El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-23
y George Barr
McCutcheon

Miss TulliS conducted the negotia
lions.
We are bound for Edelweiss. Can
you get us there in two hours?'
with these beasts, poor things
Neverr'
1T will be worth your while. 4
hundred gavvOs if you carry us to =
| place where we can 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 on 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 VOs Engo, a fine
lad, sir. Now she is gone 1 don't know
what ne will do. Suicide mayhap."
DO you know the great Count Mar
lanxT demanded King, possessed of
sudden thought. The man faced him
at the mention of the name, a sus-
picious CLEAN in his eyes
Count MarlanxI'' he snorted. There
was no installing the angry scowl
"Are you friends of that snake? If
you are, get out of my cart"
Hes all rightr' 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
flashing 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
been unable to call Edelweiss since
O'Clock.
In time the city gates came in sight,
far up the straight, narrow road.
1t seemed to the Quivering 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 single flash 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 pcssibler' cried the other
Here we arer' 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 few
minutes later The clock In the cathe-
dral pointed to u 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 Godr' cried Truxton, stop
ping suddenly and pointing with trem-
bling hand to a spot across the street.
'There she is AT the corner, Stop
herr
He had caught sight of Olga Plata
hova.
The first row OF Dragons was al
ready passing in front of her. Less
than 200 feet away rolled the royal
roach of gold
An anarchist shouted King hoarse-
ly- He looked like one himself. ''The !
bomb! The bomb, Stop the princer
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 coachr cried King.
Panic seized the crowd. Olga Plata
nova stood alone, her eyes wide and
CLASSY, staring as if petrified at the
face of TruXtOn King
He saw the object in her waverinG
hand. plain, white faced farmer Ii
| smOck of blue was crossing the street
with mighty bounds, his eyes glued
lpon the arm of the frail, terrified an
lrchist. If he could only arrest that
1alSied, uncertain arm,
But she hurled the bomb, her hands
going to her eyes as she fell upon her
Knees