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VI John Tullla calls on the beautiful Countess In gomede, who warns him that her, bated And notorious old husband. Count ; Mar- lanx, Is conspiring against the prince. VII, VII, IX and X King visits the "Save him! Bare Truxton Klngf From the sidewalks swarmed well armed hordes of desperadoes.- firing wildly Into tbe ranks - of devoted guardsmen, V ( Truxton fled from' the , danger sone as fast as bis strained ankle would permit him. Bullets were striking all about him. Some one was shouting his name be hind In the scurrying Crowd. He turn- ed f or a single glance backward. Little Mr.- Hobbs. pale as a ghost, bis cap house of the witch of Ganlook gap I gone, his clothing torn, was panting at mnA moAtB the, rOVAl household ttlArft. I V1UUW, DOCTORS do not hesitate to say that Gowan's, King of External Prepar ations, does what is claimed for it. This wonderful remedy has been given tbe seal of approval by a public that has tested it and obtained the most gratifying results. This King of External Prep arations is composed of stimulating, healing and antiseptic rem edies which penetrate at once and give quick relief for trou bles caused by inflammation and congestion. Have a bottle in the borne. Keep it there. Buy it TO-DAY and be prepared. Pneumonia comes In the night. Croup overtakes and claims its victim in a few hours. Physicians write us that GOWAN'S will do the work and do H well. Take no substitute. There Is noth ing "just as good." Your druggist has it. Three Sizes: 11.00, 50c, 25c. Have riven Gowan's Preparation a thorough teat and can say it is the best preparation on the mar ket lor tbe relief of Pneumonia. Croup. Coughs, Colds in head or cbest. Jas. P. Smith. M. D. Augusta. Ga. Nineteen and Ten MliMMY 4 In We have on display the newest and nobbiest creations headwear for the Spring and Summer seasons of 1910 and we cordially Invite all the ladies of Gastonla to come and Inspect oar goods before buying. We can please you, we are sure, and the price (s right. Let us show you onr hats whether you buy or Hot, MISSES RUDDOCK Upstairs in Singer BIdg. Gastonia, N. C. OSS1 APRIL 9th WATCH A large balloon, moving In a northerly direction, was seen pass ing over Greenville, S. C, about 4 p. m. last Friday. Some of the cit izens say they could seen an occu pant In the basket of tbe balloon. Mrs. Sarah Brandon, 109 years old, of Moundsvllle, W. Va., claims the United States record as the moth. r of the largest number of civil war soldiers. No fewer than IS of her boys served in the battles of that war, 14 on the Union side and two "With the Confederates, while her to tal family was 23. Her 23 children su-e aiao the parents of large families. The oldest Hiram, Is 89 years old, while the youngest. Evan Brandon, Is T2 years and works daily in a coal nine. A 125,000,000 drug trust has been launched against the cut-rate drug stores throughout the country. in ni h Htiii ii huh hi ! TRUXTON I KING l Story of By GEORGE BARR I M'CUTGHEON CapyrigHI. 1909. fey Gmt Bair ' McCatekM CjrrUht 1909. fey fMi, Mat Company I IIIMIIt SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I Truxton King ar rives in Edelweiss, capital of Grau stock, and meets the beautiful nelce or Spantz, a gunmaker. II King does a favor for Prince Robin, tfiV young ruler of the country, whose guardian Is John Tullls, an Ameri can. Ill Baron Dangloss, minister of police, interviews King and warns him against Olga, the gunmaker's niece. IV King invades the royal park, meets the prince and is present ed to the lad's fascinating Aunt Lor- He sees an eye gleaming through a crack in a door, and while searching for the person be is overpowered and dragged into a loft. He is confront ed by Count Marlanx and then taken to the underground den of the com mittee of ten. XI Olga defends King before the 'committee ' of an archlBts. XII Loralne Is brought to the den and thrown into the same room wlfh King. XIII King fells a jailer, dons his clothing and, dis guised, carries Loraine into a boat at night in which several of' the anach lets are about to depart. XIV King manages to get Loraine, whom he loves, ashore, and they hid in a freight car. XV Olga waits on a street corner with a bomb to kill Prince Robin as be passes in a pa rade. King and Loraine are car ried off Into the country In the car. They start back in an ox cart and warn the prince when almost in jtron of the girl Olga. T CHAPTER XVL THE THROWINO OF TBE BOMB. HE scene that followed beggars all description. A score of men and horses lay writhing la tbe street: others crept away screaming with pain; buman flesh and that of animals lay in the path of the frenzied, panic stricken holiday crowd; blood mingled with the soft mud of Regengetz circus, slimy, slip pery, ugly! Olga Platanova there was nothing left of her! We draw a yell across tbe picture of Olga Platanova after the bomb left her band. No one may look upon the quivering, shattered thing that was once a living, beautiful wom an. Down in an alley below the tower a trembling, worn team of oxen stood Soldiers came riding' up from be hind, turning to Are from their sad dles into the throng of cutthroats,' led by tbe grim old man with the bloody saber. In tbe center of the troop there was a flying carriage. Tbe Duke of Terse was lying back in tbe seat, his face like that of a dead man. "The prince Is safer shouted King joyously. "They'll make it! Thank God!" Colonel Qulnnox turned in bis sad die and searched out the owner of that stirring voice. "Comer he called. Even as King rushed out into the roadway a horseman galloped up from the direction of the castle, ne pulled his horse to his haunches almost as he was riding over the dodging Amer ican, r uerer snouted tbe newcomer, scowling down upon the young man. "Swing up here! Quick, you fooir It wss Vos Engo. bis face black with fury. Qulnnox had seized the band of Sir. Hobbs on seeing help for King and was pulling bim up before him There was nothing for Truxton to do but to accept tbe timely help of his rlvaL An instant later he was up behind bim and tbey were off after the last of the dragoons. If you don't mind, count I'll try my luck." grated the American. Hold ing on with one arm. he turned and fired repeatedly in the direction ef the howling crowd of rascals. Ride to the barracks gates. Vos Engo!" commanded Colonel Qulnnox. "Be prepared to -admit none but the royal reserves, who are under stand ing orders to report there in time of need." Over his shoulder Vos Engo hissed to his companion: "It was not idle heroics, my friend, nor philanthropy on my part. I was commanded to come and fetch you. She would never have spoken to me again if I had re fused." "She! Ah. yes, I see! She did not forget me!" cried Truxton. Understand, it is not for you that I risk my life." "I understand." murmured Truxton, a wry smile on his pale lips. "You mean, she is going to pay you in some way for picking me up. eh? Well, I'll put an end "to that I'll drop off again. Then you can ride on and tell her 1 wouldn't be a party to the game. Do you catch my meaning?" You would. ehT" said the count an grily. "I'd like to see you drop off while we're going at this" "I've got my pistol in the middle of your back." grated Truxton. "Slow up a bit or I'll scatter your vertebrae all over your system. Pull upr As you like.'' cried Vos Engo. "I've done my part. Colonel Qulnnox will bear witness." He began pulling Ills horse down. "Now you are quite free to drop off." Less than a hundred yards behind loped a riderless horse. The dragoon who had sat the the .very spot ou which Olga Plata, nova died. An old man began, baran ffuing the 'constantly growing crowd. In the group might have been seen most members of tbe committee of ten. . In ; the midst of his harangue tbe hand of William Spanta was arrested in one of Its most emphatic gesture. ... Peter Brutus was approaching at the head of group of aliens, aU armed. ; "One moment,"' called out Peter Brutus, lifting his baud Imperatively. The speaker ceased his monthlugs. "Count Marlanx desires the Immediate presence jat the following citizens at hla office in the tower I shall call off the na rat." He ; began .with Wil liam Spantz. Tbe name of each of his associates In the Committee of ten followed. Ten minutes later every member of the committee of ten, except. Peter Brutus, was behind lock 'and bar, to- handful, less than 30Q mop all. told, counting the wounded. Count Mar lanx heu,ds an army of several thou sand. HrV.;i :r it., n.,' , ; r "He. wants to get In here so's . he can kill me. Is that so, Colonel Quia- niivY . Vh nHn mrmm vAt-talA tint quite calm. .'...- -."Oh. I wouldn't put It Just that way, your" . , ... . "Oh, I know! You can't fool mel I've always known that be wants to kill me.. But how can bet, Nobody can. He ought to know .that He i "We must get. word to Tulllsr cried several in a breath.' A dozen, men voir unteered to risk their lives in the attempt to find the American In the bills. Two men were ehosen-by lot. They were to' venture forth that, very night ' "My lords," said the prince as the council was on the point of dissolving, "is it all' right for me to ask a ques tion now?" "Certainly. Rob in," said the prime minister. "he's save, tocb highness." THE DESPEBATB AMERICAN TOSSED HEB INTO THS COACH. for a day and night awaiting tbe re turn of a master who was never to come back to them. God rest his sim ple soul! Truxton King picked himself up from the street dazed, bewildered, but unhurt The revolutionists had begun the assault on the paralyzed minions of the government 1 He looked back toward the gory en trance to the circus. There was Mar lanx, mounted and swinging a saber on high. Ahead was a mass of car riages, filled with the white faced, pal sied prey from the court of Graustark. From somewhere near the spot where Olga Platanova fell came a harsh, pen etrating command: "Cut them off! Cut them off from the castlef It was his cue. He dashed into the street and ran toward tbe carriages. shouting with all bis strength: "Turn back! It is Marlanx! To the castle r Then it was that he saw the prince. The boy was standing on a seat on tbe royal coach of state holding out his eager little hands to some one in tbe thick of the crowd that surged about him. He was calling someone's name. but no one could have beard bim. Truxton's straining eyes caught sight of the figure in gray that struggled forward In response to the cries and the extended band. "Aunt Loraine! . Aunt Loraine P He now beard the name the boy cried with all his little heart Two officers struck at the uncouth, desperate American as he lifted the girl from the ground and deliberately tossed her into tbe coach. Turn backr he shouted. A horse man rode bim down. He looked up as the plunging animal's hoofs clattered about his head. Vos Engo, with drawn sword, was crowding up to the carriage door, shouting words, of re joicing at sight of the girl he loved. - He. caught glimpse of her, holding the prince In her arms, her. white, agonized face turned toward the nob. Distinctly be heard her cry: saddle was lying far back in the avenue, a bullet In his head. Hob bling to tbe mid dle of the road. the American threw up his hands and shout ed briskly to tbe bewildered ani mal Five seconds later King was in the saddle and tearing along in the wake of the retreating miard. "We need such 1 men as King!" kino was in the cried Colonel saddle. Qulnnox as he waited inside the gates for tbe wild rider. General Braze, with a few of his men, bloody and heartsick, was the last of the little army to reach safety in the castle grounds. The fortress, with all guns, stores and ammunition, was in the hands of the Iron Count and bis cohorts. Baron Dangloss had been taken pris oner with a whole platoon of fighting constables. This was tbe last appall ing bit of news to reach the horrified, disorganized forces In the castle grounds. A wise as well as a cruel man was Marlanx. He lost no time In Issuing a manifesto to the stunned, demoral ized citizens of Edelweiss. Scores of criers went through the streets during tbe long, wretched afternoon, announc ing to tbe populace that Count Mar lanx had established himself as dic tator and military governor of tbe principality pending tbe abdication of the prince and the beginning of a new and substantial regime. All cit izens were commanded to recognise the authority of the dictator.'' Toward evening. after many con sultations and countless reports, Mar ians' removed his headquarters to tbe tower. He had fondly hoped to be in the castle long before this. The cells and dungeons In the great old tower were now occupied by bruised, defeated officers of the law. Baron ., Jasto Dangloss. crushed in spirit and broken of body, paced the blackest and narrowest cell of them all. " At 0 o'clock on Sunday morning a small group of people gathered in the square. A meeting was soon to prog ress. A goods box stood over against "TOTT ABB TO DIB AT SUBSET." getber with their shivering associates, all of them dumbly muttering to them selves the awful sentence that Mar lanx bad passed upon them. You are to die at sunset Grau stark-still knows how to punish assas sins. There, is no room in Graustark for anarchy. I shall wipe it out today." Sir, your promise P gasped William Spantz. "We are your friends tbe true party of Enough! Do not speak again! Captain Brutus, you will send criers abroad to notify the citizens that I. Count Marlanx. have ordered he exe cution of the ringleaders in the plot to dynamite the prince, at sunset in the square. Away with the carrion." Then it was, and not till then, that the committee of ten found bim out! Then It was that they came to know Peter Brutus! The unrecognizable corpse of Olga Platanova bad been buried In quick lime outside the city walla. There was something distinctly grewsome in the fact that half a dozen deep graves were dug alongside hers hours before death came to the wretches who were to occupy them. At S o'clock the Iron Count coolly sent messengers to the homes of the leading merchants and bankers of tbe city. They, with the priests, the doc tors, the municipal officers and the manufacturers, were commanded to ap pear before bim at 5 o'clock for tbe purpose of discussing the welfare of the city and Its people. Marlanx stated his position elearly. He left no room for doubt in their minds. The strings were in his hands. Without hesitation he Informed tbe leading men of tbe city that he was to be the Prince of Graustark. "I will rule Graustark or destroy her. Those of you who do not expect or desire to live under my rule, which, I promise you. shall be a wise one. may leave the city for other lands." be said calmly, "Just as soon as my deputies have completed the formal transfer of all your belongings te the crown treas uryall. I say, even, to the minutest trifle. Permit me to add in that con nection, gentlemen, the transfer will not be a prolonged affair." They glared back at him and subsid ed Into bitter silence. "I am well aware that you love little Prince Robin. Now, respecting young master Robin, 1 have no great desire to kill him." He waited to see the effect of this brutal announcement. His hearers stiffened, and yes, tbey held tbelr breath. "He has one alternative he and his lords. I trust that you. as sensible gentlemen, will find tbe means to con vey to bim your advice that he seize tbe opportunity I shall offer him to es cape with bis life. Let me Interrupt myself to call to your attention tbe fact that I am punishing the anarchists at sunset To resume, the boy may return to America, where he belongs. I will give him free and safe escort to tbe United States. If be chooses to accept my kindly terms, all well and good; If not. gentlemen. 1 shall starve him out or blow the castle down. - It may' interest you to bear that 1 expect to establish a new. nobility In Grau stark. I trust I may now be address ing at least a few of the future noble lords of Graustark. Good day, gentle men.": v . e- ' At the castle the deepest gloom pre vailed. It was like a nightmare, to the beleaguered household, a dream from which there seemed to be .no awakening. Colonel Qulnnox is com mander of the royal guard ruled su preme; General Braze tore ' off ' his own epaulets and. presented himself to Q alo nor as a soldier of tbe file. .? , ' Prince Robin, quits recovered from his fright donned, the uniform of a colonel of the royal dragoons, buckled on his Jeweled sword and.' with, boyish I, demanded at ft council of war Colonel Quinnox's reasons for not go Ing forth to slay ths-rioters. - ;. : 't; "Your highness," said, the, colonel bitterly," "the real army Is. outside the walls, not Inside. We are a pitiful "Well, 4'd like to know where Mr. King is." "He's safe, your highness," said , Qulnnox. "Well, you run in and tell Aunt Lo raine this minute that Mr. King sends his love to her and begs her to rest easy. See If it doesn't cheer her up ft bit." At night two attempts were made by Haddan and another subaltern to leave the castle to reach Tullls, but both sorties proved failures. A day later Marlanx sent two men under a flag of truce to. offer hla Infamous ulti matum. His offer of a safe conduct of the prince to America was refused, for the inmates of the castle knew full well the count would doom the lad to Instant death if he should get him In his possession. A single distant volley at sunset had puzzled the men on guard at the castle. They had no means of knowing that the committee of ten and. Its wretched friends had been shot down like dogs In the public square. Peter Brutus was In charge of the squad of executioners. (To be continued.) THE NEW RULES COMMITTEE. Representative Currier Reports the . . Resolution Naming the Committee . and It Is Adopted by viva Voce Vote of the House -DalzeU Chos en Chairman by Strict Party Vote. Washington, March 25. By a unanimous vote the House today a dopted a resolution, naming a com mittee on rules, composed of six Re publicans and four Democrats, in pursuance of the provisions of the Norris resolution. Mr. Currier of New Hampshire re ported a resolution naming as a com-, mittee on rules DalzeU of Pennsyl vania, Walter I Smith of Iowa, Bou tell, of Illinois, Lawrence of Massa chusetts, Fassett of New York, Smith, of California, Republicans, and Clark of Missouri, Underwood of Al abama, Dixon of Indiana and Fitz gerald of New York, Democrats. After a brief discussion, which made it a matter of record that the members named in the session had been selected in party caucuses, the House by a viva voce adopted the resolution. Soon after the election of the "re formed" rules committee, the mem bers retired to the ways and means committee room and proceeded to or ganize. Mr. Dalzell was chosen chair man as had been expected. Five Re publicans .voted for Dalzell and three Democrats for Champ Clark, both Mr. Dalzell and Mr. Clark refraining from voting. There was a brief informal dis cussion about the future work of the committee by several members, but nothing was determined upon. The selection of the new rules committee means the loss of 31,000 annually to L. White Busby, secre tary to speaker Cannon, who was clerk of the old rules committee and drew that amount in salary as clerk. The new committee will have a new clerk. We are sending out a few sam ple copies of each issue of The Ga zette now. If one falls into your hands and you are not a subscriber, we ask that you examine it careful-; ly and ask yourself candidly if it would not be worth 31.60 to have the paper come to your address 104 times a year. If you reach such a conclusion, why not send us a check or money order for that amount and let us send It to you twice every, week? A dispatch from Atlanta says the women of the Southern - Methodist Church are preparing for the battle Jn the coming quadrennial confer ence at AshevUle, N. C, for recog nition in the Church. Tbey are ' de manding the same rights granted to laymen in the councils of the Church and their organisation Is confident that their demands will be granted.
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