The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02

a large force of men were entering the
avenue from Iiegengctz circus. Quin-
nox sent his chargers toward this great
horde of foot soldiers. but they did not
falter. rs he had expected. On they
swept. 1000 or 5000 Of them. At their
head rode five or six officers. The fore
most was Count Marlanx.
QuinnoX saw 10Y that the Iron
| Count was determined to storm the
gates and gave the command to re-
treat. Waving their rifles and shout
| ing defiance over their shoulders, the
Dragons drew up, wheeled and gal
lopCd toward the gates.
Scarcely were the massive portals
closed and the great steel bars drop
| ped into place by the men who attend
| ed them when Il low. dull explosion
shook the earth as If 10y volcanic force.
| Then came the crashing Of timbers,
the cracking Of masonry, the whirring
of "A thousand missiles through the
air. Before the very eyes of the
stunned, bcwildered defenders, dis
mounting near the parade ground, the
huge gates and pillars fell to the
ground.
The gates bal leon dynamited.
Then T. VS. that TruXton King re-
memhorcd. NarlanX's sappers had
been u"irtl" at work for days drilling
from the common to the gates. 1t was
a strange coincidence that MarlanX
should hare chosen this day for his
eliminating assault on the castle. The
SkirmiSh at daybrcak had hurried his
arrangements no doubt, but none the
less were hi plans complete. The G
plosivcs had been laid during the night.
The fuses reached to the mouth Of the
tunnel across the common. As hc
swept up the venue at the head of
his command, hawk faced and with
Ilittcring eyes. NE snarled the com
mand that put fire TO the fuses.
\ moment later his vanguard stream
ed through the aperture and faced the
deadly FIRE from the driveway.
At last they began to advance across
the grassy meadow. When one man
fell under lbr fire of the guardsmen
btlVNl'l az .iI.l iHlP us I'"'N' =
times the irdomitablc Grauatar&ians
drove them b1, X ana as often dill Mar
lanX drag taem up again, exalted by
| the example he set.
Cad. he Is a soldier cried TruX-
tor. Hello. There's my friend Hru-
tus. He's no coward either. Here's
a try for you, Brulus.'
He dropped to his knee and took de
libcratc ala at the frcaZied henchman
The discovery that there We're three
bullets in BrutuS' breast when he was
picked up long atterWard did not af-
feet the young mans contention that
his was the one that had found the
heart.
The fall Of BrutuS urged the Iron
Count to greater fury. His horse had
been shot from under him. He was
on his feet. calling to his men TO fol
low him as he moved toward the stub
born row Of green and red. Bullets
Kissed about his ears, but he gave no
heed to them.
The commander Of the guard gave
the command TO fall back slowly to-
ward the castle.
Firing at every step, they crossed
the parade ground and then made a
quick dash for the shelter of the long
balconies. MarlanX, down in the pa.
rade ground. was fairly pushing his
men into the jaws Of death.
TruXton Kings chance to pay his
debt to NoS Eugo came after one of
the t%ierceSt. most determined charges.
The young count had been fighting
desperately for some time. His weak
ness seemed 10 have disappeared. As
the foe fell back in the face of des-
perate resistance Nos Engo spran2
down the steps and rushed after them,
calling others to join him in the at,
tempt to complete the 0 Near the
edge of the terrace he stopped. His
leg gave way under him, and he fell
to the ground. TruXton saw him fall
He leaped over fle low balustrade
dropping his hot rifle, and dashed
across the terrace to his rivals assist
Ance. A hundred men shot ut him.
Its my turn shouted the Ameri
NtI u N'Iu'lt ~ W. u N"b' 10
we're event"
He seized the wounded man in hi,
strong arms, threw him over his shoul
der and staggered toward the steps.
Release me. curse YOU shrieket
Vos Engo, striking his rescuer in TIL
face with his fist.
I'm saving you for another day
said King as he dropped behind The
balustrade with his burden safe.
There were other witnesses TO TruX
tons rash act. In a lofty window q
the north wing crouchcd IA white face,
girl and a grim old man. The latte
held a rife in his tense though feeble
old hands. Now and then the old mar
would sight his rifle and fire. The cir
who crOuched beside him was there t.
designate a certain figure in the eve
changing mass of humanity on tn,
bloody parade ground. Her clear eye