The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-02
CHATTER TX.

CHAPTER lN.
II was the morning of the day in
which the announcements were to be
made TO the citizens of Marker that
they had been conscripted for some
thing far worse than war, namely
work. Early in the day, as Kent had
foreseen, Marker began to fill not
only with those Of the classes called,
but with members of all other class
es. Peasants, chattering volubly,
poured into the capital some on foot,
others in carts, and all gaily clad in
their best garb. There was an ex-
pectant and serious air pervading
everything, the people themselves, the
quiet old palace. the very tree Of the
streets and the flowers that lent color
10 window sills and tiny patches of
open gardens. The American was
early at his desk and was never more
methooical and energetic. This he
recognized as a crisis. People, he
knew. could be asked to go to war
and would so cheering; but to ask
them 10 go 10 work was an entirely
different and more serious request.
They might rebel. All that fore
sight could suggest had been done.
The standing army, the first and sec
ond reserves, had all been called out
and posted in various places where
trouble might occur, and Baron Won
Glutz, faithful to orders and ever
willing 10 do his best, had puffed,
and sweated, and beloved commands
that all might be prepared to quell
disorder.
Noon was the hour fixed. but al
ready the town was filled. AT noon
they We're to be told the worst.
Kent. referring to the lists on his
Uttered desk, was jotting down fig
ures. with an air of satisfaction, as
IL to reassure himself that he had
made no mistakes in his estimates.
"A and to the mines, he muir
INJURED. That fixes them. C men
are carpenters and brick and stone
layers, and there's enough of them to
care for all constructions. And -.nere
are enough F men. all machinists to
look after the plants. Yes, that leaves
plenty of common laborers for the
auarries. Must call them up next
From the window overlooking the
palace gardens came the voice of
Ivan: THE chancellor and his
friend, the banker Wimplehurst, are
walking in the gardens together" he
said, and turned to Kent to see the
effect of his words
by Joye! Is that so? I've been
rather bothered about our friend the
chanceller in the last few weeks"
Kent said. He's so uncommonly
bright that I haven't been able to get
a line on i1im"
He got up and came to the side of
the window. caught the curtains in
his hand to shield himself from posi-
BILE observation and looked through
tho meshes
Wonder what In the deuce that
rascal has on hand now? It's some
thing. Othe, wise he wouldn't have
selected the garden for@,the meet
ing. No place like a garden or
crowded street to keep from being
overheard. He's afraid that walls
have ears like an elephants. And
) SO they have: under. my especial pro-
vision" he added with grim humor
~ denly turned and FASTENED
to his desk, pulled open a drawer and
d pair d binoculars 10 ivan.
Keep out OF sight ard tell me what
they say he ordered, after which he
returned 10 his desk and quietly
lounged over its corner with folded
arms.
ivan grinned, adjusted the glasses.
focused them at conveniently thin
place in the curtain design and began
talking. disiointedly. al IL TO himselfs
wish ! could open these curtains.
They bother me WIS. there's 200
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lips unless they turn this way. All: