The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-26

k1nG,s daatA would bring the teffc
Tedjnand william Otto's srandfa
ctiAPTgR xlll-centiHvsd
IT,
TAs candle was at last lighted. II
bgEned 0tfully. illuminating only q tiny
ssoe n ths darkness.
Il nssd q lantsen." BOBBY observed
sTAsesas Q draft Aera It comes fre0
tAs etAr grating aome time. wh0
yua lavs dina, "a nks to see what's
ba1eod Y I was kind Of nervoos
absuk epanG alooe."
Il vas TIE ed passage. than, ee
ceass. Old Adelbert stared ~ Bobby
toek tAs candle and held It toward Q
ssesod grated door. like the nrst. but
taN9.
A e3ess sxAmlnation revealed to old
AAe1heet two tAaAes: First. that .
bgiek-linsd passage APPARENTLY In good
raoair, led bsyood tie sfatiag. Ssc-
eod. that It had been recently put In
srdee. No unused passage this, but
eoe kent In sedeR and repair. For
vhat3
nat evening Adelbert called to ses
his friend. the locksmith In the uni
vsrsfty paaca. He possessed. he said.
Q paddock Of which he had lost the
kay, and which, being fastened to .
cAost, he was unable to bring with him.
A large and heavy paddock. perhaps
tie aase of Ais palm.
Whsa he left, he carried with him
Q hnAls of kegs. tied In . brown
Dut hs "a not back to his .eAsst.
H wsat instsad to Tie thicket around
~ e3d eata. which WAS still termed
IL s0ate a Tie Aoon," and theFe.
a3mea With . lantern, pursued his In
vase19atioas during portion .of TIE
aleAt.
WAsa ~ had Anished. old AdsIbeft,
vs1aEnA e many wars. one-time patriot
aoA newly turnod traitor. held In his
shakine hands the fats Of the king
d..
Ths Countsas LoscAek was on hef
way across he border. The arrange
usnts were not Of her making. Her
p1an. which bad been to 90 afoot
aeroas the mountain to tho town Of
Ar-oa-Ar. and there to hire Q motor.
ID been altsrsd hy the arrival at The
enstia. sAcrtiy aftsr the permissfoo
was giysn, Of . machine.
sxhe natter Of passports for the
bsedsr = arraAesd, madame" Black
Hunbeet told hef.
II have NJ ewn passposts." shs said
DEesd1y.
sTAsy vSm net b. necessary.
Il win have TIT. interview at my
dastinatSsa alsAs. OF not at all"
He drew himssaf to his great height
and rsnarded hsr with cold syss. "As
5oQ wlah,~ 10 said. "But It II prob
ahay not nsesMaEy to remind madame
hat, vhAhsvef u discussed at this
neefine. no word must Be mentioned OF
tie eommittee. or its plans"
Although he made NO threat she bad
\ >ahaversd. No. there must be NO woso
of the committee, or Of the terror that
drove har to Kari. For, II the worst
happensd, II he failed her. and abe
must do the thing they had set her to
d. Kari must never know. That caro-
shs must play along
Hverythlng hung on the result Of her
visat. II Kari persisted. II he would
marry Hsdwig In spite Of the trouble
It would precipitate. then indeed sne
WAS lot. II, ON the other hand. be
was inclined to peace. II her story %
q tottering throne held his hand. sne
would defy the committee Of ten. kari
hiupeaf would help her to escape.
uaeht indeed hide her. It would not
b for long. Without Kari's support
the kings death would bring the ter
rorists into control. They would have
Other things to do than to hunt her
out Thsir end would be gained with
out her. Let them steal the crown
prinee. then. Let Hedwig nght for her
throne and lose It. Let the streets
run desp with blood and all the pancs-
monium of hell break loose.
But II Karl failsd her. She clinched
her teetA.
ne countess nd not slesp ehs
WA, Win svsFy Absf Of her ksso brain.
suslmoning hse a4sumsntA 6hs would
need thsm, 1ee ~ kDow-nons bsstsf
-Aow great Q Aandicap was hefo.
Ghs levsc Kaxl, aaa - hnsw Il W1es
I'D bssa hR skeAgtA I'D beesos ~
~ - ~ ssnpeos1 sos1sA wAaa.
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