Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-01
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CHAPTER XIX.


 E{ Monastery Captain Haas and H his men were able to study the
 situation in the city. The i'm Practieability of an assault on any one of fhe stubborn. well guarded gates WAS at once recognized. force of Toe men. ne matter how well trained or how determined. could not be ex- peetesi to surmOunt walls that had often withstOOd the attack of as many thousands. The wisdom of delaying until a few thousand loyal though poorly armed countrymen could be brought into play against the city ap- peaied at once to Prince Dantan and Jehn Tuilis.
 Squads of men were sent without de lay into the hills and valleys to call the panic stricken. wavering farmers into the fold. John Tullis headed the company that struck off into the well populated Ganlook district.
 Narlanx. as if realizing the nature of the movement in the hills. began a furious assault on the gates leading to the castle The watchers in the hills could see as well as hear the conflict that ragged almost at their feet, so to speak
 The next morning Captain Haas an nOunced to his followers that Marlanx had begun to shell the castle. Big guns in the fortress were hurling great shells over the city. dropping them in the park. On the other hand. Colonel ouinnox during the night had swung three Gatlins guns to the top of the waIl: they were stationed at intervals along the wall. commanding every point from which an assault might be ey=ected.
 That night recruits from the farms and villages began to straggle into the camp. They were armed with rifles. ] ordinary shotguns and unique blum dcrbusses. swords. slaves and aged 1 lanees. All were willing 10 die in the service of the little prince. By the i close Of tue second day nearly 3.oO0 men were eneamped above the city. i Late thar night John Tullis rode into camp at the head of a great company from the Ganlook province. He tad retdEcn the town of GanlOok. seized the fortress and recruited the entire fighting strength of the nelghborhood. ! More than that. he had uniimbered . and conveyed to the provisional camp two of the biz guns that stooa above | the gates at the fortress.
 Narlanx trained two of his big guns on the camp in the hills From the 4 fortress he threw many futile shells toWard their place of shelter. They did no damage: instead of death. they | brought only laughter 10 the scornful | camp. Under cover of night the two | Ganlook cannoHs were planted in po- sitiou commanding the southeastern l city gate. It was the plan of the new I besiegers to lombard this gate. tear ing it to pieces with shot.
 The knowledge that Marlanx had no biz guns except those stationed in the fortress was most consoling to Tullis and his friends. He could not destroy the castle gates with shells. except by puEost chance. He could drop shells iH4o the castle. but to hit gate twenty feet wide? Never.
 T-uxton King was growing haggard from worry and loss of sleep. He could not understand the abominable. criminal procraStination. He was of a ETce that did things with dash and on the spur of the moment. His soul sickeued day by day. JoEn Tullis. equally unhappy. but more philosoph- icaI. often found him seated upon a rock at the top of the ravine. an uD- lighted pipe In his fingers. his eyes in- teut upon the hay castle.
 -'Cheer up. King. Our time will come" he was wont to say.
 Then came the night before the pro posed assault On the gates. The guns were in position. and the cannonadlng was Co begin at daybreak. Truxtou WAS full of the bitterness of doubt and faisgiVlns. Was she in love xjfh Vos EnsO? Was the counts suit progressing fayerably under the lire of the enemy! Was his undoubted braHrv having it's effect upon the watering susceptibiIities of the dis treSsed LoraiRe1
 Tne sound of a voice in sharp com rasuN attracted his attention. There was a bright moon. and Truxton cssr1d see other pickets hurrying to fcsu the first A few moments later severnI trespassers were escorted tl,rcacb the tines and taken directly ia t,eaduuarters-a man and two Wo- u1ea. King ObserYed-
 I1ta Tuiiis was staring hard at the azv~s approaching from the roadway. One von1an walked ahead of her com psuFsns. Suddenly he sprang forward wa% a cry of amazement
 R was the Countess Ingomede.
 Her arrival created a sensation. In A moment she was in the center of an owazed circle sf men. Tullis. after his first low. eager greeting at the edre of the fire circle. drew her near Ia fine warmth giving flames. Prince F,-ntan and Captain Haas threw rugs ana blankets in a great heap for her fo sif mon. Every one was talking .t once. The countess was smiling through her tears. Make room for ,,v maid and her father. They are ccsdcr and more fatigued than I.' she ssfd lifting her tired. glorious eyes 10 I.s,n Tullis. who stood beside her. sSoe have come from Balak. They entered much that I might enjoy the slender comforts [ was so ready to share with them"
 -.Thank God. you are here' ne sad A. s.w i.,fens- tones. She could not rltake fhe feryor in his voice nor inc esow iu his ezea'