The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-10

eethef with their ahiYerinE associates,
II Of them dumbly mntterlnE 70 them-
aeiYes the awful sentence lint Mar
lanx Ind passed upon then.
.sYou are 10 die IT sunset Gfau-
stark stlll knows how 70 punish aHsas.
alns. There Ia no room n granstars
Tor anarchy shall wipe i ont to-
daF..
..sir. your promiser' Raspea William
spaniz. I'VE are Jour ffIaads-=the
frne party off,
ssEnouEfli DO net HpezE again.
Captain Drutua. you VII nd efiefs
abroad 70 notify the citizens that /.
Count Marlanx. have ordered lie exc
euIlon Of tho ringieaderH = lie plot
70 dynamite the prince. Il sunset in
he square. Away VIII IL carbon"
THen L was. and not - then. that
N committee OF ten found I'm out!
Then Il was that they eame 70 know
nnIar Brutus.
Tie unrecuguizabie eofrHa Of Olga
rlatanoYa had been buried IN quick
lime outside tho city waIia. There vas
something distinctly greNaome IN the
faeI fhat half n dozen d.sp graves
we're dug alongside her hours before
death came to the wretehea sho were
II occupy them.
- ) o'clock the Irou Count eoolly
aenl messengers to the homes Of tho
leading merchants and bankers Of tho
eIIy. They. with the priests. tie doe.
tor. the municipal officers md tho
manufacturers. were comm n1ed 70 mp
pear before him ut o'clock Tor the
purpose of discussing The xaifare Of
tie ely and It's people.
Marianx stated his position clearly.
Il eft no room for doubt n their
minds The strings wene n II hands
Without hesitation be Informed tho
leading mon OF the elty lhaf h vas
n b. the Prince OF GraaEIarE.
i vii rule Grnustark or destroy her.
Those Of you who do nol expect or
desire In live under M ruIs. which.
promise you. shall Be Ne one. may
lease the city for other landH.- h said
eaImIY. lust as soon n. ~ deputies
haee eomplaied the formal transfer Of
Al your belongings to the crown treas
nrxz=nll. | say, oven 10 lba mInutest
lrlae. Permit me to nd i TINT con-
neeilon. gentlemen. the transfer viii
not he n prolonged AFFAIR
They glarcd back at him md anhsid.
II Into bitter silence.
= nm well aware TINT son love little
Prime Robin. Now. respecting young
muster robin. have n Ereat desire
n III him.
Il waited 10 see the effect Of this
Drnfa announcement. II bearers
sIlfened. and-yes. theY he'd their
IfeaIh
.IIa hns one nliernailfe-he and his
Iufls | trust that ron. p sensible
gentlemen. VIII hnd The menus 10 fon-
fey - him your advice TIM he aelze
tie opportunity shall offef I'm IL ~
eapH With his life. Let M Interrupt
myself to call 10 your attention Tho
faeI that ain Furnishing the anarchists
NJ sunset. To resume. the boz may
return 10 America. where h belongs.
vii give him free aud aafe escort
- the United States. Il h chooses 20
accept my kindly terms, al vel and
good: II not, gentlemen. ! ahall starye
him ont or blow the castle down. It
my Interest you to hear tint expect
u establish new nobility n Grnu-
stark. ] trust | may nov b address,
Ing IT least few Of the future noble
Lords Of iiraustark. Good das. gentle
men.
It the castle the deepest gloom pre-
falled. 1t was Ike Nightmare to
lie belenguered household. dream
from which there seemed 10 he no
awakening. Colonel QuIuHax n com
nIander Of the royal gnnrd ruled su.
nreme. General Bruce tare of his
own epaulets and presented himself
70 Quinnox as soldier If tie lie.
Prince Robin. quite reeasered from
hIz fright. donned the Uniform Of n
colonel Of the royal draeonns. buekled
On bis je,geled sword md. viii boyish
Eeal. demanded at Il council Of pnr
Colonel QuInnox's reasonz for not go
In forth to slay the rioters.
Your hlghness." said he colonel
bitterly ''tlie real nrins ! outside the
walls. moi Inside " ~ pififul
mindful. less than 900 men all told,
IeonnIIng the wounded. Count Mar