Evening star., 1928-04-16

% due 70 injured pride. More
than ANYTHING else in the
world. he longed for the day when he
could stand before that contemptuous
bandit chief and remind him of the
general who had returned after defeat.
70 overthrow the adversary by whose
hand ne had been conquered. but not
dis9raced.
He vent first 10 Baron Dangloss. min
aSter OF police, then 70 the minister Of
war. and finally 70 the regent himself,
imploring permission 70 undertake a
campaign against the robbers OF Droon
forest.
The regent. Count Halfont. was the
uncle Of the Princess yetive Her
mother, recently deceased, was his sis
ter. Since the 6e.1h Of her father,
Prince CaSpar VI he had been the
Regent OF Graustark and would remain
n that exalted position until YetiVe
assembled the throne at the age of Is.
At the conclusion Of the regents brief
talk with Sfarcourt he announced that
he would take the matter under advise
menf. and instructed Starcourt 70 pre-
sent himself again. one week from that
Gay.
The outcome was gratifying to Star
court He was allotted his 500 soldiers
and wss raised 70 the rank of colonel.
60 boot
Two companies Of regulars fTsEn the
citadel and another hundred from the
army post AZ the gateway 20 the Pass
Of the Twn Kings. were put at MS COM
TnanG. besides o picked force cf @0O
from the famous Dukes Dragons
Active operations were not 10 be unoer-
taken however until Winter was ever.
With the conlng Of Spring. the cam
pai1n began IN earnest. Camps were
established at certain points On the
Kings Highway and 81 other places OF
q supposedly strategic character among
the fooshiIIs On either side OF the Pass.
There we're eight IN all, each with
company Of 50 men. Starcourts rowing
squadron" as II came 70 be called. d.
vading into groups o. e; unceTtook ~, me
task ot cornbarlg the hills and valleys
for mary miles in all directions. Armed
with grecial warrants they seized ana
Examined scores Of men. only 70 release
them, En the end. for want OF positive
proof that they we're members OF Joniief
Dawes band.
Twice gtarcour1 and his own special
souad rut up for the night AZ Dignans
Inn. stabiing their horses In the yaro
and barn.
n Vas when the new colonel was In
Ydplwesss on his FIRST trip 10 report
progress that he saw Gerane DaYos in
the crowd along Castle avenue. Inat
Is 70 say. he locked again into pair
ps eyes that were strangely familiar 70
rim. Tt was not until ne was on the
point OF ieaytng 70 resosn ms men tnat
he remembered the stripping whose
beautiful, blazing eyes had met those
of the robber cialeftain without wayeF-
tnRl The boy who turned out, ~
Jonilersg confession. 20 be not only
r1Ya but his own daughter
CtaYsiglg himself for q fool. Etarc0slTt
rushed 10 Baron Dangioss. and. INSIDE
of an hour. the gilfew6est operatives IN
the department were searching foF the
three gypeles They traced the trio y
the lodging house near West nan, enc silo
even as far as Ganlook. where al signs
Of them we're lost. The gypsy band,
eneamped over against the walls oi
fSsnlook. frankly admitted that three
strangers had Joined them outside oi
YdelnelaS and had accompanied them
as far as the fork IN the roads, some
distance back. where they had driven
OF into the hills.
Ia TIRE third week Of this intensive
esnosigu gtaFe0uFt'e men a. the upper
enc IN the Inn Of the Hawk and Raven
rot far from the Azphsin border
kwoopec down upon q small bafac oi
izaglav ynoen 10 the very act OF nololflg
taEJ a stage coach running between Eaiak
snd CsnIook killing two Of them OUT
right aud capturing seven others,
E6ejweAas Was wild with excitement
GtaFo0JFt's name was On every np. An.
fnls IL the way " 60 about IL Chab8
sslela o0Nn ike rstki no more fsddling
around PIT tine Whole army out there
81 necessary The only Wagi" Every
body was cheering ard calling fof star
court. the hero ~ tne nOuF But he
wae not there Tie crowc nufmate6
gsostingly, But sny expect HIN u Ds
iaefe9 He il where be should Del Up
there l4 if5e mountains, feFfetiDg Olit
aH6 destroying all the FeAt ~ those
raAcaliy thieves u Drogn Forest"
Nov tie truth n3usl be Dolc III ihf
first place Iae bsgnBa5uien Seize0 Dy
fslag6oas4f 6 men NeEe not connected
p3t1 Jef1!fegs Dano. ~ the see1nd
aylane, oBe 0f tlae ~ passengers in tAe
sxzaxsh at TIE sln4e ~ tbs attempted f9t~
f.eFy VRs ng oagseF fs2an JoniieF UasO6
I9inssfgg !n tlle third plaee. Il Was
.gonifeF Dasoe Higo kllaed tgo Of the sgv
ssalaHaa aid wounded another. AID II
Nsa Ige Nag. with another valiant
frsseieY Gosgk pan III ti4s subsequent
ssi3sse that resulted Ia tie capture 0f
flae rest ~ llle gang By SIafeoufts men
IL en abandoned quarry sf4ed, Eople
sn1les back from ti1e highway. TO his
eeli0y iFaVelef, JofaifeT observed, eS they
xgaafllec TIE soldiers disaTH ard bind
ID tie qaakang bandits
gAxsalgllaD goEllfgs naas4itfTa1Ihg as
eaglesi E0aph!" lie Bpst disgustedly
sKfsa f8aese eol6iere believe they haze
espfsired sosale " o1FI Dafan, sons ~
g0IatfeF DsR0's lnsn
40. What a jokei" sileefed tiis
other.
goEa?g RFowleo JonifeE glsflnR NJ
his companion ''tl II 81 lilsultt 1fIfs&
nsAaeyahse. whining ~~Sf]gs DgQd ~6ssI
1oY eiahgns
LMteT on the offeeT ia command ~