Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-01
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cue awful PROUD OF you. III SURE
she likes you. Mr.. King"
I'm very. very glad to hear that"
TruXton bent his knee. Your high
ness. as 1t seems I 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. VIII you
take this old ring Of mine and wish
1t on her finger just as soon rs have
left your presenter
How did you know she was COM
ing In again." in wide eyed wonder.
Excuse inc. shouldn't ask Ques-
tons. What shall wish?' 1t was
the old ring that had come from
Epantz's shop. The prince promptly
hid 1t beneath the pillow.
"Tll leave that to you, my best Of
friends
Il bet i;'ll he good wish. all right.
| know what to wish"
"Then, goodby and God bless you."
said Truxton.> 81 must be Off. Your
| Uncle Jack is waiting Tor Inc up there
in the hills"
Truxton found Mr.. Hobbs in n state
bordering on collapse with Colonel
, Qulnnox and TIaddan.
IL 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 daffy!" Hobbs was eying
him with alarm
mot yet. Hobbs. Later on. perhaps.
| | had occasion to make n short tour
of Investigate ton this afternoon. Doubt
less. gentlemen. you know where the
water gate is. back Of the castle.
! Hobbs. you and ! viii sneak under
that slippery old gate like couple
vt cells. | forgot to ask il you can
SWIM
ITO be sure can. Under the gate.
My word"
Il see!" cried Quiunox. ut can be
done. No one Will be Watching Mt
that point
The sky was overcast. the night as
black as ebony. The four men left the
officers quarters at / O'clock. making
their way to the historic old gate In
the glen below the castle.
God be with you" said Quinnox
fcrvently. The four men shook hands.
md King slipped into the water with
nut moments hesitation.
Right after me. Hobbs" he said.
and then his head went under.
A minute later he and Hobbs were
on the outside OF the gate. gnsping
for breath Standing In water to their
necks. Quinnox and Haddan passed the
equipment through the barred open
ings. There were whispered good
vys and then two invisible heads
bobbed off IN the night. wading in the
swift flowing canal up to their chins
Swimming would have been danger
Gus on account Of the noise.
Holding their belongings high above
their heads. with their hearts in their
mouths. King and the Engishman felt
their way carefully along the bed OF
the stream.
A hundred yards from the gate they
crawled ashore and made their way
up over the steep bank into the thick,
wild underbrush.
They stcalthiy stripped themselves
VI the wet garments and after no end
Of trouble succeeded In getting into
the dry substitutes. Then they lower
cd the wet bundles into the water aud
quietly stole OF through the brush &c
To" kings highway. II mile or two
~ O'clock. rs the sun reached
UP with his long red fingers from be
hind the Monastery mountain. True
ton King and Hobbs rode away frou
Rnbot's cottage high in the hills. ~
freshed and sound of heart. Rabot't
son rode with them. sturdy. loya
lad. who had leaped joyously at the
chance to serve his prince.
Now let us turn to John Tullis ant
his quest in the hills 1t goes without
saying that he found no trace Of hi!
sister or her abductors. On the fiftl
soldiers. led by Prince Dantan himself
found the tagged. disspirited American
and his half starved men enca mped IL
a rocky defle in the heart Of the viii
derness.
That same night Il Graustark noun
taineer passed the sentinels ant
brought news OF the disturbance Il
Edelweiss.
In n fash it occurred to John Tulli
that Mnrlany was at the bottom o
this deviltry. The abduction Of 10
raine was a part of his plan. Primo
Dantan advised II speedy return t
the city. His men We're ut the com
mand Of the American. Moreover. tn
prince himself decided to accompan
the troops
Before sunrise the command. nov
five or six hundred strong. was pick
ing It's way down the dangerous noun
tain roads toward the main highway
Fifteen miss below Edeiweiss the
came upon the company Of soldier
sent ont TO preserve order In the raj
road camps. which was. OF course.
:, further reinforcement.
The sound Of shooting in the di!
lance struck their ears Instantly til
Q entire force was alert. A dozen shot
y were fired In rapid succession. the
single reports far apart. The stead
n bent OF horses feet were now plat
= to the attentive company. There wa
y quick. incisive call to arms. A squa
Il stood ready for action.
% small group of horsemen cam
J. laundering down "A
the dchie, Three So,
r. minutes after the
o firing wns first ~
Il heard Va