Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-03-25

TO BETRAY HER." ,,.,,e,,,,r a.,s
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, unuues-
/ tionably 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
doubt. 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!"
N He indulged In long spell Of
thoughtfulness. mo. by George, I'll
not turn tail at the first sign of dan
ger. I'll stay here and assist Dangoss
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 I'll know where that eve
went to-" He sighed without knowing
1t. by Jove. I'd like to do something
to show her I'm not the blooming
duffer she thinks ! 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 hovel 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
'Theres strike on among the men
building the railroad" said Hobbs.
They'd better look out for these fel-
lows" said King. very soberly. ~
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"
II hope Baron Dangloss knows how
to handle them?" in some anxiety.
In due time they rode into the SON.
ber 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 hovel
alone. without the slightest trepida-
tion. The goose herd grandson was
driving flock of geese across the
green bowl below the cabin. The
American called out to him. and mo.
ment later the youth, considerably ex-
cited. drove his geese up to the door.
While they were vainly haranguing
each other the old woman appeared
Uttering shrill exclamations, she hur-
ried down to confront King with blaz-
ing eyes. Her horrid grin of derision
brought flush to his cheek.
I'm lay you hundred gavvos that
the kettle and smoke experiment Is a
fake Of the worst Sort" he announced.
"Have 1t your own way-have 1t
your own wayw she cackled.
"Tell you what I'll do-if can't ex-
pose that trick in ten minutes ri
make you present Of hundred CAV
vos."
She took him up like a fash. fact
which startled and disconnected him
not little. Her very eagerness au-
cured III for his proposition.
With low. mocking bow the shriv-
eled bag stood aside and motioned
for him to precede her into the hovel.
"a hundred gavvos is fortune not
easily to be won." said the old dame.
"How can | be sure that you Will pay
me II you loser
ut is In fly pocket, madam. If
don't pay. you may instruct your ex-
cellent grandson to crack me over the
head. He looks as though he'd do II
for a good deal less money. I'll say
that for him."