The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-15
and wis the man in command. His
head appeared to set more dogged1y
hia voice to hacoma mora crisn and


his voice to become more crisp an
authoritative
I'll take your word for the cor
cession until we can draw it III
Now who Is this friend of whom yo
Spoken" he asked the king.
Baron Won Hertz, distantly re
lated, who dwells most of the time II
medieval castle he has hehabil1
tated. 1t Is less thanten mile from
Merken"
And you can depend on him.
implicitly. On him and all hi.
followers and tenants"
And how far is his castle from
here?"
About 80 miles, should think.
All right We shall have to use
the car the princess arrived in. We
threewill start at once"
And leave my sister here alone
undefended?
Kent stepped to the door. and
turned back to answer over his
shoulder.
NO, shall leave my man Ivan to
guard her. She will be as safe as if
we three were here"
lie was gone from thte room but
lew minutes and when he reurned
was clad in heavy raincoat and
carried in his hand a light sporting
nile He was very brusque and de-
lermlned in the directness With
winch he crossed the room. possess
sed himself of a magazine pistnI az.
amlned the clip to make sertafn that
IL was filled, and gave an order that
was entirely devoid of preference
You will now call in Captain Panic
and instruct him." he said. also
there must be no forgetfulness of
our relative positions. You are now
and hereafter TO De my mouthniaco
fon are still the king You will give
such odrers as 1 give you as your
own, obey my instructions. and see
that they are carried out AS IL rbav
were your OWL You understand
thoroughly"
Both the king and chancellor bow.
ed, the latter with a quick military
salute OF acquiescence.
summon Captain Paulo.- said .
The king. accepting his new role;
and when: in answer TO the stento-. I
ian hail OF the chancellor through /
the lattice, the officer appeared The
KING commanded, evenly, as If moth
ing unusual could be found in me
situation, Captain PauIo. bring
the car around TO the door, headed
IN the opposite direction We return
to our kingdom
Inc officers youthful face flashed
to e1ultatian-Alnost he ToEeed ii.
but recovered and sslutsd While
his eyes danced with satisfaction. Il
would have turned to obey, bg. TIE
king restrained sim
Just mnmEot, Psuio,- he said
Mr.. Kent accom- aries ~ ard xf7r
remain With Us far some tine. II Is
my wish that you obey anything he
ass as you do rae Do you now the
road from hire to the Castle Herz9-I
Quite well, Sire"
Then it is there that you are to
tae u.s."
Kent gave his first direct order to
Lhe officer few minutes Later as the
three @eSS Climbed into the car.
Drive" he said. Drive lie the
1evil,"
And the car, with big headlights
ablaze, roared its way down the vii
age street, sidded as it made a sharp
urn, and then leaped out on a long
straight road lie a raver reachtngI
or goal
For what seemed to Kent a long
md perilious time, the car toIted
md slipped, and ran at a fearsome
speed over long level stretches. ND
ILLS. over mountains roads, and at
>AASN AoAoA1y Wy a udISQ incline
md across what he surmised had
NICE been moat bridge, to come toI
halt in courtyard, where it stood
ND sraeamed lie aspent racer finish
ng a course
We'll! What's wanted?~
A night Waterman, flashing an
'lectric torch, challenged them. and
hey climbed out OF observe that the
torn was abating, that off on one
lorizon stars were shining through
cloud opening, and that they stood
n front Of huge and gloomy old
'ile that Kent new must be the Cas-
lie Hertz.
"The Baron is w;thin?" .ased the
Without doubt. And asleep as