The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-12

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~ 0hiNA1 Hen willfully decided to
ignore him altogether. At any rate
she entered the gates to the castle
grounds without so much as an in.
different glance in his direction.
TruXton knew in advance that he
was to have sleepless, unhappy night.
In his room at the hotel he found
the second anonymous letter, unques-
t1onably from the same source, but
this time printed in crude, stilted let
| tiers. 1t had been stuck under the door.
Leave the city at once You are in
great danger. Save yourself"
This time he did not laugh. That it
was from Olga Platanova he had no
Goubt. But why she should interest
herself SO persistently in his welfare
was quite beyond him. And what,
after all. could she mean by great
danger-save yourself.'
| He INDUCED in a long spell of
thoughtfuiness. No, by George. I'll
! not turn tail at the first sign of dan
ger III stay here and assist Dangloss
in unraveling this matter. And I'll
go up to that witch's hole before I'm
a day older to have it out with her.
I'll find out where the smoke came
from. and III know where that eve
| went to-" He sighed without knowing
it. BY Jove. I'd like to do something
to show her I'm not the blooming
duffer she thinks l am
He could not find Baron Dangloss
that night nor early the next day
Hobbs, after being stigmatized as the
only British coward in the world,
changed his mind and made ready to
accompany King to the howell in Gan
look gap.
By noon the streets in the vicinity Of
the plaza were filed with strange,
rough looking men, undeniably laborers.
who are they?" demanded King.
There's strike on among the men
building the railroad,' said Hobbs.
They'd Mtter look out for these fel-
lows said King, very soberly. Il
don't like the appearance Of 'em. They
look like cutthroats.''
, Take my word for it. sir, they are.
They're the riffraff of all Europe
i uOpc DOuSlOSS huOWS LOW
to handle them?' in some anxiety.
/ In due time they rode into the som
Der solitudes of Ganlook gap and up
to the witch's glen. Here Mr.. Hobbs
baked. He refused to adventure far
ther than the mouth of the stony ra
: vine. Truxton approached the hove
alone, without the slightest trepsda
5 ton. The goose herd grandson was
driving a flock of geese across the
: green bowl below the cabin. The
: American called out to him. and mo
ment later the youth. considerably eX
5 cited. drove his geese up to the door
l While they were vainly haranguins
each other the old woman appeared
t Uttering shrill ordinations. she bur
0 ried down to confront King with blaz
). ! ing eyes. Her horrid grin Of derisio1
] brought q flush to his cheek.
t "Ill lay you hundred gavvos tina
$ the kettle and smoke experiment is
t fake of the worst sort" he announced
i "Have it your own way-have
b your own way" she cackled.
, "Tell you what I'll do-if can't ez
nose that trick in ten minutes l.
make YOU a present Of a hundred CAV
:. vos''
She took him up like fash. a fac
a which startled and disconnected hill
g. not a little. Her very eagerness al
= cured i'll for his proposition.
- With q low. mocking bow the shrl'
y eled bag stood aside and motione
? for him to precede her into the hove
> "A hundred gavvos is fortune nt
- eoei]v TO be won" said the old dam
o How can be sure that you VIII pa
me If you Iose?''
o at is in my pocket, madam. "