The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-12

III I've got to tell Il again. suppose
you call all your men In to hear Il
II strikes mo that you're only one OF
them. and that any man that Joined
your expedition has Just as much
right to know what is up al
you have"
y That's right! You're right therei "
the other adventurous In the room
yelled In chorus. some of them in the
meantime scowlins at Ubaldo and
muttering to their neishbasa that he
was the one, after all. who had got
them into the mess. Ubaldo recog-
nized the sign OF danger. and tried to
quell it: but he was UNDECIDED in the
turmoil. Two OF the guardsmen
rushed out Of the room to summon
their comrades. Ubaldo was vainly
trying to bring those within the room
to a cooler state of mind when the
others began to arrive some Of them
hurriedly pulling on their tunics and
frowsy headed, attesting that they
had been aroused from sleep. Kent,
imperturbably watching, decided that
they were all there, inasmuch as the
two men who had rushed out to give
the summons came in last, accompan-
led by the gate sentries, and the cor
ridor was still
"All can say" he remarked, quiet
ly, ais just about what I've said be-
fore. Baron Provarsk is at this NOM
ent the ccctcotea guest of the king.
He's in a place where you men can't
reach him. I fancy he will remain
there so long as he fears he might
meet any Of you. In fact, he doesn't
seem eager to renew the acquaint-.
ance of any of you. don't believe he
likes you. Indeed, he has been I'M
to you as lot of jackasses. and what
he said about Mr.-what's this your
name is-Ubaldo? don't care to re-
peat Why. Mr.. Ubaldo, do you know,
he said to me, Provarsk did. that If
all your brains were taken out of
your skull and boiled into tallow, the,
wouldn't make a candle for a glow
worm! He said your head would
make a fine snare drum! For good
ness sake. man! Don't be angry
with me! I'm just telling you what
the Baron Provarsk said after he left
the palace with me this morning."
Ubaldo grew red with anger and
sputtered, and his temper was not as
sisted by the remarks Of some of his
army.
Kent observed with satisfaction
that Ivan had disappeared from his
post by the doorway. In an instant's
lull in the turmoil about him, he
heard the faint, clarion warning of an
automobile horn that played the same
gentle notes indicative of the approash
of the royal automobile, and, keenly
alive to the necessity of holding this
swarm of adventures a few minutes
longer, raped on the table with his
bare knuckles and called, in his pow
erful voice, Gentlemen! Attention,
please! Let me finish"
He waited until they were again
quiet, straining his ears the while for
a repetition Of the horns warning,
hJ1t yir l..
task.
Nov let us be reasonable" he said.
"You are all reasonable men, take it.
You joined this expedition, somehow,
with the hope Of lettering yourselves
making money. securing a steady
place. Well, you didn't get it. You
are done. Your jig is Up. You are
in jeopardy. You've no more chance
than a lot of dogs in a city pound
There is no one now but the king
who can grant you amnesty. You
couldn't eccape from Marker If you
tried. You know what they usually
do with fellows like you are, when
they catch them, don't you? II you
don't, I'll tell you. They hang them!
Why, 1 wouldn't give centime for
all Of your chances. unless you can
square it, someway, with the king.
There's no use for you to fight. You
are probably pretty good, and used
to it; but SO men can't do anything
900 good, husky peas
ants armed with everything from a
blunderbuss to a high powered, fiat
trajectory rife. They'd get you. sure!
The only thing for you chaps to do is
to lay down your hands,
He cooked sks.a, Big bead ziasMise and
paused. in a listening attitude, for
again he heard the horn, quite dis
tinctiy now. His suspense grew End
with it ran his resolution to hold this