Gus on account Of the noise.
le Holding their belongings high above
10 their heads, with their hearts in their
mouths, King and the Englishman fell
al their way carefully along the bed Of
u the stream.
or A hundred yards from the gate they
crawled ashore and made their way
y, up over the steep bank into the thick
i wild underbrush.
They stealthily stripped themselve
Of the wet garments and after no enC
of trouble succeeded in getting int
1T, the dry substitutes. Then they lower
IN ed the wet bundles into the water an
Dr. quietly stole off through the brush t
vn the kings highway, mile or tw
al above town.
ed I'VE take this path here for tn
he upper road" finally said Hobbs. "It'
a good two hours walk up the mour
he tain to Rabot's, where we get til
TX horses"
At 4 o'clock, as the sun reache
,h- up with his long red fingers from b.
ry hind the Monastery mountain, Tru1
ton King and Hobbs rode away frol
ng Rabot's cottage high in the hills, n
res freshed and sound of heart. Rabot
son rode with them, a sturdy, Toys
If. lad, who had leaped joyously at th
:. chance to serve his prince.
- Now let us turn to John Tullis an
- his quest in the hills. 1t goes withou
fl sayins 'ha' he Aounu ~ oi"ee u -
sister or her abductors. On the fit
49, day a large force Of Dawsberge
- soldiers, led by Prince Dantan himself
- found the tagged. disspirited America
. and his half starved men encamped i
-, a rocky defile in the heart Of the wi
- derness.
That same night a Graustark moul
ka taineer passed the sentinels an
Nv brought news of the disturbance j
Edelweiss.
IN In a fash it occurred to John Tull
no. that Marianx was at the bottom {
OH this deviltry. The abduction of l.