The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-06-05

country proved prosperous he would
turn it over to. the Cnited States. and
they'd milk you dry with taxes"
Once more the tide was turning but
this time 1t was going back to the
prince
In the crowd
"Not so nasty." said Hawthorne
'You want ready money. don't your
Whether ! want to be dictator or not
we can settle at some other time.
Your troops want money
"Yes, yesr' came from the soldiers
"Well. III give II to you. Step up,
soldiers, and get yours first"
Once more the prince injected him
self into the situation.
"Men. be calm Are you going to be
gold bricked: do you imagine that any
man is going to carry around real mon
ey like thatT' pointing to the satchel-
full that Blake had brought in. why.
those are medals they gave away at
fair over In his home country couple
of years ago They look good but are
counterfeit"
Medals, eh." said Hawthorne well.
you'll find that you can get pretty near
any place If you have enough of those
medals"
Men. appoint committee. Let him
give you one or two pieces that you
may pick right out of that satchel and
fu Ea,f fn h.A tflta xx,h yn'n
have a committee OF three Americans
examine the COINS ana state whether
they are genuine or not"
"Agreedr' said Hawthorne.
The mob quickly decided upon its
own committee Hawthorne readily
turned over several coins to them
The prince was not an easy man to
outwit. and be proposed to have Amer
leans that he knew on that committee
at any risk Then he remembered that
he still had In Jail the two English
men whom be had arrested for their
part in the escape of Hawthorne and
Blake.
Easy" said the king to Radulski. as
the somewhat disgusted crowd filed
out of the palace fearful lest the com.
mittee find that the Americans gold
was not good. The committee of Bor-
rovinans hurried to the hotel The
prince and the faithful Radulski made
for the jail. !
Say, would you fellows like TO get
put of this scrape!" said the prince to
the imprisoned Englisbmen.
Don't make us laugh said the
taller of the two. NJ
well. we've got a little job for you,
and If you go through it straight you'll
be seen safely out OF the country. lf
you don't there is no telling when you
will be well, you know I'm man OF
few words"
GO ahead with the scheme" said
the little Englishmen. eager to get out
into the open air.
~ want you to get into some Ameri-
can togs right away. That American
who gave you the money has come
pretty close to upsetting this country.
He's got lot of counterfeit money
Not if it's like what he gave u.s."
ventured one of the prisoners
Never mind that. You've got to eS.
nmine more of it and swear that it s
no good. DO you see! Now. you
come with me. Get into these Ameri-
can clothes and go up to the hotel and
register" -
"Where'll we register fromY
ANY place so long as it's in the
United States"
In the meantime the crowd had TAX
en- to the hotel to await the delibera-
tons of the committees. After an
hour or so it was announced that Sen
ator Ballard had been chosen as the
first member to pass upon the coin Of
fered by Hawthorne. Just to keep up
appearances the prince offered opposi-
ton to the senator. claiming that ne
was a friend of wthorne's and
would naturally side with that gentle
man. However, he didn't make any
real trouble. about the suggestion OF
the senator, for he felt that the Amer
icanized" Englishmen would vote
right
At the proper time In walked the two
ex-guards. They had hardly dampen.
ed pens to sign the register when Ra'
dulski was before the committee an
nouncing that two American strangers
had just arrived who would be sure
to be free from prejudice and who
could be depended upon to give an
honest verdict
CTo be continued)