The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-05
CHATTER VII.
At THE W!rCu'S HUT.

". y ne II!tInt NE our eNcelleuL
3 rG"rc friend. F:UXtou King was
II having Il sorry t..l:e of ii. 1t all be-
gan when Ne Welt to the cathe-
dsa III the hope Of seeing the charming
aunt Of the little prince once more.
Net Gully did he attend one service. but
MI # them. having been assured that
the royal family worshipcd there quite
~ regularly and as reli"iously as the
iov lest communicate. She did not
arlpav.
Mere than all this. he met with fresh
disappointment when he amhled down
10 the armorer's shop. The doors were
locked and there was no sign Of life
about the shattered place.
The next day King made Il purely
business call at the shop Of Mr.. SrantZ.
lie looked long. with a somew ha r
shifty eye. at the cabinet of ancic.t
rings and necklaces, and then .ep..:t-
ed without having seen the iuteret! :
Miss Platanova. --..----.... .. 49,. .-.-----.--
AZ his room in the hotel he FOUND !
note addressed to himself. Ii did not
have much to say. b'!t it meant :. great
deal. There was nc signature. ay / the
handwriting was that CT a Y, C.-&!:.
"Plc0sc do Eot cone again." hit V IS
all.
lie laughed with tne tore C &C.
fiance aud went back to the shop at
3 o'ciCcl:. just TO prove tn; l!0thing
so ttnid as a note could step him. On
the occasion Of this last visit to the
shop he did rot stay long, but went
away somewhat daZed to find himself
the pOssessor of a ring he did not wan1
and out of pocket just $50, American
Having come to the conclusion tha
knight errantry of that kind was no
only prof1igate, but distinctly irritatin:
TO his sense of humor, he looked III
Mr.. Hobbs and arranged for day
ride in the mountains.
Mr.. Hobbs led his patron into tn
mountain roads early the next morn
ing. both well mounted and prOvide'
with luncheon.
1t is a good three hours ride to tn
summit Of Monastery mountain. Ar
after the height has been attaine
one does not care to linger long anon
the chilly, whistling crags, with the
snow crevaSses and bitter winds. III
utter loneliness. the aloofness of tn
frost crowned crest appalls, dishearter
one who loves the fair, green thing
of life.
1t was 3 o'clock when they clattere
down a stone road and up to the TO
bidding vale in which lurked, like {
evil, guilty thing, the log built hon
of the witch of Ganlook gap, that a
cient female who made no secret
her practices in witchcraft.
A low matched roof protruded fro
the hill against which the hut W
built. AS q matter Of fact, a tn
chimney grew out Of the earth itSe
for all me world like a smoking TT
stump. The single door was SO lo
that one was obliged to stoop to ent
the little room where the dame b
been holding forth for threesco
years, twas said. This was her thro
room, her dining room, her bedcha
Der, her all, it would seem, unless
had been there before and knew tf
her kitchen was beyond, in the 81
Of the hill. The one window. sa
glass, looked narrowly out upon
odd opening in the foliage below,
ing the occupant of the hut an UNI
structed view Of the winding road Il
led up from Edelweiss.
The two hOrsemen rode into the G.
and came plump upon small deta'
ment Of the royal guard, mounted a
rather resolute in their lack of al
ability.
Soldiers, I'd say" remarked
King. His eyes frightened and his
came off with a switch.
Hello! There's the prince"
Farther up the GLENN fact at
very door Of the witch's hut-W
gathered a small but rather dis
guished portion Of the royal househ'