Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-09

INA INtl E<sN lut uUht cleo awQV ana
|" the prince found that the two
lEE=l Americans had escaped he
I'D was insane with anger
Get me ont OF here! Get me out OF
hOre'" he yelled
we can't do a thing until the men
arrive with the axes" explained the
landlord You're pinned IN tight. and
II would seriously iuiure your highness
to attempt to pull you out"
Would II thought" Missed the prince
IN seriously iniure you when l get
out OF here. You knew the condition
Of this building why didn't YOU warn
us You're tine subject 10 jail with
You
But vonr hlghnessr' pleaded the
poor landlord. VINO felt that the dam
age sustained 10 mis- building ough, to
prove sufficient punishment for him.
Take him away" the prince com
manded to two guards VINO had es-
capped the falling timbers. I'm teach
him to have better protection for the
princes ~ his country after this
Where are those America ISL" 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
nightw
For nearly an hour three husky
w0odmen chopped away at the heavy
timber that imprisoned their prince
Once released no took TWO detach.
ments NJ the guards and went m search
Uf the Americans
"Scour the woods" ne ordered 70 one
detachment.
Come with me-" was TIE order to
the second
Neariy 6ftv buildings Ind been
searched uefur" tn prince and his
guurd~uru came u the tap room
The Eeeper bowed as tue prince en-
tered
Seen anv strangers hereabputs?' de
handed the prince
40 your hiGhuess" answered the
kerprr
He's lying" commented The prince
Take him outside ana beat MIN until
he tells the truth
"On don't do Tint. Your hGhuess
For the sake Of my family don't put
the To snch punishment The shor6
would kill me
Then tell me the truth "
/ II was then that the snivering keep
or nodded to ~. room ~ the rear O'
tnr tavern
There was ne wild scramble on the
part o. the guards ~ the direction m
di"ared by the taverukerper me
guards nad apparently learned az the
unpleasant experience their comrades
had hgd with these same Americans
nuf p few hours before In the casino
What's holding You back" demand.
- the prince Are won ai' towards =
DO you expect me TO go m there sin
gle handed:"
NO. your highness. bnt"- venturcc
a sergeant
No butts. Come" was his com
mand
On uptoes the guards and the prince
made their way TO the room In the
rear There they stopped while the
prince. With bis ear 10 the keyhoe
listened
Now said the prince
Aud with thlt the guards forced
themselves against the door. and il Eel
crashing e" the door inside so Quick
~ was Il all done that the two Amer
cans and the newspaper man found
themselves held fast by the guards be
fore they tad time to realize what had
happened The prince, standing neat
the door exclaimed:
so you're caught like a lot OF rats In
q trap conspirinG against the govern
ment, Ell. And you. scribe. needn't
worry about your job. FOR that Went
long ago You got 1t right that time al
right. MIR Hawthorne II was a spIen
did suggestion. and within n few hours
his paper will be telling is readers al
about our little movement for the up
lift OF the people. and or how a few
hours later we burst in upon you three
ConSpring to overthrow the govern
mpgL'
Hawthorne and Blake were ina
their best 10 break away from tneil
Captors, but they were completely over
powered
You snake was all that Hawthorne
could say.
AlNh nc SlaNAtANs NAA - tANN AUS Al
ter by this time the princes fury
had about reached all bounds
say" said Hawthorne. for the frs,
time realizing that he nad bIsCKed one
OF the princes eyes in the conflict 81
the casino
~ there's anything frnn'HT thar
your looks in the next wuri3 1 don't
care how qnickly 80 there.
Take them away ordered the
prince.
Now. the guards were only too snx
iuus TO obey that order II they conId
Go IL without any bodily injury to
themselves But they also realized that
s, 90 long as the arms SAD legs Of their