The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-05-22

cu IN Onun HawtnOrne but baw
thorne was not there. He had sprung
| lightly to the top OF the nearby table
And from that height, as the prince
whirpd to renew the attack, he launch
I'd hinselt into the air
Down came Hawt horne's l50 pounds
Of wiry muscle straight upon the thick
beck and might, shoulders Of Nlad
| mir
His lump had heen we'll gauged. Un.
lrI II Vladimir crunppd and fell to
| Inc floor ike a -four tag. Hawthorne
! IN top OF hlm aud pinnine hin down.
General Hohenloe at that instant re
covered from his trance OF dismay
! Win a shout ne drew his saber and
sprang to the rescue of the fallen
prince
But Blake. whom the noise of the
scutie had brought from his room, WAS
upon the general at the very first
stride Wrenching the sword from Ho
henloe Blake yelled gleefully:
Go it, Tony! I've got this oner'
And as he spoke Radnlski burst into
the room at the head of the prince
guard.
RadulSki and four of the guards rush
ed to the rescue of the prince, while the
remainder went over 10 save the gener
al But the poor general needed no one
to come to his rescue by this time, tor
! ihe first blow from Blake sent hin
Hat and unconscious to the houl
Bake in the meantime had taken pos
session of the generals sword The
guards had seized Hawthorne, thus re-,
leasing the prince. Bake waved his
sword reckleS>iy The guards drew
back. and moment iateT Hawthorne
wis in possession OF the princes
sword The two started for the door
stop them" gasped the prince, so
weak from mis- beating that he was un
abe to speak above whisper
The first one that tries to, dies,
warned Blake.
Fate was with Hawthorne and Blake
The old bniIding hadn't been used to
all the shaking and humping that had
been going ON. and no sooner was the
door slammed on the prince than the
tiool above came down with crash
Fine" cried Hawthorne. soon as
certaiuing that the damage was con
fined to the immediate vicinity OF the
room in which the prince. the general
ana the guards were buried Nov
the first thing we have to do is to keep
ont or prison. They'll be after us IN a
minute, and if they catch us they may
find 1t convenient to have us accident
ally shot so that they can satisfy our
government that it has no particular
kick coming"
What's the dopei" asked Blake.
We'll have to get into hiding. ana
await the first opportunity to get to
the king and tell him Of the plot to
overthrow his government
"Bnt the King won't believe yon."
said Blake.
Well make him. said Blake, when
the proper time comes"
| How persisted Blake
They say money talks and If there
is anything to the saying at all I'm
going to find ont
The prince and general as well as
number of the guards were pinned in
by heavy timbers. and while they ap
parenty had received no serious in.
jury it would be some time before they
could be chopped to freedom
This attack" conided Hawthorne
to Blake "is to take place at mid
night"
Are You sure?''
] I rA
the whole scheme, and the prince
knows | know it, That's one reason
he was so anxious to get me into
| Jail. You're right! There's no use
going to the king now. for he wouldn't
believe me any more than he would
earlier today Something has got to
be done to arouse him to the peril of
his position Then can tell my story
| and have 1t believed. Until something
happens we have got to keep ont OF
| jail When the guards fail to return
to the castle. as ordered 10y the king
he may begin to suspect that there Is
some truth To what | told him earlier
in the day Then II the king begins
to get nervous we can walk right in.
| anu ue WIZ We reduy W DeIieNe us
Now there are only two things we
have got to do-keep out of Jail until
we can get to the king and get to the
king before midnight"
| Outside they met Hawthorne's
friend, the reporter.
"lII give yOn the beat of your life,
said Hawthorne Gomez
| The reporter accompanied Haw
thorne and Blake to the side room OF