The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21

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AT oon tomorrow"
julius Spantz brought in the food FOL
the prisoners. setting ii ON the floor be
tween them.
lit is usually the duty OF u frient
julius to feed me-" observed Truxtor
TO his fellow prisoner.
julius" Qucried the girl from the
castle, peerin% ut the man. Not JUL
us Spantz Of the ~armoryT'
The same" said Truxton. Julius
laughed awkwardly.
Enough snarlcd William Spantz
His manner changed completely. how
ever, when he turned to address the
young lady. Il beg to inform you
madam. that your stay is to be brief
Tonight you will be removed To more
pleasant quarters that a friend has
prepared for YOU. As for you, my
friend turning to TruXton and smil
ing ironically, Il deeply deplore the
fact that you are to remain. WheI
we next gather in the Oom beyond q
new dispensation will have begun
W. may Nv I hN w $1,000
what we have to say out there
With Il profound bow to the lady
and a leer for King he departed, bolt
ing the door behind him. Instantly
King was ct her side.
AN idea has come to me-" he wills.
pered eagerly. Il think | see a way
Mr.. King. what is it you intend to
do? Please tell me. | must know.
You heard what he said about taking
me to the counts. He meant Mar.
lanX. | will die first"
"No. l Will die first. By the way,
| may n we'll tell you that ! wasn't
thinking altogether of how we are to
escape. Why should | save you from
Marlanx just to have YOU hurry of
and get married to Nos Engo? It's a
mean thought, | know hastily; but,
just the same, | hate to think of You
marrying some one else"
Some II elSef" she questioned, Il
pucker on her forehead.
"Oh. | know | wouldn't have a
ghost Of Il chance even if there
wasn't n Vos Ehgo. 1t isn't that" he
explained. Il recognize the-er-dif-
ference in our stations and"-
what has ali this got to do with
your plan to escape?"
Nothing ut nil. Tie point I'm try
ing to get at is this: Don't YOU think
it's pretty rough on Il hero to save the
gil. for some other fellow to snap up
and marry"
II think | begin to see" she said, Il
touch Of pink coming into her cheeks.
That's encouraging" he said. star
ing gloomily at the food he had put
aside. You are quite sure you prom
ised Vos Engo that you'd marry him?''
mo. | did not promise him that I'd
marry him"
You said YOU had promised"-
You did not allow me time to fin
ish. | meant to say that | had prom
ised to let him know IN a day or two.
That IS all. Mr.. King" There was Il
suspicious tremOr in her voice.
whats that he demanded. You
you don't mean to say that Oh.
LoIu, / WOnueT-l NOllueT IL L uuNe IL
~chance-just Il ghost Of Il chance!" He
leaned very close, incredulous, fasci-
mated. What is it that you are going
to let him know-yes or NOT"
THAT was the question | was con
sideriug when the brigands caught
me- she answered.
"Of course he is in your own class
said TruXton glunly.
She heSitated an instant. Mr.. King,
has no one told you my name-who |
am she asked.
You are the princes aunt. That's
all | know"
mo more his aunt in reality than
Jack Tullis is his uncle"
"Who are you. them"
81 am Jack Tullis' sister, a New
Yorker bred and born, and | live net
more than two blocks from your
He stared at her in speechless amaze
ment. "Then-then you are not a
duchess or a he began again.
"Not at ala very plain New York
err she said. laughing aloud. You
are not disappointed, are you? Does
1t spoil your romance to-
Spoil it? Disappointed? No, BY
George, II can't believe that any