The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-10

SE4zS&y was insane with anger.
'Get me out of herei Get me out OF
hsre? he yelled.
1--WE can't do a thing until the men
arrive with the axes" explained the
landlord. You're pinned in tight, and
it would seriously injure your highness
to attempt to pull you out"
"Would it thought Kissed the prince
'T'll seriously injure you when I get
of this building. why didn't you warn
US. You're fine subject. To Jail with
your
''But, your bighnessT' pleaded the
poor Landlord, who felt that the dam
age sustained to his building ought to
prove sufficient punishment for him.
Take him away" the prince COM
manded to two guards who had es-
capped the falling timbers. "IH teach
him to have better protection for the
princes of his country after this.
Where are those Americans?" was
his next demand.
"Gone," came the reply from one Of
the guards.
"What! You men get busy and find
them or I'll have your heads before
night!'
For nearly an hour three husky
woodmen chopped away at the heavy
timber that imprisoned their prince
Once released, he took two detach-
ments of the guards and went in search
Of the Americans.
"Scour the woods" he ordered to one
detac hment.
"Come with me-" was the order to
the second.
Nearly fifty buildings had been
searched before the prince and his
guardsmen came to the tap room.
The keeper bowed as the prince en-
tered.
"Seen any strangers hereabouts 2" de-
manded the prince.
mo, your highness," answered the
keeper.
"He's lying" commented the prince.
'"Take him outside and beat him until
he tells the truth
"Oh, don't do that, your highness.
For the sake of my family don't put
me to such punishment. The shock
would kill me-
"Then tell me the truth
1t was then that the shivering. keep
err nodded to the room in the rear OF
the tavern.
There was no wild scramble on the
part of the guards in the direction in
dicated by the tavernkeeper. The
guards had apparently learned of the
unpleasant experience their comrades
had had with these same Americans
but a few hours before In the casino.
whats holding you back?" demand
ed the prince. "Are you all towards?
Do you expect me to go in there sin
gle handed ?'
mo, your highneSs, butt Ventured
a sergeant.
"No butts Conner was his COM
mand.
On tiptoes the guards and the prince
made their way to the room in the
rear. There they stopped, while the
prince, with his ear to the keyhole,
listened,
Now said the prince.
And with that the guards forced
themselves against the door, and it fell
crashing to the floor inside. So quick
ly was it all done that the two Ameri-
cans and the newspaper man found
themselves held fast by the guards be-
fore they had time to realize what had
happened. The prince, standing near
the door, exclaimed:
$50 you're caught like a lot of rats in
a trap eonspiring against to- govern
menC, Ell! ana you, scribe, needn't
worry about your Job, for that went
long ago. You got it right that time, all
right, Mr.. Hawthorne. It was a SPLEEN
did suggestion, and within a few hours
his paper will be telling its readers all
about our little movement for the up
lift of the people, and of how few
hours later we burst in upon you three
conspiring to overthrow the govern
ment."
Hawthorne and Blake were doing
their best to break away from their
captors, but they were completely over
powered.
''You snakeT' was all that Hawthorne
could say
Then he suddenly burst into laugh
ter. By this time the princes fury
had about reached all bounds.
ITO be Continued