The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-05-05

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I'VE are bound for Edelweiss. Can
you Set us there in two hoursY"
With these beasts, poor things?
Never"
1T will be worth your while. A
hundred gavvos if you carry us to .
place where we a secure quicker
transportation"
In time she won him over. He
agreed to carry them along the way
at his best speed until they came up
with better beasts or reached the city
gates. They climbed up to the seat,
and the tortuous journey began. The
farmer trotted beside the wheel nearly
all Of the way, ~descanting warmly In
painful English OF the present condi-
ton Of things in the hills.
"The rascals have made way with
the beautiful Miss Tullis. She Is the
American lady stopping at the castle.
You should see her, sir. Excepting
our dear Princess Yetive-God rest
her soul-she is the most beautiful
creature Graustark has ever seen-not
quite so grand as the Countess lingo
mede, but fairer, believe me. She is
beloved by every one She is to be
married TO the Count Nos Engo, a fine
lad, sir. Now she is gone / don't know
what he will do. Suicide mayhap."
do you know the great Count Mar
lanx?" demanded King, possessed Of
a sudden thought. The man faced him
at the mention Of the name, a sus
picious CLEAN in his eyes.
Count Marlanx.' he snorted. There
was no installing the angry scowl.
Are you friends Of that snake? II
you are. get out Of my cart"
Hes all right!' cried Truxton. Tell
him who we are, Lorraine, and why We
must get to the city"
Five minutes later the farmer, over
come by the %stupendous news, was
lashing his oxen with might and main.
The astonished beasts tore down the
road to Rom so bravely that there
seemed some prospect Of getting a
telegram through in time. At Rom
they learned that the operator had
Dttu uIublt W Vail I<tt NCiSS w
7 o'clock.
In time the city gates came in sight,
far up the straight, narrow road.
1t seemed to the q%uivering Americans
that the gates were hooking them by
drawing farther away instead of com
ing nearer.
Near the gates, which were still open.
it occurred to him in a single fash Of
dismay that he and Lorraine would be
recognized and intercepted by Marlanx
watchers.
1t was she who had the solution.
They might succeed in passing the
gates if they hid themselves in the bed
of the cart, underneath the thick can
vas covering. The farmer lifted the
cloth, and they crawled down among
the melons.
ITO the tower cried the anxious
Truxton.
Impossible" shouted the farmer.
The streets are roped off, and the
crowds are too great"
'Then let us out as near to the tower
as possible.' cried the other.
Here we are!' cried the driver a
few minutes later, pulling up his half
dead oxen and leaping to the ground.
Of through an alley they hurried.
They came to the crowded square a few
minutes later. The clock In the cathe-
dral pointed to IL o'clock and after.
The catastrophe had not yet taken
place. They were in time. Every.
where they heard glad voices crying
out that the prince was coming.
Great Cod" cried Truxton, stop
ping suddenly and pointing with trem-
bling hand to a spot across the street.
'There she is. At the corner, Stop
her,
He had caught sight of Olga Plata
nova.
The first row of Dragons was al
ready passing in front of her. Less
than 200 feet away rolled the royal
coach Of gold.
"An anarchist" shouted King hoarse-
ly. He looked like one himself. "The
bomb! The bomb. Stop the prince"
Colonel Quinnox recognized this
bearded, uncouth figure and the flying,
terrified girl at his heels. King was
dragging her along by the hand.
Quinnox alone prevented the dra-
goons from cutting down the pallid
mailman who stumbled blindly toward
the coaches beyond.
stop the cOach." cried King.
Panic seized the crowd. Olga Plata
nova stood alone. her eyes wide and
CLASSY, staring as II petritied at the
face Of Truxton King.
He saw the object In her wavering
hand. A plain, white faced farmer In
a smock of blue was crossing the street
with mighty bounds, his eyes glued
upon the arm of the frail, terrified an
archist. If he could only arrest that
palsied, uncertain arm!
But she hurled the bomb, her hands
going to her eyes as she fell upon her
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