Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-12-16

look" They were Joined by their avi
ators for the search. and all six men
began a hunt that was necessarily
brutal in It's haste for some indication
of identity. They examined the mems
pockets. their bloodstained clothes, the
machine. the framework. They turn
ed the bodies over and flung them
Everything was deliberately free Of
any indication of its origin.
He can't find Quit" they called at
last.
mot s1gnY
Not a sign"
Pm coming down." said the man
overhead.
The Slavic fox stood upon q metal
balcony in his picturesque art nou
vean palace that gave upon the preci
pice that overhpng his bright little
capital. and beside him stood Pesto
witch. grizzled and cunning and now
full of an III suppressed excitement.
large room richly decorated in alu
minium and crimson enamel. across
which the king. as he glanced ever and
again over his shoulder with gesture
Of inquiry. could see through the two
bpen doors Of little azure walled an
tee hamber the wireless operator in the
turret working at his incessant tran
scription. Two pompOusly uniformed
messengers waited listlessly in this
apartment. The room was furnished
with a stately dignity and had in the
middle Of it big green baize covered
table with the massive white metal
inkpots and Anticipated sand boxes
natural to new but romantic mon
archy. 1t was the kings council
chamber, and about it now In atti-
tudes of suspended intrigue stood the
half dozen ministers who constituted
his cabinet They had been summon
ed for II o'clock. but still at half past
II the king loitered in the balcony and
veemed to be waiting for some news
that did not come.
! The king and his minister had talked
at first in whispers: they had fallen 81
lent. for they found little now to ex.
press except a vague anxiety. Away
there on the mountain side were the
buildings. beneath which the bomb
factory and the bombs were hidden
(The chemist who had made all these
for the king had died suddenly after
the declaration Of Brissago., Nobody
Pestovitch, who had been watching the
drawn intensity Of Firmin's face. He
came to the help Of his master, who.
he feared, might protest too much.
"a search!" cried the king. IAN en-
barge on our aeroplanes!'
| "Only as a temporary expedient,'
said the ex-king Egbert, while the
search is going on
The king appealed to his council.
1.-THE people will never permit it.
SIRE" said bustling little man in a
| gorgeous uniform.
You'll have to make en-" said the
ex-king, genially addressing all the
councillors
King Ferdinand glanced at the closed
brass door through which no news
would come
when would you want to have this
search?'
The ex-king was radiant. I'VE couldn't
possibly do it until the day after to-
morrow" be said.
"Just the capital?'
"Where else?" asked the ex-king still
more cheerfully.
"For my own part" said the ex-king
confdentially, II think the whole bust
ness ridiculous. Who would be such g
fool as to hide atomic bombs? Nobody
Certain hanging if he's caught; certain
and almost certain blowing up If be
isn't. But nowadays l have to take
orders like the rest Of the world. Anc
here l ann
The king thought be had never me
such detestable geniality. He glanced
at Pest0vitch, who nodded almost i'm
perceptibly. 1t was well. anyhow, t.
have fool to deal with. They nigh
have sent diplomatist. "Of course,
said the king, II recognize the over
towering force-and kind of logic
in these orders from Brissago."
II knew you would" said the ex
king, with an air Of relief, land so lie
us arrange
They arranged with certain In
formality. No Balkan aeroplane wa
to adventure into the air until th
search was concluded, and meanwhile
the fleets Of the world government
would soar and circle in the sky. Tn
towns were to be placarded with of
fers of reward to any one who woul,
"You will sign that" said the ez
king
"Why?"
ITO show that we aren't in any wa
hostile to you.''
Pestovitch nodded "Yes" to his mas
ter.
And then you see," said the e.
king in that easy way of his, we
have a lot Of men here. borrow bel
from your police and run through a
your things, and then everything wi
be over. Meanwhile if l may be you
guest
When presently Pestovitch was alon
with the king again he found him in
state Of jangling emotions. His spi
it was tossing like wind whippe
sea. One moment he was exalted an
full of contempt for that ass and b
search; the next he was down in u p
Of dread. They will find them, Pestt